Deanisms...
“Dark Side Of The Moon” - 05X16
**Remember every time you comment Dean will take you to watch fireworks**
[Dean’s lying on his stomach, hand under his pillow searching]
ROY: Looking for this? [He holds up Dean’s gun]
DEAN: Morning
ROY: Shut up. Hands where I can see ‘em.
DEAN: Wait a minute. Is that you, Roy?...It is, isn’t it. Which makes you Walt. Hey Walt.
WALT: Don’t matter.
DEAN: Well, is it just me, or do you two seem a tad upset?
WALT: You think you can flip the switch on the Apocalypse and just walk away, Sam?
SAM: Who told you that?
WALT: We ain’t the only hunters after you. See you in the next life.
SAM: Hear me out. I can explain, okay? Please.
[After a pause, Walt shoots Sam. Dean jumps to go to Sam]
ROY: Stay the hell down.
WALT: Shoot him.
ROY: Killin’ Sam was right but Dean…
WALT: He made us and we just snuffed his brother, you idiot. You want to spend the rest of your life knowing Dean Winchester’s on your ass, ‘cause I don’t. Shoot him.
DEAN: Go ahead, Roy, do it. But I’m going warn you, when I come back I’m going to be pissed. Come on! Let’s get this show on the road.
WALT: Come on, already.
[Walt steps forward and shoots Dean]
*~*~*
[It’s night. Dean is sitting in the Impala, sleeping. He wakes up, gets out of the car, and finds a young Sam is there holding a crate of fireworks…and I cry a little, because, dude, this is a sweet scene that I just want to smish! Also, I love Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan]
DEAN: Sammy?
SAM: Come on, let’s go.
DEAN: Weird dream.
[Sam places the fireworks on the ground and pulls out a couple]
SAM: Got your lighter?
DEAN: Whoa, I haven’t seen this in years.
SAM: Fire ‘em up.
DEAN: I remember this! It’s Fourth of July, 1996.
SAM: Dad would never let us do anything like this. Thanks, Dean. This is great.
[Sam hugs Dean. Dean looks startled then he hugs Sam back…Oh the adorable sweetness]
SAM: Fire in the hole!
[Sam and Dean watch the fireworks start to explode. Dean flashes back to the hotel room and being shot by Walt. Then he’s back in the field but Sam and the fireworks are gone]
DEAN: Sam?
[Dean goes back to the Impala and leans on the roof. The radio comes on, very scratchy and he hears Castiel’s voice]
CASTIEL: Dean!
DEAN: Cas?
CASTIEL: Yeah, it’s me.
[Dean gets in the car and ponders why everyone he cares about must at some point be a part of the Impala]
DEAN: You gotta stop poking around in my dreams. I need some me time. [I will not make an inappropriate joke about Dean dreaming of Cas]
CASTIEL: Listen to me very closely. This isn’t a dream.
DEAN: Then what is it?
CASTIEL: Deep down, you already know.
DEAN: I’m dead.
CASTIEL: Condolences. [This right here, this is why I adore Cas]
DEAN: Where am I?
CASTIEL: Heaven.
DEAN: Heaven? How did I get to Heaven?
CASTIEL: Please, listen. This spell, this connection, it’s difficult to maintain.
DEAN: Wait. If I’m in Heaven, then where’s Sam?
CASTIEL: What do you see?
DEAN: What do you mean ‘what do I see’?
CASTIEL: Some people see a tunnel or a river. What do you see?
DEAN: Nothing. My dash. I’m in my car. I’m on a road.
CASTIEL: Alright. A road. For you it’s a road. Follow it, Dean. You’ll find Sam. Follow the road.
[Dean starts the Impala and drives down the dark highway. The moon is huge and the sky is purple-toned and odd. Dean pulls up in front of a nice three-story house, slightly old-fashioned looking. Lights are bright inside it. Dean climbs slowly out of the car. He looks around but there is nothing but the house]
*~*~*
[A man is carving turkey. He places a huge piece on Sam’s plate]
SAM: Thank you.
FATHER: So, Sam. I hear you’re new to McKinley.
SAM: Um, yes sir. Two weeks.
FATHER: Stephanie over here just can’t seem to stop talking about you.
STEPHANIE: Dad, shut up.
[Stephanie smiles at Sam. Sam smiles back nervously. She grabs his thigh and Sam jumps]
SAM: Ummm.
DEAN: Wow. Just wow.
SAM: Dean? What are you doing in my dream?
*~*~*
[The conversation in the dining room continues even though Sam is no longer seated at the table. He is in the living room with Dean]
FATHER: So, what does your father do for a living? [Pauses for Sam’s response] Hm. You don’t say.
SAM: Heaven.
DEAN: Yup.
SAM: Okay, how are we in Heaven?
DEAN: All that clean living, I guess.
SAM: No, no. Okay. You… I get, sure. But me? Maybe you haven’t noticed but I’ve done a few things?
DEAN: You thought you were doing the right thing.
SAM: Last I checked it wasn’t the road to Heaven that was paved with good intentions.
DEAN: Yeah, well, if this is the SkyMall it sucks. I mean, where’s the triplets and the latex, you know? C’mon, a guy has needs.
SAM: You know, when you bite the dust they say your life flashes before your eyes.
DEAN: Your point?
SAM: This house, it’s one of my memories.
DEAN: When I woke up, I woke up in one of my memories. The Fourth of July we burned down that field?
SAM: Maybe that’s what Heaven is: a place where you relive your greatest hits.
DEAN: Wait, so… playing footsie with brace-face in there? Then that’s a trophy moment for you?
SAM: Dean, I was eleven years old. This was my first real Thanksgiving.
DEAN: What are you talking about? We had Thanksgiving every year.
SAM: We had a bucket of extra-crispy and Dad passed out on the couch. [The house begins to shake] I don’t remember this.
DEAN: Hey. We should, uh…
SAM: Definitely.
[They run to the far corner of the room. Sam stands up beside the window. Dean ducks behind the couch. The glass in a picture on the mantle breaks. The family continues eating. A searchlight streams through the window. Dean drops down lower. More furniture falls over. More glass breaks. Then the searchlight disappears. The lights come on in the house and Sam and Dean leave their hiding places. The family is still eating and talking in the background. Dean sees a radio and goes to it. Sam follows]
SAM: Okay, what the hell was that?
DEAN: I don’t know but we are taking the escalator back downstairs. Cas!
SAM: What are you doing?
DEAN: What’s it look like?
SAM: Like you’ve lost your mind.
DEAN: Cas talked to me before using this phone-home radio thing, so I- Cas!
[The TV behind them starts to flicker and Castiel can be seen on the screen]
CASTIEL: I can hear you.
DEAN: Cas. Hey! So I, uh, I found Sam but, but something just happened. There was this weird beam of light.
CASTIEL: Don’t go into the light.
DEAN: Okay. Thanks, Carol Anne. What was it? [This is why I love Dean]
CASTIEL: Not what: whom. Zachariah. He’s searching for you.
SAM: And if he finds us?
CASTIEL: You can’t say yes to Michael and Lucifer if you’re dead so Zachariah needs to return you to your bodies.
SAM: Great! Problem solved.
CASTIEL: No. You don’t understand. You, hm. You’re behind the Wall. This is a rare opportunity.
DEAN: For what?
CASTIEL: You need to find an angel. His name is Joshua.
DEAN: Hey, man, no offense but we are kind of ass full of angels, okay. You find him.
CASTIEL: I can’t. I can’t return to Heaven.
SAM: So what’s so important about Joshua?
CASTIEL: The rumor is; he talks to God.
DEAN: And, so?
CASTIEL: You think maybe-just maybe-we should find out what the hell God has been saying?
DEAN: Jeez. Touchy.
CASTIEL: Please. I just need you to follow the road.
SAM: What road?
CASTIEL: It’s called the Axis Mundi. It’s a path that runs through Heaven. Different people see it as different things. For you, it’s two-lane asphalt. The road will lead you to the Garden. You’ll find Joshua there. And Joshua can take us to God. The Garden. Please. Hurry.
[The TV dies]
SAM: So... What do you think?
DEAN: I think we hit the yellow bricks; find this Joshua cat.
SAM: Really?
DEAN: What? You don’t?
SAM: No, uh. I’m just surprised you do. Last time I checked you wanted to break God’s nose, now you think he can help?
DEAN: He’s the only one who can. I mean, come on, Sam. We are royally boned. So prayer? The last hope of a desperate man.
*~*~*
SAM: Dean. What are you doing?
DEAN: Looking for a road.
SAM: You… You think the road is in a closet?
DEAN: We’re in Heaven, Sam, okay? I mean, our memories are coming true. Cas is on TV. Finding a road in a closet would be pretty much the most normal thing to happen to us today.
[There is a small Hot Wheels set on the floor. Dean makes a face and bends down to it]
SAM: What?
DEAN: I used to have one of these…when I was a kid.
*~*~*
SAM: That was the road?
DEAN: I guess. Pretty trippy, right?
SAM: Yeah. [Sam looks at Dean’s amazingly wondrous shirt] More trippy. Um. Apparently, you ‘wuv hugs’.
DEAN: Shut up. Wait a minute. I know where we are.
SAM: Where?
DEAN: We’re home.
MARY: Dean…
[Both Dean and Sam turn to the doorway. Mary appears, looking young and pretty in a tight, white dress]
MARY: Hey, Dean. You hungry?
*~*~*
[Dean is sitting at the kitchen table. Mary is pouring him a glass of milk. He has a sandwich in front of him. He smiles at her. She looks at him]
MARY: You want the crust cut off?
DEAN: Yeah. I’d love that.
SAM: Mom?
DEAN: I guess this is not your memory, Sam. Sorry.
SAM: Dean, uh. We should…go. Keep looking for the road.
DEAN: Just… just give me a minute, okay?
SAM: Dean…
DEAN: Sam. Please. One minute.
[Sam nods reluctantly. Mary ruffles Dean’s hair as she moves away from the table. The phone rings and Dean turns to watch her answer it]
MARY: Hello?…No, John…We’re not having this conversation again…Think about what?…You’ve two boys at home…
DEAN: I remember this. Mom and Dad were fighting and then he moved out for a couple days.
SAM: Dad always said they had the perfect marriage.
DEAN: It wasn’t perfect until after she died.
MARY: Fine. Then don’t…There’s nothing more to talk about.
[Mary hangs up the phone and turns away from the table. She sniffs as if she’s fighting back tears]
SAM: What happens next.
[Dean goes to her and hugs her. *sobs*]
DEAN: It’s okay, Mom. Dad still loves you. I love you, too. I’ll never leave you.
MARY: You are my little angel. How about some pie?
DEAN: What?
SAM: I just never realized how long you’ve been cleaning up Dad’s messes.
DEAN: Whatever. Let’s keep moving.
[They search the house. Opening cupboards and drawers. Sam finds a postcard that says Route 66]
SAM: I’ve seen this somewhere before.
DEAN: Where?
*~*~*
DEAN: Where are we?
SAM: No way.
[A golden retriever enters the room. Sam bends down excitedly]
SAM: Bones! Hey, come here! Come here! Hey, hey, hey, hey…
DEAN: Bones?
SAM: Yeah. Bones was my dog. Hey.
DEAN: Your… your dog?
SAM: Yeah.
DEAN: Is this Flagstaff?
SAM: Yeah. Hey, boy.
DEAN: This is a good memory for you?
SAM: Yeah. I mean, I was on my own for two weeks. I lived on Funyuns and Mr. Pibb.
DEAN: Wow.
SAM: What?
DEAN: Well, you don’t remember, do you? You ran away on my watch. I looked everywhere for you. I thought you were dead. And when Dad came home…
SAM: Dean, look, I’m sorry. I never thought about it like that.
DEAN: Forget it. Let’s roll.
SAM: Stay. Bonesy, stay.
*~*~*
[Dean and Sam meet in the middle of the street across from an old house with a wrap-around porch. When they turn to look at the shack they’d just left, it’s gone. Sam obviously remembers where they are. It takes Dean a moment but he also figures it out]
DEAN: What memory is this?
SAM: No idea. Alright, come on. Dean… Road. God. Remember?
DEAN: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. This? This is the night you ditched us for Stanford, isn’t it? This is your idea of Heaven? Wow. This was like one of the worst nights of my life.
SAM: I can’t control this stuff.
DEAN: Seriously? I mean this is a happy memory for you?
SAM: I don’t know. I mean, I was on my own. I finally got away from Dad.
DEAN: Yeah, he wasn’t the only one you got away from.
SAM: Dean, I’m sorry. I just, uh…
DEAN: I know. You didn’t, you didn’t think of it like that.
SAM: Dean!
DEAN: Come on! Your Heaven is somebody else’s Thanksgiving. Okay. It’s bailing on your family. What do you want me to say?
SAM: Man, I never got the crusts cut off my PB & J. I just don’t look at family the way you do.
DEAN: Yeah, but I’m your family…
SAM: I know…
DEAN: I mean, we’re supposed to be a team. It’s supposed to be you and me against the world, right?
SAM: Dean, it is!
DEAN: Is it?
[A searchlight hits them. They look up. Then they start running toward the trees at the side of the road]
DEAN: Go! Go!
*~*~*
SAM: Wait. Who are you?
[The room is much bigger than it should be. Even though it’s dim, tables and chairs are visible in the light from windows on the far side. The figure pulls of his mask and his cape]
ASH: Buenos dias, bitches.
DEAN: Ash?
ASH: Welcome to my blue Heaven.
[Dean looks around stunned. Sam smiles. They’re in Ellen’s Roadhouse]
*~*~*
DEAN: Good God, the Roadhouse. It even smells the same.
ASH: Bud, blood and beer nuts. It’s the best smell in the world. How ‘bout a cold one? Up here? No hang-over.
SAM: So…no offense…
ASH: How did a dirt bag like me end up in a place like this? I’ve been saved, man. I was my congregation’s number one snake handler.
SAM: And you said this was your Heaven?
ASH: Yup! My own… personal…
SAM: And when the angels jumped us? We were…
ASH: In your Heaven.
SAM: So there’re two Heavens?
ASH: No. More like a hundred billion. So, no worries, it’ll take those angels boys a minute to catch up.
DEAN: What?
ASH: See, you gotta stop thinking of Heaven as one place. It’s more like a buttload of places all crammed together. Like Disneyland except without all the anti-Semitism.
SAM: Disneyland?
ASH: Mm-hmm. Yeah. See you got Winchesterland. Ashland. A whole mess of everybody-else-lands. Put them all together: Heaven. Right? At the center of it all? Is the Magic Kingdom. The Garden.
DEAN: So everybody gets a little slice of paradise.
ASH: Pretty much. A few people share-special cases. What not.
DEAN: What do you mean ‘special’?
ASH: Aw, you know. Like, uh, soul-mates. Anyway. Most people can’t leave their own private Idaho’s.
DEAN: But you ain’t most people.
ASH: Nope. They ain’t got my skills. Hell, I’ve been all over. Johnny Cash. André the Giant. Einstein. Sam, that man can mix a White Russian. Hell, the other day? I found Mallanāga Vātsyāyana.
SAM: Who?
ASH: He wrote the Kama Sutra. Huh, that boy’s Heaven? Ah, sweaty. Confusing.
DEAN: All this from a guy who used to sleep on a pool table.
ASH: Yeah. Now that I’m dead, I’m living, man, a whole lot more.
SAM: So how’d you find us?
ASH: I rigged up my very own holy-rolling police scanner. That’s angels. Blabbing Enochian, okay? I’m fluent. I heard that you were up. Of course I had to come find you. Again.
DEAN: Again?
ASH: This ain’t the first time here. I mean, you boys die more than anyone I’ve ever met.
DEAN: Really.
ASH: Ah, yeah… you don’t remember. God! Angels. Must’ve Windexed your brains.
SAM: So, uh. I mean, have you found anybody else? Ellen and Jo?
ASH: Ellen and Jo are dead?
SAM: Uh, yeah. Yeah. A few months now. Sorry.
ASH: Um, hmm. Uh, they went down fighting?
SAM: Yeah. To the end.
DEAN: Yeah, a lot of good it did. How about our folks.
ASH: I’ve been looking all over for John Winchester, Mary too, but so far: nada. I’m sorry. But hey! There is somebody who I know for sure wants to jaw with you. Hold up.
SAM: Pamela!
PAMELA: Nice to see you boys again.
ASH: Ooo
*~*~*
SAM: So this is how you get around up here?
ASH: Hm, more or less. It’s awesome to finally have an application-a practical application-for string theory.
DEAN: So!
PAMELA: So. That’s for getting me killed.
DEAN: Yeah. That’s… probably less than I deserve. Makes you feel any better we got Ash killed too.
ASH: I’m cool with it.
DEAN: He’s cool with it. So you…you good?
PAMELA: I’m good. Really. Remember my death scene? Gut shot. Coughing blood. You told me I was going someplace better.
DEAN: I was lying.
PAMELA: You were right! My Heaven? It is one long show at the Meadowlands. It’s amazing! You should see it.
DEAN: Yeah.
PAMELA: You don’t believe me.
DEAN: No, I do, it’s just, you know. Spending eternity trapped in your own little universe while the angels run the show, that’s lonely. You know. That’s not Nirvana. That’s the Matrix.
PAMELA: I don’t know. Attic’s still better than the basement.
DEAN: Yeah, but you know this place feels real, but it’s Memorex. Real is down there.
PAMELA: Yeah, well, close enough. Look, Dean, I’m happy. I’m at peace.
DEAN: What? Are you trying to sell me a time share? I mean, what’s with the pitch?
PAMELA: I know that Michael wants to take you out for a test drive.
DEAN: Pamela…
PAMELA: Just saying. What happens if you play ball with them? Worst case.
DEAN: A lot of people die.
PAMELA: And then they come here. Is that really so bad? Look. Maybe…you don’t have to fight it so hard. That’s all I’m trying to say.
SAM: Hey! Found a short cut to the Garden.
ASH: Oh, yeah.
*~*~*
ASH: All Access Pass to the Magic Kingdom.
DEAN: Good…Not good?
ASH: That Zachary fella’s going to be watching every road to the Garden.
PAMELA: Watch your ass. And Dean?
[Pamela kisses Dean. Cas will have words with her later]
PAMELA: Yep. Just how I imagined.
ASH: Ah, gentlemen. I don’t mean to be a downer or anything but… I’m sure I’ll see you again soon.
DEAN: Well, keep a sixer on ice for us.
ASH: Yeah.
*~*~*
DEAN: What the… Why we back home?
SAM: I don’t know. So what are we going to do?
DEAN: Keep looking for the road again, I guess.
MARY: Honey. Why are you up?
DEAN: Look, I’m-I’m sorry. I love you but you’re not real and we don’t have time-
MARY: Did you have another nightmare? Tell me.
DEAN: I gotta go.
MARY: Then how about I tell you my nightmare, Dean? The night I burned.
[As they watch, blood appears on the nightgown above Mary’s stomach]
DEAN: Sammy, let’s get out of here.
MARY: Don’t you walk away from me. I never loved you. You were my burden. I was shackled to you. Look what it got me. [She blinks and her eyes turn yellow]
*~*~*
SAM: Dean.
MARY: The worst was the smell. The pain, well…What can you say about your skin bubbling off? But the smell was so…You know, for a second I thought I’d left a pot roast burning in the oven. But…it was my meat. And then, finally, I was dead. The one silver lining was that at least I was away from you. Everybody leaves you, Dean. You noticed? Mommy. Daddy. Even Sam. You ever ask yourself why? Maybe it’s not them. Maybe, it’s you.
ZACHARIAH: Easy now, kitten.
SAM: You did this.
ZACHARIAH: And I’m just getting started. I mean, guys. Did you really think you could just sneak past me into Mission Control?
SAM: You son of a bitch.
ZACHARIAH: You know, I’d say the same thing about you, Sam but I have actually grown quite fond of your mother. Or at least the Blessed Memory of her.
[Zachariah moves Mary’s hair then bends down and kisses her neck]
ZACHARIAH: I think we’re going to be logging a lot of quality time together. I’ve discovered she’s quite the…MILF.
DEAN: You can gloat all you want, you dick, you’re still bald.
ZACHARIAH: In Heaven, I have six wings and four faces, one of whom is a lion. You see this because you’re…limited. Let’s brass tack this, shall we?
DEAN: You gonna ball-gag us until we say yes? Huh, yeah, I’ve heard that one too.
ZACHARIAH: I’m going to do a lot more than that. I’ve cleared my schedule. Get him up. Let me tell you something. I was on the fast track once. Employee of the month, every month, forever. I would walk these halls and people would AVERT THEIR EYES! I HAD ‘‘RESPECT’’! And then they assigned me you. Now look at me. I can’t close the deal on a couple of pathetic flannel wearing maggots? Everybody’s laughing at me…and they’re right to do it. So! Say yes, don’t say yes; I’m still going to take it out of your asses. It’s personal now, boys, and the last person in the history of creation you want as your enemy is me. And I’ll tell you why. Lucifer may be strong, but I’m…petty. I’m going to be the angel on your shoulder for the rest of eternity.
*~*~*
SAM: This is Heaven’s Garden?
DEAN: It’s-it’s nice-ish. I guess.
JOSHUA: You see what you want to here. For some it’s God’s throne room; for others it’s Eden. You two, I believe it’s the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. You came here on a field trip.
SAM: You’re Joshua.
JOSHUA: I’m Joshua.
SAM: So, you talk to God.
JOSHUA: Mostly, He talks to me.
SAM: Well, we need to speak to Him. It’s important.
DEAN: Where is He?
JOSHUA: On Earth.
DEAN: Doing what?
JOSHUA: I don’t know.
SAM: Do you know where on Earth?
JOSHUA: No, sorry. We don’t exactly speak face-to-face.
DEAN: I… I don’t get it. God’s not talking to nobody so…
JOSHUA: Why’s He talking to me. I sometimes think it’s because I can sympathize-gardener to gardener-and, between us, I think He gets lonely.
DEAN: Well, my heart’s breaking for Him.
SAM: Well, can you at least get Him a message for us?
JOSHUA: Actually, He has a message for you. Back off.
DEAN: What?
JOSHUA: He knows already. Everything you want to tell Him.
DEAN: But…
JOSHUA: He knows what the angels are doing. He knows that the Apocalypse has begun. He just doesn’t think it’s His problem.
DEAN: Not His problem?
JOSHUA: God saved you already. He put you on that plane. He brought back Castiel. He granted you Salvation in Heaven and after everything you’ve done too. It’s more than He’s intervened in a long time. He’s finished. Magic amulet or not, you won’t be able to find Him.
DEAN: But He can stop it. He can stop all of it.
JOSHUA: I suppose He could but he won’t.
DEAN: Why not?
JOSHUA: Why does He allow evil in the first place. You could drive yourself nuts asking questions like that.
DEAN: So He’s just going to sit back and watch the world burn?
JOSHUA: I know how important this was to you, Dean. I’m sorry.
DEAN: Forget it. Just another dead-beat dad with a bunch of excuses, right. I’m used to that. I’ll muddle through.
JOSHUA: Except…you don’t know if you can, this time. You can’t kill the Devil, and you’re losing faith, in yourself, your brother, and now this? God was your last hope. I just…I wish I could tell you something different.
SAM: How do we know you’re telling the truth?
JOSHUA: You think that I would lie?
SAM: It’s just that…you’re not exactly the first angel we’ve met.
JOSHUA: I’m rooting for you boys! I wish I could do more to help you, I do! But, I just trim the hedges.
DEAN: So what now.
JOSHUA: You go home again. I’m afraid this time, won’t be like the last. This time, God wants you to remember.
*~*~*
[ Dean and Sam are lying on their beds, lifeless. Sam’s eyes open, he sucks in a huge breath, and sits up in shock. Dean gasps and sits up on his bed. He coughs and looks down at his chest]
SAM: You alright?
DEAN: Define alright.
[Dean reaches over and picks up his cell phone. He stands up as he dials and we see his back is covered in blood from the exit wounds]
*~*~*
[Castiel, looking lost and without hope, leans against the divider while Dean and Sam pack up their gear in the background]
CASTIEL: Maybe…maybe Joshua was lying.
SAM: I don’t think he was, Cas. I’m sorry.
CASTIEL: You son of a bitch. I believed in…
[Cas pulls the Epic Amulet Of Brotherly Love from his pocket]
CASTIEL: I don’t need this anymore. It’s worthless.
[Castiel tosses Dean the Epic Amulet Of Brotherly Love and turns away]
SAM: Cas. Wait.
[The sound of wings is heard and Castiel is gone. Sam tosses his shirt on the bed angrily. Dean hasn’t looked up from the Epic Amulet Of Brotherly Love in his hands]
SAM: We’ll find another way. We can still stop all this Dean. [This is why I love Sam]
DEAN: How?
SAM: I don’t know, but we’ll find it. You and me, we’ll find it.
[Dean picks up his bag and walks past Sam without saying anything. At the door he pauses and drops the Epic Amulet Of Brotherly Love in the trash. He opens the door and leaves]
*~*~*
***Bonus Trivia***
The title of the episode refers to the 1973 Pink Floyd concept album Dark Side Of The Moon. The episode was originally called “Your Whole Life Flashes Before Your Eyes”
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In 03x10 Dream a Little Dream of Me, when Dean and Sam are about to drink the African Dream Root, Dean says: Well, shall we dim the lights and sync up Wizard of Oz and Dark Side of the Moon?
This is a reference to the process of playing the film "The Wizard of Oz" and the Pink Floyd album "Dark Side of the Moon" together. They are said to appear to correspond to each other when played in sync. There has been much debate, whether this is true or not, and whether it was intentional on the part of Pink Floyd. The process of watching the film with the Pink Floyd album on is called Dark Side of the Rainbow, in reference to the famous song from the movie "Over the Rainbow" and the rainbow on the album cover.
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The hunters who kill Sam and dean are called Roy and Walt - possibly a reference to the Disney brothers.
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Memories visited:
· Dean remembers setting off fireworks with Sam on 4th of July 1996. He would’ve been 17 and Sam 13. Dean says “they burned the field down.”
· Sam’s memory of Thanksgiving with a school friend’s, a girl called Stephanie, family occurs when he is 11.
· Dean remembers comforting his mother after a fight she has with John, that led to John moving out for a few days. Sam has been born, and so Dean is four.
· Sam ran away in Flagstaff and spent two weeks on his own, and befriended a dog he called Bones.
· The final memory for Sam is of the night Sam left for Stanford. (2001)
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Colin Ford has now appeared in four episodes as young Sam.
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Castiel refers to the road Dean and Sam must follow through Heaven as the axis mundi. The axis mundi is a concept appearing in all cultures that there is some place that is the center of creation and describes a point of connection between the earthly plane and the spiritual one.
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CASTIEL: Don’t go into the light.
DEAN: Okay, thanks Carol Anne.
In the movie Poltergeist, Carol Anne is pulled through a television into another realm by a poltergeist. When trying to get her out the psychic warns her “not to go into the light.”
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ASH: See you gotta stop thinking about Heaven as one place - it's more like a buttload of places, all crammed together.
Ash explains that everyone has their own “Heaven”, and at the centre of all of them is “the garden”. Most people can’t leave their own “Heaven”, although Ash has worked out a way to do so. Other people Ash has met in Heaven are Johnny Cash, Andre the Giant, Einstein, Pamela and Mallanāga Vātsyāyana who wrote the Kama Sutra.
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ASH: It's awesome. I finally have an application, a practical application, for string theory.
Ash has rigged a PC to monitor Angels as they speak Enochian, by using string theory. String theory is related to quantum physics, and may in fact be the key to the theory for everything. You need to be really, really smart to understand it.
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ASH: Like Disneyland without the anit-semitism
Walt Disney, and many working at the Disney studios during the 30s and 40s were purported to be anti-Semitic
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In this episode, Ash confirms that previously when Sam and Dean were bought back from Heaven, their memory of the experience was removed. At the end of the episode Joshua says this time they will remember everything.
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin who wrote this episode, are also the writers of the third Supernatural Comic series Beginning's End, which documents the time in the Winchesters' life up to Sam leaving for Stanford.
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This is the first episode to be directed by Jeff Wollnough, who has worked on many series including Dark Angel, Battlestar Galactica, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
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The concept of soul mates or soul bonding is a very popular one throughout fanfiction in many fandoms, indicating the essential and OTP nature of a relationship. In Supernatural fandom, it is usually found in Wincest fic, although it can occur in a non-sexual form in Gen fic. It also features in Dean/Castiel stories.
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SAM: Last I checked, it wasn't the road to Heaven that was paved with good intentions.
This is a reference to the popular quote "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
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