9.20 Bloodlines

Title	Bloodlines
Episode #	Season 9, Episode 20
First aired	April 29, 2014
Directed by	Robert Singer
Written by	Andrew Dabb
On IMDB	Bloodlines
Outline
Monster	Human
Timeline
Location(s)	Chicago, Illinois
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Ennis Ross
• Tamara
• David Lassiter
• Margo Lassiter
• Sal Lassiter
• Violet Duval
• Julian Duval
• Freddie Costa
• Irv Sokolowski
• Nate Ross
• Mindy

Definitions

• Cameras
• Djinn
• Ghouls
• Hunters
• Mirror Folklore
• Monsters
• Shapeshifters
• Silver
• Vampires
• Werewolves
• Wraith

Music

• "Somehow" by Caught a Ghost

(plays when Ennis and Tamara enter the restaurant)

• "Looking Glass / Pettibon" by ERAAS

(playing as Sal & Marv enter the monster club)

• "Little Black Submarines" by The Black Keys

(plays while Ennis takes the train home)

Quotes

Sal Lassiter: You werewolves. You think you're so special, when really you're all just sons of bitches.

Dean: Listen detective, your perp fits a certain profile. Now I could go into detail, but I'm not going to.

Dean: All right, Sammy, give him the talk.

Sam: All right, look, my name is Sam Winchesters. That' my brother Dean. We kill vampires. And werewolves, and demons and ... Basically, we chase down evil and we cut its head off.

Ennis: So you're, what, monster cops?

Dean: Hey Sammy. This is full of blood and meat... a lot of meat, actually this one's labeled Susan.

Ennis: Who are you?

David: My name is David Lassiter. I'm a shapeshifter.
Ennis: You're a what?

David: We shift... our shape. It's kind of all there in the name.

Trivia & References

This episode is also a backdoor pilot for Supernatural: Bloodlines, a series set in Chicago and based on the characters introduced in this episode.

Tweets from the cast and crew during the episode broadcast.

Sal: Hello, Julian. I'm not looking for trouble. I just want a drink.

Julian: And I want to eat Taylor Swift's heart, but we can't always get what we want.

Taylor Swift is an American country pop singer.

Sal: Hey, where you going Old Yeller?

A reference to the story of the same name about a yellow Mastador who becomes rapid and is put down by its boy owner.

Dean: So, you're telling me there are five monster families that run Chicago? What is this, Godfather with fangs?

The Godfather is a crime film about a New York mafia family whose leadership is replaced by the returning youngest son.

Dean: All right, you're with me, Romeo.

David: Sound good, Buffy.

Romeo is a reference to the ill-fated lover in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Buffy is a reference to the vampire slayer from the TV series named after her. Coincidentally, Sarah Michelle Gellar tweeted a picture of herself with a Supernatural poster.

Minutiae

Melissa Roxburgh who played Violet Duval, previously portrayed Lila Taylor in 7.12 Time After Time.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 9.20 Bloodlines (transcript)

Promotion

• Episode synopsis
• Promo
• Promo photos by ScreenFad
• Sneak peek clip

Interviews with Andrew Dabb writer of "Bloodlines":

• with Vlada Gelman of TVLine
• with Sadie Gennis of TV Guide
• with Jim Halterman of TVFanatic

• Report of filming in Chicago by borgmama10f5
• Comment from fan whose Impala was used in Chicago filming
• Report and pics from the filming of Bloodlines in Chicago by nightsky