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%%* LiteraryAllusionTitle* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The UsefulNotes/LatinLanguage title, roughly translating to "a hammer with which to beat evil", comes from a treatise on witchcraft by Renaissance German cleric Heinrich Kramer.
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Witch Species cleanup for TRS. "Inherently magical species" to Mage Species; misuse and low-/no-context examples are deleted


* WitchSpecies: Averted. Witches follow the more traditional Christian portrayal of witches as people who sell their souls and make a DealWithTheDevil in exchange for magic powers.
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* MindOverMatter: One of Tammi's power's, notably stopping a bullet from the Colt in midair.

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* MindOverMatter: One of Tammi's power's, notably stopping a bullet from the Colt in midair.midair, something no other character has done before or since.



* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Ruby was around "back when the Plague was big".

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* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Ruby was around "back when the Plague was big". This is nothing compared to Astaroth (Tammi) who was already a prominent demon back when Ruby was still human.

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* [[ItTastesLikeFeet It Tastes Like Ass]]: Dean complains about the potion Ruby feeds him.
* LameComeback: Immediately after Dean complains about the potion from Ruby:
-->'''Ruby:''' It's called witchcraft, short bus. ''(leaves)''
-->'''Dean:''' ''(clearly struggling for a better response)'' You're the short bus... short bus.
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* [[ItTastesLikeFeet It Tastes Like Ass]]: ItTastesLikeFeet : Dean complains about the potion Ruby feeds him.
* LameComeback: Immediately after Dean complains about the potion from Ruby:
-->'''Ruby:''' It's called witchcraft, short bus. ''(leaves)''
-->'''Dean:''' ''(clearly struggling for a better response)'' You're the short bus... short bus.
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* NoYou: Immediately after Dean complains about the potion from Ruby:
-->'''Ruby:''' It's called witchcraft, short bus. ''(leaves)''
-->'''Dean:''' ''(clearly struggling for a better response)'' You're the short bus... short bus.



* WomanScorned: Amanda is going after the Duttons because married-man Paul didn't want to keep cheating on his wife with her.

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* WomanScorned: Amanda is going after the Duttons because married-man Paul didn't want to keep cheating on his wife with her.her.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: How Sam figures out Tammi is the demon: Simply put, the other witches of the coven had miraculous, grand improvements to their lives, while Tammi barely had any.
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* ConspicuousCG: The CG for the wrist-slitting is incredibly fake-looking.
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* TakeThat: The witches seem to be one towards ''{{Series/Charmed}}''. In the German dub of the episode, they were even voiced by the same people who did the German dubs for the Halliwell sisters.

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* TakeThat: The witches seem to be one towards ''{{Series/Charmed}}''.''{{Series/Charmed|1998}}''. In the German dub of the episode, they were even voiced by the same people who did the German dubs for the Halliwell sisters.

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* ConspicuousCGI: The CGI for the wrist-slitting is incredibly fake-looking.

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* ConspicuousCGI: ConspicuousCG: The CGI CG for the wrist-slitting is incredibly fake-looking.



* DontYouDarePityMe: Ruby is obviously embarrassed by having her past as a human tortured into a demon in Hell revealed to the brothers. "''[[GetOut Go]]''."

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* DontYouDarePityMe: Ruby is obviously embarrassed by having her past as a human tortured into a demon in Hell revealed to the brothers. "''[[GetOut Go]]''.""''{{G|etOut}}o.''"
* EvilIsNotAToy: The coven turned to magic to improve their lives. They're horrified to learn that they damned themselves in the process, and the only member that ''isn't'' killed by the demon they contracted with is possessed by her instead.



* EvilIsNotAToy: The coven turned to magic to improve their lives. They're horrified to learn that they damned themselves in the process, and the only member that ''isn't'' killed by the demon they contracted with is possessed by her instead.



* NotHimself: Dean finally voices his worries that this is the case with Sam, who has become uncharacteristically ruthless about killing humans and sympathetic monsters since he was brought BackFromTheDead by a demon in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E22AllHellBreaksLoosePartTwo "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part Two" (S02, E22)]]. [[SubvertedTrope Sam explains that he is just trying to be more like Dean to prepare for having to fight alone after Dean leaves]].

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* NotHimself: Dean finally voices his worries that this is the case with Sam, who has become uncharacteristically ruthless about killing humans and sympathetic monsters since he was brought BackFromTheDead by a demon in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E22AllHellBreaksLoosePartTwo "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part Two" (S02, E22)]]. [[SubvertedTrope Sam explains that he is just trying to be more like Dean to prepare for having to fight alone after Dean leaves]].leaves.]]



* TheToothHurts: Janet dies after all of her teeth are cursed to fall out.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Pointedly [[AvertedTrope averted]] by [[TheConscience Sam]], much to Dean's surprise. It's another clue that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Sam isn't exactly who he used to be]].

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* TheToothHurts: Janet dies after all of her teeth are cursed to fall out.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Pointedly [[AvertedTrope averted]] {{averted|Trope}} by [[TheConscience Sam]], much to Dean's surprise. It's another clue that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Sam isn't exactly who he used to be]].


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* TheToothHurts: Janet dies after all of her teeth are cursed to fall out.
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For the series so far = At least 235 humans (of which 4 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

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For the series so far = At least 235 humans (of which 4 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.
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correction: tammi wasn't a witch, just a demon


For this episode = 5 humans (of which 4 were witches) and 1 demon.

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For this episode = 5 humans (of which 4 3 were witches) and 1 demon.
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corrected body count to 5 humans (janet, amanda, renee, lizzy, and tammi), added quote

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->'''Ruby:''' The answer is yes, by the way.
->'''Dean:''' I'm sorry?
->'''Ruby:''' Yes, the same thing will happen to you. It might take centuries, but sooner or later Hell will burn away your humanity. Every Hell-bound soul, every one, turns into something else. Turns you into us. So yeah. Yeah, you can count on it.



For this episode = 4 humans (of which 3 were witches) and 1 demon.

For the series so far = At least 234 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

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For this episode = 4 5 humans (of which 3 4 were witches) and 1 demon.

For the series so far = At least 234 235 humans (of which 3 4 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Half of the coven is murdered by the demon they contracted with.

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* EvilIsNotAToy: Half of the The coven is murdered turned to magic to improve their lives. They're horrified to learn that they damned themselves in the process, and the only member that ''isn't'' killed by the demon they contracted with.with is possessed by her instead.
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* AlmightyJanitor: The demon possessing Tammi has the standard BlackEyesOfEvil, but is frightening powerful.


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* LameComeback: Immediately after Dean complains about the potion from Ruby:
-->'''Ruby:''' It's called witchcraft, short bus. ''(leaves)''
-->'''Dean:''' ''(clearly struggling for a better response)'' You're the short bus... short bus.


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* MindOverMatter: One of Tammi's power's, notably stopping a bullet from the Colt in midair.


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* NoNameGiven: The demon possessing Tammi is not named in the episode, but the official companion for Season 3 lists it as Astaroth.
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For the series so far = At least 232 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

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For the series so far = At least 232 234 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.
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For the series so far = At least 222 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 13 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

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For the series so far = At least 222 232 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 13 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.
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*VillainousRescue: Ruby, the demon, saves Dean, the Hunter, even after he tried to kill her earlier in the episode.
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* ShoutOut: To AbbottAndCostello.

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* ShoutOut: To AbbottAndCostello.Creator/AbbottAndCostello.

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