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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Alpha vampire leads the other vampires in attacking the British Men of Letters' base.
* BackForTheDead: The Alpha vampire returns and leads a vampire raid on the British Men of Letters American headquarters. He is killed by Sam using the Colt.
* BadassBoast: The Alpha vamp boasts that he is one of the five things the Colt can't kill. Sam calls his bluff, and proves him wrong.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Alpha vampire Vampire leads the other vampires in attacking the British Men of Letters' base.
* BackForTheDead: The Alpha vampire Vampire returns and leads a vampire raid on the British Men of Letters American headquarters. He is killed by Sam using the Colt.
* BadassBoast: The Alpha vamp Vamp boasts that he is one of the five things the Colt can't kill. Sam calls his bluff, and proves him wrong.



* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Dean and Ketch arrive back at the Men of Letters base to stop the vampire attack, only to find that Sam has killed the Alpha vampire and the rest have fled or been mopped up.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The British Men of Letters did not expect to be attacked in their own base by the remaining vampire nest in the midwest led by the Alpha vampire himself. They're caught with their pants down with no real combat-worthy agents to defend the base. Fortunately, Sam and Mary are there. They also didn't expect one of their Hunter recruits to betray them.

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* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Dean and Ketch arrive back at the Men of Letters base to stop the vampire attack, only to find that Sam has killed the Alpha vampire Vampire and the rest have fled or been mopped up.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The British Men of Letters did not expect to be attacked in their own base by the remaining vampire nest in the midwest led by the Alpha vampire Vampire himself. They're caught with their pants down with no real combat-worthy agents to defend the base. Fortunately, Sam and Mary are there. They also didn't expect one of their Hunter recruits to betray them.



* TheMole: The hunter Pierce who joined the British Men of Letters is actually a mole for the Alpha, who pays Pierce a lot of money to keep him off of other Hunters radar.

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* TheMole: The hunter Pierce who joined the British Men of Letters is actually a mole for the Alpha, who pays Pierce a lot of money to keep him off of other Hunters hunters' radar.



* RetiredBadass: The Alpha vamp describes himself as very old and living a quiet life. He is supremely pissed that the British Men of Letters have set up operations in America and have eliminated almost all the vampire nests in the American midwest. He invokes this word for word (i.e. Get-Off-My-Lawn) when he tells them to go back home to England.

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* RetiredBadass: The Alpha vamp Vamp describes himself as very old and living a quiet life. He is supremely pissed that the British Men of Letters have set up operations in America and have eliminated almost all the vampire nests in the American midwest. He invokes this word for word (i.e. Get-Off-My-Lawn) when he tells them to go back home to England.
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* NotSoDifferent: Ketch says this of himself and Dean, stating that they're both killers who need something to fight in order to have peace in their lives.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Ketch says this of himself and Dean, stating that they're both killers who need something to fight in order to have peace in their lives.
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* NeutralityBacklash: Dean expresses annoyance with Sam for not picking a side.
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Written by: Robert Berens

Directed by: John [=MacCarthy=]

Air date: March 2, 2017
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* ShoutOut: Sam refers to the Men of Letters' base as a low budget ''Franchise/MissionImpossible''.

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* ShoutOut: Sam refers to the Men of Letters' base as a low budget ''Franchise/MissionImpossible''.''[[Series/MissionImpossible Mission:]] [[Film/MissionImpossible Impossible]]''.

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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Dean calls Mary by her first name.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Dean and Mr. Ketch arrive back at the Men of Letters base to stop the vampire attack, to find that Sam has killed the Alpha vampire and the rest have fled or been mopped up.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The British Men of Letters did not expect to be attacked in their own base by the remaining vampire nest in the midwest led by the Alpha vampire himself. They're caught with their pants down with no real combat-worthy agents to defend the base. Fortunately, Sam and Mary are there.

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* CallingParentsByTheirName: An angry Dean calls Mary by her first name.
name during their argument.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Dean and Mr. Ketch arrive back at the Men of Letters base to stop the vampire attack, only to find that Sam has killed the Alpha vampire and the rest have fled or been mopped up.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The British Men of Letters did not expect to be attacked in their own base by the remaining vampire nest in the midwest led by the Alpha vampire himself. They're caught with their pants down with no real combat-worthy agents to defend the base. Fortunately, Sam and Mary are there. They also didn't expect one of their Hunter recruits to betray them.



* TheMole: The hunter Pierce who joined the British Men of Letters is actually a mole for the Alpha who pays him a lot of money to give him intel on hunter activities.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After learning the truth, Dean and Sam tells her it's her fault Castiel nearly died and for getting Wally killed.

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* TheMole: The hunter Pierce who joined the British Men of Letters is actually a mole for the Alpha Alpha, who pays him Pierce a lot of money to give keep him intel on hunter activities.
off of other Hunters radar.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After learning the truth, Dean and Sam tells her it's her fault Castiel nearly died and for getting Wally killed. Mary shoots back that she's well aware; after all, ''she'' was the one who had to tell Wally's wife he was dead.



* OpenSecret: When Ketch shows up at the bunker, Dean is confused as to how he knew it was there. Ketch reminds him that it ''is'' a Men of Letters bunker, and that of course he knew about it.
* PlayingNiceForNow: Ketch and Dean still don't really care for each other, but Ketch has orders to recruit Dean, and so gives it an honest try -- helped out by a bottle of Scotch.



* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters' base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.

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* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters' base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.



** Likewise, Ketch doesn't care at all for Dean's stubborn attitude and would gladly forget about him altogether. Unfortunately Ketch has orders to bring Dean onto his side.

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** Likewise, Ketch doesn't care at all for Dean's stubborn attitude and would gladly forget about him altogether. Unfortunately Ketch has orders to bring Dean onto his side.side, and is trying his best to do so.

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* GetOffMyLawn: The Alpha vamp describes himself as very old and living a quiet life. He is supremely pissed that the British Men of Letters have set up operations in America and have eliminated almost all the vampire nests in the American midwest. He invokes this word for word when he tells them to go back home to England.



* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.

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* RetiredBadass: The Alpha vamp describes himself as very old and living a quiet life. He is supremely pissed that the British Men of Letters have set up operations in America and have eliminated almost all the vampire nests in the American midwest. He invokes this word for word (i.e. Get-Off-My-Lawn) when he tells them to go back home to England.
* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters Letters' base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.



** Dean and Sam call Mary out for working with the Men of Letter and lying about "wanting some peace".

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** Dean and Sam call Mary out for working with the Men of Letter Letters and lying about "wanting some peace".
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!!Body Count
For this episode: At least 6 vampires and 4 humans

For the series so far: At least 1324 humans (of which 22 were witches), 1132 angels (2 of which were archangels), 191 demons, 78 vampires, 59 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 22 gods, 19 zombies, 17 werewolves, 10 hellhounds, 8 Bisaan, 7 shapeshifters, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 djinn, 6 reapers, 4 dogs, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 Khan Worms, 3 Thule, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 3 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 2 zannas, 1 banshee, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, Death, 1 deer, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 familiar, 1 lamia, The Mother of All, 1 nachzehrer, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 pishtaco, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 qarin, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 soul eater, 1 Titan, 1 wendigo, the Whore of Babylon, 1 wicked witch, and 1 wraith

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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Dean calls Mary by her first name.



* FirstNameBasis: Dean calls Mary by her first name.
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'''Season 12, Episode 14''':
! The Raid

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dean tells "middle-man" Sam that he should just take a side. At the end of the episode, Sam decides they should work with the Men of Letters.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dean tells "middle-man" "peacemaker" Sam that he should just take a side.side for once. At the end of the episode, Sam decides they should work with the Men of Letters.



* FirstNameBasis: Dean calls Mary by her first name.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After learning the truth, Dean and Sam tells her it's her fault Castiel nearly died and for getting Wally killed.



* WhatTheHellHero: Dean expresses annoyance with Sam for always being the "middle-man" between him and anyone they disagree with (their mom, Castiel, etc). He asks why Sam can't just pick a side for once.

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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** Dean and Sam call Mary out for working with the Men of Letter and lying about "wanting some peace".
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Dean expresses annoyance with Sam for always being the "middle-man" "peacemaker" between him and anyone they disagree with (their mom, Castiel, etc). He asks why Sam can't just pick a side for once.

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* ProfessionalKiller: Ketch describes himself as one, even though it's mostly monsters he kills. He says the Men of Letters allow him to scratch an itch by sending him out on assignments.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Mick and Ketch don't get along very well.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: TeethClenchedTeamwork:
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Mick and Ketch don't get along very well.well.
** Likewise, Ketch doesn't care at all for Dean's stubborn attitude and would gladly forget about him altogether. Unfortunately Ketch has orders to bring Dean onto his side.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Dean is really annoyed of Sam always being the "middle-man" between Dean and anyone they disagree with (their mom, Castiel, etc.).

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* WhatTheHellHero: Dean is really annoyed of expresses annoyance with Sam for always being the "middle-man" between Dean him and anyone they disagree with (their mom, Castiel, etc.).etc). He asks why Sam can't just pick a side for once.
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* [[spoiler: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor]]: Dean tells "middle-man" Sam that he should just take a side. [[spoiler: At the end of the episode, Sam decides they should work with the Men of Letters.]]

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* [[spoiler: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor]]: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dean tells "middle-man" Sam that he should just take a side. [[spoiler: At the end of the episode, Sam decides they should work with the Men of Letters.]]
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* [[spoiler: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor]]: Dean tells "middle-man" Sam that he should just take a side. [[spoiler: At the end of the episode, Sam decides they should work with the Men of Letters.]]



* FeudEpisode: Between the brothers and Mary. Though Sam begins to see her point.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Mick and Ketch don't get along very well.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Mick and Ketch don't get along very well.well.
* WhatTheHellHero: Dean is really annoyed of Sam always being the "middle-man" between Dean and anyone they disagree with (their mom, Castiel, etc.).
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: When the Alpha realizes that Sam's pulled a BaitAndSwitch to load the Colt, all he does before being headshot is call Sam clever.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Alpha vampire leads the other vampires in attacking the British Men of Letters' base.



* BadassBoast: The Alpha vamp boasts that he is one of the five things the Colt can't kill. He's soon proven wrong.

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* BadassBoast: The Alpha vamp boasts that he is one of the five things the Colt can't kill. He's soon proven wrong.Sam calls his bluff, and proves him wrong.
* BloodKnight: Ketch notes that he and Dean are both this.



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The British Men of Letters' plan to wipe out the vampires is simply called "Project V", and their anti-vampire weapon is the "Anti-Vampire Device".



* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.

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* NotSoDifferent: Ketch says this of himself and Dean, stating that they're both killers who need something to fight in order to have peace in their lives.
* ThePurge: The British Men of Letters have been systematically wiping out every vampire nest in America, starting with the Midwest. By the time the episode starts, the whole region's vampire population has been cut down to a dozen (including the Alpha).
* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.rescue.
* ShoutOut: Sam refers to the Men of Letters' base as a low budget ''Franchise/MissionImpossible''.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Mick and Ketch don't get along very well.
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* DidntSeeThatComing: The British Men of Letters did not expect to be attacked in their own base by the remaining vampire nest in the midwest led by the Alpha vampire himself. They're caught with their pants down with no real combat-worthy agents to defend the base. Fortunately, Sam and Mary are there.
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* TheMole: The hunter Pierce who joined the British Men of Letters is actually a mole for the Alpha who pays him a lot of money to give him intel on hunter activities.
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A chance to take out a nest of vampires backfires when the alpha-vamp shows up and turns the tables on Mary and the British Men of Letters, who are doing their best to recruit Sam and Dean.

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* BackForTheDead: The Alpha vampire returns and leads a vampire raid on the British Men of Letters American headquarters. He is killed by Sam using the Colt.
* BadassBoast: The Alpha vamp boasts that he is one of the five things the Colt can't kill. He's soon proven wrong.
* BrandishmentBluff: The Alpha thinks Sam is bluffing with the Colt and says it's not loaded, then realises that the BaitAndSwitch scuffle Sam did with Mick allowed him to load the Colt in time to get a clear shot.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Dean and Mr. Ketch arrive back at the Men of Letters base to stop the vampire attack, to find that Sam has killed the Alpha vampire and the rest have fled or been mopped up.
* GetOffMyLawn: The Alpha vamp describes himself as very old and living a quiet life. He is supremely pissed that the British Men of Letters have set up operations in America and have eliminated almost all the vampire nests in the American midwest. He invokes this word for word when he tells them to go back home to England.
* RivalsTeamUp: After some convincing, Dean and Mr. Ketch team up to take out the last vampire nest but discover it's been vacated as the vampires have gone after the Men of Letters base of operations, so they rush to the rescue.

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