Line #82 Recap/SupernaturalS05E14MyBloodyValentine


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6	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
7	'''Season 5, Episode 14'''
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9	!My Bloody Valentine
10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_bloody_valentien_spn_8315.jpg]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, yes. Of course. I, uh...I have no idea what you're saying.]]
12	->''[[{{WebVideo/Phelous}} So, in "My Bloody Valentine", Dean and Sam think Cupid might be killing people, so they get Castiel]] [[TakeThat from the garbage where they left him]] [[{{WebVideo/Phelous}} to hunt him down!]]''
13	-->'''--One recap of the episode''', excluding the fact that it was ''supposed'' to be a recap of [[Film/MyBloodyValentine3D a movie]].
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15	Written by Ben Edlund.
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17	Directed by Mike Rohl.
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19	Air Date: February 11, 2010.
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21	The Horseman Famine shows up. The town starts going crazy for love, food, sex, drugs, anything. Some of the first victims found have their hearts marked with and Enochian letter left by a Cupid, but when they question the Cupid, they learn it's not him. Castiel starts eating burgers and Sam goes back into the "desperate cravings" stage of demon blood addiction. Dean chains Sam up in their motel room while he and Cas go to take down Famine, but two demons show up in the motel room and Sam drinks their blood. He heads out to meet Famine, who offers him more demons to drink. Sam uses his juiced-up powers to pull the demons out of their bodies, removing the temptation, and then knocks out Famine.
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23	!!Body count
24	For this episode = 19 humans and 6 demons.
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26	For the series so far = At least 375 humans (of which 6 were witches), 61 demons, 33 ghosts, 11 vampires, 9 hellhounds, 6 changelings, 5 angels, 4 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, and 1 wraith.
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28	!Tropes
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31	* ActorAllusion: The title is a reference to the movie ''Film/MyBloodyValentine''. Jensen Ackles starred in the [[Film/MyBloodyValentine3D remake]].
32	* AppetiteEqualsHealth: Dean Winchester is a notorious Big Eater. This is why it's such a concern when Dean is the only one who doesn't have a voracious appetite. The horseman Famine is causing people to gorge themselves to death and his power is so strong it even effects the angel Castiel who normally doesn't need to eat, but suddenly finds himself uncontrollably downing red meat, a favorite food of his vessel, Jimmy Novak. In the end, Famine claims that the reason Dean isn't affected like everyone else is because Dean is already dead inside, so there's no hidden desire or appetite to stoke.
33	* AsTheGoodBookSays: "And then will come Famine riding on a black steed. He will ride into the land of plenty, and great will be the Horseman's hunger, for he is hunger. His hunger will seep out and poison the air."
34	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Famine is an emaciated, sickly looking man who is too weak to walk and relies on a wheelchair and a nasal cannula. Appropriately, he drives a gas-guzzling SUV.
35	* BadBoss: Famine has no qualms against eating or sacrificing his demonic bodyguards.
36	* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Cupid's matchmaking comes across as this, with their orders coming from their superiors who are less interested in love and more in preserving bloodlines or [[TheChosenOne needing certain children to be born]].
37	* BigBad: The black horseman Famine, accompanied by a group of demons, come to town, causing everyone to become hungry for food, love, and in Sam's case, demon blood.
38	* BigEater: Castiel, although everyone who has food urges would qualify; he's just the only one who doesn't suffer DeathByGluttony.
39	* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: Those who have been "hit by cupid's arrow" as it were have a bow and arrow insignia imprinted on their hearts. This is the first lead to the conclusion that a rogue cupid is making lovers love each other to death.
40	* ClingyJealousGirl: Another victim, Janice, who kills a woman talking to her boyfriend out of acutely induced jealousy.
41	* ConsumingPassion: Russel and Alice are the first Victims of the Week introduced after arriving home after a date ready to take the next level. They make out, growing more passionate, before beginning to literally start consuming each other, dying offscreen having eaten each other to death. This leads the gang to presume a rogue Cupid is the culprit before realizing it's Famine.
42	* DarkIsEvil: The car Famine gets around in is Black, cause the horse that he rode was black.
43	* DeathByGluttony: Lester Finch and everyone in the Biggerson's.
44	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Sam manages to defeat Famine by exploiting both his power to expel demons from bodies and Famine's habit of eating his demon minions to rupture his stomach from the inside. Unfortunately, [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu this is at the cost of relapsing]] into his demon blood addiction.
45	* EatenAlive: The two lovers in the ColdOpen eat each other to death.
46	* EmptyShell: Why Dean isn't affected by Famine despite being TheHedonist of the group.
47	* EvilCripple: Famine, who is physically weak and has to rely on his wheelchair for mobility and gas tanks for aid.
48	* FullFrontalAssault: The Cupid shows up naked. And proceeds to hug everyone in sight.
49	* GluttonyMontage: When Famine arrives, everyone in the diner starts acting hungry.
50	** The diner patrons starts stuffing their mouths with the food on their plates.
51	** A waitress is shown taking the cash from the register and stuffing her bra with it.
52	** A chef sticks his hands into the boiling deep-fryer, eats the fries and keeps going despite his burns.
53	** A woman begins pouring a bottle of her prescription lithium pills into her mouth.
54	** A man chugs a bottle of alcohol.
55	** A couple aggressively make out at their table.
56	* GoingColdTurkey: Sam is locked up in the panic room, with Castiel and Dean listening to him beg for them to let him out.
57	* GoryDiscretionShot: And what we see is [[{{squick}} bad enough]].
58	* HannibalLecture: From Famine to Dean.
59	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Famine is only defeated because he re-triggered Sam's addiction to demon blood, giving Sam the necessary power to attack demons once again and thus attack the demonic souls Famine had consumed earlier.
60	* HorrorHunger: Famine, who is eternally hungry for [[LifeEnergy souls]]. He also causes this wherever he goes.
61	* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Famine.
62	* IfICantHaveYou: Two lovers kill themselves so they'll be TogetherInDeath, with no distractions such as work or sleep.
63	* INeedAFreakingDrink:
64	** The coroner has a QuickNip after autopsying Lester Finch. Not played for laughs when it's later revealed he drank himself to death, having been a recovered alcoholic, clean for twenty years.
65	** After not partaking of food, sex, or booze for the entire episode, Dean swigs directly from the bottle while outside the panic room, listening to his brother plead to be released.
66	* JabbaTableManners: The people affected by Famine forget their eating utensils and starts using their hands to shove their food into their mouths messily.
67	* KindRestraints: Sam has Dean handcuff him to the sink. Unfortunately, this leaves him vulnerable to the demons sent to get him.
68	* LiteralMinded: When Cupid is first mentioned as a suspect, Dean is skeptical that some cherub in diapers did the murders. Castiel informs him the Cupid is not incontinent.
69	* LoveGoddess: Cupid, although the version depicted is male and unattractive.
70	* ManChild: Cupid, who is essentially a romantic 8-year-old girl in the vessel of a grown, naked man.
71	* MeetCute: The team tracks a Cupid down by going to a restaurant and waiting for one to happen because they invoke this. In this case, it's an errant breeze blowing napkins into a man's face, sparking a cheerful conversation with a woman who laughs with him about it.
72	* MoodWhiplash: The show is famous for this, but this episode is an extreme example as it veers from BodyHorror to goofy comedy to Dean's heartbreaking cry for help at the end.
73	* {{Mooks}}: Lucifer has sent a bunch of demons to protect and serve Famine. Turns out they're actually there as food for Sam.
74	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The Cupid.
75	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Famine basically gives Team Free Will the key to defeating him when he triggers Sam's old addiction to demon blood.
76	* NoSell: Dean punches Cupid and injures his fist. Cupid vanishes, but only because his feelings are hurt.
77	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The Cupid hugs everybody. Full contact bear hug. And he's naked.
78	-->'''Dean:''' Is this a fight? Are we in a fight?\
79	'''Castiel:''' This is...their handshake.\
80	'''Dean:''' I don't like it!\
81	'''Castiel:''' No one likes it.
82	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Dean showing no interest in [[ReallyGetsAround easy sex]] or [[BigEater food]].
83	* PsychicNosebleed: Sam bleeds from the nose with the effort of killing Famine.
84	* PrayerIsALastResort: After Sam is locked in the panic room to detox (again), [[HollywoodAtheist Dean]] prays for help and [[ManlyTears cries]]. It's pretty clear that he's hitting or about to hit his DespairEventHorizon.
85	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Famine delivers one to Dean when he realizes why he isn’t affected by Famine:
86	-->'''Famine:''' That's one deep, dark... nothing you got there, Dean... You can smirk and joke and lie to your brother, lie to yourself, but not to me! I can see inside you, Dean! I can see how broken you are, how defeated; you can't win and you know it, but you just keep fighting, just keep going through the motions. You're not hungry, Dean, because inside, you're already dead.
87	* RedHerring: Cupid.
88	* ShortDistancePhoneCall: Due to Castiel's OffscreenTeleportation powers.
89	-->'''Dean:''' Yeah, room 31-C, basement level, St. James Medical Center-- ''[almost walks into Castiel]''
90	-->'''Castiel (with echo):''' I'm there now.
91	-->'''Dean (with echo):''' Yeah, I get that.
92	-->'''Castiel (with echo):''' I'm gonna hang up now.
93	-->'''Dean (with echo):''' Right.
94	* ShoutOut: The demons are dressed in nice suits and sunglass and are delivering a briefcase with brightly glowing contents. This is a reference to ''Film/PulpFiction'' which had a {{macguffin}} identical in appearance that went unexplained in the film, speculated by some to have been a human soul like it is in this episode.
95	* SpeakInUnison: This exchange:
96	-->'''Castiel:''' My hunger -- it's a clue, actually.\
97	'''Sam and Dean:''' For what? ''[glance at each other]]''
98	* SmartBall: Sam resists drinking demons blood and immediately tells Dean what's going on.
99	* SoulEating: Famine has his demon minions deliver the souls of his victim to him to eat. When a delivery is missed, [[YouHaveFailedMe he gets hungry enough to eat them]].
100	* SunglassesAtNight: Famine's bodyguards are conspicuous in this way.
101	* SuperBreedingProgram: Heaven uses cupids to ensure certain bloodlines and destinies proceed the way they want. This includes both sides of the Winchester family, which was to produce viable Vessels for Michael and Lucifer.
102	* TakeThat: Famine delivers one to the Winchesters about America and the people always being starving:
103	-->'''Famine:''' Oh, America, all you can eat, all the time. Consume, consume... And yet, you're all still starving, because hunger doesn't just come from the body, it comes from the soul.
104	* TalkToTheFist:
105	** Dean punches the Cupid when he reveals that Dean's parents hated each other at first, and only got together because a Cupid made them (well, it explains the existence of the BelligerentSexualTension trope at least).
106	** Janice shoots Jim's coworker dead when he interrupts their conversation.
107	* ThemedAliases: Agents Marley and Cliff (Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, reggae music artists).
108	* TheGlomp: When Cupid meets Dean, Sam, and Cas.
109	-->'''Castiel:''' This is...their handshake.
110	-->'''Dean:''' I don't like it.
111	-->'''Castiel:''' No one likes it.
112	* TemptingFate: "Let's crack her open. What's the worst that could happen, right?" Averted when nothing happens except a blast of light.
113	* TitleDrop:
114	-->'''Dean:''' ''[while looking at victims' body parts]'' Hey, Sam.\
115	''[Passes heart to Sam]''\
116	'''Dean:''' Be my Valentine?
117	* TogetherInDeath: Janice and Jim.
118	* UnusualEuphemism: "Go ahead. Unleash the kraken."
119	* ValentinesDayEpisode: With the [[MoodWhiplash classic]] ''[[NightmareFuel Supernatural]]'' spin.
120	* TheVirus: When Dean finds out Sam is craving demon blood, he tells Cas to teleport him out of there pronto. Castiel says it won't make any difference as Sam is already infected.
121	* VisualPun: A sign in the diner reads "all you can eat" as Famine enters.
122	* WhamLine
123	-->"Wait your turn."
124	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe
125	* YouHaveFailedMe: Famine eats the demon who let Sam steal the soul he'd been sent to fetch for his lunch.
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