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* [[ActingForTwo Acting For Three]]: Amnesiac!Sam, Soulless!Sam, and Hell-memories!Sam.

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* MindRape
* MortalWoundReveal

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* MindRape
MindRape: Castiel makes Sam a hostage by removing his mental wall, shattering his psyche, promising to heal him later if Dean stays out of his way.
* MortalWoundRevealMortalWoundReveal: Eleanor, in Sam's {{Flashback}} to the guys finding her, shortly before Castiel attacks him.



* OhCrap

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* OhCrapOhCrap: When it becomes clear that Castiel has completed the ritual, absorbed all the souls from Purgatory and become a new god.


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* OutGambitted: After Castiel cuts him out of their deal, Crowley teams up with Raphael. Together, they force Castiel to give up the blood he needs for the ritual and flee. However, when they attempt the ritual and it doesn't work, Crowley realises Castiel saw their plan coming, gave them a dummy jar of blood and has completed the ritual himself while they were occupied.
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* ThemedAliases: In the motel room in Sam's head, he finds [=IDs=] with the names [[Music/LedZeppelin Jimmy]] [[Music/TheYardbirds Page]], [[Music/{{Rush}} Neil Peart]], and [[Music/{{ACDC}} Angus Young]].

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* ThemedAliases: In the motel room in Sam's head, he finds [=IDs=] with the names [[Music/LedZeppelin Jimmy]] [[Music/TheYardbirds Page]], [[Music/{{Rush}} [[Music/RushBand Neil Peart]], and [[Music/{{ACDC}} Angus Young]].
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* BadassFingerSnap
* BadVibrations

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* BadassFingerSnap
BadassFingerSnap: Castiel [[LudicrousGibs obliterates]] Raphael with one in a serious case of KarmicDeath.
* BadVibrationsBadVibrations: Right before a massive onslaught of demons arrive.
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* IntersceneDiegetic: As Sam lies in the panic room, "Play With Fire" by Music/TheRollingStones is on. Cut to Sam hearing it on his car radio.

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* IntersceneDiegetic: As Sam lies in the panic room, "Play With Fire" by Music/TheRollingStones Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} is on. Cut to Sam hearing it on his car radio.
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* CurbStompBattle

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* CurbStompBattleCurbStompBattle: Castiel, after juicing up on all the purgatory souls, effortlessly kills Raphael with one snap of his fingers.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Raphael is incredulous that Castiel let Crowley escape. As revealed in the next season, Castiel still has a use for Crowley. Raphael, however...

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Raphael is incredulous that Castiel let Crowley escape. As revealed in the next season, Castiel still has a use states he "has plans" for Crowley. Raphael, however...
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-->'''Soulless!Sam:''' I'm not handicapped. I'm not saddled with a soul. In fact, I used to skipper this meatboat for a while. It was smooth sailing. I was sharp, strong. That is, 'til they crammed your soul back in. Now look at you. Same misty-eyed milksop you always were. That's because souls are weak. They're a liability. Now, nothing personal, but run the numbers. Someone's got to take charge around here, before it's too late.
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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: "Play With Fire" is an appropriate song after Castiel has warned the boys to back off or else.

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%% Is this In-Universe? * SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: "Play With Fire" is an appropriate song after Castiel has warned the boys to back off or else.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Castiel, while not [[AntiVillain necessarily evil]], emerges as the [[BigBad main antagonist]] of Season 6 as of this episode. He kills [[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]], removes Sam's mental wall, absorbs the souls in Purgatory, and declared himself to be the [[AGodAmI new]] {{God}}.
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* GoThroughMe: A non-BadAss version.

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* GoThroughMe: A non-BadAss non-badass version.
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For the series so far = At least 479 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 36 Jefferson Starships, 34 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 angels, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 werewolves, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.

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For the series so far = At least 479 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 36 Jefferson Starships, 34 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 angels, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 werewolves, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.
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!!Body Count:

For this episode = 1 angel, 1 archangel, 1 Purgatory native (whatever that means), and 2 humans.

For the series so far = At least 479 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 36 Jefferson Starships, 34 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 angels, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 werewolves, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.
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* WhamShot: Sam showing up and stabbing Cas in the back with an angel blade... and it doing '''[[NoSell nothing]]''' to Cas; he acts like he got stabbed with a regular knife [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E01LazarusRising again]].
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** "I'm not an angel anymore. [[AGodAmI I'm your new God]]. A better one."

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** "I'm not an angel anymore. [[AGodAmI I'm your new God]]. A better one. So, you will bow down and profess your love unto me, your Lord... or I shall destroy you."
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** "I wish it hadn't come to this. Well, rest assured, when this is all over, I ''will'' save Sam, but only if you '''stand down'''."

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** "I wish it hadn't come to this. Well, rest assured, when this is all over, I ''will'' [[PreemptiveDeclaration I]] ''[[PreemptiveDeclaration will]]'' [[PreemptiveDeclaration save Sam, Sam]], but only if you '''stand down'''."down'''. (cue Cas [[KickTheDog removing Sam's mental wall]])"

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* [[RunOrDie Flee Or Die]]: A RuleOfThree. Castiel tells this to Crowley. [[IronicEcho Crowley says it to Castiel]]. The third time, Crowley is GenreSavvy enough to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere vanish without being told]].


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* RunOrDie: A RuleOfThree. Castiel tells this to Crowley. [[IronicEcho Crowley says it to Castiel]]. The third time, Crowley is smart enough to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere vanish without being told]].
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* CallBack: Castiel kills Raphael the exact same way Lucifer killed Castiel in [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E22SwanSong "Swan Song" (S05, E22)]].

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* GenderBender: Raphael's new vessel is female, not male. This gives Crowley some trouble keeping his pronouns straight:
-->'''Crowley:''' I--I've found him, her, to be really quite reasonable.
-->'''Crowley:''' She, he, has offered me protection against all comers.



* InTheBack: In a last attempt to stop Castiel, Sam drags himself to the lab and sneaks up behind Castiel to stab him with an Angel blade. Castiel turns out to have become immune.

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* InTheBack: In a last attempt to stop Castiel, Sam drags himself to the lab and sneaks up behind Castiel to stab him with an Angel angel blade. Castiel turns out to have become immune.



* OffhandBackhand: Rafael catches an angel blade thrown at his back.

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* OffhandBackhand: Rafael Raphael catches an angel blade thrown at his his/her back.

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* AmnesiacHero: Played straight, then subverted--Sam has no memory of who he is, meets a beautiful girl who helps him, and has innate fighting and burglary skills...but it's all taking place inside his head, and the dark and mysterious past is his repressed memories of Hell and his time soulless. The beautiful sidekick turns out to be an InnocentBystander Sam killed while soulless.

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* AmnesiacHero: Played straight, then subverted--Sam has no memory of who he is, meets a beautiful girl who helps him, and has innate fighting and burglary skills...but it's all taking place inside his head, and the dark and mysterious past is his repressed memories of Hell and his time soulless. The soulless, and the beautiful sidekick turns out to be an InnocentBystander Sam killed while soulless.



* BadVibrations



* BloodMagic
* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The episode ends with Castiel demanding that the boys and Bobby submit to him as their new God or he'll smite them.



* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The episode ends with Castiel demanding that the boys and Bobby submit to him as their new God or he'll smite them.



* BadVibrations
* BloodMagic
* FantasticDrug: "Cas, you're full of nuke!"

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* BadVibrations
* BloodMagic
* FantasticDrug: "Cas, you're "You're full of nuke!"[[SoulPower nuke]]!"



* [[RunOrDie Flee Or Die]]: A RuleOfThree. Castiel tells this to Crowley. [[IronicEcho Crowley says it to Castiel]]. The third time, Crowley is GenreSavvy enough to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere vanish without being told]].



* IntersceneDiegetic: As Sam lies in the panic room, "Play With Fire" by the RollingStones is on. Cut to Sam hearing it on his car radio.

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* IntersceneDiegetic: As Sam lies in the panic room, "Play With Fire" by the RollingStones Music/TheRollingStones is on. Cut to Sam hearing it on his car radio.



* KilledOffForReal: This is the second and final time that Raphael is destroyed; the first time, only his host died.

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* KilledOffForReal: KilledOffForReal:
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This is the second and final time that Raphael is destroyed; the first time, only his host died.died.
** Cas figures out that Balthazar has sided with the Winchesters and stabs him with an angel blade.



* OffhandBackhand: Rafael catches an angelblade thrown at his back.

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* OffhandBackhand: Rafael catches an angelblade angel blade thrown at his back.



* RunOrDie: A RuleOfThrees. Castiel tells this to Crowley. [[IronicEcho Crowley says it to Castiel]]. The third time, Crowley is GenreSavvy enough to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere vanish without being told]].



* ShootTheHostage: Soulless Sam did this in a {{flashback}}.

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* ShootTheHostage: Soulless Sam Soulless!Sam did this in a {{flashback}}.



** "I wish it hadn't come to this. Well rest assured, when this is all over, I ''will'' save Sam, but only if you '''stand down"'''.

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** "I wish it hadn't come to this. Well Well, rest assured, when this is all over, I ''will'' save Sam, but only if you '''stand down"'''.down'''."



* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: The Sam that remembers Hell says this when his other self wants to absorb his memories.
* YouFool: Castiel calls Crowley a fool for thinking that Raphael won't erase him at a moment's notice when he's no longer useful. Crowley quite reasonably points out that he's just taking the best offer on the table left.

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* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: YouDoNotWantToKnow: The Sam that remembers Hell says this when his other self wants to absorb his memories.
* YouFool: Castiel calls Crowley a fool for thinking that Raphael won't erase him at a moment's notice when he's no longer useful. Crowley quite reasonably points out that he's just taking the best offer left on the table left.
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* CallBack: Castiel kills Raphael in the exact same manner Lucifer killed Castiel in [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E22SwanSong "Swan Song" (S05, E22)]].

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* CallBack: Castiel kills Raphael in the exact same manner way Lucifer killed Castiel in [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E22SwanSong "Swan Song" (S05, E22)]].



* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: Soulless!Sam says this while stalking his other self .
* ContinuityNod: Balthazar says the Angel-wards in the panic room have been improved, a reference to Castiel saying their angel-wards had some flaws in [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E20TheManWhoWouldBeKing "The Man Who Would Be King" (S06, E20)]].

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* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: Soulless!Sam says this while stalking his other self .
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* ContinuityNod: Balthazar says the Angel-wards angel-proofing in the panic room have room's been improved, fixed, a reference to Castiel saying their angel-wards angel-proofing had some flaws in [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E20TheManWhoWouldBeKing "The Man Who Would Be King" (S06, E20)]].

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'''Season 6, Episode 22''':

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Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS06E21LetItBleed\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS07E01MeetTheNewBoss]

'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 6, Episode 22''':22'''



Written by Eric Kripke.

Directed by Robert Singer.

Air Date: May 20, 2011.



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* [[ActingForTwo Acting For Three]]

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* [[ActingForTwo Acting For Three]]Three]]: Amnesiac!Sam, Soulless!Sam, and Hell-memories!Sam.



* AmnesiacHero: Played straight, then subverted -- Sam has no memory of who he is, he meets a beautiful girl who helps him, he has innate fighting and burglary skills but it's all taking place inside his head, and the dark and mysterious past is his repressed memories of Hell. The beautiful sidekick turns out to be an InnocentBystander Sam killed while soulless.

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* AmnesiacHero: Played straight, then subverted -- Sam subverted--Sam has no memory of who he is, he meets a beautiful girl who helps him, he and has innate fighting and burglary skills skills...but it's all taking place inside his head, and the dark and mysterious past is his repressed memories of Hell.Hell and his time soulless. The beautiful sidekick turns out to be an InnocentBystander Sam killed while soulless.



* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Sam vs. Soulless!Sam
* CallBack: Castiel kills Raphael in the exact same manner Lucifer killed him in "Swan Song."
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Raphael is incredulous that Castiel let Crowley escape. As revealed in the next season, Castiel still has a use for Crowley. Raphael however...

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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Sam vs. Soulless!Sam
Soulless!Sam.
* CallBack: Castiel kills Raphael in the exact same manner Lucifer killed him Castiel in [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E22SwanSong "Swan Song."
Song" (S05, E22)]].
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Raphael is incredulous that Castiel let Crowley escape. As revealed in the next season, Castiel still has a use for Crowley. Raphael Raphael, however...



* ContinuityNod: Balthazar says the Angel-wards in the panic room have been improved, a reference to Castiel saying their angel-wards had some flaws in "The Man Who Would Be King".
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious / OffscreenRealityWarp: While Sam is in a coma, Dean shines a light in his eye. Meanwhile in Sam's head, Sam is freaked out when he's suddenly driving in broad daylight (from the previous night scene).

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* ContinuityNod: Balthazar says the Angel-wards in the panic room have been improved, a reference to Castiel saying their angel-wards had some flaws in [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E20TheManWhoWouldBeKing "The Man Who Would Be King".
King" (S06, E20)]].
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious / OffscreenRealityWarp: ConverseWithTheUnconscious[=/=]OffscreenRealityWarp: While Sam is in a coma, Dean shines a light in his eye. Meanwhile in Sam's head, Sam is freaked out when he's suddenly driving in broad daylight (from the previous night scene).



* EmergingFromTheShadows: Hell!Sam
* EnemyMine: While Crowley and Castiel's alliance was based more on solidifying your power (for Crowley) and stopping the Apocalypse (for Castiel), when Castiel cuts Crowley out of the deal they made Crowley teams up with Raphael based solely on their mutual hatred of Castiel.

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* EmergingFromTheShadows: Hell!Sam
Hell!Sam.
* EnemyMine: While Crowley and Castiel's alliance was based more on solidifying your power (for Crowley) and stopping the Apocalypse re-Apocalypse (for Castiel), when Castiel cuts Crowley out of the deal they made made, Crowley teams up with Raphael based solely on their mutual hatred of Castiel.



* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Angelblades]]: Because he's no longer an Angel.

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* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Angelblades]]: Angel Blades]]: Because he's no longer an Angel.angel.



** "It's very ''[[Film/ABeautifulMind Beautiful Mind]]'' meets ''Film/{{Se7en}}''."



* TouchOfDeath: Subverted. When Crowley returns to take the blood after Castiel double crossed him, Castiel teleports behind Crowley and places his hand on his head to smite him. Crowley quips that he's immune from Castiel's angelic powers due to protection from his new partner Raphael.

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* ThemedAliases: In the motel room in Sam's head, he finds [=IDs=] with the names [[Music/LedZeppelin Jimmy]] [[Music/TheYardbirds Page]], [[Music/{{Rush}} Neil Peart]], and [[Music/{{ACDC}} Angus Young]].
* TouchOfDeath: Subverted. When Crowley returns to take the blood after Castiel double crossed him, Castiel teleports behind Crowley and places his hand on his head to smite him. Crowley quips that he's immune from to Castiel's angelic powers due to protection from his new partner partner, Raphael.



-->'''Crowley:''' Exit stage Crowley. [vanishes]

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-->'''Crowley:''' Exit stage Crowley. [vanishes]''[vanishes]''
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Crowley calls Castiel out on his betrayal as being unnoble. Later episodes suggest it's closer to PragmaticVillainy, since Crowley doesn't like breaking contracts because no one will make deals with him if he does.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Crowley calls Castiel out on his betrayal as being unnoble. Later episodes suggest it's closer to PragmaticVillainy, since Crowley doesn't like breaking contracts because no one will make deals with him if he does.

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