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|image= [[ImageFile:4-15 Alistair with Death Takes A Holiday Promo Still's weapon.jpgJpg|300px350px]]|title=Death Takes A a Holiday
|episode= Season 4, Episode 15
|firstaired= March 12, 2009
|director= [[Steve Boyum]]
|writer= [[Jeremy Carver]]
|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1222601/Death Takes a Holiday]
|download= [http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/death-takes-a-holiday/id291088594?i=308129125 iTunes], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VL8J1O Amazon.com]
|outline= In a small town in Wyoming, people stop have stopped dying. |motw= [[Demons]], [[Reaper]]s|timeline= 20December 19th -21 December (winter solstice)22nd, 2008|location= Greybull, Wyoming<br />
|map=<googlemap lat="44.606113" lon="-108.123322" zoom="10" width="300" height="300">
44.488869, -108.055287, Greybull, WY, USA
</googlemap>|prevep= 4.14 Sex and Violence|nextep= 4.16 On the Head of a Pin}}
|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 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 Alistair 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, but 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.
The funeral home is covered in [[Enochian]] sigils, and Sam and Dean enter to find Tessa and the other reaper laid out and surrounded by [[Reaper Trap|symbols]]. A demon traps the boys with a circle of [[iron ]] chain, and Alistair Alastair appears. This time Sam's powers don't work, and Alistair Alastair kills one reaper. Sam and Dean manage to use the tricks Cole taught them to bring a chandelier crashing down, breaking the protective circle trapping Tessa, enabling her to escape and she escapes and frees free them.
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 he 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 AlistairAlastair. 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.
|Characters=
* [[Sam Winchester]]
* [[Dean Winchester]]
* [[Castiel]]
* [[Tessa]]
* [[Pamela Barnes]]
* [[Alastair]]
* [[Cole Griffith]]
|Pad_of_Definitions=
* [[Aliases]]
* [[Amityville]]
* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Angel Banishing Sigil]]
* [[Astral Projection]]
* [[Dean's Amulet]]
* [[Death's Scythe]]
* [[Demon Smoke]]
* [[Demonology]]
* [[Enochian]]
* [[Gank]]
* [[Haley Joel Osment]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Iron]]
* [[John's Journal]]
* [[Reaper]]
* [[Reaper Trap]]
* [[Salt]]
* [[Seance]]
* [[The 66 Seals]]
* [[Angel Banishing SigilSpells]]* [[Death's ScytheStar Wars]]* [[The Veil]]* [[Warding Sigils]]
|Music=
* "Perfect Situation for a Fool" by George Highfill & Jai Josefs - Perfect Situation For A Fool :''(plays in the beginning as the two men leave the bar)''
|Quotes=
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'''Sam:''' Police say MrMiracles? Dean, our experience, when do miracles just happen?<br>'''Dean:''' Well, there's no deals. There's, uh, no skeevy faith healers. I mean, these souls just ain't getting dragged into the light. Jenkins was shot }}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' Well, grim reapers—that's what they do, right? Schlep souls? So, if death ain't in town—<br>'''Dean:''' Then nobody's dying. So what? The local reaper's on strike? Playing the heart at point-blank range by back nine? I don't know, Sam.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' No, dude, the kid.<br>'''Dean:''' The kid? The kid's a 9 millimeterdoornail. <br>'''DeanSam:''' And Exactly. Look, if he was the last person to die around here, then maybe he's not a doughnut?!seen something. We should talk to him.<br>'''Dean:''' I love how matter-of-fact you are about that. Strange lives.
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'''AlistairDean:''' You're stronger SamAlastair. I thought you got deep fried, extra-crispy. You been soul flexing with your little slut?<br>'''SamAlastair:''' You have no ideaNah. Just the pediatrician I was riding. His wife's still looking for him. It's hilarious. Anyway. No time to chat. Got a hot date with death.
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'''Alistair Sam:'''(Listen to this. 'And he bloodied death under the newborn sky—sweet to taste, but bitter when once devoured.'<br>'''Dean): You can't run'' Swanky. What the hell's that mean?<br>'''Sam:''' Well, not it's from mea very obscure, very arcane version of Revelations. <br>'''Dean:''' Which means what Ithink it means?<br>'m inside that angsty little noggin of yours''Sam:''' Basically, you kill a reaper under the solstice moon—tomorrow night, by the way—you got yourself a broken seal.
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'''DeanSam:''' You made an exception Well, Pamela, you're a sight for mesore eyes.<br>'''CastielPamela:''' YouAw, that're differents sweet, grumpy.What do you say to deaf people?
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'''Dean:''' Am I making you uncomfortable?<br>Oh, man, we'''Sam:''' Get out of meve been spooking this town for hours. No demons, no black smoke.<br>I say we hit Victoria'''Dean:''' You're such a prude.s Secret and get our peep on, huh?
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'''Dean:''' Come on manAfter our little, uh, experience... for that whole year, weI felt like I had this... hole in my gut... like I was missing something. I didn've been snooping this town t know what. Do you know what it was? It was you. The pain of losing my father and Sammy. I just... I wish I had gone with you for hoursgood. There But I guess things are no demons, no black smokedifferent now. I say we hit Victoria<br>'''Tessa:'''s Secret and get our peep What? The angels onyour shoulder?<br>'''Dean:''' So, you know about that, huh?Well, hey, don't get me wrong. I mean, most the ones I've met are dicks with wings. But still... You know, I've done things. Horrible things. And someone upstairs still decided to give me a second chance. It just makes me feel... I don't know.
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|Trivia_References=
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The episode title comes from a 1934 movie '''Dean:''' Well, last we checked, Huggy Bear ain't available.<br>Huggy Bear was the colorful informant on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starsky_and_Hutch Starsky Death_Takes_a_Holiday Death Takes a Holiday]'' in which Death takes on human form and Hutch]falls in love.
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'''DeanSam:''' Joe Yes, sir. Floored by the Plumber was a doucheLord dot com.<br>[http'''Dean://en''' All of God's glory fit to blog.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_plumber Joe the Plumber] was invoked as :''This is a symbol variation of the famous New York Times motto "All the news that's fit to print."'everyman' by John McCain in the 2008 US Presidential Election.
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'''SamDean:''' You want some Aspirin?<br>Well, last we checked, Huggy Bear ain't available.'''Dean:''' No, thanks House.<br>A reference to cranky medico Huggy Bear was the colorful informant on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_House Gregory HouseStarsky_and_Hutch Starsky and Hutch.] of the eponymous series,''
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'''AlastairSam:''' (Referring Look, I know you want to think of yourself as Joe the Scythe) OhPlumber, Dean, but you're not. An old friend lend it to meNeither am I. You knowThe sooner you accept that, he doesnthe better off you're gonna be.<br>''t really ride 'Dean:''' Ah, Joe the Plumber was a pale horse, but he does have 3 amigosdouche.<br>:''[[Alastairhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_plumber Joe the Plumber]] is referring to Death, one was invoked as a symbol of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from the book Revelation "everyman" by John McCain in the Bible2008 U.S. Presidential Election.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' You want some aspirin?<br>'''Dean:''' No thanks, who is supposed to ride a pale or pale green horseHouse. The scythe used to kill the reapers is also a So, demons, huh?:''A reference to Death who is also known as the Grim Reaper and who carries a scythe as his symbolcranky medico [http://en.wikipedia. This is org/wiki/Gregory_House Gregory House] of the first reference to [[Deathhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(TV_series) House.]] in the series. For more information, also see [[Death's Scythe]]'
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'''Pamela:''' Which of you brainiacs came up with the idea of astral projections?<br>
'''Dean:''' Yo.<br>
'''Pamela:''' Oh surprise, Chachi.<br>:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chachi_Arcola Chachi] was Fonzie's cousin, played by Scott Baio, in ''Happy Days'', and the spinoff ''Joanie Loves Chachi.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Pamela:''' You don't know what you're doing.<br>'''Dean:''' No, but you do.<br>'''Pamela:''' Yeah, I do. And guess what? I'm sick of being hauled back into your angel-demon, Soc-Greaser crap.:''Socs and Greasers are rival groups, divided by socioeconomic status, in [[S.E. Hinton]]'s novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsiders_(novel) The Outsiders.]''
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'''PamelaDean:''' And guess what? Look, I'm sick of being hauled d love to be kicking back into your angel-demonwith a cold one, Soc-Greaser crapwatching Judge Judy, too.<br>Socs and Greasers are rival groups:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Judy Judge Judy] is a reality court show, divided presided over by socioeconomic statusretired Judge Judith Sheindlin.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Pamela:''' All right, in so, I'm assuming you're somewhere over the rainbow. Remember I have to bring you back.:''[[Shttp://en.Ewikipedia. Hintonorg/wiki/Somewhere_over_the_rainbow "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"]]'s novel is a famous song sung by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsiders_(novel) The_Wizard_of_Oz_%281939_film%29 The OutsidersWizard of Oz.] ''
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'''Dean:''' Oh I am so feeling up Demi Moore.<br>
:''A reference to the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(film) Ghost] where the dead Patrick Swayze makes out with his living wife (Demi Moore) via Whoopi Goldberg.''
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'''Cole:''' Thanks Yeah, thanks, Haley Joel, . I know I'm dead.<br>What do you want?:''[[Haley Joel Osment ]] played a kid who could see dead people in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense The Sixth Sense]. The name of Haley Joel Osment's character in the movie is Cole Sear.''
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'''Dean:''' How the hell are we supposed to fight that?<br>
'''Sam:''' I don't know. Learn some ghost moves?<br>
'''Dean:''' By tonight? Yeah sure, I'll meet you back at Mr. Miyagi's.<br>
'''Cole:''' Who's Mr . Miyagi?<br>:''Mr . Miyagi was the mentor in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid The Karate Kid.].''
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'''Dean:''' Dude! You are so Amityville!<br>:''[[Amityville ]] was the location of a haunted house made famous in the book and movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror The Amityville Horror.].''
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'''Cole:''' Hit me as hard as you can.<br>
'''Sam:''' Dude, I'm not going to do Fight Club with a 12-year-old.<br>:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club_%28film%29 Fight Club] is a movie in which men form social groups to fight and beat up one another.''
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'''Dean:''' It This looks like New Jack City<br>. Can nobody can see this?:''In the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jack_City New Jack City], an apartment block is fortified and used as the base for gang activitesactivities.''
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'''CastielDean:''' To everything there is kill death?'''Alastair:''' No, to kill death twice. It takes two to break a seasonseal. I figured another one would show up, though. They're like lemmings.<br>Castiel is quoting :''Reference to the Book of Ecclesiastes 3urban myth that [http:1//www.adfg. Also, alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56 lemmings will blindly follow the line is used in group.] It gained notoriety with the Byrds Song 'Turn! Turn! Turn! 1958 Walt Disney film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film) White Wilderness], which purported to Everything There is show the mass suicide of a Season)group of lemmings jumping off of a cliff into the ocean. It was later revealed that the scenes were faked and the lemmings were actually thrown off the cliff by the filmmakers.''
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'''Dean:''' "All of GodYou're gonna kill a reaper with that? It's glory fit to blog."little on the nose, don't you think?<br>'''Alastair:''' Is it? An old friend lent it to me. You know, he doesn't really ride a pale horse? But he does have three amigos.:''[[Alastair]] is referring to Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from the book Revelation in the Bible, who is supposed to ride a pale or pale green horse. The scythe used to kill the reapers is also a reference to Death who is also known as the Grim Reaper and who carries a scythe as his symbol. This is a variation of the famous New York Times motto "All first reference to [[Death]] in the news thatseries. For more information, also see [[Death's fit to printScythe]]."''
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'''PamelaCastiel:''' All right, so, ITo everything there is a season.:'m assuming you're somewhere over [[Castiel]] is quoting the rainbow. Remember I have to bring you back.<br>[httpBook of Ecclesiastes 3://en1.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_over_the_rainbow Somewhere over Also, the rainbow] line is a famous song sung by Judy Garland used in the 1939 movie Byrds''[http://en.wikipediasong "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)".org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_%281939_film%29 The Wizard of Oz]''}}
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The episode ended with slides dedicating the season to [[Kim Manners]], ending with a slide that said simply "We miss you, Kim."<br>[[Image:Kim dedication.jpg|300px|left]]<br clear="all">}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=[[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] pretend to be bloggers from flooredbythelord.com: "all of God's glory that's fit to blog."
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Despite the fact that they are in spirit form, Sam and Dean's breath can be seen when they are outdoors.
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|Sides_Scripts_Transcripts=
* [[4.15 Death Takes A a Holiday (transcript)]]
|Promotion=
*[http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n280/cordell01/Supernatural%20Stills/ Promo Stills for 4.15]*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOHWJLDfNF8 Episode Promo: 4.15 Death Takes A a Holiday]*[http://spoilertv-supernatural.blogspot.com/2008/12/episode-415-death-takes-holiday-casting.html Casting call for 4.15]*[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/03/supernatural-sam-dean-winchester.html Four preview clips for the episode] at the Chicago Tribune}}==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]