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* DramaticIrony: Jack and Billie plan to kill God to remove the negative influences he's been perpetuating since time immemorial. The ''audience'' knows from Season 11 (back when Chuck still presented himself as a helpful ally) that doing this will pull the plug on reality itself. But Jack and Billie don't know that for obvious reasons.
** It is heavily implied that Jack isn't just going to simply Kill Chuck, but ''take his place.''
** It is heavily implied that Jack isn't just going to simply Kill Chuck, but ''take his place.''
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* DramaticIrony: Jack and Billie plan to kill God to remove the negative influences he's been perpetuating since time immemorial. The ''audience'' knows from Season 11 (back when Chuck still presented himself as a helpful ally) that doing this will pull the plug on reality itself. But Jack and Billie don't know that for obvious reasons. \n** It Although it is heavily implied that Jack isn't just going to simply Kill kill Chuck, but ''take his place.''
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Fortuna may be a pool hustler who's stealing luck from her patrons, but she's only skimming from the bets. She herself plays an honest game of pool and doesn't rig any games in her favor and is at least a graceful loser when she ''is'' beaten by Dean in his first game before it's revealed who she is.
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* LadyLuck: Under her Roman name of Fortuna, she's the hostess of the pool hall.
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-->'''Jack:''' The hearts were just the beginning. They made me string, but not string enough. If I do exactly what she says, if I follow her plan, then I'll get stronger and...I'll be able to kill God.
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-->'''Jack:''' The hearts were just the beginning. They made me string, strong, but not string strong enough. If I do exactly what she says, if I follow her plan, then I'll get stronger and...I'll be able to kill God.
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** It is heavily implied that Jack isn't just going to simply Kill Chuck, but ''take his place.''
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* WhamLine: When Jack explains why he was eating the hearts of the Grigori:
-->'''Jack:''' The hearts were just the beginning. They made me string, but not string enough. If I do exactly what she says, if I follow her plan, then I'll get stronger and...I'll be able to kill God.
-->'''Jack:''' The hearts were just the beginning. They made me string, but not string enough. If I do exactly what she says, if I follow her plan, then I'll get stronger and...I'll be able to kill God.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Fortuna shuts down her bar and frees the patrons because she is impressed by Sam and Dean's valor. She also gives extra luck to Sam and Dean to help them in their fight against God.
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* DramaticIrony: Jack and Billie plan to kill God to remove the negative influences he's been perpetuating since time immemorial. The ''audience'' knows from Season 11 (back when Chuck still presented himself as a helpful ally) that doing this will pull the plug on reality itself. But Jack and Billie don't know that for obvious reasons.
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* DramaPreservingHandicap: Jack still has all his powers, meaning he could have effortlessly toasted the Grigori who caught him if he chose to. However, this would draw God's attention to Jack and probably intervene to kill him again.
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* SerialKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.
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* SerialKiller: SerialKillerKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori Grigori, a class of angels who themselves were devouring human souls, in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.
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* SemiDivine: Fortuna employs her half-human son in the bar to instruct new travellers about the game.
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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The episode is divided between the Winchesters' adventure at the pool hall and Castiel investigating Jack's return.
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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The episode is divided between the Winchesters' adventure at the pool hall and Castiel investigating Jack's return.return.
* WhileYouWereInDiapers: Dean tries to reassure Sam about his chances by saying he's been slinging pool since before Sam was born. Sam points out that's a little hyperbolic, since Dean is only four years older than his brother.
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* WhileYouWereInDiapers: Dean tries to reassure Sam about his chances by saying he's been slinging pool since before Sam was born. Sam points out that's a little hyperbolic, since Dean is only four years older than his brother.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When Dean complains about the constant heartburn he's gotten as part of his and Sam's "normal people" schtick, Sam comments that he can just change his diet.
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* LookBothWays: After losing his final game, Leonard follows his coin into the road and is immediately hit by a truck.
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* SerialKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.
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* SerialKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.Himself.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The episode is divided between the Winchesters' adventure at the pool hall and Castiel investigating Jack's return.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The episode is divided between the Winchesters' adventure at the pool hall and Castiel investigating Jack's return.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restores their luck anyway.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restores their luck anyway.anyway.
* SerialKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.
* SerialKiller: Jack has turned into this, eating the hearts of Grigori in order to gain enough power to potentially kill God Himself.
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* RePower: The boys get their PlotArmor back by the end of the episode.
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* {{Retcon}}: The pagan gods were retconned to be inferior creations of God, rather than simply pre-Judeo-Christian gods long forgotten by their worshipers. Fortuna handwaves this by stating that it's been so long ago, most have forgotten how they came to be.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restore their luck anyway.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restore their luck anyway.
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* {{Retcon}}: The pagan gods were are retconned to be inferior creations of God, rather than simply pre-Judeo-Christian gods long forgotten by their worshipers. Fortuna handwaves this by stating that it's been so long ago, most have forgotten how they came to be.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes andrestore restores their luck anyway.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and
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Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS15E10TheHeroesJourney\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS15E12GalaxyBrain]
!The Gamblers
Written by: Meredith Glynn & Davy Perez
Directed by: Charles Beeson
Air date: January 30, 2020
Sam and Dean head to a bar in Alaska to play a divine pool game where they can regain their luck. Meanwhile, Castiel attempts to track down a murderer, but ends up meeting with an unexpected person.
!!Tropes
* BackFromTheDead: Jack was resurrected by Billie after she made sure that God had left Earth.
* BeatStillMyHeart: Jack kills, rips apart, and eats the hearts of Grigori to make himself stronger.
* CosmicPlaything: The episode reveals that not even pagan gods were spared from this. Fortuna tells the brothers that she and her kind were created by Chuck as a source of entertainment and to take the blame whenever something bad happened to the world. However, Chuck eventually decided that he had enough fun with them and hid behind "whatever religion has the best syndication deal".
* KillTheGod: This is Billie's ultimate plan. Jack says that Billie told him he can grow stronger by eating the hearts of Grigori angels, strong enough to eventually kill God.
* {{Retcon}}: The pagan gods were retconned to be inferior creations of God, rather than simply pre-Judeo-Christian gods long forgotten by their worshipers. Fortuna handwaves this by stating that it's been so long ago, most have forgotten how they came to be.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restore their luck anyway.
Previous: Recap/SupernaturalS15E10TheHeroesJourney\\
Next: Recap/SupernaturalS15E12GalaxyBrain]
!The Gamblers
Written by: Meredith Glynn & Davy Perez
Directed by: Charles Beeson
Air date: January 30, 2020
Sam and Dean head to a bar in Alaska to play a divine pool game where they can regain their luck. Meanwhile, Castiel attempts to track down a murderer, but ends up meeting with an unexpected person.
!!Tropes
* BackFromTheDead: Jack was resurrected by Billie after she made sure that God had left Earth.
* BeatStillMyHeart: Jack kills, rips apart, and eats the hearts of Grigori to make himself stronger.
* CosmicPlaything: The episode reveals that not even pagan gods were spared from this. Fortuna tells the brothers that she and her kind were created by Chuck as a source of entertainment and to take the blame whenever something bad happened to the world. However, Chuck eventually decided that he had enough fun with them and hid behind "whatever religion has the best syndication deal".
* KillTheGod: This is Billie's ultimate plan. Jack says that Billie told him he can grow stronger by eating the hearts of Grigori angels, strong enough to eventually kill God.
* {{Retcon}}: The pagan gods were retconned to be inferior creations of God, rather than simply pre-Judeo-Christian gods long forgotten by their worshipers. Fortuna handwaves this by stating that it's been so long ago, most have forgotten how they came to be.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Sam and Dean lose the game to Fortuna, but she reveals that she considers them to be heroes and restore their luck anyway.
