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|prevep= 4.14 Sex and Violence
|nextep= 4.16 On the Head of a Pin
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|Synopsis=
A call from [[Bobby]] alerts [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] to the small town of Greybull, where people have stopped dying - a terminally ill man recovers, another is shot at point -blank range and walks away. It appears to be involve another of [[the 66 Seals]], which will be broken if two reapers are killed under a solstice moon.
They decide to summon the spirit of the last person to die - : [[Cole Griffith]]. As they commence the ceremony on his grave, [[Alastair]] appears. He flings Dean to the ground with his power, knocking him out, but is unable to affect Sam, who . Sam manages to hit Alastair with his own power, causing him to leave the body he is possessing and flee. When Dean later questions Sam as to what happened and why he is now immune to Alastair's power, Sam denies that he knows why. Dean is hurt, knowing Sam is both keeping secrets and lying to him.
Dean suggests they contact Cole by projecting on to onto the astral plane - , effectively becoming spirits. They get [[Pamela Barnes]] to help them with this and she sits vigil over their bodies while the boys wander the town in spirit form.
They find Cole, who tells them that after he died, a [[reaper]] arrived but disappeared after black smoke appeared; however, he refuses to tell them where this happened. The lights flicker, and [[Tessa]] arrives. With a kiss, she awakens Dean's memories of her. Sam persuades Cole to reveal where he saw the black smoke, at a funeral home, by lying to him, telling him he will be able to stay with his family. Tessa agrees not to take him until Sam and Dean work out what's happening. Just then the room is flooded with black demon smoke. When it clears, Tessa is gone. Cole gives Sam and Dean some quick lessons on how to transport and move objects.
Meanwhile, Pamela is attacked by a demon and desperately tries to bring Sam back to his body. She succeeds, but the demon has already stabbed her. Sam uses his power to exorcise the demon.
[[Castiel]] appears to Dean, who is still a ghost, and reveals he needed Sam and Dean as because the demons were holed up in a refuge protected by sigils that keep angels out. He said that it wasn't Bobby, but him calling the brothers and telling them about this town. The boys have been successful in stopping the seal being broken and in the process Castiel has captured Alastair. Dean questions Castiel why, if death is part of the natural order, he was rescued from Hell. Castiel replies , "You're different." Dean then helps Tessa get Cole Griffith to cross over. She warns Dean to stop lying to himself, that he knows that there are bad things ahead.
Back in his body, Dean finds Pamela starting to die from her wound now that Tessa is once again reaping. With her dying breath, she warns Sam that his powers are not good-intentioned. Dean asks Sam what she said, but Sam is silent, and the episode ends.
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* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Angel Banishing Sigil]]
{{TriviaQuote |Text=
'''Sam:''' You want some aspirin?<br>
'''Dean:''' Nothanks, thanks House. So, demons, huh?
:''A reference to cranky medico [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_House Gregory House] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(TV_series) House.]''
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{{TriviaQuote |Text=
'''Castiel:''' To everything there is a season.
:''[[Castiel]] is quoting the Book of Ecclesiastes 3:1. Also, the line is used in the Byrds' song "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to To Everything There Is a Season)".''
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* [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/03/supernatural-sam-dean-winchester.html Four preview clips for the episode] at the Chicago Tribune
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==Episode Meta==
*[https://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/50729.html 4.15 Death Takes A Holiday: Stop Lying To Yourself] by bardicvoice (March 2009); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190816011142/http://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/50729.html archive link], [https://spn-heavymeta.livejournal.com/212734.html spn-heavymeta]
*Bond, Silvia. 2009. Vacation's All I Ever Wanted: "Death Takes a Holiday" Season 4, Episode 15. ''Pink Raygun'', March 16; [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326112136/http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/03/16/supernatural-death-takes-a-holiday/ archive link], [https://spn-heavymeta.livejournal.com/212815.html spn-heavymeta]
*Chan, Suzette. 2009. [http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1345 Supernatural Talk: Tarts talk about Death Takes a Holiday]. ''Sequential Tart'', April 27; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404122100/http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1345 archive link]
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