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== Season 7 ==

'''[[7.01 Meet the New Boss]]'''

== Season 8 ==

'''[[8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin]]''' <br>

The episode title is a reference to the book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Need_to_Talk_About_Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin] by Lionel Shriver and later made into a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/a movie]. The book is based around a series of letters from a woman to her husband, about her concerns about their son Kevin who eventually commits mass murder at his high school.

'''[[8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?]]''' <br>

The title "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?" is a mashup of two references. One is to the book [http://amychua.com/ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother] by Amy Chua, about her experiences growing up between two cultures, and of being a parent.

The other reference is to the 1966 Woody Allen comedy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up,_Tiger_Lily%3F What's Up, Tiger Lily?"] which dubbed original dialogue over the footage of a Japanese spy movie.

'''[[8.03 Heartache]]''' <br>

"Heartache" is likely a reference to the fact that the organs of [[Brick Holmes]] have been split up and distributed to various people. Also at some point, [[Randa Moreno]], the girl who got the heart, tries to take out Dean's heart.

'''[[8.04 Bitten]]''' <br>

This episode is about werewolves, and how they keep turning others via bite. Hence the title, "Bitten."

'''[[8.05 Blood Brother]]'''<br>

There was a band from 1997 to 2007 called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Brothers_(band) The Blood Brothers]. However, this episode more likely references a blood brother by oath. Blood brothers swore loyalty to each other through a blood oath ceremony in which each person makes a small cut on their hand or forearm and they press the cuts together. Their blood then "flows" in each others' veins and they are thus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_brother "blood brothers."]

'''[[8.06 Southern Comfort]]''' <br>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Comfort Southern Comfort] is also a type of liquor.

'''[[8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin]]'''<br>

The episode name refers to the saying "A little slice of heaven" - which refers to a highly desirable place or person. It was also the title of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pWejAnLUQ an 80s Kiwi pop song] by Dave Dobbyn.

'''[[8.08 Hunteri Heroici]]''' <br>

The title Hunteri Heroici, is a play on the Looney Tunes cartoon convention of giving [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CanisLatinicus fake Latin species names] to characters, for example ''Speedometrus Rapidus'' for the Roadrunner. During the the episode, there is a freeze frame where Dean is labelled as ''Hunterus Heroicus'' and Dr Mahoney labelled as ''Grotesques Villianus''. The tags were presented in the typeface [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans Comic Sans], a much maligned typeface, although in this situation, very appropriate.

'''[[8.09 Citizen Fang]]''' <br>

The title Citizen Fang could be a reference to the 1995 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_X Citizen X] which was based on the true story of the hunt for a serial killer in Russia. It could also be a reference to the 1941 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane Citizen Kane].

'''[[8.10 Torn and Frayed]]''' <br>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_and_Frayed Torn and Frayed] is a Rolling Stones song from the 1972 album "Exile on Main St."

'''[[8.11 LARP and the Real Girl]]''' <br>

The episode title “LARP and the Real Girl” is a reference to the 2007 movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805564/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Lars and the Real Girl] starring Ryan Gosling, about a guy who develops a relationship with a doll.

'''[[8.12 As Time Goes By]]''' <br>

The episode title is also the name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Time_Goes_By_%28song%29 a song] written in the 1930s, and most famously sung by Dooley Wilson in the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29 Casablanca]. It is also the tune playing on the music box that Henry buys for John to help him sleep after he is scared by the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Mummy Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy]. Sam says he remembers John whistling it sometimes.

'''[[8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler]]''' <br>

The title of the episode is a play on the UPN/CW sitcom [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/ Everybody Hates Chris]. Every episode title began with "Everybody Hates… ". Supernatural Producer [[Jim Michaels]] was a producer on Everybody Hates Chris.

'''[[8.14 Trial and Error]]''' <br>

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_and_error Trial and error] is a common method of problem solving. In this episode it refers to the first trial of the [[Trials]] necessary to close up [[Hell]].

'''[[8.15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits]]''' <br>

The title of the episode is a play on the term "man's best friend" that is used to refer to dogs and the 2011 movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/ Friends with Benefits] starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.

'''[[8.16 Remember the Titans]]''' <br>

While there are many movies about Titans and the Greek gods, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210945/ Remember the Titans] was a 2000 movie starring Denzel Washington about the desegregation of a football team.

'''[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]''' <br>

Goodbye Stranger is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Stranger the song of the same name] by British rock band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertramp Supertramp]

'''[[8.18 Freaks and Geeks]]''' <br>

The episode is named after a 1999/2000 TV comedy called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks_and_Geeks Freaks and Geeks] about a group of outsiders at high school.

'''[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]''' <br>

The episode is named after the 1976 Martin Scorsese film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/?ref_=sr_1 Taxi Driver].

'''[[8.20 Pac-Man Fever]]''' <br>

The title of the episode is a reference to the 1982 song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-MONIvP6kI "Pac-Man Fever"] by Buckner & Garcia, which celebrated the popularity of the iconic arcade game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Pac-Man].

'''[[8.21 The Great Escapist]]''' <br>

The title of the episode is based on the 1963 movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref_=sr_1 The Great Escape] about Allied POWs escaping a German prison camp in World War II.

'''[[8.22 Clip Show]]''' <br>

Clip Show refers to an episode of television which is based around [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClipShow clips from old episodes], usually by having characters reminisce, or dream about the past. They are cheap episodes to produce. The title here refers to the re-appearance of characters from past episodes: [[Tommy Collins]] from [[1.02 Wendigo]], [[Sarah Blake]] from [[ 1.19 Provenance]] and [[Jenny Klein (character)|Jenny Klein]] from [[7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil]].

'''[[8.23 Sacrifice]]'''<br>

==Season 9==

'''[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]'''<BR>

'''[[10.01 Black]]'''<BR>

This is likely a reference to the color of [[Deanmon]]'s eyes.

'''[[10.02 Reichenbach]]'''<BR>

The episode title "Reichenbach" may be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichenbach_Falls Reichenbach Falls], the series of waterfalls in Switzerland where Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty originally met their ends in the short story [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Problem "The Final Problem"] (Holmes was brought back to life after fan outrage). In this episode [[Cole]] confronts his nemesis - [[Dean]].

'''[[10.03 Soul Survivor]]'''<BR>

"Soul Survivor" is the final track on the Rolling Stones double album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St "Exile on Main St"].

'''[[10.04 Paper Moon]]'''<BR>

This is probably a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Moon_(film) "Paper Moon"], a movie from 1973 about a con artist duo of a man and a girl pretending to be father and daughter during the Great Depression.

'''[[10.05 Fan Fiction]]'''<BR>

"Fan Fiction" refers to stories written by fans that make use of material provided by a media text. In this episode, [[Marie]] has written a fan fiction script for her school play. Other creative and transformative fan activities include create art, videos and cosplay. See [[Fanfiction]] for more details.

'''[[10.06 Ask Jeeves]]'''<BR>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask.com Ask Jeeves] was a question/answer based search engine founded in 1995. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves Jeeves] is also a name that is most associated with butlers, the name having become prominent through it's use in the series of short stories by P.G. Wodehouse, which were adapted into the ITV series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves_and_Wooster Jeeves and Wooster.]'' This reference was probably drawn from the prominent role of the butler, [[Philip]], in this episode.

'''[[10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls]]'''<BR>

"Girls, Girls, Girls" is also the title of Mötley Crüe's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_%28M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_album%29 fourth studio album], as well as song from the album.

'''[[10.08 Hibbing 911]]'''<BR>

This may be a reference to the comedy series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_911! Reno 911!], but with the word Reno replaced with Hibbing due to the setting of this episode. The comedy was focused around law enforcement, which is probably why it was chosen for this episode about [[Sheriff Jody Mills]] and [[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]] at a sheriff convention.

'''[[10.09 The Things We Left Behind]]<BR>

The title "The Things We Left Behind" is likely a reference to the Stephen King short story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_They_Left_Behind "The Things They Left Behind"] which is about a man suffering survivor's guilt following the attacks of 9/11.

'''[[10.10 The Hunter Games]]'''<BR>

"The Hunter Games" is a reference to the book/film franchise ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games The Hunger Games.]''

'''[[10.11 There's No Place Like Home]]'''<BR>

"There's no place like home" are the words Dorothy says in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz The Wonderful World of Oz]'' to get back home to Kansas. Fitting, since the entire episode is about [[Charlie]]'s return from Oz. Sam also quoted the line "There's no place like home" at the end of [[9.04 Slumber Party]] and Dean did at the end of [[2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be]].

'''[[10.12 About a Boy]]'''<BR>

''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Boy_(novel) About a Boy]'' is the title of a coming of age novel, which was later adapted into a film and TV series. The title of the novel was also a reference to the Nirvana song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Girl_(Nirvana_song) "About a Girl."]

'''[[10.13 Halt & Catch Fire]]'''<BR>

"Halt & Catch Fire" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire computer machine code] instruction that will cause a computer to stop functioning. There is also a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series) TV series] of the same name.

'''[[10.14 The Executioner's Song]]'''<BR>

"The Executioner's Song" is a reference to the Pulitzer Prize-winning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Executioner%27s_Song novel of the same name] by Norman Mailer, which documented the events surrounding the execution by the State of Utah of murderer Gary Gilmore. Norman Mailer also wrote a [http://remember.org/imagine/executionar.html poem of the same name.]

'''[[10.15 The Things They Carried]]'''<BR>

"The Things They Carried" is a collection of short stories [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_They_Carried of the same name] by Tim O'Brien. The stories chronicles a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, and are based on O'Brien's own experiences.

'''[[10.16 Paint It Black]]'''<BR>

This episode gets its title from the Rolling Stones song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It_Black of the same name].

'''[[10.17 Inside Man]]'''<BR>

An inside man is someone who helps with the execution of a crime by working inside the target, like [[Bobby]] did in this episode. The episode title "Inside Man" probably refers to the 2006 movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Man Inside Man]'' about a bank heist directed by Spike Lee.

'''[[10.18 Book of the Damned]]'''<BR>

''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Damned The Book of the Damned]'' is a work of nonfiction by Charles Fort and was published in 1919. The book deals with various types of paranormal phenomenon ranging from UFOs to the existence of giants and fairies. The [[Book of the Damned]] that first appears in this episode appears to have more in common with the ''[http://evildead.wikia.com/wiki/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis/ Necronomicon Ex-Mortis]'' from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead_%28franchise%29 ''Evil Dead'' film series], which was bound in human flesh and inked blood, and written in ancient Sumerian.

'''[[10.19 The Werther Project]]'''<BR>

"The Werther Project" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide Werther effect] or copycat suicide. This episode is also when the [[Werther Box]] is introduced.

'''[[10.20 Angel Heart]]'''<br>

"Angel Heart" is likely a reference to the 1987 horror/noir film of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart same name.]

'''[[10.21 Dark Dynasty]]'''<br>

This really isn't an apparent reference to any specific thing. "Dynasty" refers to the Styne Family, and the word "Dark" is put in front because this family is creepily dark.

'''[[10.22 The Prisoner]]'''<br>

The episode's title is from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tb8Jo11uGo the Iron Maiden song "The Prisoner,"] which is based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner the British TV series] of the same name.

'''[[10.23 Brother's Keeper]]'''<br>

"Brother's Keeper" refers to one of longest lasting phrases in the universe, found in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:9 Genesis 4:9] & [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+4%3A10&version=NIV 4:10]:

: "Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' 'I don’t know,' he replied. 'Am I my brother’s keeper?'"

'''[[11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]'''<br>

"Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire" is the name of song by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxy_%28band%29 Moxy], a 1970s Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band from Toronto. It could be a reference to the idom, "[http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/out+of+the+frying+pan+into+the+fire out of the frying pan into the fire]," which is used to denote going from a bad situation to a worse one.

'''[[11.02 Form and Void]]'''<br>

The episode title "Form and Void" is a reference to [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Bible/Genesis.html Genesis 1:2], on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohu_wa-bohu state of nature before creation]:

:"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep."

'''[[11.03 The Bad Seed]]'''<br>

"The Bad Seed" is a reference to the 1954 novel and 1956 film of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Seed same name] about an 8-year-old girl who is also a sociopath.

'''[[11.04 Baby]]'''<br>

The title of the episode "Baby" refers to Dean's nickname for the Impala, first used in [[2.03 Bloodlust]] and continued throughout the series. Dean uses the diminutive in the following episodes: [[2.03 Bloodlust]], [[2.05 Simon Said]], [[3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas]], [[6.15 The French Mistake]], [[7.06 Slash Fiction]], [[7.01 Meet the New Boss]], [[8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?]] and [[9.04 Slumber Party]].

'''[[11.05 Thin Lizzie]]'''<br>

"Thin Lizzie" is a reference to the Irish rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_Lizzy Thin Lizzy] and accused murderer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden Lizzie Borden.]

'''[[11.06 Our Little World]]'''<br>

"Our Little World" is the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihkGH82cpdY title of a song] by Stephen Sondheim from the musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Woods Into the Woods]'' (a favorite of writer [[Robert Berens]]). The song is sung from the perspective of Rapunzel and her mother the Witch, who has her daughter locked away from the world in a tower.

'''[[11.07 Plush]]'''<br>

This is likely a reference to the monster of the week, who dressed up in costumes while killing people. The first such costume was a plush bunny, hence the title.

'''[[11.08 Just My Imagination]]'''<br>

"Just My Imagination" is a reference to the Rolling Stones song of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnqH7W4me9o same name,] a [https://twitter.com/jennydelherpes/status/671871629773803520 favorite song] of writer Jenny Klein's.

'''[[11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou?]]'''<br>

"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Brother,_Where_Art_Thou%3F O Brother, Where Art Thou?]" is the title of the 2000 adaptation of Homer's ''The Odyssey'' by the Coen Brothers. In Homer's ''Odyssey'', the protagonist Odysseus travels to the underworld to speak with the spirits of the dead in order to find a way out of his predicament of being lost at sea.

'''[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]'''<br>

"The Devil in the Details" refers to the idiom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil_is_in_the_detail the devil is in the detail.]

'''[[11.11 Into the Mystic]]'''<br>

"Into the Mystic" is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Mystic song of the same name] by Van Morrison.

'''[[11.12 Don't You Forget About Me]]'''<br>

"Don't You Forget About Me" is a reference to the song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_You_(Forget_About_Me) Don't You (Forget About Me)]," which is famous for its use in the John Hughes film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakfast_Club The Breakfast Club.]''

'''[[11.13 Love Hurts]]'''<br>

"Love Hurts" is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hurts song of the same name] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers The Everly Brothers], which was most famously covered by Scottish hard rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_(band) Nazareth] in 1975. "Love Hurts" was also previously used in episode [[6.14 Mannequin 3: The Reckoning]], which was also written by [[Eric Charmelo]] & [[Nicole Snyder]].

'''[[11.14 The Vessel]]'''<br>

The Vessel is likely just a reference to the fact that Sam and Dean realize that [[Lucifer]] is possessing [[Castiel]]'s [[vessel]], [[Jimmy Novak]].

'''[[11.15 Beyond the Mat]]'''<br>

''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mat Beyond the Mat]'' is a 1999 documentary about pro wrestling. It takes a look behind the scenes and at life outside the ring of three wrestlers -- Mick Foley, Terry Funk, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

'''[[11.16 Safe House]]'''<br>

This is likely a reference to the 2012 movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_House_(2012_film) of the same name]. In the movie, the "safe house" is attacked. This relates to the episode in that even the victim's home is not truly safe.

'''[[11.17 Red Meat]]'''<br>

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_meat Red meat] is the typical diet for [[werewolves]], which are the monster of the week in this episode.