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5 | '''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\ |
6 | '''Season 7, Episode 7''' |
7 | |
8 | !The Mentalists |
9 | |
10 | Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. |
11 | |
12 | Directed by Mike Rohl. |
13 | |
14 | Air Date: November 4, 2011. |
15 | |
16 | Sam and Dean discover that an angry spirit is killing off resident mediums in Lily Dale, New York, "the most psychic town in America", but with a town full of people claiming to be summoning spirits, they have some trouble finding the true medium who's controlling the ghost. |
17 | |
18 | !!Body Count: |
19 | |
20 | For this episode = 4 humans and 2 ghosts. |
21 | |
22 | For the series so far = At least 760 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 55 angels, 36 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 kitsunes, 2 werewolves, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith. |
23 | |
24 | !Tropes |
25 | |
26 | * AllOfThem: |
27 | -->'''Sam:''' I mean, how many crystal balls do you think there are in Lily Dale? |
28 | -->'''Dean:''' Somewhere between fifty and, uh, all of them. |
29 | * BoyMeetsGhoul: That's the implication. |
30 | * BrickJoke: Sam still can't work out how his spoon got bent. |
31 | * CallBack: |
32 | ** A woman is alarmed to see the murderous Winchester brothers from "Slash Fiction", but Dean reminds her that they were killed and [[CriminalDoppelganger it's just a case of mistaken identity]]. "We get that a lot." |
33 | ** Dean references a couple of real psychics they're worked with, [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home Missouri Moseley]] and [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E01LazarusRising Pamela Barnes]]. |
34 | * ContinuityNod: A nod is given to the fact that our heroes were wanted criminals just a short time ago. |
35 | * ConflictKiller: Working the case together reminds the brothers of their bond. |
36 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: The psychics die this way. One of them gets killed by silverware. |
37 | * ElectromagneticGhosts[=/=]GhostlyChill: The first signs that there is an actual ghost in Lily Dale. |
38 | * FlechetteStorm: Inverted; the victim is levitated and dropped onto the sharp objects. |
39 | * ForTheEvulz: Sam destroys the binding spell, but the murderer says the ghost is helping him willingly. |
40 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: Melanie does when the boys tell her ghosts are real. |
41 | -->'''Melanie:''' I need a drink. |
42 | -->'''Dean:''' I support that. |
43 | * LetsSplitUpGang: Used by Sam as an excuse not to work alongside Dean. Fortunately, it's a non-lethal version of this trope. |
44 | * MyCard: The pawn shop owner hands Sam his card (NO FUTURE TOO GRIM) which [[ChekhovsGun Sam later uses to find his address.]] |
45 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Winchesters burn the wrong ghost, who's actually trying to warn people of her evil sister. |
46 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Two sisters. One a murderous bitch, the other one who always got visions of peoples' deaths and tried to warn them. Guess which one the Winchesters take out first? |
47 | * NotSoPhonyPsychic: |
48 | ** The murderer is a real psychic, angry over how the more flamboyant fakes are taking all his business. |
49 | ** The owner of the psychic museum grabs Dean's arm and delivers a message from Ellen. |
50 | * OneSteveLimit: This episode features a character named Jimmy. Jimmy Novak was introduced in [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E20TheRapture an earlier episode, as Castiel's vessel]]. |
51 | * PhonyPsychic: A town full of them. |
52 | * {{Pun}}: "I can't believe he was ''boning'' her" (the ghost's bones were in the bed). |
53 | * RedHerring: Turns out the first ghost is only trying to warn the future victims. |
54 | * ScoobyDooHoax: At least one of the mediums has a fairly elaborate setup to fake ghosts for her clients. |
55 | * ShoutOut: |
56 | ** To ''Series/TheXFiles.'' [[RunningGag Again]]. |
57 | ** The Orb of Thesulah was in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. |
58 | ** Dean quips; [[Film/{{Chinatown}} "Forget it Sam. It's Lilly Dale."]] |
59 | * SlasherSmile: Unlike other ghosts they've encountered, this one clearly enjoys killing. |
60 | * SpoonBending: While prop spoons are commonly seen in the episode - used as souvenirs and props for fake psychics - utensils bending on their own occurs whenever the Monster of the Week [[spoiler:the ghost of an actual psychic]] looms nearby. |
61 | * StatusQuoIsGod: Sam and Dean are only separated for an episode. |
62 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: On Sam's part. Dean doesn't think he's done anything wrong. |
63 | * TermsOfEndangerment: The ghost calls Dean "handsome." |
64 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Dean's asked if it's painful for the ghost when its bones are burned up. Dean admits he's never thought about it. |
65 | * WhatTheHellHero |
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