1.12 The Tears of a Clown
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| Title | The Tears of a Clown |
| Episode # | Season 1, Episode 12 |
| First aired | February 28, 2023 |
| Directed by | Menhaj Huda |
| Written by | David H. Goodman |
| On IMDB | The Tears of a Clown |
| Outline | |
| Monster | Limbo the Clown |
| Timeline | |
| Location(s) | Fort Wayne, Indiana Lawrence, Kansas |
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Synopsis
- Dean: Hunting's a dishonest business, you gotta lie all the time; about who you are, what you do. But the hardest lies aren't the ones you tell other people, they're the ones you tell yourself.
Characters
Definitions
Music
- "The Viper (A)" by Bill Novick & Paul Lenart (Sonoton Music)
- (playing as Ada enters the Witches den)
- "Everybody Loves a Clown" by Gary Lewis & the Playboys
- (playing as the Monster Club walks the carnival grounds)
- "The Scat" (Instrumental) by Trapper Schoepp
- (playing while Ada plays poker with the witches)
Quotes
Ada: Who are you?
John: There it is Mary, the eternal excuse! I mean admit it -- the second your future got real, you did what you always do. Ok, you buried your head in the hunting sand so you wouldn't have to think about college or our relationship.
Mary: You know what? Think what you want, I don't have time for this.
Rowena: Dinnae get your knickers in a twist, hen. This has nothing to do with the Akrida, I can assure you. Your potted little hellraiser here has information about my son.
Ada: I have a son too. But just give me the magic you promised me, and I will let you take the plant and go.
Lata: If we survive this, I'm never gonna eat cotton candy again!
Rowena: No, not exact details. I mean, I know she needs help -- something about an alignment of five planets, or --
Ada: I need the magic you promised me. Now.
Rowena: Ah, heroes. Here you are.
Ada: That's it? That's supposed to kill the queen?
Rowena: There is one more ingredient that needs to be added. The good news is, you don't have to go too far to get it. The bad news is, once you use it, you'll never be quite the same.
Ada: And why is that?
Mary: Yeah, all of it.
Lata: How terrifying.
Mary: Didn't it feel good to you, not having to worry about our problems for a second, not have to worry about us?
John: Maybe. But it also made me realize that you were right. I have been ignoring things because it's easier than facing the truth. I'm sorry for that. I am also sorry for being so angry with you.
Mary: I guess I got kind of angry myself, you calling me a hypocrite and all. But you were right too. Thinking about the future is scary.
Millie: I thought you'd want to hear the good news. Betty and I found a witness who can attest that Kyle arrived at the garage after he made the 911 call saying he was already there. I talked to a lawyer. He said it's enough to clear you.
John: Thank you.
Ada: Star charts. I traded magic with a witch who told me that five planets have to be in alignment in order for the queen to open her portal, but I can't make heads or tails of when that's supposed to happen.
Lata: Maybe I can.
John: But there's still the problem of how to stop her. And the entire Akrida army.
Ada: That's where the trade came in. There's supposed to be enough magic in this crystal to kill the queen.
Carlos: Way to bury the lead there, Ada. That's incredible. How do you know that little crystal can do all that?
Ada: I guess I'm just that good.
Lata: And not a moment too soon.
Mary: Why?
Trivia & References
- Tiddlywinks is a competitive parlour game. The objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
- To "play tiddlywinks" can also figuratively mean to take part in a meaningless or unimportant activity.
- Bozo the Clown is a clown who became famous through television series and appearances starting in the 1940s.
Minutiae
- Rowena is, of course, referring to Crowley.
