7.23 Survival of the Fittest
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Title | Survival Of The Fittest |
Episode # | Season 7, Episode 23 |
First aired | May 18, 2012 |
Directed by | Robert Singer |
Written by | Sera Gamble |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995117/ |
Outline | |
Monster | Dick Roman Leviathans Crowley |
Timeline | May 2012 |
Location(s) | |
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Contents
Synopsis
Characters
Definitions
Music
- Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
- Vincent by Don MacLean plays while Castiel sits in the car
- Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf plays during the Impala's return
Quotes
Sam: We should call Castiel.
Dean: Dude, on my car, he showed up naked, covered in bees.
Crowley: You know what i like about you?
Dick: lack of pretension?
Crowley: You're smarter than you look.
Dick: We need America. they're so fat.
Castiel: How important is lipstick to you Dean?
Dean: Not very.
Dean: Not very.
Meg (to Dean): Go ask him, he was your boyfriend first.
Trivia & References
The title of the episode "Survival of the Fittest" is a phrase commonly used to refer to the idea that in evolution, the organisms best suited to their environment will survive. source.
This is the last episode to be written by Sera Gamble. Sera has been with the show since the beginning - her first episode was 1.03 Dead in the Water with Raelle Tucker and she has written 29 episodes in total. Sera took over as showrunner in Season 6 after the departure of Eric Kripke. Showrunner for Season 8 is returning writer Jeremy Carver.
Dick: All I ask is that you give it to Frick and Frack...
Meg: There goes the Empire's last hope.
This a reference to the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes BAck. When Luke leaves his training with Yoda prematurely, the spirit of Obi Wan says to Yoda: "That boy is our last hope."
This a reference to the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes BAck. When Luke leaves his training with Yoda prematurely, the spirit of Obi Wan says to Yoda: "That boy is our last hope."
One of the radio announcers heard talking about Dick Roman is named Lawshe, a reference Michael Lawshe who is Supervising Sound Editor on the show..
Minutiae
This is the first season of Supernatural to have 23 episodes. Every other season had 22, except Season 3 which had 16 due to the Writers'Strike.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Episode title
- Written by Sera Gamble and directed by Robert Singer
- Recurring character for last 3 episodes
- Finale Official Synopsis
- Promo pics
- Promo clip
- CHCH promo
- Webclip
- Misha Collins previews the episode