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Recap of Supernatural
Season 6, Episode 7
Family Matters
Dean: Since when do you give a crap about vampires?
Crowley: Since, uh... what's today, Friday? Okay let's see... since, mind your own business.
Written by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin.
Directed by Guy Bee.
Air Date: November 5, 2010.
Despite his suspicions, Dean accompanies Sam with his cousins and Samuel on a hunting trip for the alpha vampire. However, deep in the woods, things go wrong.
Body Count:
For this episode = 1 human and 5 vampires.For the series so far = At least 428 humans (of which 6 were witches), 74 demons, 33 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 gods, 11 angels, 9 hellhounds, 6 changelings, 4 shapeshifters, 3 djinn, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 lamia, 1 okami, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.
Tropes
- Agony of the Feet: The Alpha is literally nailed to the floor. It doesn't hold him.
- Better the Devil You Know: Discussed. Dean accuses Samuel of not wanting to work with them because he doesn't trust Dean, Samuel clarifies it's not about trust but the fact he knows next to nothing about him. Whereas, even though he admits Sam scares him, he knows Sam and how he works in the field. Even that is ultimately subverted as when Sam shows up later saying he wants to work with Samuel instead of Dean, Samuel turns him away because the fact Sam has no soul makes Samuel feel unsure about having him around.
- Big Bad: The Alpha Vampire, who is captured by the Campbells only to escape, and Crowley, who wants to find Purgatory.
- Electric Torture: Samuel tries this on the Alpha, who's barely affected.
- Expecting Someone Taller: Samuel's reaction to Castiel, who informs him that actually his true form is the size of the Chrysler Building.
- Fanservice: Sam tied to a chair at the beginning of the episode.
- Faux Affably Evil: The Alpha Vampire is jovial and even willing to answer the boys' questions, but this is only because he's confident he'll escape and start feeding again soon.
- Femme Fatalons: The (male) Alpha Vampire uses a nail to cut his bonds.
- Ironic Echo Cut:Dean: [to Samuel] I trust you.Dean: [to Sam] I don't trust him.
- The Mole: Sam for Dean inside the Campbell's operation.
- Off with His Head!
- The Reveal: Quite a few.
- Sam turns out to be soulless with his soul possibly stuck in the cage with Michael and Lucifer.
- Crowley was the one who brought Sam and Samuel back. Samuel is also procuring alpha creatures for him.
- Christian was possessed by a demon a while back so that Crowley can keep an eye on everyone.
- All monsters go to purgatory after they die and Crowley is looking for purgatory for some mysterious reason.
- Shout-Out: To The Divine Comedy, Kermit The Frog, Jaws, and Legoland.
- The Sleepless: Apparently, losing your soul means you no longer need to sleep.
- Slipped the Ropes: Dean won't untie Sam? Fine!
- Soulless Shell: When Sam was brought back from Hell, his soul got left behind in Lucifer's Cage.
- Threat Backfire: Samuel Campbell tells Sam and Dean that they have to either kill him or get out of his way. Cue soulless Sam getting ready to shoot him.
- Unwitting Pawn: Everyone to Crowley.
