History Recap / SupernaturalS07E07TheMentalists

* WomanInBlack

* ForTheEvulz: Sam destroys the binding spell, but the murderer says she's actually helping him willingly.

* WorkingTheSameCase: Sam refuses to work with Dean, but then turns up to investigate the same murders he's looking into.

** [[Film/{{Chinatown}} "Forget it Sam. It's Lillydale."]]

** The man at the psychic museum grabs Dean's arm and delivers a message from Ellen.

* LetsSplitUp: Used by Sam as an excuse not to work alongside Dean. Fortunately it's a non-lethal version of this trope.

* MyCard: NO FUTURE TOO GRIM.

** NotSoPhonyPsychic: That said, at least one of them was able to channel Ellen.
* RedHerring

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/TheXFiles.'' [[RunningGag Again]].

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For the series so far = At least 760 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 55 angels, 36 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 kitsunes, 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.

* GenreSavvy: Dean tells Sam that they might as well work together because there's no way either one will leave while bodies are still piling up.

* GeniusBonus: When they find the empty coffin, Dean remarks that they've been Geraldo[[BuffySpeak -ed]]. This is a reference to ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone%27s_Vault The Mystery of]] AlCapone's Vault'', a live television special hosted by Geraldo Rivera, focusing on the uncovering of Capone's secret vault, which [[OhCrap turned out to be empty]].

* CallBack: The VillainOfTheWeek uses a binding spell [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks for personal reasons]].

'''Season 7, Episode 07''':

Sam and Dean discover that an angry spirit is killing off resident mediums in Lily Dale, the most "psychic" town in America, but with a town full of people claiming to be summoning spirits, they have some trouble finding the true medium who's controlling the ghost.

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--> '''Sam''': I mean, how many crystal balls do you think there are in Lillydale?
--> '''Dean''': Somewhere between fifty and, uh, all of them.
* BoyMeetsGhoul -- that's the implication.
* CallBack: The VillainOfTheWeek uses a binding spell [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks for personal reasons.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The psychics die this way. One of them gets killed by silverware.
* GeniusBonus: When they find the empty coffin, Dean remarks that they've been Geraldo[[BuffySpeak -ed]]. This is a reference to ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone%27s_Vault The Mystery of]] AlCapone's Vault'', a live television special hosted by Geraldo Rivera, focusing on the uncovering of Capone's secret vault, which [[OhCrap turned out to be empty.]]
* GhostlyChill -- the first sign that there is an actual ghost working in Lillydale
* HeartwarmingInHindsight -- one psychic tells Dean that a woman named Ellen says she'll "kick his ass if he doesn't tell him how bad things are." Ellen's watching over them. That, and at least one psychic was real.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Melony gives one
--> '''Melony''': I need a drink.
--> '''Dean''': I support that.
* OneSteveLimit: This episode features a character named Jimmy. Jimmy Novak was introduced in [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E20TheRapture an earlier episode.]]
* PhonyPsychic -- a town full of them

* ScoobyDooHoax -- at least one of the mediums has a fairly elaborate set-up to fake ghosts for her clients.
* ShoutOut: To ''Series/TheXFiles.'' [[RunningGag Again.]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork -- on Sam's part. Dean doesn't think he's done anything wrong.
* TermsOfEndangerment : The ghost calls Dean "handsome."

** PhonyPhonyPsychic: That said, at least one of them was able to channel Ellen.

* OneSteveLimit: This episode features a character named Jimmy. [[SupernaturalS04E20TheRapture Jimmy Novak was introduced in an earlier episode.]].

* OneSteveLimit: This episode features a character named Jimmy.

* ScoobyDooHoax -- at least one of the mediums has a fairly elaborate set-up to fake ghosts for her clients
* TeethClenchedTeamwork -- on Sam's part. Dean doesn't think he's done anything wrong

--> '''Dean:''': I support that.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight -- one psychic tells Dean that a woman named Ellen says she'll "kick his ass if he doesn't tell him how bad things are." Ellen's watching over them. That, and at least one psychic was real.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight -- one psychic tells dean that a woman named Ellen says she'll kick his ass if he doesn't tell someone how bad things are. At least one psychic was real.