History Recap / SupernaturalS08E15MansBestFriendWithBenefits

* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: Spencer acts like he's genuinely concerned about Spencer's problems, but it turns out that he orchestrated all of it.]]

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives during a case with a lunatic alchemist]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead of the dachshund, a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that after working the case with the Winchesters, black arts and witchcraft became the center of James' life. James became a witch and used his powers to clear cases as a homicide detective. Portia also reveals that she is James' {{familiar}}, and she was the one who sent the text. James has been suffering from horrible dreams where he murders people, who end up dying, and she believes Sam and Dean are the only ones who can help James.

* {{Familiar}}: Portia and Philillipe [=LeChat=].

* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Spencer kills his familiar Philiipe [=LeChat=] like this when he talks to James, using only his mind.]]

* PlotAllergy: Dean, who is allergic to cats, can't stop sneezing around Philillipe [=LeChat=].

* PunnyName: Philillipe [=LeChat=] is a feline familiar. "Le Chat" is French for "the cat".

* EntitledToHaveYou

* FrameUp: Portia and the Winchesters, work to [[ClearTheirName clear Jame's name]].

* BondCreatures: Portia says she chose her master.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives during a case with a lunatic alchemist]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead of the dachshund, a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that after working the case with the Winchesters, black arts and witchcraft became the center of James' life. James became a witch and used his powers to clear cases as a homicide detective. Portia also reveals that she is James' {{familiar}}.

* MoralDissonance

* FantasticRacism: When Dean expresses his reluctance to help James because he is a witch, Portia calls him a bigot.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: James [[WeUsedToBeFriends who helped the Winchesters]] fights black magic, has become a witch.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives during a case with a lunatic alchemist]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead of the dachshund, a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that after working the case with the Winchesters, black arts and witchcraft became the center of Jame's life. James became a witch and used his powers to clear cases as a homicide detective. Portia also reveals that she is Jame's {{familiar}}.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives during a case with a lunatic alchemist]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead a of the dachshund, a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that after working the case with the Winchesters, black arts and witchcraft became the center of Jame's life. James became a witch and used his powers to clear cases as a homicide detective. Portia also reveals that she is Jame's {{familiar}}.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead a of the dachshund, a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that James became a witch after he learned about the supernatural from the Winchesters, and that she is Jame's familiar.

-->'''James:''' Astral project.

* YouLookFamiliar: Curtis Caravaggio, who plays Spencer Wallis, also played Mark Telesca in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E19Provenance "Provenance"]].

-->'''Portia:''' I get a more accurate read on people in my other persona. Approaching guys in a motel room like this - Well, it gets complicated.

* {{Familiar}}

-->'''Portia:''' I get a more accurate read on people in my other persona. Approaching guys in a motel room like this-

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead a of the dachshund a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed. This woman is Portia. She explains that James became a witch after he learned about the supernatural from the Winchesters, and that she is Jame's familiar.

* EvilDetectingDog

* ContinuityNod: In [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E01WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin "We Need To Talk About Kevin"]], it was established that Dean does not allow dogs in the Impala and does not seem very fond of dogs. In this episode, Portia realizes that Dean is not a dog person.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives]]. While Dean is on a beer run, Sam hears scratching at their motel room door, and opens the door to a dachshund in a red collar. When Dean returns, Sam explains how he only wants to keep the dog overnight until they can find her owner, only to turn around and see that instead a of the dachshund a beautiful woman with a red collar around her neck is lying on his bed.

Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives]].