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− | In the [[Wish-verse|alternate reality]], Dean wears a silver chain with a pendant rather than his amulet. | + | At the beginning of the episode, [[Dean]] mentions they've "ditched the plates" referring to the [[Impala]]'s license plates (a necessity as they know the FBI are tracking them after the events of [[2.19 Folsom Prison Blues]]). During the episode we see the usual plates '''KAZ 2Y5''' have been replaced in the real world with '''CNK 80Q3''' (Ohio plates) and in Dean's fantasy with '''RMD 5H2''' (Kansas plates). |
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+ | In the [[Wish-verse|alternate reality]], Dean wears a silver chain with a pendant rather than his amulet. The pendant could possibly be a St. Michael medallion. If so, this would be foreshadowing. | ||
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The date in the alternate reality is December 5th, 2006, as the news reports indicate it is the anniversary of when Flight 424 crashed, and the newspaper Dean looks up indicates the crash happened on December 5th, 2005. However, oddly, Sam's cellphone (just before Dean calls him) shows an email received from Christopher Cooper, dated 3/9/2007 at 2:07 PM. | The date in the alternate reality is December 5th, 2006, as the news reports indicate it is the anniversary of when Flight 424 crashed, and the newspaper Dean looks up indicates the crash happened on December 5th, 2005. However, oddly, Sam's cellphone (just before Dean calls him) shows an email received from Christopher Cooper, dated 3/9/2007 at 2:07 PM. | ||
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+ | When Dean wakes up in the alternate reality and calls Sam, there is part of a saved text message visible on his phone which may be to or from Christopher Cooper, and reads: "Hey Dude… How are you doing man? I’m pretty darn good myself. I've been meaning to sit down and write but I’ve been so damn busy. I’ve been meaning to call too but hey what’s a fella to do." [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177936/ Christopher Cooper] was property manager on ''Supernatural'' from season 1 through 12. | ||
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− | + | Dean's home address in the [[Wish-verse|alternate reality]] is 53 Barker Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044. Barker Avenue is a real street in Lawrence, Kansas. However, it does not have a number 53. | |
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+ | On Dean and Carmen's coffee table, there's a copy of the Marvel comic ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_from_Sirius Six from Sirius]''. | ||
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− | The Winchester home in [[Lawrence, Kansas]], has the house number 1841. | + | The Winchester home in [[Lawrence, Kansas]], has the house number 1841. This is the house number from [[1.01 Pilot]] reversed. In 1.01 it was 1481. |
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+ | Mary is wearing the same nightgown she wore when she died in the real world. | ||
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When [[Jessica]] and [[Carmen Porter|Carmen]] leave Sam and Dean alone to talk, Sam says: "That's what you said when you snaked my ATM card or when you bailed on my graduation or when you hooked up with Rachel Nave." [[Rachel Nave]] was co-writer of [[1.08 Bugs]]. It is later revealed in [[5.22 Swan Song]] that Rachel was possessed by a demon on [[Azazel]]'s orders, to keep an eye on Sam. | When [[Jessica]] and [[Carmen Porter|Carmen]] leave Sam and Dean alone to talk, Sam says: "That's what you said when you snaked my ATM card or when you bailed on my graduation or when you hooked up with Rachel Nave." [[Rachel Nave]] was co-writer of [[1.08 Bugs]]. It is later revealed in [[5.22 Swan Song]] that Rachel was possessed by a demon on [[Azazel]]'s orders, to keep an eye on Sam. | ||
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+ | There's a framed poster for the Canadian indie pop band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Machine Immaculate Machine] in Dean and Carmen's bedroom. | ||
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− | According to Eric Kripke on the [[Season 2 DVD and Blu-ray]] commentary, they had difficulty getting Adrianne Palicki due to her shooting schedule on ''Friday Night Lights''. However they felt she was integral to the episode, so they switched from filming this episode to the next one for five days, and then resumed shooting when she was available for the three days they needed. | + | According to [[Eric Kripke]] on the [[Season 2 DVD and Blu-ray]] commentary, they had difficulty getting [[Adrianne Palicki]] due to her shooting schedule on ''Friday Night Lights''. However they felt she was integral to the episode, so they switched from filming this episode to the next one for five days, and then resumed shooting when she was available for the three days they needed. |
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* [[2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be (transcript)]] | * [[2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be (transcript)]] | ||
+ | * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RPJvDxpMjaEYKQVFAjIqTjaw4lBpXKWO/view Casting sides] for [[Carmen]] (Page One only) | ||
* [http://stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com/380417.html?view=7671041 Transcript of Eric Kripke's commentary by stir_of_echoes] | * [http://stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com/380417.html?view=7671041 Transcript of Eric Kripke's commentary by stir_of_echoes] | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyoZjE-A2So Promo] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyoZjE-A2So Promo] | ||
+ | ==Episode Meta== | ||
+ | *[[SPN Heavy Meta]] Season Two Meta Index | ||
+ | *[https://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/12040.html 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be: There’s No Place Like Home] by bardicvoice (May 2007); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190816011142/http://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/12040.html archive link] | ||
+ | *Bond, Silvia. 2009. "What Is And What Should Never Be" Season 2, Episode 20. January 6; ''Pink Raygun'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326112136/http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/01/06/supernatural-what-is-and-what-should-never-be/ archive link], [https://spn-heavymeta.livejournal.com/192448.html spn-heavymeta] | ||
+ | *[https://missyjack.livejournal.com/107140.html Blue Velvety Smoothness: Visual references in WIAWSNB] by missyjack (May 2007); [https://web.archive.org/web/20180826172801/https://missyjack.livejournal.com/107140.html archive link], [https://spnematography.livejournal.com/434.html spnematography] | ||
+ | *[https://bowtrunckle.livejournal.com/11982.html Kripke and His Camera: Pastels, Flowers, and Symbolism in WIAWSNB] by bowtrunckle (May 2007); [https://web.archive.org/web/20180826173338/https://bowtrunckle.livejournal.com/11982.html archive link], [https://spnematography.livejournal.com/434.html spnematography] | ||
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Revision as of 05:11, 1 December 2022
Title | What Is and What Should Never Be |
Episode # | Season 2, Episode 20 |
First aired | May 3, 2007 |
Directed by | Eric Kripke |
Written by | Raelle Tucker |
On IMDB | What Is and What Should Never Be |
Outline | After Dean is attacked by a djinn, he wakes up in a world where he is no longer a hunter. |
Monster | Djinn |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Joliet, Illinois Lawrence, Kansas |
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Contents
Synopsis
In an abandoned warehouse, Dean is attacked by a djinn he is hunting. He wakes up next to a beautiful girl, and wanders around an unfamiliar apartment. He calls Sam, who is studying his law books, only to find Sam thinks he is drunk. Dean discovers he is in Lawrence, Kansas and drives to his childhood home to find his mother alive. The past has changed – there was no demon attack and no fire. John died the previous year of a stroke, in his sleep.
The next day Dean revels in suburban life, spending time with his mother and mowing the lawn. Sam and Jessica arrive – they have flown in from California for Mary’s birthday. That night at dinner in a restaurant, Sam and Jessica announce their engagement, During the celebrations Dean is distracted when he sees a young woman whom he had glimpsed on the street earlier.
At home, Dean is keen to go out and spend time with his girlfriend, Carmen, and Sam and Jessica. Sam confronts Dean over his behavior - he and Dean are not close, and he doesn’t understand Dean’s friendly demeanor. Back at his apartment, Dean starts enjoying his life with Carmen. However, later that night he sees a news broadcast that leads him to discover that all the people he remembers saving are now dead. The ghostly woman appears to him again, and Dean sees images of dead people in his closet. Distraught, Dean visits John’s grave and anguishes over why it is his job to sacrifice things in order to save people. He comes to an unspoken resolution/realization and walks off.
Dean is caught by Sam as he breaks into Mary’s house to steal a silver knife; Dean pretends that he needs it to pay a gambling debt. Sam insists on accompanying Dean, and they drive to Illinois, to the abandoned warehouse. There they find the girl Dean has been seeing; she is being held captive by the djinn, and she appears to be hallucinating. Dean has flashes of images and he starts to suspect that he too is being held by the djinn and everything he has experienced is an illusion. Dean decides that if he is in a dream and he kills himself he will wake up. Sam tries to dissuade him, and then Mary, Carmen, and Jess appear, imploring him to stay and be happy.
In the real world, Dean wakes up as Sam is rescuing him. The djinn attacks, but Dean kills it. They find the girl Dean kept seeing, weak but still alive. Back in their motel, Dean is still in pain from the life he glimpsed. Sam tries to convince him that all the people they have saved make their sacrifice worthwhile.
Characters
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Alternate Universe
- Bitch/Jerk
- Dean's Amulet
- Djinn
- Drugs
- Impala
- Lawrence, Kansas
- Monsters
- Photo Album
- Sammy
- Silver
- Table of Death
- Unconscious
- Wish-verse
Music
- "What a Wonderful World" by Joey Ramone
- (plays as Dean mows the lawn)
- "Saturday Night Special" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- (plays as Dean drives back to Illinois)
- "Spiegel im Spiegel" by Christopher Lennertz (originally written by Arvo Pärt)
- (plays when Dean is being tempted to stay in the wish-verse)
Quotes
Sam: Yeah.
Dean: Well, the uh, the djinn. It attacked me.
Sam: The gin? You're... drinking gin?
Dean: No, asshat. The djinn. The... scary creature. Remember? It put its hand on me and then I woke up... next to some hot chick...
Sam: Who? Carmen?
Dean: Who?
Sam: Dean, you're drunk. You're drunk-dialing me.
Dean: Carmen? Right. ... Let me ask you a question. When I was a kid, what did you always tell me when you put me to bed?
Mary: Dean, I don't understand -
Dean: Just answer the question.
Mary: I told you angels were watching over you.
Mary: You want to mow the lawn?
Dean: You kidding me? I'd love to mow the law.
Dean: What do you mean?
Sam: I mean this whole warm, fuzzy, ecstasy-trip thing.
Dean: I'm just happy for you, Sammy.
Carmen: I told you. I've got the night shifts on Thursday.
Dean: I don't understand. Why you doing this?
Sam: Because you're still my brother.
Dean: Bitch.
Sam: W–What are you calling me a bitch for?
Dean: You're supposed to say 'jerk'.
Sam: What?
Dean: You're not real. None of it is.
Mary: It doesn't matter. It's still better than anything you had.
Dean: What?
Mary: It's everything you want. We're a family again. Let’s go home.
Dean: I'll die. The djinn'll... drain the life out of me in a couple of days.
Sam: So we didn't get along then, huh?
Dean: Nah.
Sam: Yeah... I thought it was supposed to, to be this perfect fantasy.
Dean: It wasn't. It was just a wish. I wished for Mom to live. That Mom never died, we never went hunting and you and me just never uh... you know.
Sam: Yeah. Well, I'm glad we do. And I'm glad you dug yourself out, Dean. Most people wouldn't've had the strength, would have just stayed.
Dean: Yeah... Lucky me. I gotta tell you though, man. You know, you had Jess. Mom was gonna have grandkids...
Sam: Yeah, but... Dean... it wasn't real.
Dean: I know. But I wanted to stay. I wanted to stay so bad. I mean, ever since Dad... all I c– all I can think about is how much this job's cost us... We've lost so much. We've... sacrificed so much.
Trivia & References
Dean: My God. Barbara Eden was hot, wasn't she? Way hotter than that Bewitched chick.
- Barbara Eden played a genie, or djinn, in the '60s TV series I Dream of Jeannie. Elizabeth Montgomery starred as Samantha, a witch with a twitchy nose in the TV series Bewitched.
Dean: Well, we're not in Kansas anymore.
- and
Dean: Aunty Em? There's no place like home.
- Both famous lines from The Wizard of Oz.
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
- 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be (transcript)
- Casting sides for Carmen (Page One only)
- Transcript of Eric Kripke's commentary by stir_of_echoes
Promotion
Episode Meta
- SPN Heavy Meta Season Two Meta Index
- 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be: There’s No Place Like Home by bardicvoice (May 2007); archive link
- Bond, Silvia. 2009. "What Is And What Should Never Be" Season 2, Episode 20. January 6; Pink Raygun, archive link, spn-heavymeta
- Blue Velvety Smoothness: Visual references in WIAWSNB by missyjack (May 2007); archive link, spnematography
- Kripke and His Camera: Pastels, Flowers, and Symbolism in WIAWSNB by bowtrunckle (May 2007); archive link, spnematography