History Recap / SupernaturalS08E21TheGreatEscapist

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him barbecue and pad thai, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]]. These demons find themselves trapped in a devil's trap when they go to the location Kevin gave them. The demons call Crowley, who is furious and goes to confront Kevin. When Crowley asks how Kevin knew the charade was not real, Kevin explains that the real Sam and Dean would never have gone to get him barbecue when there were burritos in the fridge. When Kevin refuses to tell Crowley what is on the tablet, Crowley strangles Kevin. Metatron erases Crowley's angel warding and transports Kevin's body, still clutching the second half of the Demon Tablet, in blinding white light that burns Crowley. After Kevin's body appears in Metatron's room in the Two Rivers Hotel, Metatron touches Kevin's chest bringing him back to life and healing his bruises. Kevin wakes up and says he knows what the third trial is, but when Sam asks what it is, it is Metatron who answers, "To cure a demon."

* HeyItsThatGuy: Curtis Armstrong who plays Metatron, played Dudley "Booger" Dawson in ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'', Herbert Quentin Viola in ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', and Peter Goldman in ''Series/TheCloser''.

* PlatonicCave: Kevin is in a fake version of Garth's boat, and when the demons leave the boat they walk through a [[CoolGate blue, rippling barrier]] into a wrecked theater with security monitors and mummy cases decorating the walls.

* MissingMissionControl: Garth is MIA, and Keel, who is presumably another hunter, has not heard from him. Given TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, Dean's phone conversation establishing may be [[ForeShadowing more important]] than it seems.

* MissingMissionControl: Garth is MIA, and Keel, who is presumably another hunter, has not heard from him. Given TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, Dean's phone conversation establishing may be [[ForShadowing more important]] than it seems.

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: Crowley's angel-killing gun. Although, it does make one wonder how you melt down an angel blade, which then leads you to wonder how and of what angel blades are made.

* MissingMissionControl: Garth is MIA, and Keel, who is presumably another hunter, has not heard from him. Given TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, Dean's phone conversation establishing may be [[ForShadowing more important]] than it seems.

* MissingMissionControl: Garth is MIA, and Keel, who is presumably another hunter, has not heard from him.

** Even though Castiel was released from Naomi's influence when he touched the tablet, why didn't Naomi at least try using her mind control device to extract the whereabouts of the tablet from Crowley's mind?

* HumansAreSpecial: Metatron is amazed by the inventiveness of humans and has presumably spent millennia listening to stories and reading books.

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him barbecue and pad thai, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]]. These demons find themselves trapped in a devil's trap when they go to the location Kevin gives them. The demons call Crowley, who is furious and goes to confront Kevin. When Crowley asks how Kevin knew the charade was not real, Kevin explains that the real Sam and Dean would never have gone to get him barbecue when there were burritos in the fridge. When Kevin refuses to tell Crowley what is on the tablet, Crowley strangles Kevin. Metatron erases Crowley's angel warding and transports Kevin's body, still clutching the second half of the Demon Tablet, in blinding white light that burns Crowley. After Kevin's body appears in Metatron's room in the Two Rivers Hotel, Metatron touches Kevin's chest bringing him back to life and healing his bruises. Kevin wakes up and says he knows what the third trial is, but when Sam asks what it is, it is Metatron who answers, "To cure a demon."

After Sam regains consciousness, Sam and Dean enter the room where the books were delivered. They find an older man with a shotgun surrounded by stacks of books who has no idea who the Winchesters are and asks them if they are working for [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Michael or Lucifer]]. They realize that he is Metatron, and that the Scribe of God has so isolated himself that he did not hear about the Apocalypse or the Civil War in heaven. Metatron recognizes the tinnitus Sam is suffering from as effects from being so close to him, the source of the Word of God, and knows that Sam has undertaken the trials. Metatron explains that he has been hiding from the archangels since God disappeared, as he knew they were scheming to take over the universe, but would need the Word of God and him to do this. Sam and Dean try to explain the suffering humans have experienced at the hands of angels, and tell Metatron about Kevin, whom they presume is dead.

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him barbecue and pad thai, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]]. These demons find themselves trapped in a devil's trap when they go to the location Kevin gives them. The demons call Crowley, who is furious and goes to confront Kevin. When Crowley asks how Kevin knew the charade was not real, Kevin explains that the real Sam and Dean would never have gone to get him barbecue when there were burritos in the fridge. When Kevin refuses to tell Crowley what is on the tablet, Crowley starts to strangle Kevin. Metatron un-writes Crowley's angel warding and rescues Kevin from Crowley in blinding white light that burns Crowley. Metatron brings Kevin, still clutching the second half of the demon tablet, back to the Two Rivers Hotel. Kevin wakes up and says he knows what the third trial is, but when Sam asks what it is, it is Metatron who answers, "To cure a demon."

When Castiel teleports back to the Biggerson's restaurant in Santa Fe, he finds the staff and patrons dead, except for Kara who has her eyes burned out and is repeating, "They said you have to stop." When he kneels down to help her, Ion appears behind Castiel with his angel blade at Castiel's throat. Naomi starts interrogating Castiel, but he will not reveal where the Angel Tablet is. A search of the other Biggerson's restaurants does not turn up the tablet. Crowley suddenly appears shooting Esper through the neck and shooting Ion in the arm with bullets made from a melted down angel blade. Naomi starts to glow with light, but when Crowley points the gun at her, she disappears. Crowley then shoots Castiel in the stomach, and Ion, who is actually a double agent for Crowley, helps Crowley bring Castiel back to Crowley's office. Crowley says he knows that Castiel wont tell him where the tablet is, but he has already figured out where Castiel hid the tablet. Crowley then reaches into the wound in Castiel's abdomen and pulls out the Angel Tablet.

* FridgeBrillance: Since [[spoiler: Kevin briefly died]] did another prophet get activated in the same manner that a second slayer was activated in ''[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E10WhatsMyLinePart2 Buffy The Vampire Slayer]]''?

* FridgeLogic: Why didn't Castiel transport to another Biggerson's restaurant or any other place when Crowley shot Naomi's assistants and she was distracted?

* ScrewDestiny: Unlike almost every other angel, Metatron does not appeal to fate and celebrates free will.

* ThePowerOfCreation: Metatron is amazed by humanities ability to create stories.

* HeroicRROD: Sam [[{{fainting}} collapses]] from the transformations he has undergone by completing the trials.

Castiel was left alone with Ion, who is trying to excuse his actions by explaining how hard it was to work for Naomi in heaven's intelligence division. Castiel digs the angel-blade bullet out of his gut, and distracts Ion, knocking him to the ground. He then pushes the bullet through Ion's eye and into his brain, killing Ion. Sam and Dean are driving in the Impala discussing what the consequences of completing the trials might be, when they a figure suddenly appears lying in the road. Dean slams on the breaks, and they avoid hitting the wounded Castiel.

* [[Spoiler: AscendedDemon / FindTheCure: The third trial is to cure a demon.]]

After Sam regains consciousness, Sam and Dean enter the room where the books were delivered. They find an older man with a shotgun surrounded by stacks of books who has no idea who the Winchesters are and asks them if they are working for [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Michael or Lucifer]]. They realize that he is Metatron, and that the Scribe of God has so isolated himself that he did not hear about the Apocalypse or the Civil War in heaven. Metatron recognizes the tinnitus Sam is suffering from as effects from being so close to him, the source of the Word of God, and knows that Sam has undertaken the trials. Metatron explains that he has been hiding from the archangels since God disappeared, as he knew they were scheming to take over the universe, but would need the Word of God and him to do this. Sam and Dean try to explain the suffering humans have suffered at the hands of angels, and tell him about Kevin, whom they presume is dead.

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him food, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]]. These demons find themselves trapped in a devil's trap when they go to the location Kevin gives them. The demons call Crowley, who is furious and goes to confront Kevin. When Crowley asks how Kevin knew the charade was not real, Kevin explains that the real Sam and Dean would never have gone to get him barbecue when there were burritos in the fridge. When Kevin refuses to tell Crowley what is on the tablet, Crowley starts to strangle Kevin. Metatron un-writes Crowley's angel warding and rescues Kevin from Crowley in blinding white light that burns Crowley. Metatron brings Kevin, still clutching the second half of the demon tablet, back to the Two Rivers Hotel. Kevin wakes up and says he knows what the third trial is, but when Sam asks what it is, it is Metatron who answers, "To cure a demon."

When Castiel teleports back to the Biggerson's restaurant in Santa Fe, he finds the staff and patrons dead, except for Kara who has her eyes burned out and is repeating, "They said you have to stop." When he kneels down to help her, Ion appears behind Castiel with his angel blade at Castiel's throat. Naomi starts interrogating Castiel, but he will not reveal where the Angel Tablet is. A search of the other Biggerson's restaurants does not turn up the tablet. Crowley suddenly appears shooting Esper through the neck and shooting Ion in the arm with bullets made from a melted down angel blade. Naomi starts to glow with light, but when Crowley points the gun at her, she disappears. Crowley then shoots Castiel in the stomach, and Ion, who is an angel mole on Crowley's payroll, helps Crowley bring Castiel back to Crowley's office. Crowley says he knows that Castiel wont tell him where the tablet is, but he has already figured out where Castiel hid the tablet. Crowley reaches into the wound in Castiel's abdomen and pulls out the Angel Tablet.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: We learn that Naomi had manipulated Castiel's memories long before he returned back from Purgatory, like around the time of Exodus.

Castiel was left alone with Ion, who is trying to excuse his actions by explaining how hard it was to work for Naomi in heaven's intelligence division. Castiel digs the angel-blade bullet out of his gut, and distracts Ion, knocking him to the ground. He then pushes the bullet through Ion's eye and into his brain, killing Ion. Sam and Dean are driving in the Impala discussing what the consequences of completing the trials might be, when they a figure suddenly appears lying in the road. Dean slams on the breaks, and they avoid hitting the wounded Castiel.

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him food, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]]. These demons find themselves trapped in a devil's trap when they go to the location Kevin gives them. The demons call Crowley, who is furious and goes to confront Kevin. When Crowley asks how Kevin knew the charade was not real, Kevin explains that the real Sam and Dean would never have gone to get him barbecue when there were burritos in the fridge. When Kevin refuses to tell Crowley what is on the tablet, Crowley starts to strangle Kevin. Metatron un-writes Crowley's angel warding and rescues Kevin from Crowley in blinding white light that burns Crowley.

Kevin asks the demons pretending to be Sam and Dean to get him food, but when they return he says he is still having trouble translating the portion of the tablet he has, and asks them to get the [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver other half he hid]].