History Recap / SupernaturalS08E22ClipShow

* IdiosyncraticWipes: The white flash before and after the {{flashback}}s from [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo "Wendigo" (S01, E02)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS07E01MeetTheNewBoss "Meet The New Boss" (S07, E01)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E02WhatsUpTigerMommy "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?" (S08, E02)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E12AsTimeGoesBy "As Time Goes By" (S08, E12)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS07E05ShutUpDrPhil "Shut Up, Dr. Phil" (S07, E05)]], and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E19Provenance "Provenance" (S01, E19)]].
* IdiotBall: Rather than using a regular low-level demon (which the Winchesters have shown they can take on and capture with no trouble), they decide to revive Abaddon, possibly the most powerful demon still alive and who is immune to regular exorcism. This is somewhat justified by Crowley's comments that he had been keeping all his demons away from the Winchesters, on the assumption that the third trial would be something demon-related. Abaddon was simply the only demon to hand, but at that point the Winchesters didn't know that.

* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/CindyBusby, who plays Jenny Klein, was listed in the press release promoting this episode, but when we see Jenny Klein it is as a burnt dead body lying face down who could have been played by anyone.

* PlotInducedStupidity: Rather than using a regular low-level demon (which the Winchesters have shown they can take on and capture with no trouble), they decide to revive Abaddon, possibly the most powerful demon still alive and who is immune to regular exorcism. This is somewhat justified by Crowley's comments that he had been keeping all his demons away from the Winchesters, on the assumption that the third trial would be something demon-related. Abaddon was simply the only demon to hand, but at that point the Winchesters didn't know that.

* YouLookFamiliar: Donnelly Rhodes, who plays the older Father Simon, also played Shaw, the scarred survivor of a wendigo attack as a child, in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo "Wendigo" (S01, E02)]].

Castiel follows Metatron to Eugenie's Restaurant, where [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Jane]] (LindaTomassone), the waitress, serves them and flirts with Castiel. Metatron reveals that the first trial for closing the gates of Heaven is cutting out the heart of their waitress. She happens to be the only {{Nephilim}}, offspring of an angel and a human, on earth. Castiel argues that she is innocent, but Metatron convinces Castiel that he must do this to help Heaven.

Sam then receives a text from Crowley, which says, "545 Greenleaf St. Apt. 306, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity,_Indiana Prosperity, Indiana]]." Dean recalls they worked [[Recap/SupernaturalS07E05ShutUpDrPhil a case]] there. When they get to the address, they find [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Jenny Klein]] (CindyBusby) dead in her oven. They receive another call from Crowley, who is sitting in his office with a copy of the books about the Winchesters that were written by [[Characters/SupernaturalProphets Chuck]], under the name Carver Edlund. Crowley tells the brothers that he is killing off the people they saved, and will continue to kill a new person every 12 hours until they give him the demon tablet. Because he knows they will try to stop him, Crowley explains he has an ''object lesson'' for them in 57 minutes at the Ivy Motel, room 116, in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis Indianapolis]].

Castiel follows Metatron to Eugenie's Restaurant, where [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Jane]] (Creator/LindaTomassone), the waitress, serves them and flirts with Castiel. Metatron reveals that the first trial for closing the gates of Heaven is cutting out the heart of their waitress. She happens to be the only {{Nephilim}}, offspring of an angel and a human, on earth. Castiel argues that she is innocent, but Metatron convinces Castiel that he must do this to help Heaven.

Sam then receives a text from Crowley, which says, "545 Greenleaf St. Apt. 306, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity,_Indiana Prosperity, Indiana]]." Dean recalls they worked [[Recap/SupernaturalS07E05ShutUpDrPhil a case]] there. When they get to the address, they find [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Jenny Klein]] (Creator/CindyBusby) dead in her oven. They receive another call from Crowley, who is sitting in his office with a copy of the books about the Winchesters that were written by [[Characters/SupernaturalProphets Chuck]], under the name Carver Edlund. Crowley tells the brothers that he is killing off the people they saved, and will continue to kill a new person every 12 hours until they give him the demon tablet. Because he knows they will try to stop him, Crowley explains he has an ''object lesson'' for them in 57 minutes at the Ivy Motel, room 116, in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis Indianapolis]].

[[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Metatron]], who goes by Marv in public, finds Castiel while Castiel is in a store trying to buy items that Dean likes in order to makeup with him. Castiel sees that the pie holder is empty and grabs the clerk behind the counter demanding he gets pie. Metatron tells Castiel to let go of the clerk and explains to Castiel that Heaven's Civil War continues, with numerous factions fighting each other, and while [[Characters/SupernaturalAngels Naomi]] is a player, she is not in charge. Metatron wants Castiel's help in closing the gates of Heaven, as he thinks if the angels were all stuck in Heaven together they would work things out. Metatron transports to a restaurant which serves caramel apple crepes in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojai,_California Ojai, California]].