Episode 1x05 - Bloody Mary
Plot.
An obituary for Steven Shoemaker leads Sam and Dean to Toledo, Ohio, where they find themselves looking into a legend they didn't believe was real: Bloody Mary.
Facts & Figures.
2 victims in Toldeo: Steven Shoemaker and a friend of his daughter. Countless victims throughout the country.
Locations.
Toledo, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Monsters.
Monster of the Week.
Bloody Mary: the spirit of Mary Worthington, a 19-year-old beauty queen murdered by a plastic surgeon she was having an affair with; he cut out her eyes. In her dying moments, she tried to write his name on the mirror in front of her in her own blood, leaving three letters and a handprint. Bound to the mirror, she hunts down anyone with a secret about something they've done that caused a death. Afterwards, her handprint, and the name of the victim of her victim are left on the back of the mirror, visible under blacklight. Her kills are all the same: first she appears in the mirror with her prey, then becomes their mirror image, accusing them of the crime they've kept secret. Their eyes bleed, and eventually liquify, killing them. To kill her, they first summon her to her mirror - the one she died in front of. Once she escapes, they present her with her own reflection, and this appears to destroy her.
This is very much tied to the actual urban legend/myth. One of the names often mentioned is "Mary Worthington". There are a ludicrous number of variations on this story, perhaps indicating its power over teenage girls. Variations include the use of candles, her name, where you should stand, what her background is, and how many times you have to say her name. Even what she'll do - from striking you dead on the spot, to driving you mad. Or, as in this version, "scratching out your eyes".
Stats.
Appears when called, but not necessarily to the one who called her.
Tied to the mirror before which she was killed (in connection with the idea of spirits being trapped in mirrors)
Kills only those with a secret that involves their responsibility in a death. She does, however, interpret this loosely.
Referenced Creatures.
None.
Similar To:
As above, there are many variations, but all come back to Bloody Mary.
Demons.
Some minor demon activity this week: Sam is having nightmares about Jessica in which, trapped and engulfed in flames on their ceiling, she asks "Why, Sam?" It's also revealed that Sam had nightmares about her death for weeks (3?) before she was actually killed, and said nothing.
At the end of the episode, Jessica is standing, dressed in white, on a corner as the boys pass. Only Sam sees her, and she disappears as they pass.
Horror Movie Clichés.
Japanese horror movie styles.
Cute and sarcastic blonde dies.
Pop Culture References.
The Ring (Mary is a wholesale copy, cinematographically, of Samara/Sadako)
Scream (Blonde girl on portable phone)
Quotes.
Mortician: Look man, no.
Dean: I'm gonna hit him in his face, I swear to God.
Dean: (after Sam bribes the Mortician) Dude, I earned that money!
Sam: You won it in a poker game.
Dean: Exactly.
Sam: Might not be one of ours; might just be a freak medical thing.
Dean: How many times in Dad's long and varied career has it actually been a freak medical thing and not some sign of an awful supernatural death?
Sam: Almost never.
Sam: We gotta search local newspapers going as far back as they go for any Mary that fits the bill.
Dean: Well that sounds annoying.
Sam: (Waking up from a nightmare) Why'd you let me fall asleep?
Dean: 'Cos I'm an awesome brother. So what'd you dream about?
Sam: Lollipops and candy canes.
Sam: You find anything?
Dean: Besides a whole new level of frustration? No.
Dean: (to Sam, who's holding the nightvision camera) Do I look like Paris Hilton?
Dean: Smash anything that moves.
Dean: I'm the owner's kid.
Cop: You're Mr. Yamashiro's son?
Dean: Yanno, I really don't have time for this now. (punches out cops)
Dean: Hey Sam? (looks over remnants of broken mirrors)
Sam: Yeah?
Dean: That's gotta be, what, 600 years bad luck?
Dean: Hey, Sam.
Sam: Yeah?
Dean: Now that this is all over, I want you to tell me what that secret was.
Sam: Look, you're my brother, and I'd die for you; but there are some things that I need to keep to myself.
Useful Links.
Snopes entry on Bloody Mary
Miscellaneous.
Dean's Mix Tape.
40:00 Laugh, I Nearly Died - The Rolling Stones
Dean's ID Fraud.
None, astoundingly, this episode. Though they do pass themselves off as cops, briefly.
Sam's Laptop Decorations.
Not featured, though used briefly, in this episode.
Gadgets
Nightvision camera
Blacklight