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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 2, Episode 15:'''
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8	!Tall Tales
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10	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer [ACTUAL SCENE FROM EPISODE] ]]'']]
11	->These punishments, they’re [[DeathByIrony almost poetic]]. Well, actually they’d be more like [[BawdySong a limerick]], but still...
12	-->--'''Dean'''
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14	Written by John Shiban.
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16	Directed by Bradford May.
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18	Airdate: February 15, 2007.
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20	A death of a professor appears to be related to a vengeful spirit in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield%2C_Ohio Springfield, Ohio]], but as the Winchesters investigate they encounter odder events, including an alien abduction and an alligator in the sewer.
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23	Sam and Dean investigate the apparent suicide of a professor at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Springfield University]] in Springfield, Ohio, where they hear a local legend that Crawford Hall, where the death occurred, is haunted by the spirit of a student who was having an affair with a professor and jumped from the window of room 669. However, when they investigate they find no evidence of a ghost and that Crawford Hall is only four stories tall, so it looks like the story is only an urban legend. Following this, a frat boy is abducted by aliens, and an animal researcher is eaten by an [[SewerGator alligator in the sewer]].
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25	Having no idea what could be causing these odd events, Sam and Dean call in [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Bobby Singer]] for help. As Sam and Dean explain what's been happening, Bobby realizes the brothers are not getting along because Sam thinks Dean took his computer and Dean thinks Sam let the air out of the Impala's tires. Bobby recognizes the discord between the brothers and the odd urban-legend-inspired events as the work of a [[Characters/SupernaturalGods Trickster]].
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27	Sam and Dean return to Crawford Hall, realizing that the janitor they met there was nearby when each of the odd events happened. Sam searches the janitor's locker while Dean distracts the janitor. In the locker, Sam finds a copy of the ''Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews'', which has outlandish articles similar to the odd events that have been occurring. Dean and Sam get into an argument on whether they have enough evidence to be sure the janitor is the Trickster. Sam leaves, saying he is going to search the janitor's home for more proof.
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29	Dean waits outside Crawford Hall, but as it starts to get dark, he goes back in by himself and hears Barry White playing. He follows the music to a lecture hall where a blonde woman and brunette woman in lingerie sit on a round red velvet bed. The Trickster tells him the women on the bed are a peace offering if Dean lets him go. Deans says he admires the Trickster's style, but he can't do that. Then Bobby and Sam enter the lecture hall with wooden stakes, and the Trickster realizes Sam and Dean staged their argument to make him think Dean was alone.
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31	The Trickster conjures up a man in a mask wielding a chainsaw who attacks Sam and Bobby. Dean is beaten up by the women wearing lingerie, and the blonde throws him into the audience seats where the Trickster is watching in amusement. Sam tosses Dean a wooden stake, and Dean stabs the Trickster. The women in lingerie and the man wielding the chainsaw disappear. Sam, Dean, and Bobby take off in the Impala. A figure walks up to the dead body of the Trickster. The body fades away and the camera pulls up to show the figure is the Trickster eating a candy bar.
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33	!!Body count
34	For this episode = 2 humans. The two women and the psycho killer that the Trickster created also vanish upon his staged death, but they were more projections than real entities.
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36	For the series so far = At least 178 humans; 12 ghosts; 5 vampires; 2 shapeshifters; 1 demon; 1 god; 1 rakshasa; 1 rawhead; 1 shtriga; 1 wendigo; 1 zombie.
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38	----
39	!Tropes appearing in this episode:
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41	* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The campus sewers are large enough to be the habitat for a man-eating alligator and for Sam and Dean to enter. Dean is seen exiting the sewer through a manhole.
42	* AccidentalMisnaming: Dean insists the woman he met in the bar was not named "Starla", but he admits he can not remember what her name actually was.
43	* AffablyEvil: The Trickster is quite nice and playful right up to when he gets staked.
44	* AlienAbduction: Curtis [[MissingTime blacked out and lost time]]. After this, the aliens ran tests, probed him, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking made him slow dance]].
45	* AllWorkVsAllPlay: Sam portrays Dean as All Play, and Dean portrays Sam as All Work.
46	* AlmightyJanitor: Literally!
47	* AnalProbing: The Trickster forges ''lots'' of strange happenings in a college town, and one of them involves a guy who being abducted by "aliens". The victim's experience involved [[BlackComedyRape being repeatedly probed]] (a total of eight times according to the dialogue). This ordeal apparently paled in comparison to being forced to slow-dance with one of the aliens to "Lady in Red".
48	* AnimalTesting: The third victim is a research scientist who worked in animal testing, which Dean says qualifies him as a dick, fitting the pattern of the first two incidents. The specifics and worthiness of his research are not explored, but neither Dean nor the Trickster seem to approve of his research.
49	* ArbitrarySkepticism: Hunters of ghosts, demons, and vampires find the idea of aliens unbelievable.
50	-->'''Bobby:''' Aliens? Look, even if they are real, they're sure as hell not coming to Earth and swiping people.
51	** Bobby feels {{justified}} in this case as he's been a Hunter for three decades and has never seen a legitimate case of an alien abduction; usually being a hoax or, in the case of this episode, being [[AWizardDidIt something supernatural [=posing/mistaken=] for aliens.]]
52	* AssholeVictim: Professor Cox, who cheats on his wife with students. Curtis, who bullied the frat pledges. The animal researcher. Creating these is the Trickster's MO in general.
53	* TheBadGuyWins
54	* BerserkButton:
55	** Dean [[JabbaTableManners eats]] chili fries on [[NeatFreak Sam]]'s bed.
56	** Sam's [[MyFavoriteShirt computer]] is missing.
57	** The air was let out of the Impala's tires, [[WatchThePaintJob Dean's baby]].
58	* BigEater: While in the professor's office, Dean keeps stuffing candies into his mouth so that his cheeks stick out like a chipmunk, according to Sam's version of events.
59	* BlackComedyRape: Despite being clearly distraught, Curtis' violation is PlayedForLaughs. Considering he seemed to think the slow-dancing after the probing was the worst part of the experience, however...
60	* BlahBlahBlah: Sam's actual dialogue from Dean's POV.
61	-->'''Sam:''' Dean, this is a very serious investigation. We don't have time for any of your blah blah blah blah.
62	* BloodFromTheMouth: Dean after the women in lingerie are done with him. The fake image of the Trickster after Dean stakes him.
63	* BrainlessBeauty[=/=]DumbBlonde: "Starla" in Sam's portrayal of the bar scene.
64	* BreakupSong: "Walk Away" by Joe Walsh, which is the song Sam asks Dean to turn down and Dean turns up instead.
65	* BreatherEpisode: Especially needed after the extremely dark [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E14BornUnderABadSign "Born Under A Bad Sign" (S02, E14)]].
66	* CatchPhrase:
67	-->'''Dean:''' ''[looking at the deflated tires of the Impala]'' Son of a bitch!
68	* ChainsawGood: The Trickster conjures up a mask-wearing man wielding a chainsaw.
69	* CharacterExaggeration: Dean's tendencies to [[TheCasanova pick up women]] and [[BigEater enjoy eating]] are overemphasized in Sam's narration, and Sam's tendencies to be MrExposition, and [[TheHeart empathetic, supportive, and concerned for others]] are overemphasized in Dean's narration, not to mention his judgmental streak and bitchface.
70	* ChekhovsGunman: The Trickster becomes incredibly important in later seasons.
71	* CloningGambit: The Trickster creates a duplicate of himself that he allows the hunters to stake.
72	* TheComicallySerious: In Dean's version of events, Sam has some major bitch-faces, uses a seriously prissy tone, and combines his sincere puppy eyes with hugs.
73	* CompleteImmortality: The Trickster is one of TheAgeless with NighInvulnerability.
74	* ConsummateLiar: In Sam's version of events, he pretexted as a local reporter to get information about the possible haunting, while Dean pretended to be an astronaut to pick up a woman.
75	* ContinuityNod: The brothers slide a knife under the window to undo the latch and enter the morgue. They entered a victim's house in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E13HousesOfTheHoly "Houses of the Holy" (S02, E13)]] this way.
76	* CropCircles: Sam and Dean are flummoxed by the sight of a circular burn hole in the grass where an AlienAbduction supposedly took place.
77	* CuteBruiser: The two women in lingerie beat Dean up soundly, punching him in the jaw and throwing him across the room.
78	* DanceOfRomance: ParodiedTrope. The (much shorter) alien rests its head against Curtis' torso, wraps its arms around his waist, and looks up into Curtis' eyes while slow-dancing to "Lady in Red" by Music/ChrisDeBurgh under a [[{{Disco}} disco ball surrounded by flashing stars]].
79	* DeadpanSnarker: Dean.
80	-->'''Sam:''' Maybe we should get some help. [[WhoYouGonnaCall I'll call Bobby]]. Maybe he's run into something like this before.
81	-->'''Dean:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, I'm sure he has]]. Just your typical [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot haunted-campus/alien-abduction/alligator-in-the-sewer]] gig. Yeah, it's simple.
82	* DeathByIrony: Professor Cox, the teacher of ethics and morality who commits adultery with impressionable young students, is apparently killed by a vengeful spirit of a WomanScorned. The animal researcher is killed by a wild animal in an...unexpected setting.
83	* DependingOnTheWriter: An in-universe example.
84	* DestinationDefenestration[=/=]NoEscapeButDown: The professor falls to his death from his office window.
85	* DistractedByTheSexy: In Dean's version of events, the woman not named Starla had trouble telling him about the urban legend because she found Dean too good-looking.
86	-->'''Definitely Not Starla:''' Sorry, I just...can't even concentrate. It's like staring...into the sun.
87	* DivideAndConquer: The Trickster sets Sam and Dean against each other.
88	* DoesSheHaveASister: Inverted when Dean notes to Sam that Dean's date at the bar has a sister. Sam isn't interested in the suggestion.
89	* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: The Trickster asks Dean to take his "offering" and let him move on to the next town.
90	* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Curtis being probed by the aliens.
91	* DreamSue: Dean retells an evening in a bar to Bobby as if he is a romantic Dream Sue, with hints of being a perfect [[HunterOfMonsters hunter]]. The entire setting is glamorized and a girl completely swoons over him and showers him with praise while he insists that he has to do his "duty" of interviewing her because "lives are at stake". Sam, by contrast, is turned into a whiny jerk who simply wants to interrupt Dean and his lover, eventually just descending into whining "BlahBlahBlah".
92	* DrowningMySorrows: Curtis drinks three shots while telling Sam and Dean about his abduction.
93	* TheEndOrIsIt: Unlike some versions of this trope, the Trickster does come back as a recurring character.
94	* EEqualsMCHammer: The chalkboard in the college lecture room behind the bed has the alphabet written across the top.
95	* EroticEating: The Trickster decides something is missing while eating and conjures up a gorgeous blonde in a red bra and panties with a [[StockingFiller garter belt]] and a brunette in a [[LingerieScene Black Bra And Panties]] who is also wearing a garter belt. He feeds the brunette whipped cream from his finger and the blonde then feeds him cake, which he [[OrgasmicallyDelicious seems to enjoy]].
96	* EtherealWhiteDress: The student/angry spirit who kills the professor in the teaser is wearing a form-fitting one of these, in classic SPN style.
97	* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: "Starla" says, "Enchante" when introduced to Sam, according to Sam's narration.
98	* ExpendableClone: The Trickster creates a duplicate of himself for the Winchesters to stake.
99	* FakingTheDead: The Trickster lets the hunters think they killed him so they will leave him alone.
100	* FeetFirstIntroduction: To the girl Dean met in the bar.
101	** In Sam's version, she has silver high heels with [[StockingFiller fishnet stockings]], a [[MaleGaze denim miniskirt]], a short tank top showing a pierced belly button, blue eyeshadow, lip gloss, and [[DumbBlonde bleached blonde curls]]. [[http://www.amazon.com/Next-to-You/dp/B0012A6VJQ "Next To You" by Junk Food]] plays during her introduction.
102	** In Dean's version, she has black pumps, dark stockings, a [[LittleBlackDress sleek black cocktail dress]], and a diamond necklace. The soul music song [[http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-machine-mw0001070079 "Brenda and Me" by the Rhythm Machine]] plays during the introduction of the character.
103	* FemmeFatale: In Dean's version of the story, the "classy chick" who was not named Starla is a grad student in anthropology and folklore wearing a black cocktail dress and black heels.
104	* FeudEpisode: Sam and Dean are fighting through most of this episode, which is natural for two adult men who spend way too much time cooped up together, something the Trickster takes full advantage of.
105	* FictionalDocument: ''Modern Morality: Examining Societal Views and Belief Systems'' by Arthur Cox, the book by the professor with his photo on the back cover.
106	* FoodPorn: The Trickster's kitchen table has layers of different cakes with elaborate toppings surrounded by grapes and chocolate-covered strawberries.
107	* FrameUp: Sam's money clip with the initials S.W. engraved on it was left next to the Impala.
108	* GiveMeASword: Sam tosses Dean a stake while Dean lies near the Trickster.
109	* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: The light reflecting off the gold watch in the sewage drain catches the scientist's eye.
110	* GoryDiscretionShot: Blood spatter on the scientist's face as he [[ScreamDiscretionShot screams in pain]].
111	* TheGreys: Seen running tests and slow-dancing.
112	* HandInTheHole: The research scientist trying to pull the gold watch out between the bars of the sewer grate.
113	* HappyEndingMassage: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Dean.
114	-->'''Blonde:''' Come on. Let us give you a massage.
115	-->'''Dean:''' You know, I'm a--I'm a sucker for a happy ending. Really, I am, but...I--I'm gonna have to pass.
116	* HatePlague: The Trickster makes Sam and Dean become increasingly disagreeable to each other, to the point that they end up wresting over Sam's money clip.
117	-->'''Bobby:''' These things create chaos and mischief as easy as breathing, and it's got you so turned around and at each others' throats you can't even think straight.
118	* {{Homage}}: Trickster gods including Loki (Loki Liesmith) and Anansi (Mr. Nancy) are important characters in ''Literature/AmericanGods'' and ''Literature/AnansiBoys'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
119	* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Trickster's MO. Even uses the phrase himself.
120	* HowWeGotHere: Sam and Dean take turns explaining this to Bobby.
121	* {{Hypocrite}}: Professor Arthur Cox teaches a course of morality and ethics, but he seems to be a serial adulterer who takes advantage of impressionable students.
122	* InMediasRes: The first scene shows Bobby arriving in the brother's motel room and each of the brothers take turns narrating what happened in their investigation up to that point.
123	* TheInternetIsForPorn: Or at least from Sam's POV, that is all Dean thinks it is for. Sam blames Dean when he finds his computer frozen on bustyasianbeauties.com. Busty Asian Beauties is a [[FictionalDocument fictional porn franchise]] created for ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and will be a RunningGag through the seasons.
124	* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Sam from Dean's POV.
125	-->'''Sam:''' ''[{{flashback}}]'' But I want you to know...[[YouAreNotAlone I'm here for you.]] You brave little soldier. I acknowledge your pain. Come here. ''[grabs him in a hug]'' [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth You're too precious for this world]].\
126	'''Sam:''' ''[present]'' I never said that!\
127	'''Dean:''' You're always saying [[QueerPeopleAreFunny pansy stuff]] like that.
128	* ItCameFromTheFridge: Sam accuses Dean of this.
129	-->'''Sam:''' It's not food anymore, Dean! It's Darwinism!
130	* JerkJock: Curtis, the abducted frat master.
131	* KarmicTrickster: The Trickster.
132	-->'''Bobby:''' Tricksters target the high and the mighty, knock them down a peg, usually with a sense of humor--{{Deadly Prank}}s, things like that.
133	* KissMeImVirtual[=/=]ALadyOnEachArm: The Trickster entertains himself with a blonde and a brunette he conjures up and then offers them to Dean as a peace offering.
134	-->'''Dean:''' Y--Y--You guys aren't real.\
135	'''Brunette:''' Trust me, sugar, it's gonna feel real.
136	* LaserGuidedKarma:
137	** The victims are made to suffer for their vices. Curtis, who enjoyed bullying the frat pledges, is owned by aliens who force him to participate in distasteful acts. The other victims suffer DeathByIrony.
138	** It's noticeable that Dean gets beaten up by a couple of lingerie-clad hotties.
139	* LetsSplitUpGang:
140	** Dean and Sam split up to search the sewer on different ends of the campus.
141	** Sam says he forgot something in the trunk so he can search the lockers while Dean distracts the janitor.
142	** Sam leaves Dean alone at Crawford Hall after a staged argument between the brothers.
143	* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Sam and Dean, which is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Bobby.
144	-->'''Bobby:''' No, come on. You're bickering like an old married couple.
145	-->'''Dean:''' No, see, married couples can get divorced. We're like, uh, [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero Siamese twins]].
146	-->'''Sam:''' It's [[ConjoinedTwins conjoined twins]]!
147	-->'''Dean:''' See what I mean?
148	* LingerieScene: The blonde and brunette are wearing teddies with garters in the lecture hall.
149	* {{Mangst}}: Bobby breaks up the brothers make-up scene.
150	-->'''Sam:''' Look, Dean, um...I just want to say that I'm, uh...um...
151	-->'''Dean:''' Hey. Me too.
152	-->'''Bobby:''' You guys are breaking my heart. Could we please just leave?
153	* MightyRoar: A snarling growl is heard when the scientist puts his hand through the sewage grate, which grows louder.
154	* MomentKiller: In Dean's version of the bar scene, Sam tries to interrupt when Dean is kissing the woman, but it is a SubvertedTrope as Dean ignores him and goes back to kissing.
155	* TheNeidermeyer: Curtis as the pledge master.
156	-->'''Frat pledge:''' He's our pledge master. Put us through hell this semester, and [[CasualKink got off on it]].
157	* NightmareFace: While kissing the professor, the woman's face becomes gray with sores. Her face appears to be rotting away in areas.
158	* NoOntologicalInertia: The Trickster's creations fade away as he appears to die.
159	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: When Sam feels the need to comfort the frat pledge, he hugs him close and just does not seem to want to let him go, well, at least, according to Dean.
160	-->'''Frat pledge:''' Thanks for the hug, but, uh, I'm okay. Really.
161	* NotEnoughToBury: The research scientist after the alligator was done with him. Only two very mutilated limbs were under the blanket in the morgue.
162	* NumberOfTheBeast: The ghost story about Crawford Hall says the brokenhearted student jumped from room 669, and Jen points out what happens if you turn the 9 upside down. Sam later learns Crawford Hall only has four stories and has no room numbered 669.
163	* OnlySaneMan: Bobby pointing out how the brothers are behaving after the Trickster sets them against each other.
164	* PoeticSerialKiller: The Trickster picks victims he sees as guilty and kills them in a way to highlight this guilt.
165	* PosterGalleryBedroom: The Trickster has quite a swinging bachelor's pad with a large oval photograph of a woman in a bikini on the beach and another photo of a woman wearing a construction hat who has her bra visible. He is sitting in a [[{{Zeerust}} red velvet chair with a cup-holder]].
166	* PowerIsSexy: The young woman seems to be impressed by the professor's authorship of a book, and he describes himself as "a celebrity around here".
167	* PreciousPuppy: The Trickster has an energetic black-and-white Jack Russell terrier who helps him eat his desserts.
168	* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Dean is punched by the blonde across the stage and into the brunette.
169	* PuppyDogEyes: Sam is constantly wide-eyed, eyes bright with unshed tears, in Dean's version of events.
170	* RashomonStyle: Sam and Dean recount ''slightly'' different versions of events to Bobby.
171	-->'''Dean:''' Come on, dude, that's not how it happened.
172	-->'''Sam:''' I never said that!
173	* ReadyForLovemaking: The blonde and brunette are on a round, red bed under a [[{{Disco}} disco ball]] with Music/BarryWhite playing when Dean enters the lecture hall.
174	* RealityWarper: The Trickster.
175	-->'''Bobby:''' They can [[ThePowerOfCreation create things out of thin air]]. Things as real as you and me. Make them vanish just as quick.
176	* RedOniBlueOni: Exaggerated in the different brother's versions of events.
177	* RewritingReality: The Trickster is recreating stories from ''Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews''. The abduction and sexual violation by an alien, the [[SewerGator giant alligator in the sewer]], and the chainsaw madman were all in articles the Trickster is shown reading.
178	* RunningGag: This episode has the first mention of [[{{Filth}} Busty Asian Beauties]], which becomes a running gag.
179	* SelfServingMemory: Both Sam and Dean seem to paint themselves as the hero, while exaggerating the other's faults.
180	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: This dynamic of the brother's relationship is exaggerated in Dean's version of events.
181	* SewerGator: The third victim of the episode was an animal researcher who was devoured by a sewer gator after sticking his hand down the drain to get a gold watch at the bottom. The gator turns out to have been [[RealityWarper created]] by TheTrickster because the researcher was involved in AnimalTesting.
182	-->'''Dean''' : An alligator in the sewer. Come on.\
183	'''Sam''': What? Well, Dean, it's a classic {{urban legend}}. A kid flushes a baby gator down the toilet, and it grows huge in the tunnels.\
184	'''Dean''': But no one's ever really found one. I mean, th -- they're not real.
185	* SexyDiscretionShot: The Trickster is in his underwear being fed cake between two women in their underwear followed by a FadeToBlack. In the next scene he is bragging about the amount of sex he had to Sam and Dean.
186	-->'''The Trickster:''' Sorry I'm dragging a little ass today, boys. Had quite the night last night. Lots of sex, if you catch my drift.
187	* ShoutOut:
188	** The professor asks the young woman how the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._E._M._Anscombe Anscombe]] paper is coming.
189	** In Sam's version of events, Deam introduces Sam as "my shuttle co-pilot Major Tom". Major Tom appears in "Space Oddity" by Music/DavidBowie.
190	** Dean refers to the alien as a sexed-up [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]
191	** Dean refers to Sam as Poindexter, which was the name of the nerdy nephew of the Professor in ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat''.
192	** Sam says he didn't even find [[http://www.equal.com/ Equal]] in the Trickster's locker.
193	** Dean says that the abductee had a "[[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind close encounter]]".
194	* ShroudedInMyth: Crawford Hall at Springfield University.
195	-->'''Jen:''' So now she haunts the building. And anyone who sees her? They don't live to tell the tale.\
196	'''Curtis:''' Well, [[UndeadAuthor if no one lives to tell the tale then how does the tale get told]]?
197	* SourceMusic: Dean hears "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe" by Music/BarryWhite playing, and follows the music into a lecture hall.
198	* SweetTooth: A Trickster trait.
199	-->'''Dean:''' Another thing Bobby mentioned was that these suckers have a metabolism like an insect, a real sweet tooth.
200	* TeacherStudentRomance: The woman in the teaser initially pretends to be one of the professor's students.
201	* TenderTears: In Dean's version of events, Sam becomes overcome with emotion when talking to the pledge who disliked Curtis, and Dean grabs Sam's shoulder and tells him "It's okay".
202	* ThreeWaySex: It is implied that the Trickster has sex with the blonde and brunette. He later offers them to Dean.
203	* TractorBeam: Curtis is abducted in a beam of light.
204	* TuxedoAndMartini: While Dean never wears a tuxedo and admits to drinking purple nurples instead of martinis, his version of events paints him as a James Bond {{Expy}}.
205	* UnreliableNarrator: Sam portrays Dean as [[TheHedonist only interested in pleasure]]. Dean portrays Sam as [[NoSenseOfHumor too serious]] and [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive]].
206	* UrbanLegends: Which include:
207	** A GhostStory about a WomanScorned who was DrivenToSuicide by an adulterous professor on the college campus 30 years ago, and now kills everyone who sees her.
208	** A Frat pledge master [[PinkElephants who drinks a lot]] was abducted by aliens whose [[FlyingSaucer saucer shaped ship]] left a burnt [[CropCircles circle in the grass]].
209	** A [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile man eating alligator]] in the sewer, who presumably grew from a baby alligator [[FunWithFlushing flushed down the toilet]].
210	* VehicularSabotage: The air is let out of the Impala's tires.
211	* VolleyingInsults: The PreviouslyOn montage is edited this way, showing Sam and Dean sniping at each other.
212	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: A Trickster can appear as lots of things, but [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm usually takes a human form]].
213	* Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews:
214	** The Trickster is seen reading this for inspiration. The first article is titled: "An Alien Made Me It's Love Slave. Has she found true love at last!" The second article is titled: "Giant Alligator Terrorizes Sewage Workers". The third article is "Cannibal Madman Chainsaws Family! Body parts strewn over grisly scene".
215	** The Trickster has a copy of ''Weekly World News'' in his locker with the headline "Aliens Abduct Cheerleaders".
216	** This episode was promoted in ''Weekly World News'' in an article titled [[http://books.google.com/books?id=0_QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=weekly+world+news+2007+supernatural&source=bl&ots=VDq1zH-QDH&sig=VrYP8Skfx-g9HPToMqgOlF2I9iQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FCZuUZ7GPOKA0AHGlYD4Bw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=weekly%20world%20news%202007%20supernatural&f=false "Supernatural Menace Finds Demonic Inspiration in Weekly World News"]].
217	* WoodenStake dipped in the blood of its victim is used to kill a Trickster.
218	* WorthyOpponent: Dean admires the Trickster.
219	-->'''Dean:''' Look, man, I got to tell you, I dig your style, all right? I mean ''[chuckles]'' I do. I mean...and the slow-dancing alien.

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