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[[Sam]] & [[Dean]] show up in the town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 5 miles from Bobby's home, to find that the dead are coming back to life. [[Bobby]] tries to convince them that it's nothing, that all of the omens are conincidence, but Dean doesn't fully believe him. One of the dead that has risen, Clay, gets revenge on his killer and then goes home to his family. When Sam and Dean track him down they find that he seems to be a regular guy, and that the local sheriff is in on it.  
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[[Sam]] & [[Dean]] show up in the town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 5 miles from Bobby's home, to find that the dead are coming back to life. [[Bobby]] tries to convince them that it's nothing, that all of the omens are coincidence, but Dean doesn't fully believe him. One of the dead that has risen, Clay, gets revenge on his killer and then goes home to his family. When Sam and Dean track him down they find that he seems to be a regular guy, and that the local sheriff is in on it.  
  
 
Bobby shows the boys why he doesn't want them working the case; his dead wife, [[Karen Singer| Karen]], has come back. Bobby also tells them that the rising is a product of the horseman [[Death]] and the upcoming apocalypse. As Sam and Dean investigate, Sam finds out after being attacked by one of the dead, that about 5 days after rising, the dead begin to turn, starting with a fever, hunger and then the killing and eating of anyone around them. They set out to find everyone who's come back and kill them by shooting them in the head, along with Bobby]s wife, and Bobby kicks them out of his house.  
 
Bobby shows the boys why he doesn't want them working the case; his dead wife, [[Karen Singer| Karen]], has come back. Bobby also tells them that the rising is a product of the horseman [[Death]] and the upcoming apocalypse. As Sam and Dean investigate, Sam finds out after being attacked by one of the dead, that about 5 days after rising, the dead begin to turn, starting with a fever, hunger and then the killing and eating of anyone around them. They set out to find everyone who's come back and kill them by shooting them in the head, along with Bobby]s wife, and Bobby kicks them out of his house.  
  
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Sam goes to talk with the sheriff, and finds that her son, who has come back to life, has already killed her husband. Sam and [[Sheriff Jodie Mills]] gather the townpeople in the local jail and prepare them to fight off the dead who've turned. At Bobby's house, Karen beings to turn, and Bobby has no choice but to shoot her, a headshot. All of the dead arrive at the Singer house and trap Dean and Bobby in the closet, but the Sam and the Sheriff arrive and stop them.
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Sam goes to talk with the sheriff, and finds that her son, who has come back to life, has already killed her husband. Sam and [[Sheriff Jodie Mills]] gather the townspeople in the local jail and prepare them to fight off the dead who've turned. At Bobby's house, Karen beings to turn, and Bobby has no choice but to shoot her, a head-shot. All of the dead arrive at the Singer house and trap Dean and Bobby in the closet, but the Sam and the Sheriff arrive and stop them.
  
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The dead are put to rest in a pyre, but Bobby makes a seperate one for his wife. As Sam, Dean and Bobby reflect on the day, Bobby tells them that Karen was brought back with a message for him. She came to warn Bobby, that because he's helping Sam say 'no' to [[Lucifer]], [[Death]] has his eye on him.
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The dead are put to rest in a pyre, but Bobby makes a separate one for his wife. As Sam, Dean and Bobby reflect on the day, Bobby tells them that Karen was brought back with a message for him. She came to warn Bobby, that because he's helping Sam say 'no' to [[Lucifer]], [[Death]] has his eye on him.
  
 
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Dean and Sam use the aliases " Agents Dorfman and Neidermeyer”  a reference the characters of Kent Dorfman  and Douglas Neidermeyer  from the 1978 John Belushi movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/  National Lampoon's Animal House].   }}
 
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[http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=197281483874&id=254377915494 On his Facebook], Jim Beaver said "Just finished two days of filming the two most difficult, saddest scenes I have ever shot. Thank goodness tomorrow we can relax and just kill monsters".
 
[http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=197281483874&id=254377915494 On his Facebook], Jim Beaver said "Just finished two days of filming the two most difficult, saddest scenes I have ever shot. Thank goodness tomorrow we can relax and just kill monsters".
  
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* [http://www.spoilertv.com/2009/11/supernatural-episode-514-dead-men-dont.html casting spoiler] from spoilertv
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* [http://www.spoilertv.com/2009/11/supernatural-episode-514-dead-men-dont.html Casting spoiler] from spoilertv
 
* [http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/supernatural/sam-and-deans-freaky-february-3774.html Comments from Sera Gamble] on this episode (spoilers thru to 5.17 in interview)
 
* [http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/supernatural/sam-and-deans-freaky-february-3774.html Comments from Sera Gamble] on this episode (spoilers thru to 5.17 in interview)
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4NxO_Z82o Teaser clip]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4NxO_Z82o Teaser clip]

Revision as of 08:26, 4 April 2010


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Title Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Episode # Season 5, Episode 15
First aired March 25, 2010
Directed by John Showalter
Written by Jeremy Carver
On IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588682/
Outline People in Bobby’s town are coming back from the dead, but Bobby insists nothing is wrong.
Monster Death
Timeline
Location(s) Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Synopsis

Sam & Dean show up in the town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 5 miles from Bobby's home, to find that the dead are coming back to life. Bobby tries to convince them that it's nothing, that all of the omens are coincidence, but Dean doesn't fully believe him. One of the dead that has risen, Clay, gets revenge on his killer and then goes home to his family. When Sam and Dean track him down they find that he seems to be a regular guy, and that the local sheriff is in on it.

Bobby shows the boys why he doesn't want them working the case; his dead wife, Karen, has come back. Bobby also tells them that the rising is a product of the horseman Death and the upcoming apocalypse. As Sam and Dean investigate, Sam finds out after being attacked by one of the dead, that about 5 days after rising, the dead begin to turn, starting with a fever, hunger and then the killing and eating of anyone around them. They set out to find everyone who's come back and kill them by shooting them in the head, along with Bobby]s wife, and Bobby kicks them out of his house.

Sam goes to talk with the sheriff, and finds that her son, who has come back to life, has already killed her husband. Sam and Sheriff Jodie Mills gather the townspeople in the local jail and prepare them to fight off the dead who've turned. At Bobby's house, Karen beings to turn, and Bobby has no choice but to shoot her, a head-shot. All of the dead arrive at the Singer house and trap Dean and Bobby in the closet, but the Sam and the Sheriff arrive and stop them.

The dead are put to rest in a pyre, but Bobby makes a separate one for his wife. As Sam, Dean and Bobby reflect on the day, Bobby tells them that Karen was brought back with a message for him. She came to warn Bobby, that because he's helping Sam say 'no' to Lucifer, Death has his eye on him.

Characters

Definitions

Music

Quotes

Dean: You gave yourself your own nickname? You can’t do that.
Digger: Who died and made you queen?
Dean: You’re a zombie.
Clay: I’m a taxpayer.
Bobby: She was the love of my life. How many times I gotta kill her?

Trivia & References

The episode title “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” is a reference to the 1982 movie of the same name. In this film, Steve Martin interacts with (now dead) stars of 40s and 50s noir movies through use of clips from their movies. Interestingly, this technique was used in a 2009 episode of the television show Medium, in which Alison DuBois interacts with characters from the classic 1968 zombie movie Night of the Living Dead.
Dean and Sam use the aliases " Agents Dorfman and Neidermeyer” a reference the characters of Kent Dorfman and Douglas Neidermeyer from the 1978 John Belushi movie National Lampoon's Animal House.
The opening image of the hand rising from the grave recalls an image from Night of the Living Dead.
Digger: heads up, Fargo.
Fargo was a 1996 Coen Brothers movie. The reference here is to the character of Sheriff Marge Gunderson, played by Frances McDormand.
Dean: Where have you been?

Bobby: Playing murder ball.

Murderball is the nickname for a type of extreme wheelchair rugby. It featured in an Oscar nominated documentary Murderball.
On his Facebook, Jim Beaver said "Just finished two days of filming the two most difficult, saddest scenes I have ever shot. Thank goodness tomorrow we can relax and just kill monsters". He also made a short video behind the scenes.
This was the first episode of Supernatural to be directed by John Showalter.
The name of the sheriff, Sheriff Mills, may be a shout out to Jim Beaver's character on Harper's Island, also named Sheriff Mills.
Jim Beaver confirmed on his Twitter it was being filmed before 5.14 My Bloody Valentine. It started filming on 3 December, 2009. At Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2010, Jim confirmed the airing order of the episodes was changed because of the extended hiatus due to the Winter Olympics.
Dean: Another Horseman. Awesome. Must be Thursday.
This is a reference to the airing day of Supernatural, Thursday.

Minutiae

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

Promotion

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