8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin
Title | We Need To Talk About Kevin |
Episode # | Season 8, Episode 1 |
First aired | October 3, 2012 |
Directed by | Robert Singer |
Written by | Jeremy Carver |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2373078/ |
Outline | |
Monster | Demons Crowley |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | 110-mile Wilderness, Maine (where Dean returns from Purgatory) Clayton, Louisiana (where Benny is buried) |
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Contents
Synopsis
A year has passed since Dean and Castiel killed Dick Roman, the head of the Leviathans, and then disappeared in a cloud of black goo, leaving Sam alone. Somewhere in Maine's 100-Mile Wilderness, there is a flash of light and Dean emerges, covered in grime with a crude weapon in hand. He frightens two sleeping campers and demands to know where he is and the way to the nearest road. They point him in the right direction, and he takes one of their backpacks before fleeing.
Four days later, Dean has hitched a ride to Clayton, Louisiana, where he finds an old windmill. His left arm is bothering him, but he measures his steps from the windmill and starts to dig. He soon uncovers a skeleton, and he steps back to roll up his left sleeve, telling someone to "hang on." Once revealed, his arm is glowing red and bulging strangely. He cuts across the bulge and drips glowing liquid into the grave, chanting something in Latin. Once his arm is drained, he falls to his knees, exhausted.
As soon as the ritual is complete, a man appears behind Dean. He asks Dean what took him so long and Dean ignores him, asking if he's okay. The man answers in the affirmative and reveals vampiric fangs for a moment before asking Dean what they should do next. His name is Benny, and apparently he and Dean were together for a while before making it out of Purgatory together. They have resolved to go separate ways for now, however, and Dean tells Benny to keep his nose clean before hugging him.
Meanwhile, in Kermit, Texas, Sam is in a nice house packing a bag in the middle of the night. A woman and dog lay asleep on a bed nearby, and he pats the dog once before leaving quietly. The woman wakes and watches him go without saying anything. As Sam drives away from the house in the Impala, someone watches him from the shadows.
Later, Sam arrives in Whitefish, Montana at Rufus's Cabin. The moment he steps inside, he's tackled to the ground by Dean, who splashes him with holy water and borax, then cuts his arm with a silver knife. Sam resists, telling him that he isn't a demon, Leviathan, or shapeshifter and that he knows Dean isn't either. Dean performs the tests on himself anyways before pulling Sam into a hug. They talk, and Dean tells Sam that he's been in Purgatory for the last year. Sam asks how he escaped and what happened to Castiel, but Dean is evasive. He tells Sam that Castiel didn't make it and then asks Sam where he's been. He tried to call and left him messages, but Sam was unreachable.
Sam reveals that he ditched the phones because he's not hunting anymore. After he was left alone, he fixed the Impala and drifted. Dean asks if he looked for him and is hurt when he realizes that Sam gave him up for dead. He storms out and gets one of the phones that Sam left behind to play through the messages. What he finds are a number of messages from Kevin Tran, the prophet Crowley kidnapped a year ago. Kevin escaped the demons and called Sam, desperate for help. His messages span six months, and in the last one he tells Sam that he assumes he's dead and won't call again. Dean plays them back for Sam and then tells him that Kevin was their responsibility.
Characters
Definitions
- Purgatory
- Souls
- The Word Of God
- Prophet
- Title Card
- Goblet of Blood
- Hell Gates
- Rufus's Cabin
- Ruby's Knife
- Devil's trap (symbol)
- Dean's Leather Jacket
Music
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath plays during The Road So Far
Styx - Man In the Wilderness plays over the montage of Dean post-Purgatory
Quotes
Sam: I don't know whether to give you a hug or take a shower.
Dean: I guess standing to close to exploding Dick sends your ass straight to Purgatory.
Dean: I saw enough.
Sam: Nothing says family quite like the whole family being dead.
Sam: ...
Dean: Good. No that's good. We always told each other not to look for each other. That's smart. Good for you. Of ocurse we always ignored that becasue of our deep abiding love for each other. But not this time, right Sammy?
Sam: I'm still the same guy.
Sam: Fine. I'll take him.
Dean: This ain't over by a long shot, Crowley.
Kevin: There is a demon in you and you're going to your safety school.
Trivia & References
Yeah and Sasha Grey's gone legit.
Sam: Huh.
Dean: What?
Sam: Nothing...she did a Soderbergh film...
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Kevin: You know I'm not gay, right?
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Title and character spoiler by Spoiler TV
- Filming at BC University by holy-blonde-cheerleader-batman.
- Character spoiler by TVLine
- Promo picture
- Episode Synopsis
- Set of promo pics by TVOvermind
- Sneak peek at the premiere episode
- Promo for the new season