History Recap / SupernaturalS01E08Bugs

->'''Dean:''' Hunting's our day job. And the pay is crap.
->'''Sam:''' Yeah, but hustling pool, credit card scams. It's not the most honest thing in the world, Dean.
->'''Dean:''' Well, let's see. Honest...fun and easy. ''[thinks about it]'' It's no contest. Besides, we're good at it, it's what we were raised to do.
->'''Sam:''' Yeah, well, how we were raised was jacked.

* BeetleMania: Matt enjoys BugCatching and knows a lot about beetles. After the experience with the bugs at the end of the episode, not anymore.

-->'''Sam:''' If we don't do something, Larry's family will be dead by sunrise. So how do we break the curse?
-->'''Dean:''' You ''don't'' break a curse. You get out of its way. We've gotta get those people out ''now''.

-->'''Dean:''' Growin' up in a place like this would freak me out.
-->'''Sam:''' Why?
-->'''Dean:''' Well, manicured lawns, "How was your day, honey?", I'd blow my brains out.
-->'''Sam:''' There's nothing wrong with "normal".
-->'''Dean:''' I'd take our family over normal any day.

-->'''Dean:''' Huh. Looks like there's only room for one. You wanna flip a coin?
-->'''Sam:''' Dean, we have no idea what's down there.
-->'''Dean:''' ''[picks up a nearby coil of rope]'' All right, I'll go if you're scared. You scared?
-->'''Sam:''' Flip the damn coin.
-->'''Dean:''' ''[chuckles and takes a coin out of his pocket]'' All right, call it in the air...chicken.
-->''[Dean flips the coin. Sam grabs it in midair]''
-->'''Sam:''' I'm going.

** Dean reveals he watches ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.
--->'''Dean:''' Mad cow. Wasn't that on ''Oprah''?
--->'''Sam:''' You watch ''Oprah''?

-->'''Sam:''' I respected Dad. But no matter what I did, it was never good enough.
-->'''Dean:''' So what are you saying? That Dad was disappointed in you?
-->'''Sam:''' Was? Is...and always has been.
-->'''Dean:''' Why would you think that?
-->'''Sam:''' Because I didn't ''want'' to bow hunt...or hustle pool. Because I wanted to go to school and live my life, which, in our whacked-out family, made ''me'' the freak.

* PhonyNewscast: A YouCanPanicNow story runs about spraying insecticide for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus just before Lynda Bloome gets into the steam shower.

* BeeAfraid: The first victim, who is not shown, is indicated to have died to bee stings.

%%* BeeAfraid

* BeetleMania: Matt enjoys BugCatching and knows a lot about beetles.

* FriendToBugs: Matt truly seems to like the bugs and treats them as pets.

* IndianBurialGround

-->'''Sam:''' Because I didn't ''want'' to bow hunt...or hustle pool. Because I wanted to go to school and live my life, which, in our whacked-out family, made ''me'' the freak.

* EverythingsWorseWithBees

* GasLeakCoverUp: Attempted by Dean to get the Pikes out of the way of the curse. Larry doesn't buy it; he knows Travis and he knows that Dean ''isn't'' Travis.

--> ''[Dean flips the coin. Sam grabs it in midair]''

-->'''Sam:''' Because I didn't ''want'' to bow hunt...or hustle pool. Because I wanted to go to school and live my life, which, in our whacked-out family, made ''me'' the freak.

-->'''Dean:''' Hunting's our day job. And the pay is crap.
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah, but hustling pool, credit card scams. It's not the most honest thing in the world, Dean.
-->'''Dean:''' Well, let's see. Honest...fun and easy. ''[thinks about it]'' It's no contest. Besides, we're good at it, it's what we were raised to do.
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah, well, how we were raised was jacked.

Sam and Dean investigate a series of bug-related attacks in a housing development in [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Oasis Plains]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma.]]

The Winchester brothers decide to investigate after reading about the mysterious death of a gas company worker which was blamed on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt%E2%80%93Jakob_disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.]] They pretend to be considering homes to buy for their father and attend an open house, where they learn there was another mysterious death of a surveyor which was blamed on an allergic reaction to bee stings. They also meet the family of Larry Pike the developer, including his son Matt, who collects bugs and tries to scare the realtor, Lynda Bloome, with a pet tarantula. When Lynda Bloome dies from spider bites, Sam and Dean initially suspect Matt. However, Matt shows them that insects and worms seem to be congregating in the area of the housing development. This leads them to the discovery of skeletal remains, which are thought to be Native American. They speak to Joe White Tree on a nearby reservation, who tells a story about a Yuchi tribe village, which was wiped out by American Calvary when they refused to relocate and the curse that was placed on this land by the village leader.

* AffectionateNickname: Dean refers to the first victim as "Uncle Dusty" as a way to [[{{Masquerade}} establish himself as a relative]] and get information from Travis.

* CueTheSun: A particularly absurd use of it, as ten minutes of screen-time that seemed to play out more or less in real time takes us from midnight to sunrise.

* MistakenForGay: And so starts the RunningGag that the [[HeterosexualLifePartners Winchester brothers]] typically counter with [[SiblingTeam "We're brothers"]].

--> ''[He flips the coin, and Sam grabs it in midair]''

* RedHerring: The kid who loves insects and tried to scare Lynda.

-->'''Dean:''' Mad cow. Wasn't that on ''Oprah''?
-->'''Sam:''' You watch ''Oprah''?

* SpidersAreScary: DoubleSubversion. Sam picks up the pet tarantula and returns it to Matt before it can frighten Lynda Bloome, but later she is attacked and killed by spiders in the shower.
* TermiteTrouble: Termites eat through the roof.

-->'''Sam:''' Because I didn't ''want'' to bow hunt...or hustle pool. Because I wanted to go to school and live my life, which in our whacked-out family made ''me'' the freak.
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* CreatorBacklash: [[WordOfGod Eric Kripke]] has cited this episode as one of his least favorite.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Ryan Robbins who played Travis, also played Charlie Connor in ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'', Ladon Radim in ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', and Diego in ''Series/{{Caprica}}''.
** Michael Daingerfield, who plays Dustin, also plays Gordon Godfrey in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

* TheBechdelTest: Failed.

* DeggansRule: Failed.

* FanDisservice: Linda Greene's spider-infested shower.

'''Season 1, Episode 8''':

-->'''Dean:''' Well, let's see. Honest...fun and easy. (thinks about it) It's no contest. Besides, we're good at it, it's what we were raised to do.

The Winchester brothers decide to investigate after reading about the mysterious death of a gas company worker which was blamed on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt%E2%80%93Jakob_disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.]] They pretend to be considering homes to buy for their father and attend an open house, where they learn there was another mysterious death of a surveyor which was blamed on an allergic reaction to bee stings. They also meet the family of Larry Pike the developer, including his son Matt who collects bugs and tries to scare the realtor, Lynda Bloome with a pet tarantula. When Lynda Bloome dies from spider bites, Sam and Dean initially suspect Matt. However, Matt shows them that insects and worms seem to be congregating in the area of the housing development. This leads them to the discovery of skeletal remains, which are thought to be Native American. They speak to Joe White Tree on a nearby reservation, who tells a story about a Yuchi tribe village, which was wiped out by an American Calvary when they refused to relocate and the curse that was placed on this land by the Village leader.

For the series so far = At least 113 humans; 5 ghosts; 1 shapeshifter; and 1 wendigo.

* BeeBeeGun: The death of the surveyor, and the bees that are summoned to attack on the 6th night.

* BlatantLies: "Anybody who starts by saying, 'truth is,' is lying."
* CallingTheOldManOut: Sam bonds with the teenage boy over their desire to do this. It turns out both of them are wrong.
* ChalkOutline: Tape outline of where Lynda Bloome's body was next to her high heels, blood smears, and broken glass.

* CueTheSun: A particularly absurd use of it, as ten minutes of screentime that seemed to play out more or less in real time takes us from midnight to sunrise.

-->'''Dean:''' You don't break a curse. You get out of its way. We've gotta get those people out now.

** Ryan Robbins who played Travis, also played Charlie Connor in ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'', Ladon Radim in ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', and Diego in ''{{Caprica}}''.
** Michael Daingerfield who plays Dustin, also plays Gordon Godfrey in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

-->'''Dean:''' Well, manicured lawns, "How was your day, honey?" I'd blow my brains out.

-->'''Lynda Bloome:''' Well, let me just say that we accept home owners of all race, religion, color, or... sexual orientation.
-->'''Dean:''' Right. Um, I'm going to go talk to Larry. Okay, honey? [Smacks Sam on the butt.]

-->'''Dean:''' [Picks up a nearby coil of rope.] All right, I'll go if you're scared. You scared?

-->'''Dean:''' [Chuckles and takes a coin out of his pocket.] All right, call it in the air... chicken.
--> [He flips the coin, and Sam catches it in midair.]

* PhonyNewscast: A YouCanPanicNow story runs about spraying insecticide for West Nile Virus just before Lynda Bloome gets into the steam shower.
* PsychoShowerMurderParody: Lynda Bloome's steam shower complete with ToplessnessFromTheBack and BloodIsSquickerInWater.

* RedHerring: The kid who loves insects and scared Lynda.

** Dean reveals he watches ''TheOprahWinfreyShow''.
-->'''Dean:''' Mad cow. Wasn't that on Oprah?
-->'''Sam:''' You watch Oprah?

** Dean compares Sam to "the blonde chick in ''TheMunsters''".
** The swarms of insects in the sky and the bugs swarming in to a house are reminiscent of ''TheBirds''.

* TermiteTrouble: Termites eats through the roof.

-->'''Sam:''' Was? Is... and always has been.

-->'''Sam:''' Because I didn't want to bow hunt... or hustle pool because I wanted to go to school and live my life, which in our whacked-out family made me the freak.

* CreatorBacklash: [[WordOfGod Eric Kripke]] has cited this episode as one of his least favorite.* CreepyCockroach: The roaches swarming the yard.