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Recap of Supernatural
Season 6, Episode 8
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Written by Adam Glass.
Directed by Phil Sgriccia.
Air Date: November 12, 2010.
Sam and Dean go on the hunt for a werewolf, and find something surprisingly similar: a skinwalker disguising himself as a family's dog. To protect the family, he's killing people threatening them, and it looks like werewolf kills. Sam and Dean discover the Alpha skinwalker's plan: create sleeper cells of his kind and turn them loose upon humanity. To find and stop the Alpha, the brothers need the skinwalker!dog's help.
Body Count:
For this episode = 3 humans and 7 skinwalkers.For the series so far = At least 431 humans (of which 6 were witches), 74 demons, 33 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 gods, 11 angels, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 4 shapeshifters, 3 djinn, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 lamia, 1 okami, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.
Tropes
- The Alcoholic: Cal Garrigan.
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Crowley makes it clear that the Winchesters refusing to work for him is not an option.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Lucky's family shows him more affection as a dog than anyone did as a human, so he grows to love them.
- Becoming the Mask: A skinwalker disguises himself as a family dog, waiting for the call to attack and turn the family. He eventually grows to love the family, and almost dies to defend them.
- Emotionless Boy: Sam doesn't feel anything.
- The Easy Way or the Hard Way: Having caught up with Lucky at the dog pound, Dean gives him a choice between walking out wearing jeans or a dog chain.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Sam, in his soulless state, believes that Lucky will double-cross him and Dean because it's what he would do.
- Evil-Detecting Dog: Subverted; Sam and Dean exchange a Meaningful Look when Lucky barks at Cal, seeing it as proof that he's a werewolf. Turns out Lucky is a skinwalker.
- Downer Ending: Lucky is rejected by the woman he fought to defend, and leaves to once again live a life alone on the street. Also, Sam admits that he doesn't care about anyone and doesn't feel guilty for all of the horrible things he's done after he came back soulless.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: 'Lucky' was just a homeless bum on the streets, before the Skinwalkers offered to make him powerful.
- Good Cop/Bad Cop: Soulless Sam falls naturally into the bad cop role, where as Dean can empathize with the skinwalker's need for a normal life, so he plays good cop.
- Homoerotic Subtext: Crowley sends a kiss to Bobby.
- Lack of Empathy: Soulless Sam doesn't care about anyone or feel guilt for the horrible things he's done.
- Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight: Lucky shifts into his canine form to fight, but the other skinwalker just shoots him with a silver bullet.
- The Nose Knows: The skinwalkers can scent Sam and Dean coming, so Dean uses a sniper rifle.
- Paranoia Fuel: In-Universe; watching a park full of people playing with their dogs, the Winchesters wonder how may other sleeper cells are out there.
- Shout-Out:
- Dean compares Sam to Dexter.
- Sam jokes about "cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria."
- The Soulless: Sam.
- Stalker with a Crush: Lucky does things like watch Mandy sleep, and watch her while she's in the shower.
- Sympathy for the Devil: The "werewolf" they're hunting is actually a skinwalker, and he was a homeless man who was "recruited" off the streets. Now he's trapped between a family he loves (as their dog) and a ruthless pack of skinwalkers who are "recruiting" an army.
- This Was His True Form: The skinwalkers turn human when they die.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: The skinwalkers.
