History Recap / SupernaturalS08E19TaxiDriver

* [[AsianStoreOwner Asian Taxi Driver]]: Ajay appears as an Indian cabbie, fulfilling the stereotype of the South Asian (usually Indian or Pakistani) taxi driver.

* StockYuck/{{Anchovies}}: Ajay offers Crowley a slice of his pizza that has extra anchovies.

On [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Garth]]'s houseboat, the ''Fizzle's Folly'' in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw,_Missouri Warsaw, Missouri]], [[Characters/SupernaturalProphets Kevin]] calls Sam and Dean after he starts having terrifying visions and hearing Crowley in his head. Sam and Dean tell him these are stress-induced hallucinations from working on translating the half of the demon tablet. Kevin has managed to translate the second trial they need to complete to close all the Hell Gates: an innocent soul must be rescued from Hell and released to Heaven.

At the portal, Sam and Bobby cut their arms, and while holding the wounds near each other, Sam recites an incantation, which causes Bobby to transform to a glowing light and enter the wound in Sam's forearm. Before Benny can follow suit, three vampires arrive. Benny takes on the vampires, using himself as bait to allow Sam to escape through the portal with Bobby. Sam finds Dean waiting on the other side of the portal in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100-Mile_Wilderness the Hundred-Mile Wilderness of Maine]]. Sam tells Dean how Bobby helped save them. Sam then cuts his arm and says another incantation, which causes Bobby's soul to pour out of the wound on his forearm as a bluish light that starts to rise in the sky.

* BackFromTheDead: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Bobby.

* BorderCrossing: Sam asks Ajay if a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyotaje coyote]] like him can get them into Hell.

* OrpheanRescue: The second trial.
-->'''Kevin:''' An innocent soul has to be rescued from Hell and delivered unto Heaven.

* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Sam beheads the vampire and two other monsters in Purgatory. [[TearJerker Dean beheads Benny]].

-->'''Ajay:''' If you're on the King of Hell's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List no-fly list]], no way you cruise [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines the friendly skies]].

** When Sam tells Bobby he is Sam, Bobby doesn't believe him and says, "Yeah, and I'm [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]]."
** Sam reveals Bobby is a fan of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tori_Spelling Tori Spelling]].

* TeensAreMonsters: The fact that Kevin's youth may be contributing to his difficulties as a prophet and demon target is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Naomi.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Played with; the trailer for this episode had Bobby's back to the camera as he stood in his cell. Prior to the airing of this episode, that wasn't concrete evidence. [[ForegoneConclusion However]]...
* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Dean travels from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri Kansas City, Missouri]], to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100-Mile_Wilderness Hundred-Mile Wilderness in Maine]], over 1,500 miles, between beheading Benny and meeting Sam when he returns, which is a 4-minute timespan in the episode.
** At what point in the episode did it say that was how long it took for Dean to reach Maine? [[YearInsideHourOutside They never said how Purgatory time works]]...

* NotSoDifferent: Naomi tries to convince Dean she's a warrior, like him. She certainly takes offense to Crowley [[BoringInsult labeling her as a bureaucrat]].

-->'''Dean:''' Yes, you can. Hey, look at me. Now, this whole thing sucks, I know. But you suck it up and you push through, because that’s what we do. And when you get on board with that, the ride is a lot smoother. [MoodWhiplash French fry?]]

* MadnessMantra: The WomanInWhite Sam encounters in Hell says only, "You came. I knew you would. I've been praying for it forever." She's still saying it after he walks off.

** ''[[AltumVidetur Conjunti sumus, unum sumus]]''. Roughly translates to "we are joined, we are one".
** ''[[AltumVidetur Solvo haec phantasmata in terram, et inde ad olympum]]''. Roughly translates to "free this ghost of earth, and thence to Olympus".

* WindowPain: Kevin sees the windows covered in sigils shatter, causing him to cower and the room to be covered in broken glass, before Crowley appears. However, when Sam and Dean arrive at the houseboat, the windows are intact, suggesting Kevin is hallucinating.

* ActorAllusion: Crowley refers to Hell as the mother ship. Creator/MarkSheppard, who plays Crowley, has been on many science fiction shows including ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', and ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. This may also be a ContinuityNod, as the future prophet Krista accused Crowley of teleporting them to the mother ship in [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E07ALittleSliceOfKevin "A Little Slice Of Kevin" (S08, E07)]].

* FakeNationality: Assaf Cohen plays Ajay with an Indian name and accent. Cohen is an American actor of Yemenite, Russian, and Israeli descent.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Named after the movie ''Film/TaxiDriver''.

* ToHellAndBack: Sam.

* [[YouHave48Hours You Have 24 Hours]]: Sam does, to get through Purgatory and Hell and back with Bobby's soul.

* CelestialBureaucracy: Naomi does not take kindly to being called a bureaucrat.

* AttackHello: Bobby greets Sam by punching his rescuer in the face, assuming it's a trick meant to torment him. "[[AndImTheQueenOfSheba And I'm Elvis!]]"

-->'''Dean:''' Yes, you can. Hey, look at me. Now, this whole thing sucks, I know. But you suck it up and you push through, because that’s what we do. And when you get on board with that, the ride is a lot smoother. French fry?

For this episode = 1 reaper, 2 vampires, 2 demons, and 1 human.

For the series so far = At least 887 humans (of which 7 were witches), 132 demons, 59 angels, 48 ghosts, 48 vampires, 36 Jefferson Starships, 20 gods, 19 zombies, 10 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 5 werewolves, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 djinn, 3 dogs, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 reapers, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Assaf Cohen, who plays Ajay, also plays Hooman Jaka in ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' and Hesam from ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

* LikeABadassOutOfHell: Bobby.

* ActorAllusion: Crowley refers to Hell as the mother ship. Creator/MarkSheppard, who plays Crowley, has been on many science fiction shows including ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'', and ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. This may also be a ContinuityNod, as the future prophet Krista accused Crowley of teleporting them to the mother ship in [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E07ALittleSliceOfKevin "A Little Slice Of Kevin" (S08, E07)]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Sam drops Ruby's knife and ends up killing the vampire with the vampire's own Purgatory-style machete.

* HolyHandGrenade: Naomi says she is scared because Castiel has the angel tablet and says Castiel has a "[[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe hydrogen bomb in his pocket]]".

-->'''Crowley:''' What you people ''never'' seem to understand, is that you are NOTHING. Fleeting blips of light. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am. Forever]].

-->'''Benny:''' Hey, he's your brother. I say let's do this.

** ''[[AltumVidetur Conjunti sumus, unum sumus]]''. Which roughly translates to: We are joined, we are one.
** ''[[AltumVidetur Solvo haec phantasmata in terram, et inde ad olympum]]''. Which roughly translates to: Free this ghost of earth, and thence to Olympus.

* ManHug: Bobby and Sam, [[{{TearJerker}} Dean and Benny]], and Sam and Dean.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Kevin is either being mentally tortured by the King of Hell, or he is cracking under the pressure of being a teenage prophet.

* TheNicknamer: Crowley likes to give Sam nicknames based on his height and gives Sam a new one in this episode: "Winchester Jumbo-Size". Other nicknames Crowley has used for Sam in the past include "Moose", "Jolly Green", and "Giraffe".

* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: Bobby does his part to enter Heaven and complete the second trial. Benny dies to enter Purgatory and rescue Sam and Bobby.

** It's unlikely to be the same Reaper, though, given that Ajay is a rogue on the payroll of Crowley.

* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Sam beheads the vampire and two other monsters in Purgatory. [[{{TearJerker}} Dean beheads Benny]].

* ScreamDiscretionShot: Happens to Kevin near the end where Crowley seemingly finds and abducts him, although it's not entirely certain if Kevin was just hallucinating and ran away, or if Crowley really did get him. The scene pulls out to an external view of Garth's houseboat under a [[{{Lunacy}} full moon]] as Kevin's scream is heard.

-->'''Sam:''' He's good all things considered. Ornery as hell, of course.