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Revision as of 23:37, 15 January 2018
American Nightmare is the 4th episode of Season 12. It aired on November 3rd, 2016.
Summary
There was something about being there... It felt pure. This episode summary is an official CW press release. It may contain errors. DO NOT CHANGE! |
Sam and Dean investigate a case that leads them to a devout religious family that lives off the grid. The brothers realize that the parents are hiding a huge secret that could destroy them all. Meanwhile, Dean struggles to accept Mary’s (guest star Samantha Smith) latest decision.
Plot
TBA.
Characters
Main Cast
Recurring Cast
Co-Stars
- David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch
- Paloma Kwiatkowski as Magda Peterson
- Christina Carlisi as Gail Peterson
- William MacDonald as Abraham Peterson
- Gig Morton as Elijah Peterson
- Aliza Vellani as Beth Roberts
- Mariessa Portelance as Olivia Sanchez
- Daniel Jeffrey as Ricky Copeland
- Rick Tae as Father Valdecantos
- Jeremy Arnold as Carl
- Natalie von Rotsburg as Bus Driver
- Elissa Ciullo as Mother
- Thomas Haddaway-Graham as Man
- Cheryl Mullen as Church Lady
Featured Supernatural Beings
- Psychic (Magda Peterson)
- Archangel (Lucifer, mentioned only)
- Seraph (Castiel, mentioned only)
- Crossroad Demon (Crowley, mentioned only)
- Ghost (mentioned only)
- Witch (mentioned only)
Continuity
- Arthur Ketch previously appeared in Mamma Mia.
Trivia
- The episode was watched by 1.81 million viewers and got a 0.7 rating.
- The episode title may refer to:
- The pun of "American Dreams", national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity, and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers.
- There is also a name of a short-lived TV serial, American Dreams that run on 2002 - 2005.
- The American Nightmare itself refers to various things, ranging from names of a band (former name of Give Up The Ghost), films, songs, to even a title of book that heavily critiques Sarah Palin (Going Rogue: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare).
- The pun of "American Dreams", national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity, and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers.
- "American Nightmare" is a song by The Misfits. Writer Davy Perez tweeted a link to the song just before this episode aired.
- Sam is revealed to be a fan of Lucifer's vessel, Vince Vincente.
- Sam's intervention in Magda's attempt to get revenge on her mother mirrors Sam's intervention in Max Miller's attempt to get revenge on his step-mother. The main difference is that Magda did not commit suicide afterwards, and chose to accept Sam's promise that despite her powers, she would be okay.
- Sam and Dean introduce themselves as Fathers Penn and De Niro. This is a reference to the movie We're No Angels (1989) starring Sean Penn and Robert De Niro.
- Sam and Dean's fake identities are Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, respectively the singer and keyboard player for The Doors. It is unusual for the Winchesters to provide full names of real people, so this may be a reflection on the "off the grid" nature of the people they are investigating.
- This is the first episode of the season to not feature any recurring guest stars.
Errors
- The autopsy report says the corpse's skull was filled with a gooey substance. The corpse is shown with the skull intact and all the hair in place. In order to make the determination noted, the skull would have had to be opened which would necessitate cutting the scalp.
Quotes
“ | So, Lucifer. The lord of evil, the angel of light, is now the master of butt rock. He jumped into Vince Vincente. | ” |
“ | Cas is chumming it up with Crowley. They're hunting Lucifer together. That's right. One's an angel, one's a demon and apparently they solve crimes. | ” |