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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 12, Episode 5''':
7	! The One You've Been Waiting For
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9	After learning that the soul of Adolf Hitler has been trapped in a 1930s gold pocket watch, Sam and Dean must act quickly to prevent a group of Nazi necromancers from resurrecting the Führer.
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11	Writer: Meredith Glynn
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13	Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
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15	!!Body Count
16	For this episode: 3 humans, 7 Thule
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18	For the series so far: At least 1289 humans (of which 19 were witches), 1126 angels (2 of which were archangels), 188 demons, 71 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 10 Thule, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, Death, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 lamia, The Mother of All, 1 nachzehrer, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
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20	!!Tropes
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22	* AdolfHitlarious: The episode portrays the resurrected Fuhrer as a clownish prancing buffoon, prone to outbursts of infantile rage.
23	* ArbitrarySkepticism: Ellie, at first. Mulhouse Jr. felt the same way.
24	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The writers got at least one characterization of Hitler completely wrong; Hitler had a creepy romantic obsession with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geli_Raubal his own niece]], and kept her as a virtual prisoner until she committed suicide to escape him. The real Hitler probably would never have ordered his great great grand-niece killed and fed to dogs, and would more likely have viewed her as a new object to romantically and sexually fixate on.
25	* BadassBoast: Dean Winchester killed Hitler and he may never ever stop saying it out loud.
26	* BloodMagic: How Hitler can be resurrected, using the blood of his descendant Ellie.
27	* BreatherEpisode: Rather lighthearted in comparison to the murder, religious fanaticism, and parental abandonment the show has been juggling.
28	* TheBusCameBack: Aaron makes a brief appearance.
29	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The Thule need Ellie for the ritual and therefore need to take her in alive.
30	* DirtyCoward: The great and courageous Adolf Hitler (according to the Thule) begs for his life once Dean points a gun at him.
31	* DisappointedInYou: Nauhaus is unhappy with his son Mulhouse Jr. for not being so committed to the cause.
32	* {{Ghostapo}}: The Thule society are back and this time they've got a plan to resurrect Hitler.
33	* GoneHorriblyRight: The Thule actually succeed in bringing back Hitler - and he's such an over the top cartoonish idiot who lapses into fits of enraged screaming, that some of the Thule members look very uncomfortable around him as if they might just regret their decision.
34	* HeelFaceTurn: Mulhouse the younger, although its selfishly motivated.
35	* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct: Inverted. Hitler is brought to modern day, only to be killed by Dean.
36	* KickTheDog: Nauhaus explains to Ellie he isn't planning on using her body as the vessel for Hitler. He's merely going to transfuse her blood so that he may house his soul, as he would never put the great führer in the body of such a pathetic female American specimen.
37	* LargeHam: ''Hitler.''
38	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The episode title may be referencing the fact that an episode about resurrecting Hitler in some way has been long expected, especially since the Thule were introduced.
39	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: InUniverse:
40	-->'''Sam:''' Dude, you just killed Hitler!\
41	'''Dean:''' ''(grins)'' Awesome!
42	* MotorMouth: Ellie, which prompts the frustrated Mulhouse Jr. to ask if she ever shuts up.
43	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The immortal zombie Nazi sorcerers of the Thule make their return.
44	* TheNoseKnows: Apparently how the Thule locate Ellie.
45	* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Averted. The Winchesters let Mulhouse Jr. go.
46	* SecretLegacy: Ellie learns she's adopted and a blood relative of Hitler (his great great great grandniece to be exact).
47	* ShamefulStrip: After being abducted, and just before the blood transfusion, Ellie's sweater gets removed.
48	* SharingABody: Hitler is in control of the body but he mentions that Nauhaus still exists in there.
49	* ShownTheirWork: The real Hitler really did adore dogs and always kept them close at hand.
50	* ShoutOut: Mulhouse Jr. compares the watch to a [[Literature/HarryPotter Horcrux]].
51	* SkewedPriorities: The first thing Hitler seems to care about upon resurrection is having the Thule procure him some dogs, screaming the request at the top of his lungs.
52	* SoulJar: The pocket watch, for Hitler. It's [[ShoutOut specifically compared]] to a [[Literature/HarryPotter Horcrux]].
53	* SpontaneousHumanCombustion: The Thule's M.O.
54	* TakeThat:
55	** Dean tells Mulhouse Jr. to hide from the Thule in Buffalo, since "no one goes to Buffalo".
56	** Twitter gets one via DamnedByAFoolsPraise. The resurrected Hitler, upon being able to see 21st century technological advancements such as smart phones and social networks, gives praise to Twitter in particular as something that he can use as his "personal Goebbels". This knock on Twitter is likely in reference to it being used by [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain white supremacists and other Alt-Right groups]] to spread their propaganda (Particularly during the run-up of the 2016 United States Presidential election).
57	* VerbThis: Dean's PreMortemOneLiner to Hitler, "Heil this".
58	* YouHaveFailedMe: Nauhaus tries to have [[OffingTheOffspring his son killed]] for being an "inconceivable disappointment".
59	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hitler after being resurrected states Ellie can be drained of the rest of her blood and the remains given to the dogs.
60	-->'''Nazi:''' Fuhrer, we have no dogs.

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