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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Synopsis

Characters

Definitions

Music

  • 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.

Sam: Yeah, I am not really sorry I missed that.
Crowley: You know what i like about you?

Dick: lack of pretension?
Crowley: You're smarter than you look.

Dick: Oh now you're just flirting.
Dick: We need America. they're so fat.
Castiel: How important is lipstick to you Dean?
Dean: Not very.
Meg (to Dean): Go ask him, he was your boyfriend first.
Dick: Oh, eat up. The sushi's made of fresh orphan.
Bobby: Here's to running into you guys on the other side. Only... not too soon, all right?

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...


Frick and Frack is a term used to refer to two people who are closely linked in some way. Its origins date back to a Swiss comedy ice skating pair.
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."
Dean: Shut up, Meg.


This could be the cartoon series Family Guy, in which Peter Griffin often uses the line on his daughter Meg. Watch on YouTube
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.
The Impala returned to the Show after an absence of 17 episodes. She was last seen in 7.06 Slash Fiction, when Frank Devereaux advised the boys to change cars to avoid the police and the Leviathan. She had just been given a new engine fit-out in real life. Jim Michaels posted this video of the car afterwards.
Transcript of portions of Crowley's contract with Dick by white_merule

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.
Proud Of Supernatural, SPN Finale, Impala, Purgatory, Survival of the Fittest and GetDick all trended on Twitter leading up to, and during the finale.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

Promotion

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