8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?

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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
Timeline
Location(s)
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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, Clem Smedley, who is now in county lockup. They go to question him about the tablet, and as Sam talks to Clem about the possibility of making a deal for his information, Dean flashes back to his time in Purgatory.

Benny and Dean are questioning a creature, and Dean is certain that it knows something about Castiel's whereabouts. He holds his primitive weapon to its neck and gets it to talk: Castiel can be found if they follow a nearby stream. Dean smiles and then kills the creature while Benny silently stands by.

Meanwhile, in the interview room, Dean has choked Clem with his tie and thrown him up against the wall. Sam tries to talk him down, but Dean ignores him, putting Ruby's knife to Clem's neck. Afraid for his life, Clem tells Dean that he sold the tablet to a pawnshop.

Characters

Definitions

Music

  • The Devil's Chasing Me by Reverend Horton Heat

Quotes

Beau: Oh, if you're worried about the safety of the Prophet, rest assured we have a strict "no casting, no cursing, no supernaturally flicking the two of you against the wall just for the fun of it" policy.
Dean: How are we supposed to know who's who?
Sam: Pretty simple Dean. They're all monsters.
Crowley: Hello boys.
Samandiriel: You know that there are some in Heaven that believe despite his mistakes, that Castiel's heart was always in the right place.

Dean: Are you one of them?

Samandiriel: I think too much heart was always Castiel's problem.
Sam: So, how much we got for our Plan B?
Dean: Well we got our hacked credit cards, about two thousand dollars and a...CostCo membership.
Dean: Plan "C" tanked.
Crowley: Maybe you should try Plan "D" for dumbass.
Dean: You're bidding the moon?
Crowley: Yeah, I claimed it for Hell. You think a man named Buzz gets to go into space without making a deal?
Crowley: I know we're not mates Kevin, but one word of advice. Run. Run far, and run fast. Because the Winchesters, they have a habit of using people up, and watching them die bloody.

Trivia & References

The title "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?" is a smashup of 2 references. One is to the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, about her experiences growing up between two cultures, and of being a parent. The other reference is to the 1966 Woody Allen comedy What's Up, Tiger Lily?" which dubbed original dialogue over the footage of a Japanese spy movie.
In 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental and 7.22 There Will Be Blood Mrs Tran was played by Khaira Ledeyo. In Season 8 she is played by Lauren Tom.
This episode marks the very first time that Crowley has shown his Demon Eyes. They are red like the other Crossroads Demons, which Crowley was before he became King Of Hell. When he leaves the body of Linda Tran, his incorporeal form - smoke - is red, the first time this has been seen.
Tyler Johnston who played Samandiriel also played Matt Pike, the bug obsessed kid in 1.08 Bugs. Alex Diakun who played Mr Vili also played the Reaper in 1.12 Faith.
Mr Vili is named after Vili the brother of the Norse god Odin, ruler of Asgard. Odin was the father of Thor who owned Mjölnir, which Mr Vili bought at the auction using the 5/8ths of a virgin and the bone of the frost giant Ymir, another being from Norse mythology.
Kevin and his mom get Anti-possession symbols tattooed on them to prevent demon possession, although Linda is possessed by Crowley after Beau burns hers off.

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.
Dean calls Beau "Mr Peanut" referring to the monocled, top hat wearing mascot of Plantar nuts.
Sam: He's right Dean, it's not worth it.

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).
In the auction of The Word Of God, Crowley bids "the real Mona Lisa, where she's topless". In 2009 a painting in da Vinci's home town was discovered which art experts speculated was by the master and of the same subject of the more famous (clothed) painting. source
When Crowley bids Alaska, Beau replies "Palin and a Bridge to Nowhere" referring to Alaskan politician Sarah Palin and also the Gavina Bridge Project known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" and controversially supported by Palin.
Dean: You're bidding the moon?

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.
Sam and Dean pose as FBI agents Neil and Sixx, referencing Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe.

Minutiae

Dean has Ruby's Knife with him in Purgatory.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

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