7.18 Party On, Garth
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| Title | Party On, Garth |
| Episode # | Season 7, Episode 18 |
| First aired | March 30, 2012 |
| Directed by | Philip Sgriccia |
| Written by | Adam Glass |
| On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995111/ |
| Outline | When Garth calls Dean and Sam for help on a case, they find themselves battling a Shojo, a Japanese creature you can only see when you're drunk. |
| Monster | Shojo |
| Timeline | |
| Location(s) | Junction City, Kansas |
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Contents
Synopsis
A teenager named Trevor McAnn is killed in the woods near Junction City, Kansas, and hunter Garth arrives to investigate it, posing as a US Marshall. When he talks to the two girls who were there when Trevor was killed, he learns about Jenny Greentree, a ghost rumored to haunt those woods. He digs up Jennifer Greentree's grave, salting and burning her bones without any complications, then heads back into town. He's sure that the case is closed, but, as he eats a late dinner, his police scanner comes alive. Another teenager, this time Trevor's brother Ray, has been found dead on Widow's Peak.
Sam is driving their car of their week, an AMC Pacer, and Dean is on the phone with Meg, checking in on Castiel, who is still a patient of the locked psychiatric ward at Northern Indiana State Hospital. According to Meg, there's been no change in his condition, and Sam feels guilty for "passing on" his crazy. Dean reminds him that Cas wanted to do it, and Sam says he doesn't want to talk about it just as Dean's phone rings. The call is from Garth, and he needs their help on his case in Junction City.
When Sam and Dean arrive at the Geary County Morgue, Garth tells Sam and Dean about the case. After looking at Ray's body, Garth thinks it was a monster attack, especially since he hasn't gotten any EMF readings. When Dean scans the corpse, however, his EMF reader lights up. They're further confused because witnesses say Trevor was attacked by something invisible. Sam researches the two victims and learns that their father is the owner of a local microbrewery, so they go to question him.
At the microbrewery they meet Manager Maria McAnn, sister to Trevor and Ray. She introduces them to the co-owners: her father, Jim McAnn, and Randy Baxter. Sam and Garth question the two men, but Jim gets emotional and leaves Randy to answer their questions. They learn that Randy, though not a father himself, is the godfather of all four of Jim's children. Randy also tells them about the third partner they had, Dale Lampert. He committed suicide a few months ago and his widow is suing the company. On top of everything else, they're selling their Thighslapper Ale to a large distributor, a deal that's been in the works for a while.
That night, Jim's daughter Lillian McAnn has just made herself a screwdriver and poured a glass of plain orange juice for her daughter, Tess, when he arrives at the door. As she greets him, her daughter accidentally drinks from the wrong glass and gets drunk on the vodka. Drunk, Tess is able to see the spirit that moves through the house and sneaks up behind her mother. Jim can't see anything, so she points at it, and Lillian turns and also sees the spirit. She tries to run, but the spirit thrusts its arm through Lillian's chest, killing her while her daughter screams.
Back at Garth's motel room, Garth is working on his EMF reader, which keeps acting up, while Sam researches Dale Lampert. He learns that Dale left the company two weeks before he died, and Sam thinks he may have been pushed out because he didn't want to sell. Dale was the brewmaster for Thighslapper and considered a genius. Dean is skeptical, but after tasting their ale, agrees that it's really good. Garth chugs an entire beer and is immediately tipsy. He proposes drinking more, but their police scanner crackles—officers are being called to the McAnns' house.
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Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Bobby
- Garth Fitzgerald IV
- Mr Fizzles
- Jenny Greentree
- Randy Baxter
- Jim McAnn
- Maria McAnn
- Tess McAnn
- Dale Lampert
Definitions
- Shojo
- Alcohol
- Weren't you in another episode?
- Cameras
- EMF Meter
- Terminator 2
- Star Wars
- AMC Pacer
- Garth's Car
- Spirit Board
Music
Poison by Bel Biv Devo is Garth's theme
Quotes
Garth: Is that a stripper or a beverage?
Garth: I don't even usually drink beer. It messes with my depth perception - especially when I skinny dip.
Dean: Shut up.
Trivia & References
- Sam is referring to the 2002 movie The Ring, which was a remake of a Japanese horror movie Ringu. The films feature a videotape that will result in a person's death in seven days, unless someone else watches the tape within that time.
- The Shojo was reminiscent in look to the ghost - wearing white, with long black hair - from the movies. She is known as Samara (English version) or Sadako (Japanese version).
- Translation: I am being deployed to Afghanistan soon.
Sam: No!
Dean: No - coffee for you Tara Reid.
- Tara Reid is an actress known for partying with celebrities such as Paris Hilton and being caught on video in various stages of undress and inebriation.
- This line is a quote from the Terminator series of movies, and is used by a character in each of the movies. It is also a quote from the movie 'Snakes on a Plane'. Samuel L Jackson says it to Nathan Phillips at the beginning of the movie and Phillips calls it back at the end.
- Dean is referring to Patrick Swayze in the movie "Ghost", who, as a spirit, moved objects to achieve his ends. Dean speculates that if Bobby were a ghost, with his knowledge, he would similarly make his presence known. Dean previously referenced the movie in 2.01 In My Time Of Dying and 4.15 Death Takes A Holiday.
- Garth is complimenting Sam and Dean on their car of the week, an AMC Pacer. In Wayne's World, where the phrase "Party on, Garth" originated, Garth drives a 1976 Pacer.
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Episode titles 7.13 to 7.19
- Title and synopsis by ksitetv
- promo images from ksitetv
- Episode promo
- Webclip
- Bob Singer introduces the episode
- Sera talks about the episode and teases about the season finale by Marissa Roffman.
