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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Dean.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Dean.''The'' telltale sign that Crowley's suspicions that Dean had become a demon were correct.



* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The climax of the episode sees Sam, [[HeroicBSOD faced with the prospect of Dean dying]], deciding to [[DrowningHisSorrows down a shot of burbon]] [[WhatYouAreInTheDark and attempt to summon Crowley to force him to revive Dean.]] What he ''doesn't'' know, however, is that at that same time, Crowley is visiting Dean's corpse in his bedroom, [[SuddenDownerEnding bearing witness to his final transformation into a demon]].



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* QuestioningTitleQuestioningTitle: Not just serving as a ShoutOut to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice the "Miracle on Ice"]] from the 1980 Winter Olympics, the title ties into both Metatron's plot of passing himself off as an AlmightyJanitor by performing miracles, and ''Crowley'' coming to realize miracles do really exist... [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie in the form of Dean becoming a demon]].



-->'''Crowley:''' You have to believe me. When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. But... there is one story about Cain that I might have... forgotten to tell you.

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-->'''Crowley:''' You have to believe me. When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. [[WhamLine But... there is one story about Cain that I might have... forgotten to tell you.]]
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* ILied: Sam lied about being okay with Dean dying and that [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge he wouldn't have done the same thing Dean]] did at [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E01IThinkImGonnaLikeItHere the beginning of the season]].

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* ILied: Sam lied about being okay with Dean dying and that [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge when he said that]] he wouldn't have done the same thing Dean]] Dean did at [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E01IThinkImGonnaLikeItHere the beginning of the season]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: BigEater Dean chooses not to finish his cheeseburger.
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* TheHeroDies: Dean dies courtesy of Metatron but the Mark of Cain brings him back as a demon.

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* TheHeroDies: Subverted. Dean dies courtesy of Metatron but the Mark of Cain brings him back as a demon.
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* TheHeroDies: Dean dies courtesy of Metatron but the Mark of Cain brings him back as a demon.
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* HeroicSuicide: Gadreel kills himself to give Castiel a chance to get out of angel prison and prove to Hannah that he's doing this for better reasons than his past.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Invoked by Castiel when he states that Metatron learned how to tell a good story, as Castiel uses his new knowledge to trick Metatron into an EngineeredPublicConfession.
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-->'''Crowley:''' You have to believe me. When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. But...there is one story about Cain that I might have...forgotten to tell you.

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-->'''Crowley:''' You have to believe me. When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. But... there is one story about Cain that I might have...have... forgotten to tell you.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Cain in the story Crowley "forgot" to mention. Killed himself with the First Blade to escape its influence...which turned him into a demon.

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* DramaticIrony: Crowley muses to himself that "[m]aybe miracles do come true"... in that he finally had proof that Dean was in the process of becoming a demon.
* DrivenToSuicide: Cain in the story Crowley "forgot" to mention. Killed himself with the First Blade to escape its influence... which turned him into a demon.



* ExactWords: "When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean."
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dean refusing to eat his cheeseburger was the telltale sign for Crowley about what was happening to Dean...



* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned [[BlackEyesOfEvil black]].

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* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned [[BlackEyesOfEvil black]].black]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: At the end of the episode, we see Sam faced with the exact same situation Dean was in at the start of the season: his brother is dead. And [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge unlike what he told Dean]], he ''isn't'' willing to have him die; he goes straight down to the dungeon, where Dean had set up a means to contact Crowley... [[YouWouldDoTheSameForMe and kneels]].
-->'''Sam''': (chocking back anger) Damn it, Crowley... You got him into this mess. (kneels) You will get him out... or so help me, God. (grabs a box of matches)
* YouWouldDoTheSameForMe: Faced with the prospect of Dean being dead, Sam [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge isn't willing to put his money where is mouth is]].
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* QuestioningTitle
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For the series so far = At least 1109 angels, 1044 humans (of which 8 were witches), 167 demons, 58 vampires, 49 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 21 gods, 19 zombies, 10 hellhounds, 9 werewolves, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 6 shapeshifters, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.

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For the series so far = At least 1109 angels, 1044 1043 humans (of which 8 were witches), 167 demons, 58 vampires, 49 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 21 gods, 19 zombies, 10 hellhounds, 9 werewolves, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 6 shapeshifters, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.
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!!Body Count:

For this episode: 2 angels and 3 humans.

For the series so far = At least 1109 angels, 1044 humans (of which 8 were witches), 167 demons, 58 vampires, 49 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 21 gods, 19 zombies, 10 hellhounds, 9 werewolves, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 6 shapeshifters, 5 djinn, 5 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 Thule, 2 vetalas, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith.



* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned [[BlackEyesOfEvil black]].

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* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned [[BlackEyesOfEvil black]].
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it was the Mark of Cain, not the first blade


* AllMythsAreTrue: There's a story that Cain turned into a demon after dying under the influence of the First Blade. Crowley wasn't sure about it, but it turns out to be true.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: There's a story that Cain turned into a demon after dying under the influence of the First Blade.Mark of Cain. Crowley wasn't sure about it, but it turns out to be true.
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* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be". Too bad for him that dying is the final step in turning him into that.

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* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be". Too bad for him that dying is the final step in turning him into exactly that.

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Metatron''' Here's a tip - next time, try to be powered by the word of God.]]
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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Dean.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: There's a myth that Cain turned into a demon after dying under the influence of the First Blade. Crowley wasn't sure about it, but it turns out to be true.

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* TheAlcoholic: George the homeless guy, apparently.
* AllMythsAreTrue: There's a myth story that Cain turned into a demon after dying under the influence of the First Blade. Crowley wasn't sure about it, but it turns out to be true.



** Knowing Metatron, the presence of a holdout angel among this group of homeless is almost certainly why he chose them to grace with his presence.

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** Knowing Metatron, the presence of a holdout angel among this group of homeless is almost certainly why he chose them to grace with his presence.presence in the first place.



* DealWithTheDevil: Sam immediately attempts to summon Crowley so that he can make a deal to save Dean. Crowley ignores him, as he'd much rather have demon!Dean at his disposal.

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* DealWithTheDevil: Sam immediately attempts to summon Crowley so that he can make a deal to him save Dean. Crowley ignores him, as he'd much rather have demon!Dean at his disposal.disposal.
* DrivenToSuicide: Cain in the story Crowley "forgot" to mention. Killed himself with the First Blade to escape its influence...which turned him into a demon.



* ILied: Sam lied about being okay with Dean dying and that [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge he would have done the same as Dean]] did at [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E01IThinkImGonnaLikeItHere the beginning of the season]].

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* ILied: Sam lied about being okay with Dean dying and that [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge he would wouldn't have done the same as thing Dean]] did at [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E01IThinkImGonnaLikeItHere the beginning of the season]].



* PercussivePrevention: Dean knocks Sam unconscious with one Mark-powered punch to ensure his younger brother doesn't follow him into battle.

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* PercussivePrevention: Dean knocks Sam unconscious with one Mark-powered punch to ensure his younger brother doesn't follow him into battle. Sam follows him anyway when he wakes up.



-->'''Metatron:''' An angel? Okay. Somebody's been drinking out of George's canteen.

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-->'''Metatron:''' An angel? Okay. Somebody's been drinking out of George's [[TheAlcoholic George]]'s canteen.



-->'''Metatron:''' As I will you, brother, if you don't--

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* ILied: Sam lied about being okay with Dean dying and that [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E13ThePurge he would have done the same as Dean]] did at [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E01IThinkImGonnaLikeItHere the beginning of the season]].
-->'''Dean:''' Ain't that a bitch.



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Metatron is able to give one to Dean before Castiel breaks the tablet.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Metatron is able to give gives one to Dean before Castiel breaks the tablet.


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-->'''Angel:''' He's a fraud!
-->'''Metatron:''' I'm afraid I don't know what you mean, good sir. How can one be a fraud when one offers nothing? A little love, a little hope, the occasional miracle--nothing more.
-->'''Angel:''' You know exactly what I mean...Metatron.
-->'''Metatron:''' Excuse me?
-->'''Angel:''' His name is Metatron. And much as he'd like you to think...he's not one of you. He's an angel. We both are.
-->'''Metatron:''' An angel? Okay. Somebody's been drinking out of George's canteen.
-->'''Angel:''' So, you deny you're the former Scribe of God...
-->'''Metatron:''' Sir.
-->'''Angel:''' ...a petty, unliked, unloved angel...
-->'''Metatron:''' These people don't want to hear--
-->'''Angel:''' ...driven by the relentless pursuit of power and nothing more...
-->'''Metatron:''' This has really gone too far.
-->'''Angel:''' ...who's already brought the rest of the angels under his iron thumb.
-->'''Metatron:''' As I will you, brother, if you don't--


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* VillainsNeverLie: Crowley, purportedly.
-->'''Crowley:''' You have to believe me. When I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain, I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean, I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied. I never lied, Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. But...there is one story about Cain that I might have...forgotten to tell you.

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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 9, Episode 23'''

!Do You Believe in Miracles?

Written by Jeremy Carver.

Directed by Thomas J. Wright.

Air Date: May 20, 2014.









* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Dean Was A Demon]]: He's been NotQuiteHuman for some time, but dying allowed him to finally cross the line.

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* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Dean Was A Demon]]: He's been NotQuiteHuman for some time, but dying allowed him to finally fully cross the line.



* BloodFromTheMouth: Dean, due to holding the Mark of Cain without killing anything for a while.
* CameBackWrong: Dean resurrects... as a demon.
* DealWithTheDevil: Sam immediately attempts to summon Crowley so that he can make a deal to save Dean. Crowley ignores him, as he'd much rather have Demon!Dean at his disposal.
* DrowningMySorrows: Sam hits the Scotch after bringing Dean home to die.
* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be." Too bad for him that dying is the final step in turning him into that.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: Dean, due to holding the Mark of Cain and First Blade without killing anything for a while.
* CameBackWrong: Dean resurrects... resurrects as a demon.
* DealWithTheDevil: Sam immediately attempts to summon Crowley so that he can make a deal to save Dean. Crowley ignores him, as he'd much rather have Demon!Dean demon!Dean at his disposal.
* DrowningMySorrows: Sam hits the Scotch scotch after bringing Dean home to die.
* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be." be". Too bad for him that dying is the final step in turning him into that.



* EyeAwaken: The final shot of the episode is the dead Dean opening his eyes to reveal BlackEyesOfEvil, signifying that the Mark of Cain has [[CameBackWrong resurrected him as a demon]].
* TheNeedless: Dean is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning into a demon.

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* EyeAwaken: The final shot of the episode is the dead Dean opening his eyes to reveal BlackEyesOfEvil, signifying that the Mark of Cain has [[CameBackWrong resurrected him as a demon]].
* TheNeedless: Dean [[BigEater Dean]] is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning into a demon.



* PercussivePrevention: Dean knocks Sam unconscious with one mark-powered punch in order to ensure his younger brother doesn't follow him into battle.

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* PercussivePrevention: Dean knocks Sam unconscious with one mark-powered Mark-powered punch in order to ensure his younger brother doesn't follow him into battle.



* TrojanPrisoner: How Castiel gets into heaven, complete with ''Franchise/StarWars'' ShoutOut. Unfortunately, the angels see through the ruse.
* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned black.

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* TrojanPrisoner: How Castiel gets into heaven, Heaven, complete with ''Franchise/StarWars'' ShoutOut. Unfortunately, the angels see through the ruse.
* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned black.[[BlackEyesOfEvil black]].
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* EyeAwaken: The final shot of the episode is the dead Dean opening his eyes to reveal BlackEyesOfEvil, signifying that the Mark of Cain has [[CameBackWrong resurrected him as a demon]].

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* CameBackWrong: Dean resurects...as a demon.

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* CameBackWrong: Dean resurects...resurrects... as a demon.demon.
* DealWithTheDevil: Sam immediately attempts to summon Crowley so that he can make a deal to save Dean. Crowley ignores him, as he'd much rather have Demon!Dean at his disposal.



* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be." Of course he only thinks it's done.

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* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be." Of course he only thinks it's done.Too bad for him that dying is the final step in turning him into that.
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* CameBackWrong: Dean resurects...as a demon.

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Sam and Castiel put Dean in lock-up after he attacks Gadreel. Dean protests that he is their only shot at killing Metatron, and they reluctantly conclude that he's right. At this point Crowley has already freed Dean, and they set off to where Metatron is manifesting himself in Muncie, Indiana. Dean might not have as much of an advantage as he thinks, though.



** Knowing Metatron, the presence of a holdout angel among this group of homeless is almost certainly why he chose them to grace with his presence.



* DrowningMySorrows: Sam hits the Scotch after bringing Dean home to die.
* DyingAsYourself: Dean is relieved to be dying because the Blade "was turning me into something I don't wanna be." Of course he only thinks it's done.



* PersonAsVerb: "I've been Winchestered".
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gadreel kills himself to free Castiel and prove to Hannah that they're sincere.


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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Metatron is able to give one to Dean before Castiel breaks the tablet.
* PercussivePrevention: Dean knocks Sam unconscious with one mark-powered punch in order to ensure his younger brother doesn't follow him into battle.
* PersonAsVerb: "I've been Winchestered".


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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gadreel kills himself to free Castiel and prove to Hannah that they're sincere.
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* IsThisThingStillOn: You really shouldn't have made Castiel GenreSavvy, Metatron.

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* IsThisThingStillOn: EngineeredPublicConfession: You really shouldn't have made Castiel GenreSavvy, Metatron.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Metatron invokes this by dresses up as a homeless man and healing people to gain followers

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* AlmightyJanitor: Metatron invokes this by dresses dressing up as a homeless man and healing people to gain followersfollowers.
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* PersonAsVerb: "I've been Winchestered".

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* AllMythsAreTrue: There's a myth that Cain turned into a demon after dying under the influence of the First Blade. Crowley wasn't sure about it, but it turns out to be true.



* TheNeedless: Dean is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gadreel kills himself to free Castiel and prove to Hannah that they're sincere.

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* TheNeedless: Dean is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gadreel kills himself to free Castiel and prove to Hannah that they're sincere.
* TheNeedless: Dean is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning into a demon.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Given to Metatron by an unnamed angel.
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!Tropes
* AlmightyJanitor: Metatron invokes this by dresses up as a homeless man and healing people to gain followers
* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Dean Was A Demon]]: He's been NotQuiteHuman for some time, but dying allowed him to finally cross the line.
* BadassBystander: An angel among the homeless people calls out Metatron as a fraud. It didn't end well for him, but it was still awesome.
* BloodFromTheMouth: Dean, due to holding the Mark of Cain without killing anything for a while.
* IsThisThingStillOn: You really shouldn't have made Castiel GenreSavvy, Metatron.
* TheNeedless: Dean is no longer hungry. This is what made Crowley realize that he's turning.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gadreel kills himself to free Castiel and prove to Hannah that they're sincere.
* TrojanPrisoner: How Castiel gets into heaven, complete with ''Franchise/StarWars'' ShoutOut. Unfortunately, the angels see through the ruse.
* WhamShot: Dean's eyes opening, revealing that they've turned black.
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