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Fortuna explains that when humans evolved, they first prayed to the "sun, the womb, the rain, and the stars". This made God mad that humans didn't worship Him, but then He decided to create the "gods" -- Fortuna cites "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu Anu], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixcoatl Mixcoatl] and all the rest," whom humans would blame when things went wrong. But God got jealous of the epic stories humans told about the gods so now He "hides behind" whichever religion is the most popular. | Fortuna explains that when humans evolved, they first prayed to the "sun, the womb, the rain, and the stars". This made God mad that humans didn't worship Him, but then He decided to create the "gods" -- Fortuna cites "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu Anu], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixcoatl Mixcoatl] and all the rest," whom humans would blame when things went wrong. But God got jealous of the epic stories humans told about the gods so now He "hides behind" whichever religion is the most popular. | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 8 March 2020
Title | The Gamblers |
Episode # | Season 15, Episode 11 |
First aired | January 30, 2020 |
Directed by | Charles Beeson |
Written by | Meredith Glynn Davy Perez |
On IMDB | The Gamblers |
Outline | As Sam and Dean attempt to restore their luck, Castiel investigates a series of angel murders committed by a resurrected Jack. |
Monster | Fortuna Grigori |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Alaska Lebanon, Kansas Cushing, Oklahoma |
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Contents
Synopsis
Characters
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Aliases
- Angel Blade
- Angel Lore
- Angel Radio
- Angel Sword
- Cameras
- Deities
- Demigods
- The Empty
- Grigori
- Hugs
- Food
- Impala
- Law Enforcement Officers
- Magical Coin
- Men of Letters Bunker
- Nephilim
- Pie
- Rabbit's Foot
- Resurrection
- Sammy
- Season 15 Callbacks
- Son of a Bitch
- Table of Death
Music
- "North to Alaska" by Johnny Horton
- (playing in Lurlene's as Leonard loses the pool game)
- "Just Enough Blues" by Elijah Honey (Black Toast Music)
- (playing in the diner Sam and Dean stop at for pie and coffee)
- "Passing Glance" by Marian McPartland (APM Music)
- (playing in Lurlene's as Evie describes the various players to Sam)
Quotes
Dean: Well, it couldn't hurt. And I don't know how much more of this "normal life" crap I can take, between the credit cards, the car trouble, the constant freaking heartburn.
Dean: Or it could be awesome.
It's pool. The-the-the game of champions, kings. My game. Hell, our game. How many honest-to-goodness great memories do we have hustling pool?
Sam: What? When you were 4? Really? What, between nap time and snack?
Dean: Well, my name's Dean Winchester. And I'm gonna kick your ass.
Kabaiel: Who told you that?
Sam: Accursed by God.
Fortuna: Life's a bitch, then you die.
Dean: The God literally cursed us.
Fortuna: You've met?
Dean: Yeah. Little guy, squirrelly as hell.
Sam: I learned from my brother.
Sam: They matter to me.
Dean: Why?
Evie: Because of you. She said she thought your kind had gone extinct.
Sam: Our kind?
Sam: Jack?
Dean: Why not?
Jack: Because if I don't stay hidden, if I use my powers, my grandfather He'll know I'm back, and He'll try and kill me again.
He's afraid of me. And that's why we had to wait.
Castiel: Billie kept him hidden in the Empty until Chuck went off-world.
Jack: She let me out when it was safe.
Dean: Safe to what? Eat a bunch of angel hearts?
Trivia & References
Waitress: Um, a slice of pie and a cup of coffee?
Dean: Two forks? Damn it, I was hoping for a cheeseburger.
Sam: You can't even digest cheese anymore.
Dean: Dude. Lactaid.
- Lactaid is a brand of pills containing the enzyme lactase. People who are lactose-intolerant (like poor powered-down Dean) can ingest lactase immediately before a meal containing dairy to avoid unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects.
Dean: Nuts is good. Yeah. A couple of Mr. Freakin' Peanuts here.
- Mr Peanut was the top hat- and monocle-wearing peanut that was the mascot of the Planters snack food company. Coincidentally, just before the episode aired, a teaser for an upcoming SuperBowl ad suggested that Mr Peanut may die.
Sam: I don't remember.
Dean: It was Dad's favorite, from the movie. Paul Newman. "The Hustler."
Sam: Alright, fine. One more game. One.
Dean: Okay. Now we just gotta find our Jackie Gleason.
- The Hustler is a 1963 film about pool hustling starring Paul Newman as "Fast Eddie" Felson, a small-time hustler who seeks out legendary pool player "Minnesota Fats" (played by Jackie Gleason).
Dean: Beach read? Lady, I'm Tolstoy.
- A beach read is a fun, easy, light novel to read while on vacation. Leo Tolstoy was a 19th-century Russian novelist and philosopher, often cited as one of the greatest novelists of all time.
- Hercules is a hero from Roman mythology; Cú Chulainn is a hero of Irish legends best known for defending Ulster from the armies of queen Medb of Connacht, and Gilgamesh was a king in ancient Sumeria whose exploits are documented in the "Epic of Gilgamesh".
Minutiae
Dean: Like the rabbit's foot?
Sam: When you win, you're you're taking luck from whoever you beat, right?
- A reference to the cursed rabbit's foot from 3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock.