11.13 Love Hurts

Title	Love Hurts
Episode #	Season 11, Episode 13
First aired	February 10, 2016
Directed by	Phil Sgriccia
Written by	Eric Charmelo Nicole Snyder
On IMDB	Love Hurts
Outline
Monster	Qareen Witches
Timeline
Location(s)	Hudson, Ohio Lebanon, Kansas
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Amara
• Melissa Harper
• Sonja

Definitions

• Alcohol
• Aliases
• Impala
• Men of Letters Bunker
• Monsters
• Qareen
• Silver
• Spells
• Table of Death
• Witches

Music

• "Heartbreak" by The James Hunter Six

(playing as Melissa and Dan get ready for their date)

Trivia & References

"Love Hurts" is a reference to the song of the same name by The Everly Brothers, which was most famously covered by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth in 1975. "Love Hurts" was also previously used on the show in episode 6.14 Mannequin 3: The Reckoning, which was also written by Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder.

The plot of the episode has a lot in common with that of the 2014 horror film It Follows. which tells the story of a curse that passed through sexual transmission. The entity "It" will pursue the victims of the curse at a walking pace, sometimes taking on the appearance of loved ones, before killing them. The only way to keep "It" at bay is by passing on the curse to someone else through sex.

A copy of Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill can be seen on the coffee table as Staci goes to sit and watch TV.

The shows Staci channel surfs through include Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (episode "True Love Will Find You"), Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (episode "Bark Bark Yum Yum") and Rick and Morty (episode "Rick Potion #9"). All the episodes revolve around the concept of love.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 11.13 Love Hurts (transcript)

Promotion

• Synopsis
• Promo
• "Kiss and Tell" - Valentine's Day Promo
• Photos by The TV Addict
• Sneak Peek