7.17 The Born-Again Identity

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Title	The Born-Again Identity
Episode #	Season 7, Episode 17
First aired	March 23, 2012
Directed by	Robert Singer
Written by	Sera Gamble
On IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995109/
Outline
Monster	Lucifer Demons
Timeline
Location(s)	Colorado, Northern Indiana.
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Castiel aka Emmanuel
• Lucifer
• Meg
• Daphne

Definitions

• Hallucifer
• Castiel's Trench Coat
• Demonology

Trivia & References

The episode title "The Born-Again Identity" is a play on the 2002 spy thriller movie The Bourne Identity (which was based a novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum). In the film, the main character Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon, finds himself suffering from amnesia, and his attempts to discover who he is. Along the way he finds he has a number of skills – speaking multiple languages, proficiency in hand-to-hand combat – that give him clues to his identity.

Dean: It's not like the guys frigging Norman Bates.

[in his house Norman Bates] was the serial killer in the Hitchcock movie Psycho, who killed his mother, kept her corpse in his house and assumed her identity.

Dean: Quit being Dalai- friggin-Yoda about this. Get pissed!

Dean has mashed up the names of two individuals known for their equanimity in the face of challenges - the spiritual leader of Tibet Dalai Lama and Jedi master Yoda.

While Dean is trying to find help for Sam, Bobby's journal inexplicably falls on the floor, and a card for "Mackey's Taxidermy" falls out. Mackey in turn leads Dean to Castiel. This is the third time such an event has occurred - a possible hint that Bobby's ghost is around.

Meg: Dean, Dean Dean. You got some 'splaining to do!

"Lucy, you've got some 'splainin to do!" was a catchphrase of Lucy's husband Ricky Ricardo in the 50/60s sitcom I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball.

Minutiae

#WelcomehomeMisha trended on Twitter before the episode source

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 7.17 The Born-Again Identity (Transcript)

Promotion

• Episode titles 7.13 to 7.19
• Guest star by AOLTV
• Misha Collins will return to Supernatural for one episode, with the possibility of two beyond that. The internet exploded with fannish glee. Misha commented "It's true. I'm going to be back on the reality show about the two brothers who drive around testing out seedy motels. Any questions?" Source.
• Misha arrives with family in Vancouver
• Guest star arrives in Vancouver
• Page from Misha's copy of 7.17 Unaired Episode at Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2012
• Possibly spoilery pic
• Synopsis from ksitetv
• Misha talks about his return to TVGuide
• Promo pics
• Promo clip
• Webclip #1
• Webclip #2
• Misha talks about his return with Zap2it
• Misha talks about his return with Vlada Gelman
• Misha interview on MTV about his return
• Bob Singer previews the episode
• Misha talks about the episode to Eonline
• Sera talks about Misha's return with Givememyremote