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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 7, Episode 7'''
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8	!The Mentalists
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10	Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker.
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12	Directed by Mike Rohl.
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14	Air Date: November 4, 2011.
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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.
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18	!!Body Count:
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20	For this episode = 4 humans and 2 ghosts.
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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.
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24	!Tropes
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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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