9.17 Mother's Little Helper
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Title | Mother's Little Helper |
Episode # | Season 9, Episode 17 |
First aired | March 25, 2014 |
Directed by | Misha Collins |
Written by | Adam Glass |
On IMDB | Mother's Little Helper |
Outline | While Dean hunts Abaddon, Sam checks out a case of apparent demonic possession and learns about a similar case in 1958 investigated by Men of Letters -- Henry Winchester and Josie Sands. |
Monster | Demons |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Milton, Illinois Lebanon, Kansas |
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Contents
Synopsis
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Crowley
- Abaddon
- Henry Winchester
- Josie Sands
- Julia Wilkinson
- Sister Agnes
- Jake
- Billy
Definitions
- The Bunker
- Demonology
- Demon Smoke
- Crossroads Demon
- Exorcism
- The First Blade
- Knights of Hell
- Mark of Cain
- Men of Letters
- RoboSam
- Ruby's Knife
- Souls
Music
- "It's Not Too Late" by The Bughouse 5
- (playing in the diner Sam is eating at)
- "Love, Dance and Sing" by Electric Banana (De Wolfe Music Library)
- (playing in the bar when Dean and Sam are talking about the case)
- "Plastic Princess" by David Alan Tomlinson & Gary Alan Jones (Extreme Music)
- (plays while Dean is shooting pool)
- "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt
- (playing while Crowley talks with Dean at the bar)
- "Grey Skies" by Electric Banana (De Wolfe Music Library)
- (plays while Dean talks Jake out of going after Crowley)
Quotes
Crowley: You're lying to Sam like he's your wife. Which kinda makes me your mistress.
Julia: I'm an ex-nun sweetie. Complicated is my middle name.
Dean: Demons don't take leaks, next time you want to shoot up why don't you find a better excuse.
Sam: You know, um, can I ask you something?
Julia: If it's for a date, sorry. I never see anyone under 65. Too much drama.
Julia: If it's for a date, sorry. I never see anyone under 65. Too much drama.
Julia: I had betrayed our flock, God, myself. It was and still is my greatest shame.
Sam: Well, what you shared with me saved lives, and I couldn't have done that with out you. Take care
Julia: You too Sam.Trivia & References
"Mother's Little Helper" is a track from the Rolling Stone's 1966 album Aftermath. In the '60s the sedative Valium was known as "mother's little helper" due to its popularity amongst women.
Before the episode Misha answered questions on the official Supernatural Facebook page. Over 25,000 questions were posted! Here are his answers to some of them.
Live tweets from the East Coast broadcast of the episode.
Live tweets from the West Coast broadcast of the episode including Misha, Orlando Jones, Mark Sheppard and William Shatner!
Live tweets from the West Coast broadcast of the episode including Misha, Orlando Jones, Mark Sheppard and William Shatner!
Sam travels to Milton, Illinois to investigate the case. Dean is seen at the Milton drinking and playing pool, suggesting he may have followed Sam.
Sam's FBI alias "Leiter" is a reference to the James Bond character Felix Leiter.
Crowley: Actually, as long as I'm here, last time we chit-chatted we agreed you were going to light up Carrot Top.
- Carrot Top is a famous prop comic, most noticeable for his tuft of red hair.
Crowley: I’m going to go water the lily. Care to cross streams?
- "Cross streams" may be a reference to the Ghostbusters films, in which crossing the streams of the proton packs could have catastrophic results.
Crowley: Of course he saved me. We're besties... and now he's ready.
- Besties is a slang term for best friend.
Sister Julia Wilkinson is named after the Supernatural Wiki admin, Jules Wilkinson.
Minutiae
The episode marked Misha's directorial debut. He joins Jensen Ackles, Jerry Wanek, Kevin Parks, Serge Ladouceur and Johnny MacCarthy as cast and crew of the show who have also directed.
It is a seven hour drive from Lebanon, Kansas to Milton, Illinois.
In 8.22 Clip Show, Abaddon says that she learned about Josie Sands from Father Max Thompson, and decided to use her to infiltrate the Men of Letters. In this episode her initial encounter with Josie appears to unplanned. Though Abaddon is aware of the Men of Letters, inferring that the episode takes place after her encounter with Father Max Thompson.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Episode Synopsis by ksitetv
- Promo Pics
- Promo
- Sneak peek
- CHCH promo
- Misha talks about his directorial debut and whats to come for Cas with HuffPost
- Interview with Sweatpants and Coffee
- Official behind the scene pics of Misha directing
- Misha with a group of nuns by Alaina Huffman