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− | The "procedural cop shows" Dean refers to include shows like the ''CSI'' and ''Law and Order'' franchises. Like ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' aired in the U.S. at the same time as ''Supernatural'' on Thursday night. They specifically reference ''CSI: Miami'''s David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine Horatio Caine.] Sam and Dean mimic his mannerisms, demonstrated in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 video clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg this one] of taking his sunglasses on and off and turning to profile, and/or looking into the middle-distance as he | + | The "procedural cop shows" Dean refers to include shows like the ''CSI'' and ''Law and Order'' franchises. Like ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' aired in the U.S. at the same time as ''Supernatural'' on Thursday night. They specifically reference ''CSI: Miami'''s David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine Horatio Caine.] Sam and Dean mimic his mannerisms, demonstrated in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 video clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg this one] of taking his sunglasses on and off and turning to profile, and/or looking into the middle-distance as he makes a pithy observation about the crime. However, if you look closely to the badge one of the techs is wearing, it says LVPD (Las Vegas Police Department) specifically referencing ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' which takes place in Las Vegas (the first in the ''CSI'' franchise). |
At [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2009]] [[Jensen]] and [[Jared]] revealed that they'd watched the "Horatio" one-liners on YouTube in preparation for the scenes. They said that for years on ''Supernatural'' there'd been a running joke if a line was a bit "on the nose" that they'd send it up in this way. The lines "a plane crashed here" and "no talent douchebags" were [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZsoXjtvU0 adlibbed by Jensen.] | At [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2009]] [[Jensen]] and [[Jared]] revealed that they'd watched the "Horatio" one-liners on YouTube in preparation for the scenes. They said that for years on ''Supernatural'' there'd been a running joke if a line was a bit "on the nose" that they'd send it up in this way. The lines "a plane crashed here" and "no talent douchebags" were [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZsoXjtvU0 adlibbed by Jensen.] | ||
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− | Wallpaper in the motel Sam and Dean stay in was | + | Wallpaper in the motel Sam and Dean stay in was later seen in [[11.06 Our Little World]]. }} |
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This door to the abandoned warehouse where the [[Trickster]] traps [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] has a large number 4 on it. This door also appears in [[2.18 Hollywood Babylon]] as the door to the [[Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning]] set and [[6.15 The French Mistake]] as the door to the "Supernatural" set.}} | This door to the abandoned warehouse where the [[Trickster]] traps [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] has a large number 4 on it. This door also appears in [[2.18 Hollywood Babylon]] as the door to the [[Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning]] set and [[6.15 The French Mistake]] as the door to the "Supernatural" set.}} |
Revision as of 19:36, 29 June 2018
Title | Changing Channels |
Episode # | Season 5, Episode 8 |
First aired | November 5, 2009 |
Directed by | Charles Beeson |
Written by | Jeremy Carver |
On IMDB | Changing Channels |
Outline | When Sam and Dean get trapped in a series of TV shows, they suspect the work of the Trickster. |
Monster | Gabriel |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Wellington, Ohio |
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Contents
Synopsis
Sam and Dean investigate a death where the wife swears her husband was killed by the Incredible Hulk. They soon work out that they are dealing with a Trickster, but he manages to lure them into a trap and plant them into a series of TV shows including a hospital drama of which Dean is a fan (Dr. Sexy M.D.), a Japanese game show, an ad, and a sitcom. Castiel manages to appear at one point but is banished. When he reappears, Castiel is bloodied and bruised, and says he thinks it may be something more powerful than the Trickster – who appears and again banishes him. The Trickster says he is trying to drive home the lesson that they must play their roles as Michael and Lucifer's vessels and finish the Apocalypse even though it will destroy the Earth. Dean tries to find out which side the Trickster is on, but he denies he is allied with either Heaven or Hell. Sam and Dean continue in TV until, during a cop show, they think they spot the Trickster, and they stab him with a stake dipped in blood. But, while it momentarily appears things are back to normal, when Sam appears to have been transformed into the Impala, it is obvious they aren't out. They've merely changed channels again. Finally, acting on a hunch, Dean sets a ring of holy oil and entraps the Trickster, who reveals himself to be an archangel – Gabriel. Gabriel reveals he left Heaven and took on his disguise as the Trickster because he couldn't bear his father (God) and brothers (Lucifer, Michael, and the other angels) fighting. He says that Sam and Dean are destined to be the vessels, because they mirror the relationship between Michael and Lucifer. Dean is like Michael – the loyal son obeying the absent father – and Sam is like Lucifer – the rebellious son. He says it has always been predestined. Dean gets Gabriel to bring Castiel back, and then they leave after setting off the fire sprinklers so Gabriel will be released eventually.
Characters
Definitions
- Acting in Unison
- Angel Lore
- Archangel
- Costumes & Disguises
- Dr. Sexy M.D.
- Gank
- Holy Oil
- Hugs
- Impala
- Incredible Hulk
- Sammy
- Sampala
- Supernatural Sitcom
- Title Card
- Vessel
Music
- (opening credits to the episode)
- "Move You" by Anya Marina
- (plays while Dean watches Dr. Sexy, M.D.)
- "Not A Through Street" by Anya Marina
- (plays when Dean and Sam enter the hospital)
- "Something Real" by Renee Stahl
- (plays when Dr. Sam gets the "you're a great doctor" speech and over Dean getting shot)
- "I Love to See You Happy (Livin' My Life)" by Robbi Spencer
- (plays over Sam performing the surgery)
- "The Knight Rider Theme Song" by Stu Phillips
- (plays when Dean drives Sam to call out the Trickster)
Quotes
Sam: Oh, nothing. Um. Just the end of the world.
Sam: Dean...
Dean: Hospital show. Dr. Sexy, MD. I think it's based on a book.
Sam: When did you hit menopause?
Dr. Sexy: You're crazy.
Dean: Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr. Sexy sexy is the fact that he wears cowboy boots. Not tennis shoes.
Sam: Yeah. You're not a fan.
Dean: Well, you might say we pulled it out of Sam's ass.
Gabriel: Shut your cakehole. You don't know anything about my family. I love my father, my brothers. Love them. But watching them turn on each other? Tear at each other's throats? I couldn't bear it! Okay? So I left. And now it's happening all over again.
Sam: I think he believes it.
Dean: So what do we do?
Sam: I don't know.
Dean: Well I'll tell you one thing. Right about now I wish I was back in a TV show.
Trivia & References
The lyrics for the Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song are:
Town to town, two-lane roads
Family biz, two hunting bros -
Living the lie, just to get by.
As long as we're movin' forward
There's nothing we can't do
Together we'll face the day
You and I won't run away
When demons come out to play
Together we'll face the day!
- The wife of the first victim reports seeing The Incredible Hulk - and the line Dean quotes is a classic from the TV show and movies.
- Hugh Hefner is the publisher of Playboy Magazine, and known for his extravagant lifestyle.
- Dean has come a long way since a girl gave him her MySpace address in 2.08 Crossroad Blues and Dean asked Sam, "Yeah, MySpace, what the hell is that? Seriously, is that like some sort of porn site?"
- Gabriel references the concept of Ouroboros; the connection between Heaven and Earth. As above, so below. The same alchemical symbol was used on the journal of Doc Benton in 3.15 Time Is on My Side. It is also referenced in The Legend of The Emerald Tablet.
- Celebrity Deathmatch was a claymation series, that involved celebrities fighting to the death that aired on MTV from 1998-2002 and 2006-2007.
Minutiae
In this episode, great care went into choosing the music. Kripke said, "We share a music supervisor with Grey’s, Alex Patsavas, so she made sure we had the perfect type of songs. I think a few may have even been used on Grey's.'"
The music used in the "crime procedural sequence" echoes the opening theme to CSI: Miami which uses "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Synopsis by Ausiello
- Episode Spoilers from Matt Mitovich
- Interview with Richard Speight Jr.
- Promo Pics
- "Soon" Promo
- Promo Clip
- Space TV Promo