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* DestroyTheProductPlacement: Dean throws Sam's Verizon Motorola Q8 out of the window of the Impala.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: When we see a closeup of the line being used to drain blood from Dean's neck, the line appears to be subcutaneous, in a piece of skin bulging oddly from the side of Dean's neck and not in a blood vessel (certainly not in the probable intended site of the internal jugular vein). In addition, the line is not secured in any way, no stitches, tape, or bandage. Finally there is no blood actually in the line which appears clear, while the connector and IV tubing connected to the line are filled with red liquid.

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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: When we see a closeup of the line being used to drain blood from Dean's neck, the line appears to be subcutaneous, in a piece of skin bulging oddly from the side of Dean's neck and not in a blood vessel (certainly not in the probable intended site of the internal jugular vein). In addition, the line is not secured in any way, no stitches, tape, or bandage. Finally there There is also no blood actually in the line which appears clear, while the connector and IV tubing connected to the line are filled with red liquid. Finally, when Sam removes the line, he does not apply an pressure to the puncture site.



* BreakingTheBonds: Seeing Sam in trouble is enough for Dean to put aside his weakened condition and snap the ropes binding him. Dean is aided by the fact that Sam had started to cut the ropes before the djinn got the drop on him.



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* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehindConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Dean stabs the djinn InTheBack before the djinn can poison Sam.


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* EnemyRisingBehind: Sam does not notice the djinn as he cuts Dean down while facing the camera, but Dean warns him.


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* EyelightsOut: The djinn's glowing blue eyes fade before he collapses dead.


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* UndeathlyPallor: SubvertedTrope. The woman in white and Dean look dead as their pale bodies hang limply with open red-rimmed eyes, but they both pull through.
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* TryingNotToCry: Dean, when he hugs his mother.

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* TryingNotToCry: Dean, when he hugs his mother.mother, and later before he stabs himself in the stomach to end the dream.
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* SmashCut: Dean thrusts the knife into his abdomen and the camera cuts to Sam yelling, "Dean". Only it it not Wishverse!Sam protesting Dean's death, but real life Sam waking Dean from the djinn induced sleep.
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** The image of Carmen smiling on a beach which was framed in the home she shared with Dean is seen at the end of the episode, as an ad for El Sol beer.
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** Hearing Wishverse!Mary tell Dean to "Get some rest" is heartwarming early in the episode when she cradles his face in his hands after he arrives at her house and appears upset. Later the same line takes on a creepier tone when she delivers it while stroking Dean's cheek, but we know this Mary is a creation of the djinn, the same djinn who stroked the face of the bound woman in white clothes and told her to "sleep".

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** Hearing Wishverse!Mary tell Dean to "Get some rest" is heartwarming early in the episode when she cradles his face in his hands after he arrives at her house and appears upset. It also seems to suggest Wishverse!Sam really does care for Dean, when Wishverse!Sam says "Get some rest" after explaining that the two brothers are not that close. Later the same line takes on a creepier tone when she Wishverse!Mary delivers it while stroking Dean's cheek, but we know this Mary is a creation of the djinn, the same djinn who stroked the face of the bound woman in white clothes and told her to "sleep".

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Seeing Wishverse!Sam with his back against the wall, eyes large in the shadows, as he seems to need to gather his courage before he swings his baseball bat at the supposed intruder, reminds the viewers how much the real Sam has progressed as a hunter from the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] where he behaved similarly.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Seeing Wishverse!Sam with his back against the wall, eyes large in the shadows, as he seems to need to gather his courage before he swings his baseball bat at the supposed intruder, reminds the viewers how much the real Sam has progressed as a hunter from the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] where he behaved similarly. Dean can't help teasing real life Sam with the behavior of his counterpart.
-->'''Dean:''' You should have seen it, Sam. Our lives. You were such a wussy.

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-->'''Sam:''' I thought it was supposed to be this perfect fantasy.
-->'''Dean:''' It wasn't. It was just a wish. I wished for Mom to live. That Mom never died, we never went hunting and you and me just never [[CanNotSpitItOut uh... you know.]]
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah. Well, I'm glad we do.



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* PlatonicCavePlatonicCave: The wishverse.
-->'''Sam:''' And I'm glad you dug yourself out, Dean. Most people wouldn't've had the strength, would have just stayed.
-->'''Dean:''' Yeah... Lucky me. I gotta tell you though, man. You know, you had Jess. Mom was gonna have grand=kids...
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah, but... Dean... it wasn't real.
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* DiesWideOpen: SubvertedTrope. Dean finds the woman in white hanging limp with her eyes wide opening, appearing to be dead, but then she whimpers revealing she is alive.

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* DiesWideOpen: SubvertedTrope. Dean finds the woman in white hanging limp with her eyes wide opening, open, appearing to be dead, but then she whimpers revealing she is alive.

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* BeingGoodSucks

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* BeingGoodSucksBeingGoodSucks: Dean sacrifices his happiness again.
-->'''Dean:''' But I wanted to stay. I wanted to stay so bad. I mean, ever since Dad... all I c– all I can think about is how much this job's cost us. We've lost so much. We've... sacrificed so much.



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* CantStayNormalCantStayNormal: Dean realizes he is needed as a hunter.



* DreamApocalypse:

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* DreamApocalypse: Carmen and the Wishverse version of Dean's family die when he awakens.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: The woman in white has blood dripping from her lip on her third appearance.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: The woman in white has blood dripping from her lip on her third appearance. When Dean thrusts the knife into his stomach


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* KissMeImVirtual: Dean seems genuinely attracted to Carmen, and even after he realizes she is not real he kisses her back when she tries to convince him to remain in the Wishverse.


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* PuppyDogEyes: Wishverse!Sam turns these on Dean when he begs Dean to stay and give him the knife.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Seeing Wishverse!Sam with his back against the wall, eyes large in the shadows, as he seems to need to gather his courage before he swings his baseball bat at the supposed intruder, reminds the viewers how much the real Sam has progressed as a hunter from the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] where he behaved similarly.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Seeing Wishverse!Sam with his back against the wall, eyes large in the shadows, as he seems to need to gather his courage before he swings his baseball bat at the supposed intruder, reminds the viewers how much the real Sam has progressed as a hunter from the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] where he behaved similarly.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Wishverse!Mary turns 52 years of age, but is portrayed by a [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809860/ 36 year old actor.]]

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Wishverse!Mary turns 52 years of age, but is portrayed by a [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809860/ 36 37 year old actor.]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Wishverse!Mary turns 52 years of age, but is portrayed by a [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809860/ 36 year old actor.]]
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Dean kills himself by thrusting a knife into his stomach to escape the world created by the djinn.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: One of the temptations of the Wishverse for Dean is that Sam is happy and safe,
-->'''Wishverse!Jessica:''' You don't have to worry about Sam anymore. You get to watch him live a full life.



* MeaningfulEcho: Hearing Wishverse!Mary tell Dean to "Get some rest" is heartwarming early in the episode when she cradles his face in his hands after he arrives at her house and appears upset. Later the same line takes on a creepier tone when she delivers it while stroking Dean's cheek, but we know this Mary is a creation of the djinn, the same djinn who stroked the face of the bound woman in white clothes and told her to "sleep".

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* MeaningfulEcho: MeaningfulEcho:
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Hearing Wishverse!Mary tell Dean to "Get some rest" is heartwarming early in the episode when she cradles his face in his hands after he arrives at her house and appears upset. Later the same line takes on a creepier tone when she delivers it while stroking Dean's cheek, but we know this Mary is a creation of the djinn, the same djinn who stroked the face of the bound woman in white clothes and told her to "sleep"."sleep".
** When Dean is at his father's grave he asks, "Why is it my job to save these people?" Later when Wishverse!Sam tries to convinve Dean to give him the knife he says, "Why is it our job to save everyone? Haven't we done enough?"
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* TheFinalTemptation:

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* TheFinalTemptation: Dean is tempted to leave his life as a hunter.
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-->'''Wishverse!Mary:''' I promise. No more pain. Or fear. Just love and comfort. And safety. Dean, stay with us.
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* MeaningfulEcho: Hearing Wishverse!Mary tell Dean to "Get some rest" is heartwarming early in the episode when she cradles his face in his hands after he arrives at her house and appears upset. Later the same line takes on a creepier tone when she delivers it while stroking Dean's cheek, but we know this Mary is a creation of the djinn, the same djinn who stroked the face of the bound woman in white clothes and told her to "sleep".
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-->'''Dean:''' You're not real. [[TryingNotToCry None of it is.]]
-->'''Wishverse!Mary:''' It doesn't matter. It's still better than anything you had.
-->'''Dean:''' What?
-->'''Wishverse!Mary:''' It's everything you want. We're a family again. Let’s go home.


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-->'''Dean:''' I'll die. (voice breaking) The Djinn'll... drain the life out of me in a couple of days.
-->'''Wishverse!Mary:''' But in here, with us, it'll feel like years. Like a lifetime.
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* WhatIf: What is Mary Winchester were still alive?

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* WhatIf: What is if Mary Winchester were was still alive?
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* WhatIf: What is Mary Winchester were still alive?
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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: In Dean's dream world he gets to be with his mother, who he still sees as a gentle and protective figure. In this dream his father, the parent who actually raised him, is still dead.
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** Wishverse!Mary is wearing the same white nightgown with a lace collar, rose ribbon, and lace trimmed short sleeves, that she was wearing when she last held Dean as a child in the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] or when he last saw her in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, Ep09)]]. This is not obvious when Dean first sees his mother, as she is wearing a robe with red flowers covering her nightgown, but it is obvious when she confronts Dean on the warehouse.

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** Wishverse!Mary is wearing the same white nightgown with a lace collar, rose ribbon, and lace trimmed short sleeves, that she was wearing when she last held Dean as a child in the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] or when he last saw her in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, Ep09)]]. This is not obvious when Dean first sees his mother, as she is wearing a robe with red flowers covering her nightgown, but it is obvious when she confronts Dean on in the warehouse.

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* BareYourMidriff: Wishverse!Jessica is wearing a tight pink sweater that shows her lower stomach when she tries to convince Dean to put down the knife and remain in the Wishverse.



** Wishverse!Mary is wearing the same white nightgown with a lace collar, rose ribbon, and lace trimmed short sleeves, that she was wearing when she last held Dean as a child in the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] or when he last saw her in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, Ep09)]]. This is not obvious when Dean first sees his mother, as she is wearing a robe with red flowers covering her nightgown, but it is obvious when she confronts Dean on the warehouse.



* SdrawkcabAlias: The Winchester home has the number 1841 beside the door. This is reversed from the house number 1481 seen in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, Ep09)]].

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* SdrawkcabAlias: The Winchester home has the number 1841 beside the door. This is reversed from the house number 1481 seen in the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Pilot]] and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, Ep09)]].



* WomanInWhite: Dean keeps seeing a brunette is a white blouse, long white skirt, and white shoes; rather than a supernatural being, she turns out to be another victim strung up alongside him, a reminder of why he should wake up. When they find her in the warehouse, she is wearing the same clothes she appeared in, which now appear filthy and blood stained, but she is now barefoot.

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Dean keeps seeing a brunette is a white blouse, long white skirt, and white shoes; rather than a supernatural being, she turns out to be another victim strung up alongside him, a reminder of why he should wake up. When they find her in the warehouse, she is wearing the same clothes she appeared in, which now appear filthy and blood stained, but she is now barefoot.
** Wishverse!Mary is wearing the same white nightgown in which Dean last saw her.
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* NotAfraidToDie: Dean is pretty cavalier about killing himself, even if it is a dream.
-->'''Dean:''' No, I'm pretty sure. Like, 90% sure. But I'm sure enough. [Dean turns the knife towards himself, getting ready to thrust it into his stomach.]


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* UrbanLegends: Dean is guided by an old wives' tale that if you're about to die in a dream, you wake up. This is opposed to the other common belief that [[YourMindMakesItReal if you die in a dream, you die in real life]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Wishverse!Dean is subtly implied to be this. Every family member asks if Dean is drunk or wants a beer and acts as if this is normal. According to the DVDCommentary by Creator/EricKripke on this episode, he first intended Wishverse!Dean to be a barfly who was getting in fights and could not hold a job, but [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802033/ Bob Singer]] and others talked him out of this by asking, “Why the hell would he want to live that reality when he wakes up in a [[Creator/CharlesBukowski Bukowski]] novel?”

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* TheAlcoholic: Wishverse!Dean is subtly implied to be this. Every family member asks if Dean is drunk or wants a beer and acts as if this is normal. According to the DVDCommentary by Creator/EricKripke on this episode, he first intended Wishverse!Dean to be a barfly who was getting in fights and could not hold a job, but [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802033/ Bob Singer]] and others talked him out of this by asking, “Why the hell would he want to live that reality when he wakes up in a [[Creator/CharlesBukowski Bukowski]] novel?”
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* JustEatHim: Instead of just knocking out his victims, opening an artery, and filling the blood bags quickly, the djinn slowly drains blood over days while creating an elaborate fantasy for the victims.

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