8.09 Citizen Fang
Title | Citizen Fang |
Episode # | Season 8, Episode 9 |
First aired | December 5, 2012 |
Directed by | Nick Copus |
Written by | Daniel Loflin |
On IMDB | Citizen Fang |
Outline | Sam and Dean clash when it appears Benny has started killing humans to feed. |
Monster | Vampires |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Carencro, Louisiana Kermit, Texas |
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Contents
Synopsis
Benny is working a late night at a small Cajun diner in Carencro, Louisiana. After his coworker Elizabeth leaves, one of his customers tells him that he wants to take a shot at her. Benny, who's going by the name Roy, tells him that Elizabeth's like a little sister to him and to go ahead. Another customer asks for a refill on his coffee, and Benny obliges. He doesn't recognize him, but it is Martin Creaser: a hunter that Dean and Sam have worked with before.
Later, Benny closes the diner alone and walks home through the woods. Martin follows, but loses track of him for a moment and then hears a scream. He pulls out a machete and starts running, but trips and falls next to a dead body. It's the other customer from the diner, his neck torn open.
The next day Martin calls Sam to let him know what he saw. Sam tells him not to do anything yet and then tells Dean that they need to go to Louisiana and take care of Benny. He's had Martin tracking Benny for the last week, and Martin saw him kill someone. Dean is upset that Sam had Martin, who was only recently released from an insane asylum, anywhere near a hunt, but admits that they should look into it. They drive down to Carencro and meet Martin at his motel room. Martin tells them that Benny, aka Roy, has been working at a gumbo shack and seemed clean up until he found the dead customer. When Dean learns that Martin didn't actually see Benny kill anyone, he's reluctant to believe the worst of his friend, especially because Martin is still undergoing shock treatments. Dean leaves in the Impala after Sam gives him a few hours to investigate things on his own.
Martin wants to kill Benny anyways, but Sam denies him. He says that he can't believe Dean would trust a Vampire, and Sam tells him that it's not always easy to see things clearly. He remembers a moment with Amelia at their home in Kermit, Texas. Sam had asked her what she planned to say to her husband Don when she saw him again, and she'd been conflicted. He had said that he didn't want to give up on their relationship, and Amelia had seemed to agree with him before saying that she needed some time alone to clear her head.
Dean's first stop is the diner, where he meets Elizabeth. He orders a piece of pecan pie, but they're out, so he asks her where he can find Roy. She tells him that Roy has been parking his camper in a more remote spot for the last few days. Dean, flirting, gives her his phone number and asks her to call if Roy shows up at the diner before he can find him. On his way to find Benny, he tries to call him, but Benny doesn't answer. Eventually, he comes upon Benny washing his bloody hands and, machete behind his back, asks Benny what's going on. Benny tells him that he's just buried the second victim of a rogue vampire named Desmond. Desmond wants Benny to join his new nest and give him credibility, but Benny has refused, so Desmond is killing messy in an attempt to attract hunters and force Benny's hand. Benny doesn't want to be driven out of his hometown of Carencro and away from his great-granddaughter Elizabeth, so he has to kill Desmond and worry about hunters later. Dean tells him to wait while he convinces Sam and Martin to go after Desmond, instead.
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Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Benny Lafitte
- Martin Creaser
- Amelia Richardson
- Don Richardson
- Elizabeth
- Desmond
Definitions
Music
- "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- (plays during opening scene in Louisiana)
- "Feel Alright" by Steve Earle
- (plays when Dean gets the call from Elizabeth)
- "That Old Familiar Pain" by Jim Wolfe (Sonoton Music)
- (plays at the end of the episode)
Quotes
Sam: Well, good on you, Dean. Must feel great finally finding someone you can trust after all these years.
Trivia & References
Étouffée is a creole dish of shellfish over rice.
March of Dimes is a charity that supports programs for maternal and child health.
Minutiae
Sam misnames the institution Martin was a patient of in 5.11 Sam, Interrupted, which was Glenwood Springs Psychiatric Hospital.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Episode Title
- Episode synopsis and returning chacrter from Zap2it
- Promo pics from Zap2It
- Promo clip
- Sneak peek
- CHCH Promo from SupernaturalCmm
- Jeremy Carver previews this week's episode (video)
- Jeremy Carver previews the episode and talks about 8.12 Unaired Episode with EW
- Winchester Radio podcast with special guest Ty Olsson