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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 1, Episode 10:'''
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8	!Asylum
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dr__ellicotmesseswithsam_1480.jpg]]
10	[[caption-width-right:350:Don't be afraid. I'm going to make you all better.]]
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12	->'''Kat:''' So how do you guys know about all this ghost stuff?
13	->'''Sam:''' It's kind of our job.
14	->'''Kat:''' Why would anyone want a job like that?
15	->'''Sam:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments I had a crappy guidance counselor]].
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17	Written by Richard Hatem.
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19	Directed by Guy Bee.
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21	Airdate: November 22, 2005.
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23	Sam and Dean investigate a haunted mental asylum in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockford%2C_Illinois Rockford, Illinois]].
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26	The boys investigate Roosevelt Asylum in Rockford, Illinois, an insane asylum abandoned after the patients rioted and 52 patients were killed, after they receive a text with the coordinates 42, -89. They presume the text is from their missing father and find a newspaper account about a police officer who [[MurderSuicide killed his wife and then himself]] after investigating teenagers trespassing at the asylum.
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28	Sam and Dean investigate the asylum and find [[YouMeddlingKids two teenagers]] who were also exploring but had run into some of the ghosts of patients. The patients seem to be trying to tell them something. They discover that the chief of staff of the hospital at the time of the riot, [[Characters/SupernaturalGhosts Dr. Sanford Ellicott]], was [[PlayingWithSyringes experimenting on his patients]] and trying to increase their rage. Dr. Ellicott gets a hold of Sam and after this Sam tries to kill Dean. Sam also vents a lot of his frustrations against Dean for following their father's orders without question. Dean manages to knock out Sam and [[KillItWithFire burn]] Dr. Ellicott's bones. Sam returns to himself, and in the last scene he answers the cell phone to find their father has finally called them.
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30	!!Body count:
31	For this episode = 2 humans and 1 ghost.
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33	For the series so far = At least 115 humans; 8 ghosts; 1 shapeshifter; 1 wendigo.
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36	!Tropes appearing in this episode:
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38	* AbandonedHospital
39	* AlwaysNight: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Sam and Dean arrive at the asylum during the day and do not find any signs of ghosts.
40	-->'''Dean:''' Yeah, the freaks come out at night.
41	* BedlamHouse
42	* BigBad: Dr. Sanford Ellicott, a ghost psychiatrist haunting Roosevelt Asylum.
43	* BoyMeetsGhoul: A ghost kisses Gavin and whispers in his ear.
44	* CatchPhrase: From Dr. Ellicott:
45	--> ''"Don't be afraid. I'm going to make you all better".''
46	* ContinuityNod:
47	** We see Dean using Sam's [[http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-laptops Dell Inspiron]] laptop sporting the logo for [[http://covebike.com/ Cove Bikes]] to look up the coordinates. The laptop was previously seen in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E07HookMan "Hook Man" (S01, E07)]].
48	** When Dean opens the journal, the sketch of the monster from [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo ''Wendigo'' (S01, E02)]] can be seen.
49	* DeadpanSnarker: Kat telling Gavin "If we get out of this alive, we are so breaking up."
50	* DisappearedDad:
51	-->'''Sam:''' You know, maybe we should call the Feds. File a missing persons.
52	-->'''Dean:''' We've talked about this. Dad'd be pissed if we put the Feds on his tail.
53	* TheDutifulSon: Dean is willing to follow his father's wishes, even when he does not understand the motives, as he still [[WellDoneSonGuy needs his father's approval]]. However, Sam [[CallingTheOldManOut questions]] whether this is the right course.
54	-->'''Sam:''' I mean, he could be sending us there, by ourselves, to hunt this thing.
55	-->'''Dean:''' Who cares! If he wants us there, it's good enough for me!
56	-->'''Sam:''' This doesn't strike you as weird? The texting, the coordinates?
57	-->'''Dean:''' Sam! Dad's tellin' us to go somewhere, we're goin'.
58	* ElectromagneticGhosts:
59	** EMF readings.
60	** Orbs on video camera.
61	* EngineeredHeroics: Dean and Sam set this up with Daniel Gunderson, the partner of the police officer who killed himself, convincing him to tell Sam all about his partner and the asylum after he refused to talk to Dean, because he believed Dean to be a reporter and Sam shoved Dean and called him a "serious jerk".
62	* GenreBlindness: The teenagers. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Dean.
63	-->'''Dean:''' I got a question for ya. You've seen a lot of horror movies, yeah?
64	-->'''Kat:''' I guess so.
65	-->'''Dean:''' ''[turns to face her]'' Do me a favor. Next time you see one? Pay attention. When someone says a place is haunted? Don't go in!
66	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Parodied with Dean's line about "why I always got the extra cookie."
67	* InUniverseCatharsis: Sam seems to get this when he shoves Dean and calls him a jerk as part of their con and then later during his talk with the psychiatrist. However, we find out that may not have been enough when Sam has a PsychicNosebleed and a shotgun loaded with rock salt.
68	* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Dean pulls this on Sam after his "treatment" by Dr. Ellicott.
69	* LetsSplitUpGang:
70	** The two police officers investigating the asylum.
71	** When searching for Gavin, Sam goes one way and Dean and Kat another.
72	** Once they find Gavin, Dean goes off alone.
73	** When Sam gets a call, he leaves Kat and Gavin alone.
74	* MadScientist: Dr. Sanford Ellicott, who ran the hospital, experimented on his patients to tap into their rage. It claimed his life in the end, but he stuck around as a ghost.
75	* MadScientistLaboratory: Found in the south wing with broken procedure chairs, body parts in jars, a [[CreepyDoll doll without a head]], and plenty of CowTools.
76	* OldMediaAreEvil: Invoked by Dean pretending to be a reporter and Sam shoving him away.
77	* PsychoPsychologist: This is Dr. Ellicott's profession both during his life and as a ghost, with all the inhumane experiments, including one on Sam.
78	* ShockAndAwe: When Ellicott is a ghost and attacks someone, he uses electricity to manipulate their brains. This gets a cop to shoot his wife and then himself in a murder-suicide.
79	* ShoutOut:
80	** While trying to read John Winchester's journal, Dean says his father "[[StrangeSyntaxSpeaker writes like]] friggin' [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]".
81	** In order to get information from Daniel Gunderson, Dean pretends to be a reporter from the ''[[http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Chicago Tribune]]''.
82	** Dean's reporter alias is "[[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Nigel Tufnel]]".
83	** When Dean points out Sam shoved him pretty hard in front of Daniel Gunderson, Sam says he had to sell it, and said it was MethodActing.
84	** When they enter the asylum, Dean compares Sam's new abilities to ''Film/TheSixthSense''.
85	--->'''Dean:''' Let me know if you see any dead people, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Joel_Osment Haley Joel]].
86	** When Sam objects to his new abilities being characterized as ESP, Dean says, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell "Don't ask. Don't tell."]]
87	** Dean compares Sam to psychics in other television shows.
88	--->'''Dean:''' ''[deadpan]'' Hey, Sam, who do you think is the hotter psychic, [[Series/{{Medium}} Patricia Arquette]], [[Series/GhostWhisperer Jennifer Love Hewitt]], or you?
89	** Dean makes three references to Creator/JackNicholson.
90	--->'''Dean:''' ''[whistles]'' Man. Electroshock. Lobotomies. They did some twisted stuff to these people. Kinda like my man Jack in ''[[Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest Cuckoo's Nest]]''. ''[makes crazy eyes and grins at Sam]''
91	--->'''Dean:''' Spirits driving them insane. Kinda like my man Jack in ''Film/TheShining''. ''[grins]''
92	--->'''Dean:''' All work and no play makes Doctor Ellicott a ''very'' dull boy.
93	** Sam compares the events in the asylum to two previous alleged hauntings that were made into movies.
94	--->'''Sam:''' Or maybe it's more like [[Film/TheAmityvilleHorror1979 Amityville]], or the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurl_haunting Smurl haunting]].
95	* TheShrink: Dr. James Ellicott turns out to be a pretty awesome psychiatrist, calling Sam on his lies and forcing him to confront some of his problems. Conveniently, he also is a HauntedHouseHistorian.
96	* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Kat is grabbed by a ghost on the upper arm and hauled into a nearby exam room. Justified in that the ghost has SuperStrength and SuperSpeed, allowing him to yank her faster than a normal human would be able to.
97	* ThemedAliases: Dean introduces himself to Daniel Gunderson, the partner of the police officer who killed himself, as [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Nigel Tufnel]], another guitarist, even if he belongs to a mock band.
98	* UrbanLegend: Roosevelt Asylum [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory is based on local legends]] about hauntings at other hospitals and asylums including [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky]] and [[http://efeyas.hubpages.com/hub/Insane-Asylums-Americas-Most-Notorious-Hauntings others]].

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