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* TheyFightCrime: Almost word-for-word when Dean is expressing his disbelief about Cas and Crowley's roadtrip.
-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
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* TranquilFury: Mrs. Peterson, when Sam questions her religion and questioning how she treated her daughter.
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* TranquilFury: Mrs. Peterson, when Sam questions her religion and questioning how she treated her daughter.daughter.
* WunzaPlot: Almost word-for-word when Dean is expressing his disbelief about Cas and Crowley's roadtrip.
-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
* WunzaPlot: Almost word-for-word when Dean is expressing his disbelief about Cas and Crowley's roadtrip.
-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Dean, ever since their mom left them.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Dean, ever since after their mom left them.
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For the series so far: At least 1287 humans (of which 19 were witches), 1126 angels (2 of which were archangels), 186 demons, 71 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 3 Thule, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 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 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
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For the series so far: At least 1287 1286 humans (of which 19 were witches), 1126 angels (2 of which were archangels), 186 188 demons, 71 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 3 Thule, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 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 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
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Penn & De Niro
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** Sam and Dean dress as priests and introduce themselves as Fr. Penn and Fr. De Niro. Creator/SeanPenn and Creator/RobertDeNiro play convicts who pretend to be priests in the 1989 remake of ''Film/WereNoAngels''.
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* TogetherInDeath: When Sam discovers Magda after investigating their property, Mrs. Peterson urges her husband for them to leave, but it's implied he's kept in the dark about her plan to poison their last meal before the "trip", letting them ascend to Heaven as a family.
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* TogetherInDeath: When Sam discovers Magda after investigating their property, Mrs. Peterson urges her husband for them to leave, but it's implied he's kept in the dark about her plan to poison their last meal before the "trip", letting them ascend to Heaven as a family.family.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dean, ever since their mom left them.
* TranquilFury: Mrs. Peterson, when Sam questions her religion and questioning how she treated her daughter.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dean, ever since their mom left them.
* TranquilFury: Mrs. Peterson, when Sam questions her religion and questioning how she treated her daughter.
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* NeverMyFault: Mrs. Peterson blames Magda for Elijah.
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* AccidentalMurder: The last thing Magda wanted was to kill people with her powers. She tried calling out to others for help by creating a telepathic connection, only to have them suffer and die from the same whippings her mother would force upon her.
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* AccidentalMurder: AccidentalMurder:
** The last thing Magda wanted was to kill people with her powers. She tried calling out to others for help by creating a telepathic connection, only to have them suffer and die from the same whippings her mother would force uponher.her.
** Gail stabs Elijah when he gets between her and Magda.
** The last thing Magda wanted was to kill people with her powers. She tried calling out to others for help by creating a telepathic connection, only to have them suffer and die from the same whippings her mother would force upon
** Gail stabs Elijah when he gets between her and Magda.
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* ChainsOfCommanding: Dean is quick to believe the first victim was killed by a Wiccan coworker for her job, until he actually talks to her about how much the responsibility of it sucks and nobody envying the position.
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* ChainsOfCommanding: TheChainsOfCommanding: Dean is quick to believe the first victim was killed by a Wiccan coworker for her job, job. That's until he actually talks to her about how much the responsibility of it sucks and nobody envying envied the position.
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* {{Cult}}: The Peterson family.
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* ChainsOfCommanding: Dean is quick to believe the first victim was killed by a Wiccan coworker for her job, until he actually talks to her about how much the responsibility of it sucks and nobody envying the position.
* {{Cult}}: The Peterson family. They follow a Luddite branch of Christianity and isolate themselves from the modern world, which they believe corrupt. Mrs. Peterson seems to be the EvilMatriarch of the group, as the most vocal and authoritative family member, that tries to poison them (and force their compliance when discovered).
* {{Cult}}: The Peterson family. They follow a Luddite branch of Christianity and isolate themselves from the modern world, which they believe corrupt. Mrs. Peterson seems to be the EvilMatriarch of the group, as the most vocal and authoritative family member, that tries to poison them (and force their compliance when discovered).
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* DownerEnding: Magda is killed by a member of the British Men Of Letters.
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* DownerEnding: Magda is killed by a member of the British Men Of Letters.Letters, [[HopeSpot after being reassured about her powers and on her way to living with her aunt]].
* DramaticIrony:
** Sam and Dean, who've literally been through Heaven and Hell and confronted both God and Lucifer, being [[HolierThanThou lectured on God's will and the Devil's machinations]] by Mrs. Peterson.
** Sam and Dean in disagreement on whether the killings are a vengeful ghost or an envious witch, when it's neither.
* DramaticIrony:
** Sam and Dean, who've literally been through Heaven and Hell and confronted both God and Lucifer, being [[HolierThanThou lectured on God's will and the Devil's machinations]] by Mrs. Peterson.
** Sam and Dean in disagreement on whether the killings are a vengeful ghost or an envious witch, when it's neither.
* LuddWasRight: The opinion of the Peterson's, who left technology behind to form a closer relationship with God in a remote area where they literally cut themselves off from the grid. It's [[FreudianExcuse implied to be related]] to a desire for a cell phone being the cause of the first outburst of Magda's powers, but [[PragmaticVillainy it also has the practical effect]] of isolating them as they keep her imprisoned and abused, so it's ambiguous how much of it is genuine.
* MadwomanInTheAttic: The Peterson's faked Magda's death and keep her locked in a cellar, where she is regularly emotionally abused with religious rhetoric stating she's evil as she's forced to repent with self-flagellation. She spends her alone time quietly singing hymns and converses with company about her internalized idea of being evil.
* MadwomanInTheAttic: The Peterson's faked Magda's death and keep her locked in a cellar, where she is regularly emotionally abused with religious rhetoric stating she's evil as she's forced to repent with self-flagellation. She spends her alone time quietly singing hymns and converses with company about her internalized idea of being evil.
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-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
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-->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.crimes.
* TogetherInDeath: When Sam discovers Magda after investigating their property, Mrs. Peterson urges her husband for them to leave, but it's implied he's kept in the dark about her plan to poison their last meal before the "trip", letting them ascend to Heaven as a family.
* TogetherInDeath: When Sam discovers Magda after investigating their property, Mrs. Peterson urges her husband for them to leave, but it's implied he's kept in the dark about her plan to poison their last meal before the "trip", letting them ascend to Heaven as a family.
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* AccidentalMurder: The last thing Magda wanted was to kill people with her powers. She tried calling out to others for help by creating a telepathic connection, only to have them suffer and die from the same whippings her mother would force upon her.
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* DownerEnding: Magda is killed by a member of the British Men Of Letters.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Mrs. Peterson tortures her daughter believing her to be the devil, but it is implied that she has a personal vendetta against Magda for causing the accident which caused her nerve damage. Of course, it is possible that she [[BelievingTheirOwnLies believed her own lies]] at this point.
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* TakeThat: When Abraham is explaining why they left the modern word behind
-->"The world out there, it's all distractions, consumerism and corporations. And the people, if they're not shopping or stuffing their face, they're sitting in front of some screen watching fake people do fake things, while the real world gets more and more screwed up"
-->"The world out there, it's all distractions, consumerism and corporations. And the people, if they're not shopping or stuffing their face, they're sitting in front of some screen watching fake people do fake things, while the real world gets more and more screwed up"
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* SacredLanguage: Magda and the people she possesses with her powers beg for help in 'Aramaic' (actually closer to Arabic, and utter nonsense in both languages).
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* ImprovisedCross: In Magda's cellar, the cross is made of sticks and barbed wire.
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* ShoutOut: A tormented girl with psychic powers is locked away and abused by her hyper-religious mother and made to believe she is a demon until she loses control and people die? [[Film/Carrie1976 Gee, what could that be a reference to?]]
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* CallBack: Quite a few to "[[Recap/SupernaturalS01E14Nightmare Nightmare]]", the season one episode to first introduce the psychic kids.
* {{Cult}}: The Peterson family.
* DevilInDisguise: What the Petersons believe Magda is.
* MeaningfulName: Magda was likely named after Mary Magdalene.
* {{Cult}}: The Peterson family.
* DevilInDisguise: What the Petersons believe Magda is.
* MeaningfulName: Magda was likely named after Mary Magdalene.
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Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS12E03TheFoundry\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS12E05TheOneYouveBeenWaitingFor]
'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 12, Episode 4''':
! American Nightmare
Sam and Dean investigate a case that leads them to a devout religious family that lives off the grid. The brothers realize that the parents are hiding a huge secret that could destroy them all. Meanwhile, Dean struggles to accept Mary's latest decision.
Writers: Davy Perez
Director: John Showalter
!!Body Count
For this episode: 5 humans
For the series so far: At least 1287 humans (of which 19 were witches), 1126 angels (2 of which were archangels), 186 demons, 71 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 3 Thule, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 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 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
!!Tropes
* SoundtrackDissonance: As the delivery boy is ripped to shreds by Magda's power, the cheery song on his earbuds continues to play.
* TheyFightCrime: Almost word-for-word when Dean is expressing his disbelief about Cas and Crowley's roadtrip.
--->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS12E03TheFoundry\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS12E05TheOneYouveBeenWaitingFor]
'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 12, Episode 4''':
! American Nightmare
Sam and Dean investigate a case that leads them to a devout religious family that lives off the grid. The brothers realize that the parents are hiding a huge secret that could destroy them all. Meanwhile, Dean struggles to accept Mary's latest decision.
Writers: Davy Perez
Director: John Showalter
!!Body Count
For this episode: 5 humans
For the series so far: At least 1287 humans (of which 19 were witches), 1126 angels (2 of which were archangels), 186 demons, 71 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 3 Thule, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 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 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
!!Tropes
* SoundtrackDissonance: As the delivery boy is ripped to shreds by Magda's power, the cheery song on his earbuds continues to play.
* TheyFightCrime: Almost word-for-word when Dean is expressing his disbelief about Cas and Crowley's roadtrip.
--->'''Dean:''' One's an angel, one's a demon, and... they solve crimes.
