The Scorpion and The Frog

The Scorpion and The Frog is the 8th episode of Season 13. It aired on November 30, 2017.

Summary
Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus (guest star David Cubitt), in exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.

Plot
TBA.

Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

Co-Stars

 * David Cubitt as Barthamus
 * Christie Burke as Alice
 * Richard Brake as Luther Shrike
 * Matthew Kevin Anderson as Grab
 * Nadja Sofi as Woman

Featured Supernatural Beings

 * Crossroad Demon (Barthamus, Crowley; mentioned only)
 * Demons  (Asmodeus' Messenger, Grab)
 * Hellhounds (mentioned only)
 * Nephilim (Jack, Queen of Sheba; mentioned only)
 * Prince of Hell (Asmodeus; mentioned only)
 * Seraphim (Castiel; mentioned only)
 * Gorgon (mentioned only)
 * Basilisk (mentioned only)

Continuity

 * Sam and Dean Winchester are still looking for Jack after he left them in Tombstone.
 * The demon trap and demon-killing knife were previously seen in the Season 12 episode, All Along the Watchtower.
 * A crossroad demon was previously featured in the Season 12 episode, All Along the Watchtower.
 * A successful exorcism was previously performed in the Season 12 episode, Celebrating The Life Of Asa Fox.
 * A demon was previously killed through burning their bones in the Season 6 episode, Weekend at Bobby's.
 * A Crossroad Demon's human bones were previously threatened with burning in Weekend at Bobby's to successfully break a deal.
 * Burning a demon's human remains to kill them was previously seen in Caged Heat. However, this was later revealed to be a trick and did not actually feature the demon's death.
 * Barthamus mentioned Dean Winchester's time in Hell from Season 4.

Trivia

 * The episode title is a reference to an animal fable where a scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks the scorpion why, the scorpion replies that it was in its nature to do so.
 * This is the second episode of the season to not feature any recurring guest stars with Tombstone being the first one.
 * It was revealed in this episode that the Queen of Sheba, the wife of King Solomon, was a nephilim, making her the third known nephilim in the entire series with Jane and Jack being the first two.