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|image= [[File:Delegation of Gods.jpg|300px350px]]
|title= Hammer of the Gods
|episode= Season 5, Episode 19
|motw= [[Gods]]<br>[[Lucifer]]
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|location= Muncie, Indiana<br>
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A storm forces the boys off the highway, and they check into the The the [[Elysian Fields Hotel]] - an unusually plush four star establishment. As they are opening their room, they see an amorous couple enter the room next to them. Shortly after there is a commotion from the room, but when the boys enter, the couple is gone.
The manager at the front desk is evasive, and Sam decides to keep tabs on him, while Dean uses his [[EMF]] to see if there is any supernatural activity. As he passes one room he sees an elephant picking up a towel, but when he returns it is simply a man in a towel.
Gabriel explains to Sam and Dean he is there to save them, and that he once had a relationship with [[Kali]], and doesn't want her or the other gods killed. Gabriel tells Sam and Dean that Kali has bound Sam and Dean to her with a blood spell. He goes to her room, pretending to be romantic in an attempt to retrieve the boys' blood, but she realizes his ruse and draws his blood, binding Gabriel to her.
In front of the other gods, Kali reveals that she has discovered that Gabriel is an archangel, and she uses what she thinks is an [[angel blade]] to kill him. Sam and Dean then agree they will help the gods call Lucifer, if the humans they are holding can be freed.
* [[Gabriel]]
* [[Lucifer]]
* [[Pestilence]]
* [[Kali]]
* [[Baldur]]
* [[Baron Samedi]]
* [[Ganesh]]
* [[Odin]]
* [[Mercury]]
* [[Zao Shen]]
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* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Angel Blade]]
* [[Archangel]]
* [[Casa Erotica]]
* [[:Category:Deities|Deities]]
* [[Elysian Fields Hotel]]
* [[Fights]]
* [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]
* [[Horsemen's Rings]]
* [[Lucifer's Cage]]
* [[Elysian Fields HotelPestilence's Car]]* [[Pie]]* [[Porn]]
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'''SamMan:''' So whatHeaven, right?<br>'''Dean:'''s a four star hotel Trust me, pal... better. How you doing on a ?<br>'''Kali:''' No.<br> '''Dean:''' But--<br>'''Kali:''' No.<br> '''Dean:''' Oh, lady, I'm just, you know--<br>'''Kali:''' I understand. And no.<br> '''Dean:''' 10-star highway?4. Yeah. Sam, unpucker, man. Eat something.
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'''DeanBaldur:''' ''[appraising Kali]'' How Ladies and gentleman, thank you doin'?<br>'''Kali:''' Nofor coming.<br>'''Dean:''Although in all my centuries, I never thought I' But.d see this.This many Gods under one roof.<br>'''KaliSam:''' No.Gods?<br>'''DeanBaldur:''' OhNow, lady, I'm justbefore we get down to brass tacks, you know...<br>'''Kali:''' I understand. And, no.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' Please be tomato soup, please be tomato soup. (finds eyeballs in the soup) Motel Hell.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Baldur:''' Some some ground rules: . No slaughtering each other. Curb your wrath. Oh, and uh, keep your hands off the local virgins, we. We're , trying to keep a low profile here.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' Gods?... Oh, we are so, so screwed.
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'''Baldur:''' We Now we all know why we're here - the . The Judeo-Christian Apocalypse apocalypse looms over us. I know we've all had our little disagreements in the past. The time has come to put those aside and look toward the future. Because if we don't, we won't have one. Now we do have two very valuable bargaining chips. Michael, and Lucifer's vessels. The question is, what do we do now? Anybody have any bright ideas? Speak up. This is a safe room.
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'''Odin:''' I don't know what everybody's getting so worked up about! 'Cause it's just a couple of angels having a slap fight! There's no Armageddon. Everybody knows, when the world comes to an end, the Great Serpent Jormungandr rises up, and I myself will be eaten by a big wolf! ''[laughs]''<br>'''Zao Shen:''' ''[sighs]'' Here we go...<br>
'''Odin:''' Oh yeah? And why is that? Because your beliefs are so much more realistic? The whole world's getting carried around on the back of a giant turtle? Ha! Give me a break!<br>
'''Zao Shen:''' Don't mock my world turtle.<br>
'''Odin:''' What are you gonna do about it?<br>
'''Zao Shen:''' I'm gonna send you packing to Valhalla!<br>'''Odin:''' You watch your mouth when you talk to me, boy!<br>
'''Zao Shen:''' Boy? I'm older than you.<br>
'''Odin:''' No one's ever proved that.<br>
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'''SamKali:''' By the wayIf we fight--<br>'''Gabriel/Loki:''' You die.<br>'''Kali:''' And what makes you such an expert?<br>'''Gabriel/Loki:''' I've tussled with those winged ass-monkeys once or twice. Kali, next time no more tricks. I say "let's keep drivingm begging you," uhdon't do this... let's keep driving!
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'''SamGabriel:''' Do we have I'm not a chance? Against Satan?<br>spy. I'm a runaway. I'm trying to save you. I know my brother, Kali. He should scare the living crap out of you. You can'Dean:t beat him. I''' Reallyve skipped ahead, Sam?seen how this story ends. <br> '''SamKali:''' Your story. Not ours. Westerners, I swear. The sheer arrogance. You got a better idea, Deanthink you're the only ones on earth?<br>You pillage and you butcher in your God's name. But you're not the only religion, and he'Gabriel:s not the only God. And now you think you can just rip the planet apart? You''' Itre wrong. There are billions of us. An we were here first. If anyone gets to end this world, it's a bad ideame. LuciferI's gonna turn them into finger-paint.<br>m sorry}}
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'''GabrielDean:''' I know 'm outta options. Now on any other given day, I'd be doing my brotherdamndest to, Kaliuh, kill you. You filthy murdering chimps. And he should scare the living crap out of youBut, uh, hey, desperate times.}} {{TriviaQuote |Text=So even though I'''Dean:''' All rightd love nothing better than to slit your throats, you primitive screwheadsdicks, listen up.<br> I'''Sam:''' Are m gonna help you out of your mind?<br>'''Dean:''' . I'm out of optionsgoing to help you ice the devil. And then we can all get back to ganking each other, like normal. You want Lucifer, well, dude's not in the Yellow Pages. But me and Sam, we can get him here.
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'''DeanLucifer:''' We can either take on the Devil togetherYou know, or I never understood you lame-ass bitches can eat mepagans, always fighting, always happy to sell out your own kind. No wonder you forfeited this planet to us. You are worse than humans. You're worse than demons. LiterallyAnd yet you claim to be Gods.
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'''DeanGabriel:''' ThereLucifer, you's nothing natural about this at allre my brother. And I thought love you were dead.<br>'''Gabriel:'''You think I'd give Kali my real sword? That thing can kill meBut you are a great big bag of dicks.<br>'''DeanLucifer:''' Then Wait, what do they have in there?<br>'''Gabriel:''' A fake. Made it out of a can of Diet Orange Slice.}} {{TriviaQuote |Text='''Kali:''' So did you're going just say to summon Luciferme?<br>'''Sam:''' Sort of. I just need you to squeegee some stuff from my ribs and he'll come running.<br>'''Kali:''' Breaking them would be easier.
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'''Sam:''' Oh, is that all?
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The title "Hammer of the Gods" is a play on a reference in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_Song Led Zeppelin single "Immigrant Song"] in the lyric, "The hammer of the gods/will drive our ships to new lands" - an allusion to the hammer of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor Norse god Thor]. Led Zeppelin's sound subsequently was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Gods." The phrase was also the title of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_of_the_Gods_%28book%29 biography of the band.].
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The idea of gods from different traditions coming together in America was the basis for Neil Gaiman's book ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gods American Gods.]''. [[Eric Kripke ]] has talked about [[Neil Gaiman]]'s novels and his ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29 Sandman]'' comic series being a big influence on his work ([http://tvoftheabsurd.com/2007/07/25/eric-kripke-satans-head-writer/ Sourcebig influence on his work.]).
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The episode takes place at The the [[Elysian Fields motelHotel]]. In Greek mythology, the Elysian Fields are located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium Elysium] section of the Underworld and are the resting place of the good and the heroic.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The Elysian Fields Hotel being a hotel that seems to be perfect but then reveals itself to be a gilded cage from which you can't escape is very reminiscent of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_%28band%29 Eagles'] 1977 song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California ''Hotel California''] and its eponymous hotel.
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Twelve guests are present at the formal gathering, including Sam and Dean, making [[Loki]] the thirteenth to show up when he crashes the party. This corresponds to a story from Norse mythology centering around a feast to which the trickster was not invited, and at which [[Baldur]] was killed. ([http://www.na-weekly.com/opinion/blame-loki-for-your-bad-luck/ Sourcestory from Norse mythology]) centering around a feast to which the trickster was not invited, and at which [[Baldur]] was killed.
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'''Sam:''' Creepy.<br>'''Dean:''' And Broke the needle. All right, well, I'll scope out the joint, and you keep an eye on Norman Bates over here.<br>I mean, one night off. Is that too much to ask? :''Norman Bates was the creepy serial killing owner of the Bates Motel in the Hitchcock movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_%281960_film%29 Psycho.].''
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The scene where [[Dean]] sees [[Ganesh]] in elephant form is a literal play on the popular phrase [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_the_room "the elephant in the room"], which is a metaphor for an obvious truth or problem that is being ignored or not being addressed. [[Gabriel]] later uses the phrase when he arrives at the meeting::'''Baldur:''' Why are you here?<br>:'''Gabriel:''' To talk about the elephant in the room. ''[Ganesh looks upset and begins to get out of his chair]'' Not you!}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' An elephant?<br>'''Dean:''' Yeah.<br>'''Sam:''' Like, an elephant?<br>'''Dean:''' Like , full-on Babar.<br>
:''Babar is the main character in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_the_Elephant an eponymous series of books] - about elephants. Babar was also mentioned in [[5.11 Sam, Interrupted]].''
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'''Dean:''' Something tells me this isn't a Shriner convention.<br>:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Shriners International], formerly known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is an appendant body to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry Freemasonry.].''
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The eyeball soup recalls the dinner party scene in the movie '''Dean[http:''' ''[after fishing eyeballs out //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom Indiana Jones and the Temple of a pot of soup]Doom.]'' Motel Hell.<br>:''Motel Hell is In that movie, the villains are members of a 1980 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel_Hell comedy horror spoofThuggee Thuggee cult] which sent up movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacrein India that worships [http://en.wikipedia. In org/wiki/Kali Kali], who is one of the movie a brother and sister capture people at their motel and use them to produce smoked meatgods that appears in this episode.''
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'''Gabriel:''' Me I don't care. But, me and Kaliwe, uh, we had a thing... Chick was all hands.<br>What can I say? I'm sentimental.
:''In Indian mythology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Kali] is depicted as having multiple arms, ranging from 4 to 10 depending on which portrayal.''
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'''Dean:''' Okay, well then how about you do what we say, or we tell the, uh, Legion of Doom about your secret identity. They don't seem like a real pro-angel kinda crowd. :''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Doom_%28Super_Friends%29 The Legion of Doom] is a group of super villains who are the nemeses of the Super Friends, created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics DC Comics.]''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Gabriel:''' I'm taking this seriously. Ship's sinking, time to get off. I mean screw this marble. Let's go check out Pandora. :''Pandora was the home of the Na'vi in James Cameron's 2009 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29 Avatar] Pandora is also the name of an inner satellite, or moon, of Saturn. Marble may also be referencing the end of the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(film) Men in Black] when the Earth is revealed to be a marble.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Gabriel:''' Okay, okay! So I got wings, like Kotex.<br>But that doesn't make me any less right about Lucifer.
:''[http://www.kotex.com/NA/products/kotex-natural-balance-maxi-regular-with-wings/01004 Kotex] makes feminine hygiene products, including pads with "wings" to help keep them in place.''
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'''DeanGabriel:''' Or we tell the Legion of Doom about your secret identity.<br>:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Doom_%28Super_Friends%29 The Legion of Doom] is a group of supervillains who are the nemeses of the Super FriendsWell, created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics DC Comics].''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Gabriel:''' Good good luck with that. Me? I'm blowing Jonestown.<br>Those lemmings wanna run off a cliff, that's their business.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown Jonestown] was the name of a community in the forest in Guyana run by cult leader Jim Jones, where he lived with approximately 1,000 followers. In 1978, Jones ordered his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking Flavor Aid laced with cyanide (often misidentified as Kool Aid), resulting in the deaths of more than 900 people. This incident is the origin for the phrase [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid "drinking the Kool Aid,"] which is a metaphor for accepting an order, argument, philosophy, or belief without question (and a recurring theme and issue in Supernatural, although this specific expression has never been used in an episode as of this writing.)''
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'''Gabriel:''' Not really. Better late then never, huh? Guard this, with your life. Lucy, I'm home.<br>Not this time. Guys! Get her outta here.
:''The greeting of Ricky Ricardo when he got home from work in the 1950s sitcom series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy I Love Lucy]''. In fandom, Lucifer is sometimes referred to as "Lucy" or "Luci."''
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'''Lucifer:''' They are broken. Flawed! Abortions.<br>'''Gabriel:''' Damn right they're flawed. But a lot of them try. To do better, to forgive. And you should see the Spearmint Rhino! I've been riding the pine a long time. But I'm in the game now, and I'm not on your side, or Michael's. I'm on theirs.<br>
:''[http://www.spearmintrhino.com.au/ The Spearmint Rhino] is a franchise of upmarket strip clubs.''
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'''Mercury:''' Best pie in the tri-state area.<br>
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In this episode we get our first look at [[Pestilence]]. He drives a green car with Nevada license plate SIKN TRD ("sick and tired").
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The cashier that gets infected by [[Pestilence]] in the closing scene appears in the ER room in [[5.20 The Devil You Know]].
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* [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s6/supernatural/news/a202704/ex-enders-actor-joins-supernatural.html Special Guest Star]
* [http://s889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/s5ep19/ Promo Pics]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELODjEaZYsg Space TVSneak Peek] promo clip* [http://fangasmthebook.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/gabriel-went-out-like-a-man-not-a-weenie-%E2%80%93-richard-speight-jr-on-his-character%E2%80%99s-exit/ Interview with] Richard Speight* [http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/anorak-city/2010/04/soap-doc-talks-about-his-eleva.html Interview with Adam Croasdell] - Baldur
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