History Recap / SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked

* MyGreatestFailure

* NotQuiteDead

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Dean and Michael, who are not and never really were allowed to just be children.

-->'''Sam:''' He'll always know there are things out there in the dark, never be the same, you know? Sometimes I wish that...
-->'''Dean:''' What?
-->'''Sam:''' I wish I could have [[ChildrenAreInnocent that kind of innocence]].
-->'''Dean:''' If it means anything, sometimes I wish you could, too.

During their investigations they find a handprint, which Dean remembers seeing in one of their father's photographs when they were children. It's a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings Shtriga]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtriga an Albanian witch,]] which is draining the kids of their life force. It's only weak when it feeds and it hides by disguising itself as a human. It's also one of the few monsters that got away from their father.

While arguing with Sam whether or not to use the older brother as bait for the witch, Dean reveals that the reason their father never caught the witch in the first place was because he disobeyed their father and almost ended up getting Sam killed by the witch.

* BigBrotherInstinct, naturally.

* MistakenForGay: A RunningGag, which was [[ContinuityNod previously seen]] in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E08Bugs "Bugs" (S01, Ep08)]].

-->'''Little girl:''' Now I lay me down to sleep
----> I pray the Lord my [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul]] to keep,
----> May [[GuardianAngel angels]] watch me through the night,
----> And keep me safe til morning light.
----> Amen.

** Young Dean when [[ParentalAbandonment their father goes hunting]].

** The towns Sam explains were recently struck by the shtriga include Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook. These are the same towns plagued by the monorail in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]'' episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail "Marge vs. the Monorail"]].

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Young Dean with the gun.

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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes'' by RayBradbury.
* SleepWithOneEyeOpen: Or, in this case, both eyes open, as the woman in the hospital seems ProperlyParanoid.
-->'''Old woman:''' I was sleeping with my peepers open.

* TheBechdelTest: Failed.

* DeggansRule: Failed.

* RegularlyScheduledEvil: The shtriga appears in a town every 15-20 years.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Young Dean with the gun.

-->'''Michael (Checking Dean in at the motel):''' King or two queens?

-->'''Michael (Looks at Sam waiting outside):''' Yeah, I bet.

* NowILayMeDownToSleep: A variation emphasizing angels instead of death is used, but either version fits well with ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' themes.

** During Dean's {{flashback}}, Sam is watching ''{{Thundercats}}''.
** Dean tries to explain away their father not killing the shtriga by saying he did not eat his [[CerealInducedSuperPowers Wheaties]] that morning.
** The towns Sam explains were recently struck by the Shtriga include Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook. These are the same towns plagued by the monorail in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]'' episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail "Marge vs. the Monorail"]].

* SleepWithOneEyeOpen: Or in this case both eyes open, as the woman in the hospital seems ProperlyParanoid.

* SteelEarDrums: acknowledged--the boys make a note of telling Mike to cover his ears.
* ThemedAliases: Sam's alias as Dr. Kaplan may refer to guitarist Ira Kaplan of YoLaTengo.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Dean and Michael, who are not allowed to be children.

'''Season 1, Episode 18''':

Dean faces a creature from his childhood who got away and is now stealing the lives of children in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitchburg%2C_Wisconsin Fitchburg, Wisconsin.]]

During their investigations they find a handprint, which Dean remembers seeing in one of their father's photographs when they were children. It's a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings Shtriga]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtriga an Albanian witch,]] which is draining the kids of their life force. It's only weak when it feeds and hides by disguising itself as a human. It's also one of the few monsters that got away from their father.

After exhausting the few leads they have to no use, they return to the motel where they're staying and find out that the youngest boy of the family who runs the place has fallen ill. While Dean gives the upset mother a ride to the hospital, Sam finds a picture in a newspaper from the 1890s of a group of doctors. One of them is the very same doctor who is currently responsible for the pediatrics ward where the sick children are treated.

While arguing with Sam whether or not to use the older brother as bait for the witch, Dean reveals that the reason their father never caught the witch in the first place was because he disobeyed their father and almost ended up having Sam killed by the witch.

For the series so far = At least 133 humans; 9 ghosts; 1 god; 1 rawhead; 1 shapeshifter; 1 shtriga; and 1 wendigo.

* WouldHurtAChild: Dean is willing to use Michael as bait for the shtriga.
** It's not quite WouldHurtAChild. Dean is only using Michael as bait because the shtriga prefers children, works through siblings, just attacked Michael's little brother the previous night, and would be impossible to locate otherwise. Granted, he isn't exactly hung up on the morality of it, but he's eager enough to finish the shtriga that he's willing to risk Michael.

For this episode = [[spoiler: 1 shtriga]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Michael, the older brother, as in [[spoiler: ArchangelMichael]].

* MistakenForGay: A RunningGag.

John Winchester sends Sam and Dean to Fitchburg, Wisconsin, where pneumonia has started to spread among the children, affecting one family at a time. For some reason, none of the kids respond to medical treatment.

During their investigations they find a handprint, which Dean remembers seeing in one of their father's photographs when they were children. It's a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtriga Shtriga,]] an Albanian witch, which is draining the kids of their life force. It's only weak when it feeds and hides by disguising itself as a human. It's also one of the few monsters that got away from their father.

!Tropes

* AnyoneCanDie:
** Body count this episode = [[spoiler: 1 shtriga]].
** Body count for the series so far = At least 133 humans; 9 ghosts; 1 god; 1 rawhead; 1 shapeshifter; 1 shtriga; and 1 wendigo.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''SomethingWickedThisWayComes'' by RayBradbury.

During their investigations they find a handprint, which Dean remembers seeing on one of their father's photographs when they were children. It's a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtriga Shtriga,]] an Albanian witch, which is draining the kids of their life force. It's only weak when it feeds and hides by disguising itself as a human. It's also one of the few monsters that got away from their father.

** Body count this episode = 1 shtriga.

* WouldHurtAChild: The shtriga.

* PromotionToParent: Young Dean when [[ParentalAbandonment their father goes hunting]].

[[caption-width-right:350:I'm sick of scabetti-ohs.]]

** During Dean's {{flashback}}, Sam is watching ''Thundercats''.

** The towns Sam explains were recently struck by the Shtriga include Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook. These are the same towns plagued by the monorail in TheSimpsons episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail "Marge vs. the Monorail"]].