8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?
Title | What's Up, Tiger Mommy? |
Episode # | Season 8, Episode 2 |
First aired | October 10, 2012 |
Directed by | John Showalter |
Written by | Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404088/ |
Outline | Kevin convinces Sam and Dean to check on his mother before they retrieve the Word of God tablet, but she's surrounded by demons and the tablet isn't where he left it. |
Monster | Crowley Plutus |
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Contents
Synopsis
Dean and Sam need Kevin Tran to lead them to where he hid the Word of God tablet he stole from Crowley; however, Kevin wants to check on his mother, Linda Tran, first. Dean is convinced that Linda will be fine, but under surveillance by demons and likely a trap. Despite Dean's misgivings, Kevin insists, so they drive out of their way to Neighbor, Michigan, to check on her.
When they arrive, Sam and Dean notice the demons surveilling the Tran house. They quickly kill them using Ruby's Knife, and Kevin rings the doorbell. His mother is ecstatic to see him, but Sam and Dean still splash holy water on her to make sure she isn't possessed. As they hug, Sam smells sulfur and he and Dean rush inside to see a demon smoking out of one of Linda's neighbors. Before it can escape and alert Crowley, Sam recites an exorcism backwards, trapping the demon in its meatsuit, and Dean stabs her with the knife.
After Linda witnessed her neighbor's death, Sam, Dean, and Kevin explain what has been going on for the last year. They tell her that a demon named Crowley kidnapped Kevin, and that he wants Kevin because he is a prophet who can read the word of God. When she learns about the tablet they're going to get, she insists on going with them. They try to dissuade her by telling her that she and Kevin will need to get anti-possession symbols tattooed on their bodies, but she doesn't flinch, saying it won't be her first tattoo. At the tattoo parlor, she remains stoic while Kevin cries out in pain.
They arrive at Laramie station in Laramie, Wyoming, and check the locker that Kevin stowed the tablet in, but it's gone. When Sam and Dean question the head of security, they learn that the station lockers were broken into frequently over a period of time by the previous head of security, who is now in county lockup. They go to question him about the tablet, and as Sam talks to him about the possibility of making a deal for his information, Dean flashes back to his time in Purgatory.
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Kevin Tran
- Linda Tran
- Crowley
- Castiel
- Benny
- Plutus - the God of Greed
- Beau - his assistant
- Samandiriel
- Mr Vili
Definitions
Music
- The Devil's Chasing Me by Reverend Horton Heat
Quotes
Sam: Pretty simple Dean. They're all monsters.
Dean: Are you one of them?
Dean: Well we got our hacked credit cards, about two thousand dollars and a...CostCo membership.
Crowley: Maybe you should try Plan "D" for dumbass.
Crowley: Yeah, I claimed it for Hell. You think a man named Buzz gets to go into space without making a deal?
Trivia & References
It was in 3.12 Jus in Bello that Sam and Dean revealed that they have had Anti-possession symbols tattooed on their chests as a precaution following Sam's possession by Meg. After the episode Sera Gamble said: "I'll be convinced we're truly a cult hit when a fan gets the same tattoo."
Little did Sera know, that fans had been getting tattoos since early on in the Show's run. You can see many of these in the Fan Tattoos gallery. The anti-possession tattoo is one of the most popular designs.Crowley: Listen to Moose, Squirrel.
- Crowley has long used Moose as a nickname for Sam. Here he calls Dean "Squirrel", referring to the cartoon duo of Bullwinkle (the moose) and Rocky (a squirrel).
Crowley: Yeah, I claimed it for Hell. You think a man named Buzz gets to go into space without making a deal?
- Crowley is referring to Buzz Aldrin, a member of the Apollo 11 crew and the second man to set foot on the moon.