7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil

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Title Shut Up, Dr Phil
Episode # Season 7, Episode 5
First aired October 21, 2011
Directed by Philip Sgriccia
Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
On IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995120/
Outline
Monster Witches
Leviathans
Timeline
Location(s) Prosperity, Indiana
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Synopsis

Dean and Sam arrive in Prosperity, Indiana, to investigate two unusual deaths: a real estate agent named Wendy Goodson was fried by a hyperactive hair dryer in a salon, and an architect named Carl Dunlop was boiled in a hot tub. When Dean questions Wendy's hairdresser, he learns that there's no way the hair dryer could have gotten hot enough to kill her, but when he searches behind one of the machines, Dean finds an ancient coin. He and Sam think it may be a hex talisman, but are unclear on its origins. Before they can do any further research, Dewey Stevens, owner of Dewey Stevens Construction, is killed in a port-a-potty by an industrial nail gun operating without power. Dean finds another coin in the port-a-potty, and Sam's research reveals that all three victims were involved in a shopping center project that fell through not long ago. The only person involved in the project and still alive is the developer, Don Stark.

They leave the construction site and get a call from Bobby, whose research reveals that the coin is Romanian Cyrillic and from the 15th to the 19th century. Still unsure of who is behind the killings, they go to question Don Stark about his three dead colleagues, posing as FBI agents. They meet his assistant, Jennifer Klein, and after she leaves on errands they learn that Don and his wife, Margaret Stark, are currently separated. He had an affair with Wendy Goodson, and Margaret left him after she discovered it. Sam's snooping reveals that her side of their closet is empty except for a broken high heeled shoe, a pendant, a box of strange ingredients, and notes and papers that contain spells and other evidence of witchcraft. Their next stop is to investigate Margaret, who they suspect of being the witch behind the strange deaths.

Margaret is leasing another home during her separation from Don, and Dean breaks in to search for clues. While he's inside, he finds an altar with more coins and bloodied pictures of the three victims. There is also an unmarked picture of Don's attractive assistant, Jennifer Klein. Dean grabs the picture and escapes just before Margaret returns home, thanks to Sam's misdirection. Certain that Margaret is the witch and Jennifer is her next victim, they rush to Jennifer's house. She's been baking coconut cupcakes for Don, but when she takes a bite out of one she sees a beating heart in the center and starts to cough up blood. She's still coughing when Dean and Sam break down her door and start searching frantically for the hex talisman that must be nearby. Sam finds the coin hidden in the kitchen and shoots it with his gun just in time to dissipate the spell and save Jennifer. Afterwards, Jennifer is in shock, and they tell her that she needs to end things with Don and leave town. Jennifer is confused, and Dean and Sam are suprised to learn that she and Don were never involved.

Meanwhile, the Margaret Start Charity Foundation is preparing an an art auction for children's charities. Margaret is at the center of the activity, as is her friend Sue. Don arrives and wants to talk to Margaret about what she's been doing. He wants her to stop killing people—the FBI are investigating. She tells him that Sam and Dean are hunters, not FBI, and that she'll deal with them. They continue to argue until Don leaves, angry. As he goes, he sees his commemorative bust, which is positioned in front of the building, crack and break into pieces. He turns and looks up at a window in the building, where Margaret stands, watching him.

Dean and Sam get a call from Bobby, who's found a ritual that should be able to kill Don and Margaret. One of the ingredients is chicken feet, which a disgusted Sam reports are starting to go bad. Apparently, the butcher and everyone else in town has been experiencing power outages and burst pipes. Trying to ignore the smell of the chicken feet, they prepare the ritual. Meanwhile, Margaret's charity auction takes a turn for the worst. Don shows up and uses his own witchcraft to first scare Sue, then decapitate her with a flying serving tray. He also melts all the paint of the paintings that are up for auction. Dean and Sam show up at the auction in the aftermath and quickly determine that Don is a witch, too, and they're all caught in the middle of a witches' feud. They leave for Margaret's house.

When Sam and Dean arrive at Margaret's house, Don and Margaret are already there, arguing. They try to use the ritual to kill the witches, but it fails, and Margaret teases them about using sub-par chicken's feet before Don initiates a spell to kill them. Before they can finish the spell, Dean interrupts with an attempt to mend Margaret and Don's relationship. Unfortunately, the couples' issues go back as far as the Renaissance, and it takes some time, and tossing around of Dean and Sam, before they finally kiss and make up.

Back at their motel room, Dean and Sam start to relax when the Leviathan Chet appears. While they've been dealing with the case in Prosperity, he has been hot on their tail with orders to kill them. Dean shoots him in the chest, but it has no effect: he leaks some black fluid and the bullet falls out. He taunts them and then starts tossing them around the room. Just as Chet gains the upper hand, Don appears in the doorway and uses a spell to electrocute him. Chet falls to the ground, unconscious, and Don asks them what Chet is. They say they're not really sure, and Don tells them that they need to dispose of his body somewhere soon—his spell will only last for a few days.

After saving them from Chet, Don starts digging around under Dean and Sam's mattresses. When he pulls out two hex talismans, Dean and Sam are incredulous. Apparently, Margaret isn't as forgiving as Don, and was still trying to kill them. Don is just thankful that his marriage is back on track, and he leaves with the coins in hand.

After Don is gone, Sam and Dean get ready to leave Prosperity right away with Chet chained up in the back seat of the Impala. Before they get in the car, though, Sam confronts Dean about his habit of keeping things to himself. He knows that Dean isn't telling him something, and he thinks they need to follow Don and Margaret's example and communicate with each other. Unfortunately, Dean refuses to open up, and they leave in the Impala with the issue still unresolved.

Characters

Definitions

Music

See the Funny Little Clown by Bobby Goldsboro plays over the scene of Chet driving

Quotes

Dead (to Sam): Somebody better be chasing you
Dean: You might see things different now, call it a runner’s high or something. But that doesn’t mean something is going on with me. Okay?

Sam: Yeah, okay.
Dean: No, don’t say ‘yeah, okay,’ like [mocks him] ‘Yeah, okay.’

Sam: Yeah, okay.Dead (to Sam): Somebody better be chasing you
Jenny: There were hearts in my cupcakes! Hearts in my cupcakes! That's never happened before! Hearts in my cupcakes!

Trivia & References

The episode title "Shut Up, Dr Phil" is a reference to TV personality and relationships advice guru Phil McGraw.
Jerry and Tula
Charisma Carpenter and James Marsters both appeared in the TV series Buffy and Angel. See the entry Buffy for other connections between these series and Supernatural.
The writing team Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming last worked on Supernatural in Season One when they wrote 1.13 Route 666
Following Amber Benson's appearance as Lenore in 2007, EP Bob Singer said "I thought Buffy had a great cast, and we used Amber Benson. I’d like to get Spike [James Marsters] on our show. I never thought I would particularly like Buffy, but my wife got me hooked on it, and I was hooked on him. Plus, that series was so well written. It was so smart." Source
Jenny Klein is the name of a writer's assistant on Supernatural.
Bees featured significantly in the episode 1.08 Bugs. See The Bee Story for stories from Jared and Jensen about working with them.
Trivia tweeted by Jim Michaels during the episode:
  • Port a John -- the name of the portabel toilet where the nail gun death occurs - is an inside joke referring to John Marcynuk
  • The bust of Don Stark was made by Mary Ann Liu
  • James paid to ship one of the extra busts to his home in Los Angeles
  • One of the paintings in the exhibition is of Jerry Wanek Supernatural Production Designer and his dog Tula
Dean: It’s kind of like Bewitched. Don’s Darrin, doesn’t even know it, lots of laughs until you cheat on your wife

Sam: A Bewitched reference. Really?
Dean: Hey, Nicole Kidman was in the remake. Redhead, hello!

Betwitched was a 1960s sitcom about an average suburban couple - Darren and his wife Samantha, who is a witch. A film adaption starring Nicole Kidman was made in 2005.
Don: Does 1492 ring any bells?

Maggie: The man was about to set sale! he could possibly fall of the edge of the Earth! I took pity. So?

Maggie is referring to Christopher Columbus

Minutiae

Sculptor Mary Ann Liu who made the bust of Don Stark has collaborated on artistic projects with Cyrus Yavneh who used to be a Vancouver-based producer for Supernatural. Source
The port a potty was made by BM Waster Management (BM is shorthand for Bowel Motion)
The bedspreads in Sam and Dean's motel room, are the same as those in the motel room they stayed in 3.09 Malleus Maleficarum - another episode about Witches
When James Marsters is throwing his powers it resembles the move for Kamehameha from Dragon Ball Z. James Marsters played Lord Piccolo in the movie Evolution

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

Promotion

General Episode Information

Episode Promotion

Guest stars

Charisma Carpenter Interviews:

Fan reports from filming

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