History Recap / SupernaturalS03E08AVerySupernaturalChristmas

For the series so far = At least 228 humans, 17 ghosts, 8 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

For the series so far = At least 218 humans, 17 ghosts, 12 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

* AffablyEvil: Despite the whole eating people thing, Pagan Gods genuinely get along with their neighbors, playing bridge and assimilating, as they call it, into modern society.

* BrokenMasquerade: Sam finds John's diary and learns that monsters are real.

* CreepyBasement: Filled with chopped up dead humans, bloody knives and power saws.

* {{Fingore}}: [[{{Squick}} Shown onscreen even!]]
* {{Flashback}}s

* GoshDarnItToHeck: In-universe, the Pagan gods frown upon swearing and suggest to an irate Dean that he use "fudge" when he wants to swear.
* HijackedByJesus: In-Universe and [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] as Sam and the Pagan Gods mention how Christianity appropriated pagan customs like winter solstice celebrations and transformed them into Christan holidays (Christmas).

* MallSanta: The Winchesters investigate a drunken, pot-smoking, porn watching Mall Santa.
* MementoMacGuffin: Dean's necklace (originally meant for John) was given to him by Sam 16 years earlier.
* MistakenForPedophile: Sam and Dean get some funny looks as two adult men walking into a fake Santa's workshop. Sam makes it worse by saying "We only came here to watch".
* ParentalAbandonment: John is out on a hunt and doesn't show up for Christmas.

* TheToothHurts: Subverted, as Dean is about to get his tooth pulled out, the doorbell rings.

In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean encounter a twisted couple of pagan gods in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypsilanti%2C_Michigan Ypsilanti, Michigan]] that share a craving for human meat. Flashbacks follow the Winchesters during Christmas in sixteen years ago [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Bow%2C_Nebraska Broken Bow, Nebraska]] when [[BrokenMasquerade Sam first learned that the supernatural existed]] and that his father hunted it.

'''Season 3, Episode 8''':

In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean encounter a twisted couple of pagan gods that share a craving for human meat. Flashbacks follow the Winchesters during Christmas 16 years ago when [[BrokenMasquerade Sam first learned that the supernatural existed]] and that his father hunted it.

For this episode = [[spoiler:3 humans and 2 gods.]]

* AnyoneCanDie:
** Body count this episode = [[spoiler: 3 humans and 2 gods]].
** Although InfantImmortality is observed, which really should have tipped off the fact that [[spoiler:the monster of the week was not Krampus.]]

For the series so far = At least 218 humans, 17 ghosts, 12 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 god, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Some of the gods affability is a mask, as shown when they step on the fruitcake a neighbor offered.

* HijackedByJesus: In-Universe and [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] as Sam and the Pagan Gods mention how Christianity appropriated pagan customs like winter solstice celebrations and transforming them into Christan holidays (Christmas).

* DeathofTheOldGods: The pagan gods reflect on how they used to have [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen numerous followers and sacrifices]] until Christianity came along.

* HijackedByJesus: In-Universe and [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] as Sam and the Pagan Gods mention how Christianity appropriated pagan customs like turning winter solstice celebrations into Christmas.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Some of their affability is a mask, as shown when they step on the fruitcake a neighbor offered.

* HijackedByJesus: In-Universe and Discussed as Sam and the Pagan Gods mention how Christianity appropriated pagan customs like Christmas.

* MistakenForPedophile: Sam and Dean get some funny looks as two adult men walking into a fake Santa's Court. Sam makes it worse by saying "We only came here to watch".

* BadSanta: Sam originally thinks that the killing are caused by some kind of "anti-Claus".
* BeserkButton: Mentioning Mary Winchester is one for young Dean.

* MistakenForPedophile: Sam gets some funny looks

* AffablyEvil: The Pagan gods are one of the friendliest monsters the Winchesters have encountered, even with the whole capture-human-sacrifices-and-eat-them thing.

* FauxAffablyEvil:

* HumanoidAbomination[=/=]PhysicalGod

* {{Fingore}}: [[{{Squick}} Shown onscreen even!]]
* {{Flashbacks}}s

* DoTheyKnowItsChritmasTime: {{Justified}} in that it's to be [[DealWithTheDevil Dean's last Christmas]], and he wants to make the most of it.

* {{Fingore}}: [[{{Squick}} Shown onscreen even!]]

In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean encounter a twisted couple of pagan gods that share a craving for human meat. Flashbacks follow the Winchesters during Christmas 16 years ago when Sam first learned that the supernatural existed and that his father hunted it.

* ChristmasEpisode: Duh.

* {{Fingore}}: Shown onscreen even!

* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: {{Justified|Trope}} as their Christmas was thrown together at the last minute and a convenience store/gas station was pretty much the only place open on Christmas Eve!

* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: {{Justified}} as their Christmas was thrown together at the last minute and a convenience store/gas station was pretty much the only place open on Christmas Eve!

Dean wants to enjoy his last Christmas before going to Hell. The brothers also investigate a series of kidnappings, tracking them back to pagan gods.

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