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* AdultFear: Dean, Sam, and Cas anxiously waiting for the hospital doctors to finish testing [[LikeASonToMe Jack]] will be a familiar scene to any parent who's had to deal with a seriously ill child.
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* AdultFear: Dean, Sam, and Cas anxiously waiting for the hospital doctors to finish testing [[LikeASonToMe Jack]] will be a familiar scene to any parent who's had to deal with a seriously ill child.
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* ShoutOut: To SCP-231 (procedure 110-Montauk).
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Jack doesn't seem to worry that he is going to die within weeks. It's his [[AdultFear caretakers]] (Dean, Sam, and Castiel) who are restless.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Jack doesn't seem to worry that he is going to die within weeks. It's his [[AdultFear caretakers]] caretakers (Dean, Sam, and Castiel) who are restless.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Nick is shown with several empty bottles of liquor after murdering Frank Kelloq.
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** Lucifer wakes up in the Empty.

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** Lucifer wakes up in the Empty.Empty, his body slowly rising from the formless black mass before his red eyes flicker open.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Nick suspects retired cop Frank Kellogg of killing his family. After a torturous bout of questioning, Kellogg is revealed to be an innocent victim who'd been possessed by the real killer, a demon. Despite his personal understanding of the nature of possession, Nick beats Frank to death simply because Frank's body was the tool used to kill Nick's wife and son.


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* RevengeByProxy: Nick suspects retired cop Frank Kellogg of killing his family. After a torturous bout of questioning, Kellogg is revealed to be an innocent victim who'd been possessed by the real killer, a demon. Despite his personal understanding of the nature of possession, Nick beats Frank to death simply because Frank's body was the tool used to kill Nick's wife and son.
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* FreedomFromChoice: Nick realizes that his existence feels empty without Lucifer controlling him, and actually wants to be possessed again so he won't have to deal with the grief over his family's death... ''which was orchestrated by Lucifer to begin with''.
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* PrayerOfMalice: After realizing that he enjoyed his RoaringRampageOfRevenge, Nick prays not to God, but to ''Lucifer'', asking for him to be reborn and reunited with his vessel.

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* ManipulativeBastard: As it turns out, the person who killed Nick's wife and son was being possessed by Abraxas, who, as a demon, likely answered to Lucifer. It is likely that Lucifer had orchestrated Sarah and Teddy's deaths so he could gain Nick's permission to host him.

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* ManipulativeBastard: ManipulativeBastard:
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As it turns out, the person who killed Nick's wife and son was being possessed by Abraxas, who, as a demon, likely answered to Lucifer. It is likely that Lucifer had orchestrated Sarah and Teddy's deaths so he could gain Nick's permission to host him.him.
** Sergey the Shaman also gives Castiel a possible cure for Jack's illness, consisting of Gabriel's grace combined with an Enochian spell, but it doesn't work. When a livid Castiel calls him up, Sergey admits that it was really an experiment, not a guaranteed solution.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Nick apologizes to Frank Kelloq before beating him to death with a hammer. He realizes that Frank was possessed by a demon the night Nick's wife and child were killed, but he still wants revenge.

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* ManipulativeBastard: As it turns out, the person who killed Nick's wife and son were being possessed by Abraxas, who, as a demon, likely answered to Lucifer. Which means that Lucifer had orchestrated Sarah and Teddy's deaths so he could gain Nick's permission to host him.

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* ManipulativeBastard: As it turns out, the person who killed Nick's wife and son were was being possessed by Abraxas, who, as a demon, likely answered to Lucifer. Which means It is likely that Lucifer had orchestrated Sarah and Teddy's deaths so he could gain Nick's permission to host him.


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* TheReveal: Sarah and Teddy were killed by a demon named Abraxas.
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* CallBack: Rowena again says "bollocks" when she decides to help Jack, fighting the urge to leave him due to being a son of Lucifer. She previously said this in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E22Exodus Exodus]]" when she ultimately decided to side with the Winchesters and help them escape the Apocalypse World.

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* CallBack: Rowena again says "bollocks" when she decides to help Jack, fighting the urge to leave him due to being a son of Lucifer. She previously said this in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E22Exodus Exodus]]" "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E21BeatTheDevil Beat the Devil]]" when she ultimately decided to side with the Winchesters and help them escape the Apocalypse World.



** Jack mentions Rowena's contribution in helping the Winchesters and others escape from the Apocalypse World in "Exodus".

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** Jack mentions Rowena's contribution in helping the Winchesters and others escape from the Apocalypse World in "Exodus"."[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E22Exodus Exodus]]".

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* CallBack: Rowena again says "bollocks" when she decides to help Jack, fighting the urge to leave him due to being a son of Lucifer. She previously said this in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E22Exodus Exodus]]" when she ultimately decided to side with the Winchesters and help them escape the Apocalypse World.
* ContinuityNod:
** Jack mentions Rowena's contribution in helping the Winchesters and others escape from the Apocalypse World in "Exodus".
** Gabriel's time with porn stars in Monte Carlo, first told in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E18BringEmBackAlive Bring 'em Back Alive]]" is recounted by Sergei and Castiel. In exchange for a spell to hide his tracks, Gabriel gave Sergei a sliver of his grace.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Rowena is at first livid when Sam reveals that she is going to help a son of Lucifer. However, she mellows out throughout the episode, to the point that she is genuinely saddened upon learning that Jack's illness is untreatable, only managing to advise the others to take care of him during his final days.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: Jack doesn't seem to worry that he is going to die within weeks. It's his [[AdultFear caretakers]] (Dean, Sam, and Castiel) who are restless.
* HopeSpot: The combination of Gabriel's grace and Sergei's spell initially seem to heal Jack: his eyes glow gold and he himself states that he feels better. Then he collapses and starts bleeding again. The cure is not definitive; it is experimental.
* ImpairmentShot: In two separate cases, Dean's vision is briefly impaired, possibly a side effect of Michael's possession.



* ManipulativeBastard: As it turns out, the person who killed Nick's wife and son were being possessed by Abraxas, who, as a demon, likely answered to Lucifer. Which means that Lucifer had orchestrated Sarah and Teddy's deaths so he could gain Nick's permission to host him.



** [[spoiler:Lucifer wakes up in the Empty]]

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** [[spoiler:Lucifer Lucifer wakes up in the Empty]]Empty.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Sergei keeps Angel traps hidden around his trailer. Considering the way he screws over the protagonists, he's going to need protection.

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* ProperlyParanoid: Sergei keeps Angel traps hidden around his trailer. Considering the way he screws over the protagonists, Team Free Will, he's going to need protection.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Sergei keeps Angel traps hidden around his trailer. Considering the way he screws over the protagonists, he's going to need protection.
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** [[spoiler:Lucifer waking up in the Empty]]

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** [[spoiler:Lucifer waking wakes up in the Empty]]
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* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he genuinely enjoys killing and that avenging the murder of his wife and son's deaths was nothing more than an excuse for what he already felt driven to do.

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* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he genuinely enjoys killing and that avenging the murder murders of his wife and son's deaths son was nothing more than an excuse for what he already felt driven to do.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Nick suspects retired cop Frank Kellogg of killing his family. Kellogg turns out to be an innocent victim who'd been possessed by the real killer, a demon. Despite understanding the nature of possession, Nick murders Frank anyway because Frank's body was the tool used to kill Nick's wife and son.
* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he genuinely enjoys killing and avenging the murder of his wife and son's deaths was just an excuse for what he already felt driven to do.
* LikeASonToMe: Castiel speculates Dean is taking Jack's declining health particularly hard because it feels like losing a son.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Nick suspects retired cop Frank Kellogg of killing his family. After a torturous bout of questioning, Kellogg turns out is revealed to be an innocent victim who'd been possessed by the real killer, a demon. Despite his personal understanding of the nature of possession, Nick murders beats Frank anyway to death simply because Frank's body was the tool used to kill Nick's wife and son.
* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he genuinely enjoys killing and that avenging the murder of his wife and son's deaths was just nothing more than an excuse for what he already felt driven to do.
* LikeASonToMe: Castiel speculates that Dean is taking Jack's declining health particularly hard because it feels like losing a son.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Frank Kellog, a retired cop who Nick suspected of killing his family, turns out to be an innocent victim who was possessed by the real killer, who was a demon. Nick doesn't care and murders Frank anyway because it was still his body that was used to kill his wife and son.
* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he's been using his wife and son's deaths as an excuse for his killing spree and genuinely enjoys it.
* LikeASonToMe: Cass says that Dean is taking Jack's declining health particularly hard because Dean is losing a son.
* MyGreatestFailure: Sam speculates that Dean has never forgiven himself for abusing Jack.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Lucifer waking up in the Empty]]

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Frank Kellog, a Nick suspects retired cop who Nick suspected Frank Kellogg of killing his family, family. Kellogg turns out to be an innocent victim who was who'd been possessed by the real killer, who was a demon. Despite understanding the nature of possession, Nick doesn't care and murders Frank anyway because it was still his Frank's body that was the tool used to kill his Nick's wife and son.
* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he's been using he genuinely enjoys killing and avenging the murder of his wife and son's deaths as was just an excuse for his killing spree and genuinely enjoys it.
what he already felt driven to do.
* LikeASonToMe: Cass says that Castiel speculates Dean is taking Jack's declining health particularly hard because Dean is it feels like losing a son.
* MyGreatestFailure: Sam speculates that Dean has never forgiven himself for abusing being cold and verbally abusive towards Jack.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Lucifer WhamShot:
** Nick appears to be confessing his sins to a priest and seeking absolution or counseling. The camera then pans to reveal the priest has been dead for the entirety of the scene, his throat slit and his body posed in a macabre facsimile of the crucifixion.
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waking up in the Empty]]
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Frank Kellog, a retired cop who Nick suspected of killing his family, turns out to be an innocent victim who was possessed by the real killer, who was a demon. Nick doesn't care and murders Frank anyway because it was still his body that was used to kill his wife and son.
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* LikeASonToMe: Cass says that Dean is taking Jack's declining health particularly hard because Dean is losing a son.
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* MyGreatestFailiure: Sam speculates that Dean has never forgiven himself for abusing Jack.

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* MyGreatestFailiure: MyGreatestFailure: Sam speculates that Dean has never forgiven himself for abusing Jack.
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* MyGreatestFailiure: Sam speculates that Dean has never forgiven himself for abusing Jack.
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* EvilFeelsGood: Nick acknowledges that he's been using his wife and son's deaths as an excuse for his killing spree and genuinely enjoys it.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Lucifer waking up in the Empty]]
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!Unhuman Nature

Written by: Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming

Directed by: John F. Showalter

Air date: November 29th, 2018

Sam and Castiel track down a Shaman (guest star Dimitri Vantis), who may be able to help a friend. Nick continues to spiral down a dark path as he looks for answers surrounding the deaths of his wife and son. Jack turns to Dean for help enjoying the human experience.

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