History Recap / SupernaturalS02E13HousesOfTheHoly

Sam and Dean investigate murders in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island Providence, Rhode Island,]] where the killers claim [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels an angel]] told them to kill the victims. Despite the fact that the murderers and the victims did not know each other, the murderers are at peace, convinced they performed God's will by eliminating a person responsible for evil. As Sam and Dean search the victims' homes, they find each victim was guilty of a horrific crime, such as murder or pedophilia. They also realize that the victims all attended the same church, Our Lady of the Angels.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynolds interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when [[Characters/SupernaturalGhosts Father Gregory's spirit]] appears. Father Gregory believes he is an angel who came in answer to Father Reynolds' prayers to be delivered from the violence of their neighborhood. Sam and Father Reynolds manage to convince Father Gregory that he is not an angel, but that he is a spirit who is not at rest. Father Reynolds administers the Last Rites, and Father Gregory moves on. Dean follows the man Sam was told to kill, and sees him attack and almost rape a woman. Dean manages to get the woman out of the man's car, but the man escapes. Dean tells the woman to call 911 and takes off after the man in the Impala. The man pulls through an intersection causing a truck to come to a screeching halt. A pipe flies off of the truck and impales the man in his car.

People are murdering people they don't even know, and the murderers claim an angel told them to do it.

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* AnyoneCanDie:
** Body count this episode = [[spoiler:2 humans and 1 ghost. A third human is murdered in the beginning of the episode, but it happens off screen]].
** Body count for the series so far = At least 175 humans; 12 ghosts; 5 vampires; 2 shapeshifters; 1 demon; 1 god; 1 rakshasa; 1 rawhead; 1 shtriga; 1 wendigo; and 1 zombie.

** When Sam explains the divine ecstasy he felt when he saw the "angel", Dean suggests they get him glow sticks and a Creator/DrSeuss [[TheCatInTheHat hat]], which were common accessories at raves in the nineties.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynolds interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when [[Characters/SupernaturalGhosts Father Gregory's spirit]] appears. Father Gregory believes he is an angel who came in answer to Father Reynolds' prayers to be delivered from the violence of their neighborhood. Sam and Father Reynolds manage to convince Father Gregory that he is not an angel, but that he is a spirit who is not at rest. Father Reynolds administers the Last Rites, and Father Gregory moves on. Dean follows the man Sam was told to kill, and sees him attack and almost rape a woman. Dean manages to get the woman out of the man's car, but the man escapes. Dean tells the woman to call 911 and takes after the man in the Impala. The man pulls through an intersection causing a truck to come to a screeching halt. A pipe flies off of the truck and impales the man in his car.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynolds interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when Father Gregory's spirit appears. Father Gregory believes he is an angel who came in answer to Father Reynolds' prayers to be delivered from the violence of their neighborhood. Sam and Father Reynolds manage to convince Father Gregory that he is not an angel, but that he is a spirit who is not at rest. Father Reynolds administers the Last Rites, and Father Gregory moves on. Dean follows the man Sam was told to kill, and sees him attack and almost rape a woman. Dean manages to get the woman out of the man's car, but the man escapes. Dean tells the woman to call 911 and takes after the man in the Impala. The man pulls through an intersection causing a truck to come to a screeching halt. A pipe flies off of the truck and impales the man in his car.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynolds interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when Father Gregory's spirit appears. Father Gregory believes he is an angel who came in answer to Father Reynolds' prayers to be delivered from the violence of their neighborhood. Sam and Father Reynolds manage to convince Father Gregory that he is not an angel, but that he is a spirit who is not at rest. Father Reynolds administers the Last Rites, and Father Gregory moves on. Dean follows the man Sam was told to kill, and sees him attack and almost rape a woman. Dean manages to get the woman out of the man's car, but the man escapes. Dean tells the woman to call 911 and takes after the man in the Impala. The man pulls through an intersection causing a truck to come to a screeching halt. A pipe flies off of the truck and impales them man in his car.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynold interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when Father Gregory's spirit appears. Father Gregory believes he is an angel who came in answer to Father Reynold's prayers to be delivered from the violence of their neighborhood. Sam and Father Reynolds manage to convince Father Gregory that he is not an angel, but that he is a spirit who is not at rest. Father Reynolds administers the Last Rites, and Father Gregory moves on. Dean follows the man Sam was told to kill, and sees him attack and almost rape a woman. Dean manages to get the woman out of the man's car, but the man escapes. Dean tells the woman to call 911 and takes after the man in the Impala. The man pulls through an intersection causing a truck to come to a screeching halt. A pipe flies off of the truck and impales them man in his car.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil. Father Reynold interrupts Sam as he is performing the seance, and is present when Father Gregory's spirit appears.

* QuickNip: Dean offers Sam a drink from his flask when Sam says he saw the angel. When Sam refuses a drink, Dean takes a drink himself.

* NearRapeExperience: For Jennifer who was going to meet Frank, whom she met in a chat room. And also for the young woman who had a knife pulled on her in the car when she said no to her date.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Frank was likely going to molest the 13 year old Jennifer. The man Sam was told to kill pulled a knife on his date when she said no, and was only stopped by Dean smashing in the car window.

Dean convinces Sam to perform a seance to call Father Gregory's spirit and prove that this is the work of his spirit and not an angel. While getting supplies for the seance, Sam sees a man surrounded in blinding light and knows this is the man the angel told him to kill. Dean stops Sam from going after the man, telling Sam to perform the seance and promising to follow the man and make sure the man does not do anything evil.

* SpookySeance: In the church crypt.

* ChaseScene

* NearRapeExperience: For Jennifer who was going to meet Frank, whom she met in a chat room.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Frank was likely going to molest the 13 year old Jennifer.

* NearRapeExperience

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil

** Dean says, "But she seriously believes that she was...[[Main/TouchedByAnAngel touched by an angel]]?

-->'''Dean:''' Okay, [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul ecstasy Boy]], maybe we'll get you [[TheNineties some glowsticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat]], huh?

Sam and Dean visit Our Lady of the Angels and talk to Father Reynolds. They find out that a young priest, Father Gregory, was recently murdered on the steps of the church. When Sam and Dean go to investigate Father Gregory's grave in the church crypt, Sam starts to see the statues of the angels in the crypt shake and there is a blinding light before he faints. He tells Dean that he saw the angel and the angel told him that he needs to kill a man who is going to do something evil. Sam will know who to kill when he sees the sign from the angel.

** Body count this episode = [[spoiler:2 humans and 1 ghost. A third is murdered in the beginning of the episode, but it happens off screen]].