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* GladYouThoughtOfIt: Cas tells Dean that he can't possibly interfere with what is going to happen because to interfere with Chuck in any would bring down the wrath of an archangel and he emphatically tells Dean that would be a bad thing...and Dean forms a plan.



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* MoodWhiplashMoodWhiplash: A funny and satirical meta-episode turns very dark in the final scenes.
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* WholePlotReference: is one to [[Literature/WolvesOfTheCalla "Wolves of Calla"]], the fourth book in [[Creator/StephenKing Stephen King]]'s TheDarkTower series, where in his quest to find the Dark Tower, Roland and his Ka-tet meet Stephen King in Maine, who is writing a book about Roland and his Ka-tet's quest to find the Dark Tower. Dean is even hit by a van much like the book!King is prophesized to die by (and the one the real!King was actually hit by) in the story.
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* GladYouThoughtOfIt: Cas tells Dean that he can't possibly interfere with what is going to happen because to interfere with Chuck in any would bring down the wrath of an archangel and he emphatically tells Dean that would be a bad thing...and Dean forms a plan.
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Bad Day at Black Rock did not have a ghost ship, the episode is referring to Red Sky at Morning. Both episode promiently featured Bela in the series, so the writer may have been confusing the two.


** After accepting that they're real, Chuck immediately apologizes to Sam and Dean for the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS01E08Bugs}} bugs]] and the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS03E03BadDayAtBlackRock}} ghost ship]], saying there's no excuse to put people through "bad writing". ''Bugs'' and ''Bad Day At Black Rock'' are two of Eric Kripke's [[OldShame least favorite episodes]].

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** After accepting that they're real, Chuck immediately apologizes to Sam and Dean for the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS01E08Bugs}} bugs]] and the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS03E03BadDayAtBlackRock}} [[Recap/SupernaturalS03E06RedSkyAtMorning ghost ship]], saying there's no excuse to put people through "bad writing". ''Bugs'' and ''Bad Day At Black Rock'' ''Red Sky at Morning'' are two of Eric Kripke's [[OldShame least favorite episodes]].
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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through. [[spoiler: Come [[Recap/SupernaturalS11E20DontCallMeShurley Season 11]], you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]] [[spoiler: And then in [[Recap/SupernaturalS14E20Moriah Season 14's finale]], it turns out he really is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk nasty piece of work]].]]

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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through. [[spoiler: Come [[Recap/SupernaturalS11E20DontCallMeShurley Season 11]], you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]] [[spoiler: And then in [[Recap/SupernaturalS14E20Moriah Season 14's finale]], it turns out he really is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk nasty piece of work]].]]



* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Chuck]]:[[note]]Sorry. It was a typo. Then I had to keep it.[[/note]] Chuck's visions start with a headache that's so painful he drinks himself unconscious. He's an alcoholic now. And at the end of the episode, he's still getting visions of the Winchesters and their suffering. Only now he knows it's all true, and all he can do is write it down.

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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Chuck]]:[[note]]Sorry. It was a typo. Then I had to keep it.[[/note]] BlessedWithSuck: Chuck's visions start with a headache that's so painful he drinks himself unconscious. He's an alcoholic now. And at the end of the episode, he's still getting visions of the Winchesters and their suffering. Only now he knows it's all true, and all he can do is write it down.
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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through. [[spoiler:Come Season 11, you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]]

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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through. [[spoiler:Come [[spoiler: Come [[Recap/SupernaturalS11E20DontCallMeShurley Season 11, 11]], you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]] [[spoiler: And then in [[Recap/SupernaturalS14E20Moriah Season 14's finale]], it turns out he really is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk nasty piece of work]].]]
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* OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs

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* OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUsOhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs: Both Chuck's books and in-universe fanfic.

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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through.
** [[spoiler: Come Season 11, and you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]]

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* AGodAmI: Chuck's reaction to finding out Sam and Dean are real. He concludes he must be a JerkassGod for all the (in Dean's case, literal) hell he's put them through.
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through. [[spoiler:Come Season 11, and you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]]



-->'''Chuck:''' It's very [[Creator/KurtVonnegut Vonnegut]].
-->'''Dean:''' ''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive''-Vonnegut or ''Literature/CatsCradle''-Vonnegut?

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-->'''Chuck:''' It's very [[Creator/KurtVonnegut Vonnegut]].
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Vonnegut]].\\
'''Dean:'''
''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive''-Vonnegut or ''Literature/CatsCradle''-Vonnegut?



-->''Come on man, sucking blood? [[WhatTheHellHero You've gotta know that's wrong.]]''

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-->''Come --->''Come on man, sucking blood? [[WhatTheHellHero You've gotta know that's wrong.]]''
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* OneOfUs: InUniverse: Sam and Dean have to prove to Chuck's publisher that they are true ''Supernatural'' fans before she gives them his real name.
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->'''Dean:''' There's "Sam-girls" and "Dean-girls" and...what's a "slash fan"?\\
'''Sam:''' As in, "Sam-slash-Dean"...together.\\
'''Dean:''' Like, ''together'' together?\\
'''Sam:''' Yeah.\\
'''Dean:''' They do know we're brothers, right?\\
'''Sam:''' [[IncestYayShipping Doesn't... seem to matter.]]\\
'''Dean:''' Aw, come on. That... that's just ''sick''.
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** [[spoiler: Come Season 11, and you realize that he literally just told them who He really [[{{God}} is]].]]
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** The title of this episode is copied word-for-word from a famous ''Series/SesameStreet'' children's book.

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** The As mentioned at the top, the title of this episode is copied word-for-word from a famous ''Series/SesameStreet'' children's book.
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** The title of this episode is copied word-for-word from a famous ''Series/SesameStreet'' children's book.
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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Chuck]]:[[note]]Sorry. It was a typo. Then I had to keep it.[[/note]] Chuck's visions start with a headache that's so painful he drinks himself unconscious. He's an alcoholic now.

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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Chuck]]:[[note]]Sorry. It was a typo. Then I had to keep it.[[/note]] Chuck's visions start with a headache that's so painful he drinks himself unconscious. He's an alcoholic now. And at the end of the episode, he's still getting visions of the Winchesters and their suffering. Only now he knows it's all true, and all he can do is write it down.
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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Chuck]]:[[note]]Sorry. It was a typo. Then I had to keep it.[[/note]] Chuck's visions start with a headache that's so painful he drinks himself unconscious. He's an alcoholic now.
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** TakeThatMe: Carver describes his writing as trite... and pointlessly cruel to the characters.
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* BrainBleach: Sam and Dean do ''not'' respond well to learning that, in addition to Sam-girls and Dean-girls, there are slash fans. As in Sam/Dean.
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* WomanInBlack: Lilith wears a black vest-type top with black slacks.
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** After accepting that they're real, Chuck immediately apologizes to Sam and Dean for the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS01E08Bugs}} bugs]] and the [[{{Recap/SupernaturalS03E03BadDayAtBlackRock}} ghost ship]], saying there's no excuse to put people through "bad writing". ''Bugs'' and ''Bad Day At Black Rock'' are two of Eric Kripke's [[OldShame least favorite episodes]].
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Blond Guys Are Evil and Blondes Are Evil are no longer tropes.


* BlondesAreEvil: Still [[BigBad Lilith's]] favorite hair color on a meatsuit, apparently.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: A ''Series/SesameStreet'' [[Literature/TheMonsterAtTheEndOfThisBook book]].
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* SpecialPersonNormalName: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded.]]
-->'''Chuck:''' I am the prophet Chuck!
-->'''Lilith:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe You've got to be joking.]]


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* WorstAid: Dean is knocked unconscious when hit by the minivan, but wakes up to a woman merely apologizing for hitting him and telling him he's going to be okay. He then gets up and wanders away from her, which she seems fine with. No one attempts to stabilize his spine, no one appears to have called an ambulance, and no one seems interested in monitoring the ''pedestrian'' who was hit by a ''vehicle'' for signs of concussion, internal bleeding, or any other unseen injury. To top it all off, these idiots allowed their young daughter to stick band-aids onto the face of an unconscious man, disregarding any further injury that might be caused by her disturbing the position of his body or the possibility of him waking up confused and reacting badly to her ministrations.
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For the series so far = For the series so far = For the series so far = At least 304 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 22 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

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For the series so far = For the series so far = For the series so far = At least 304 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 22 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.
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For the series so far = At least 302 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 22 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

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For the series so far = For the series so far = For the series so far = At least 302 304 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 22 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.
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For the series so far = At least 302 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 23 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

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For the series so far = At least 302 humans (of which 5 were witches), 28 ghosts, 23 22 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.
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For the series so far = At least 293 humans (of which 5 were witches), at least 63 demons, 28 ghosts, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 dog, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

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For the series so far = At least 293 302 humans (of which 5 were witches), at least 63 demons, 28 ghosts, 23 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 angels, 2 werewolves, 1 cat, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 dog, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.
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* ProphetEyes: [[ViewersAreMorons Just so the audience knows it's her]], Lilith rolls her eyes white when she comes to Sam and Dean's motel room. She does it again when she's pulling Sam down on top of her.

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* ProphetEyes: [[ViewersAreMorons Just so the audience knows it's her]], her, Lilith rolls her eyes white when she comes to Sam and Dean's motel room. She does it again when she's pulling Sam down on top of her.

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* AuthorAvatar[=/=]MetaGuy: Chuck, as the AuthorAvatar of Eric Kripke, comments on the writing of the ''Supernatural'' books and starts a round of ConversationalTroping.

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* AuthorAvatar[=/=]MetaGuy: AngelUnaware: Chuck has been having visions and writing down the lives of Sam and Dean without knowing that he is a prophet predicting the future. At least, until they show up on his doorstep...
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Chuck, as the AuthorAvatar of Eric Kripke, comments on the writing of the ''Supernatural'' books and starts a round of ConversationalTroping.



* [[AngelUnaware Prophet Unaware]]: Chuck has been having visions and writing down the lives of Sam and Dean without knowing that he is a prophet predicting the future. At least, until they show up on his doorstep...

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* SelfDeprecation
* SelfFulfillingProphecy

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* SelfDeprecation
SelfDeprecation:
** Chuck mentions that he didn't include Sam drinking demon blood in his books, since he thought it would make the character too unsympathetic.
-->''Come on man, sucking blood? [[WhatTheHellHero You've gotta know that's wrong.]]''
** AuthorAvatar Chuck also mentions that he didn't include the part about him being a prophet because he felt that inserting himself into his own narrative as a prophet would just be douchey.
** One reviewer notes that the plot line about Deans' DealWithTheDevil was "trite and cliched".
* SelfFulfillingProphecySelfFulfillingProphecy: Everything Dean does to try and avoid Chuck's prophecies leads to them coming true.



* SummonBiggerFish

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* SummonBiggerFishSummonBiggerFish: Dean tries getting an Archangel to kill Lilith.



-->'''Chuck:''' Then [[ShapedLikeItself with determination Dean pushed the doorbell with forceful determination]]. ''Bleah!''

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-->'''Chuck:''' Then [[ShapedLikeItself [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment with determination Dean pushed the doorbell with forceful determination]]. ''Bleah!''
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** Chuck's first thought when Sam and Dean start losing patience is a couple of rabid fans are about to go all ''{{Misery}}'' on him.

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** Chuck's first thought when Sam and Dean start losing patience is a couple of rabid fans are about to go all ''{{Misery}}'' ''{{Film/Misery}}'' on him.

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