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* MoodWhiplash: This largely comedic episode takes a hard turn into sad and dramatic in the last act.
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* DramaticIrony: As a child, Sam sends Sully away so he can be with his father John again, whether or not that's what he really wanted.
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* DramaticIrony: As a child, Sam sends Sully away so he can be with his father John again, whether or not that's what he really wanted. And we saw how Sam and John's relationship turned out.
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Director: Richard Speight Jr.
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Director: Richard Speight Jr.
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* DramaticIrony: As a child, Sam sends Sully away so he can be with his father John again, whether or not that's what he really wanted.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Sully is so haunted by the double-whammy of Sam rejecting him and his causing Audrey's death that he [[KickedUpstairs took himself out of the field.]]
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* MyGreatestFailure: Sully is so haunted by the double-whammy of Sam rejecting him and his causing Audrey's death that he [[KickedUpstairs took himself out of the field.]]field]].
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* YouCanSeeThatRight: Sam's response to Dean's reaction to Sully. It happens again (non-verbally) each time the brothers are exposed to another "imaginary" friend.
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* YouCanSeeThatRight: Sam's response to Dean's reaction to Sully. It happens again (non-verbally) each time the brothers are exposed to another "imaginary" friend.friend.
* YourFavorite: Sully prepares "breakfast" for Sam with all of Sam's childhood favorites, including marshmallow nachos.
* YourFavorite: Sully prepares "breakfast" for Sam with all of Sam's childhood favorites, including marshmallow nachos.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: The kitchen when Sully prepares "breakfast" for Sam, with all of Sam's childhood favorites, including marshmallow nachos.
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* CringeComedy: Maddie's mother unknowingly wipes sparkly zanna blood all over her face while talking to the Winchesters.
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* TasteLikeDiabetes: The kitchen when Sully prepares "breakfast" for Sam, with all of Sam's childhood favorites, including marshmallow nachos.
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* InvisibleToAdults: Zanna are invisible except to the children they are helping. Sully has to whammy Sam and Dean so they can actually see what is going on, but Sam could see Sully without help when he was younger.
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* ICantBelieveImSayingThis: Dean asking a Zanna when was the last time he saw Nicky the Mermaid then whispering "God, I can't believe I just said that."
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!!Body Count:
For this episode: 2 zannas.
For the series so far = At least 1185 humans (of which 13 were witches), 1119 angels, 182 demons, 69 vampires, 52 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 12 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, Death, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 nachzehrer, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
For this episode: 2 zannas.
For the series so far = At least 1185 humans (of which 13 were witches), 1119 angels, 182 demons, 69 vampires, 52 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 12 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, Death, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 nachzehrer, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 11, Episode 8''':
! Just My Imagination
Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS11E07Plush\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS11E09OBrotherWhereArtThou]
'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 11, Episode 8''':
! Just My Imagination
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* SymbolicBlood: Mr. Sparkles bleeds a lot from his fatal wounds, but it looks like red glitter mixed with glue.
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* SymbolicBlood: Mr. Sparkles bleeds a lot from his fatal wounds, but it looks like red glitter mixed with glue.glue.
*YouCanSeeThatRight: Sam's response to Dean's reaction to Sully. It happens again (non-verbally) each time the brothers are exposed to another "imaginary" friend.
*YouCanSeeThatRight: Sam's response to Dean's reaction to Sully. It happens again (non-verbally) each time the brothers are exposed to another "imaginary" friend.
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* KarmaHoudini: When Sully talks Reese down, she cries and comes to terms with her grief and then drives away at episode's end without suffering any consequences for killing two innocent zanna.The
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* AntiVillain: The killer, while taking an extreme step, does have a valid reason to seek revenge.
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* {{Mundanger}}: The killer of the week is human and the victims are supernatural (but harmless) creatures.
* {{Mundanger}}: The killer of the week is human and the victims are supernatural (but harmless) creatures.
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* KarmaHoudini: When Sully talks Reese down, she cries and comes to terms with her grief and then drives away at episode's end without suffering any consequences for killing two innocent zanna.
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* KickedUpstairs: Sully took himself out of the field after the double whammy of Sam's departure and Audrey's death.
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* KickedUpstairs: MyGreatestFailure: Sully is so haunted by the double-whammy of Sam rejecting him and his causing Audrey's death that he [[KickedUpstairs took himself out of the field after the double whammy of Sam's departure and Audrey's death.field.]]
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* FriendToAllChildren: Being one of these is pretty much the zanna job description. They entertain, nurture, and give advice to kids who need them, and ask for nothing in return except that their charges turn into well-adjusted adults.
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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Sully gives Reese the chance to stab him if that is what will stop the pain over losing her sister.
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* ShoutOut: At various points Sam refers to Sully as "{{Series/Mork| and Mindy}} from Ork", "Film/DropDeadFred", and "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]".
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* ShoutOut: At various points Sam Dean refers to Sully as "{{Series/Mork| and Mindy}} from Ork", "Film/DropDeadFred", and "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]".
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In Menominee, Wisconsin someone is killing members of the ''zanna'', a mostly invisible race that guides children. Sam's old imaginary friend Sully, also a zanna, comes to him and Dean for help with the case.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: At the end Sam asks Dean what his alternative is to going backseeking help.in the cage with Lucifer.
* FantasticRacism: Dean initially resists helping Sully because their mission is to help "people" and he doesn't think Sully and his kind count.
* KickedUpstairs: Sully took himself out of the field after the double whammy of Sam's departure and Audrey's death.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The ''zanna'' are a whole race of [=NSIFs=].
* ShoutOut: At various points Sam refers to Sully as "{{Series/Mork| and Mindy}} from Ork", "Film/DropDeadFred", and "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]".
* SymbolicBlood: Mr. Sparkles bleeds a lot from his fatal wounds, but it looks like red glitter mixed with glue.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: At the end Sam asks Dean what his alternative is to going back
* FantasticRacism: Dean initially resists helping Sully because their mission is to help "people" and he doesn't think Sully and his kind count.
* KickedUpstairs: Sully took himself out of the field after the double whammy of Sam's departure and Audrey's death.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The ''zanna'' are a whole race of [=NSIFs=].
* ShoutOut: At various points Sam refers to Sully as "{{Series/Mork| and Mindy}} from Ork", "Film/DropDeadFred", and "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]".
* SymbolicBlood: Mr. Sparkles bleeds a lot from his fatal wounds, but it looks like red glitter mixed with glue.
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Sam's old imaginary friend comes back seeking help.
Sam's old imaginary friend comes back seeking help.
