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5x01 Sympathy for the Devil
First Aired: Sep. 10, 2009 on The WB
Summary: Sam, Dean, and Bobby must deal with the aftermath of the Devil's escape from Hell, and receive startling news from the Prophet Chuck. |
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Episode Quotes
Zachariah: What, you thought you could actually kill Lucifer? You simpering wad of insecurity and self-loathing? No. You're just a human, Dean. And not much one of them.
Dean Winchester: What do you mean, I'm the sword?
Zachariah: Michael's weapon. Or, rather, his... receptacle.
Dean Winchester: I'm a vessel?
Zachariah: You're "the" vessel. Michael's vessel.
Dean Winchester: How? Why? Why me?
Zachariah: Because you're chosen! It's a great honor, Dean.
Dean Winchester: Oh, yeah. Yeah, life as an Angel condom. That's real fun!
Dean Winchester: What do you mean, I'm the sword?
Zachariah: Michael's weapon. Or, rather, his... receptacle.
Dean Winchester: I'm a vessel?
Zachariah: You're "the" vessel. Michael's vessel.
Dean Winchester: How? Why? Why me?
Zachariah: Because you're chosen! It's a great honor, Dean.
Dean Winchester: Oh, yeah. Yeah, life as an Angel condom. That's real fun!
Zachariah: How are you...?
Castiel: Alive? It's a good question. [indicating Dean and Sam] How did these two end up on that airplane? Another good question, because the angels didn't do it. I think we both know the answer, don't we?
Zachariah: No... It's not possible.
Castiel: [fiercely] It scares you. Well, it should. Now, put these boys back together, and go. I won't ask twice. [Zachariah disappears; the brothers recover] You two need to be more careful.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, starting to get that. Your frat brothers are bigger dicks than I thought.
Castiel: I don't mean the angels. Lucifer is circling his vessel, and once he takes it those hex bags won't be enough to protect you. [he touches their chests, the brothers flinch and groan]
Dean Winchester: What the hell was that?
Castiel: An Enochian sigil. It'll hide you from every angel in creation. Including Lucifer.
Dean Winchester: What, did you just brand us with it?
Castiel: No, I carved it into your ribs. [pause while they take this in]
Sam Winchester: Hey Cas, were you really dead? [a beat]
Castiel: Yes.
Dean Winchester: Then how are you back? [Castiel looks at them for a moment, not answering, then vanishes with a sound of wingbeats]
Castiel: Alive? It's a good question. [indicating Dean and Sam] How did these two end up on that airplane? Another good question, because the angels didn't do it. I think we both know the answer, don't we?
Zachariah: No... It's not possible.
Castiel: [fiercely] It scares you. Well, it should. Now, put these boys back together, and go. I won't ask twice. [Zachariah disappears; the brothers recover] You two need to be more careful.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, starting to get that. Your frat brothers are bigger dicks than I thought.
Castiel: I don't mean the angels. Lucifer is circling his vessel, and once he takes it those hex bags won't be enough to protect you. [he touches their chests, the brothers flinch and groan]
Dean Winchester: What the hell was that?
Castiel: An Enochian sigil. It'll hide you from every angel in creation. Including Lucifer.
Dean Winchester: What, did you just brand us with it?
Castiel: No, I carved it into your ribs. [pause while they take this in]
Sam Winchester: Hey Cas, were you really dead? [a beat]
Castiel: Yes.
Dean Winchester: Then how are you back? [Castiel looks at them for a moment, not answering, then vanishes with a sound of wingbeats]
Dean Winchester: [angrily] You listen to me, you two-faced douche. After what you did, I don't want jack-squat from you!
Zachariah: You listen to *me*, boy. You think you can rebel against us? As Lucifer did?
Zachariah: You're bleeding...
Dean Winchester: [looks down] Oh yeah. A little insurance policy in case you dicks showed up.
Zachariah: [lurching forward] No...!
Dean Winchester: [to the empty air] Learned that from my friend Cas, you sonofabitch.
Zachariah: You listen to *me*, boy. You think you can rebel against us? As Lucifer did?
Zachariah: You're bleeding...
Dean Winchester: [looks down] Oh yeah. A little insurance policy in case you dicks showed up.
Zachariah: [lurching forward] No...!
Dean Winchester: [to the empty air] Learned that from my friend Cas, you sonofabitch.
Mistakes/Goofs
- Goof (continuity error): Dean sends the Angels back to heaven but he was not out of shot long enough to have created the sigil, or even had enough time to move the sliding door out and back in.
- Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): When Sam and Dean visit Chuck, the Angels arrive but Dean sends them back to Heaven. Dean was not out of shot long enough to create the sigil but he might have anticipated the angels may arrive and he created the sigil before they did.
Trivia
- The episode is named after a song by The Rolling Stones.
- Emily Perkins who plays Becky in season 5 was in the movie "Ginger Snaps" along with Katherine Isabelle who played Ava in season 2.
- The host that Lucifer takes is named "Nick". In some traditions, the devil is referred to as "Old Nick."








