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{{Infobox Television episode
|Image = Sympathy for the devil-473Sarah.jpg
|Title = Sympathy for the Devil
|Series = [[Supernatural]]
|Season = [[Season 5|5]]
|Episode = 1
|Airdate = September 10, 2009
|Writer = [[Eric Kripke]]
|Director = [[Robert Singer]]
|Previous = [[Lucifer Rising]]
|Next = [[Good God, Y'all]]
|Episode list = [[Season 5]]}}
'''Sympathy For The Devil''' is the season premiere of [[Season 5]]. It aired on September 10th, 2009.

==Summary==
{{Summarywarning}}Picking up where the finale left off, [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] and [[Sam Winchester|Sam]] watch as [[Lucifer|the Devil]] (guest star [[Mark Pellegrino]], "Lost") emerges from [[Hell]]. The brothers and [[Bobby Singer|Bobby]] (guest star Jim Beaver) deal with the aftermath of Lucifer rising and the stunning news from [[God|Chuck]] the [[Prophet]] (guest star [[Rob Benedict]]) that [[Castiel]] was blown to bits by [[Raphael|the]] [[archangels]].

==Plot==
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[[Sam Winchester|Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] are trapped in the vestibule as [[Lucifer]] breaks [[Raising of Lucifer|free of his confinement]] following Sam killing [[Lilith]] and breaking the last of The [[66 Seals]]. Just as a blinding light and high pitched sound force them to their knees, they are transported into an airplane flying over [[St. Mary's Convent]] in Ilchester, Maryland, where Lucifer was confined. The pair spot Lucifer's release as the church is destroyed.

[[File:AKitch.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Zachariah and his henchangles arrive to collect Dean.]] Landing safely, although unsure how they were saved, they travel to Kripke's Hollow and the devastated remains of [[Chuck Shurley's House|Chuck's house]]. After hitting Sam with a plunger, he explains that the [[Raphael|archangel]] had blown [[Castiel]] apart, to the brothers' dismay. Chuck senses the angels as [[Zachariah]] and [[Skirmish at Chuck's house|a contingent of angels arrive]]. Zachariah tells Dean that the time for games is done as he is needed to battle Lucifer, who is seeking a vessel to possess. Sam is shocked Lucifer needs a vessel as Zachariah explains as an angel that is required. Dean is angry and not willing to help the [[angels]], as they are responsible for jump-starting the Apocalypse.

[[File:ABlast1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dean employs a technique from Castiel's playbook.]]
Zachariah defends that statement since Sam is fully responsible and tells Dean that he had the chance to stop him but it failed. He tells Dean they are on the same side since they have a common enemy in Lucifer and Dean needs the angels to help him defeat him. Dean still refuses and Zachariah starts to warn him about his rebellion until he notices Dean's hand is bleeding. He has already partly drawn an [[angel banishing sigil]] on a sliding door with his own blood. He pulls out the sliding door to reveal the sigil, then slaps his bloody palm onto it and Zachariah and his angels disappear. "''Learned that from my friend [[Castiel|Cass]], you son of a bitch.''"

At a motel room, Sam arrives with some [[Hex Bags]] to hide them from the angels, which Sam reluctantly admits [[Ruby]] taught him how to make. Sam says he isn't feeling any after effects from the [[Demon Blood]]. He tries to talk to Dean about what has happened, about freeing Lucifer, but Dean refuses to engage with him. Dean suggests they treat it as any hunt, and they set about finding Lucifer.

[[File:NickB41.jpg||thumb|left|200px|Nick is tormented by hallucinations as Lucifer closes in on him.]]
A brief scene of a man named [[Nick]], who seems to be having nightmares or [[hallucination]]s is shown. After hallucinating that his bed is full of blood, he finds his [[Sarah|dead wife]] (actually [[Lucifer]]) lying beside him in bed, whispering to him, "You're special".

[[File:BeckR1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Becky Rosen, aka "samlicker81", receives an IM from Chuck Shurley.]]
[[Becky Rosen]], obviously a fan of the Supernatural books written by [[God|Chuck Shurley]], judging by the posters in her room, is writing some Wincest fanfiction, when Chuck instant messages her and asks her to pass a message to Dean and Sam. She thinks its a joke until he reveals his stories are real, to her delight as she thought so. She meets the brothers and is amazed to see Sam in person before she delivers the message, however the message - that the "angels have lost [[Dean Winchester|Michael's Sword]]" and that it is to be found "in a castle, on a hill made of 42 dogs", doesn't appear to make sense.

[[Bobby Singer|Bobby]] arrives in [[the Impala]], with research about the Archangel [[Michael]], Lucifer's older brother and the strongest of the angels. Sam confesses to Bobby that it was his actions that freed Lucifer, and Bobby coldly tells him that once the hunt is over, he wants nothing to do with Sam. Sam leaves to do some research. While researching further, Dean gets an idea, and going through some of [[John Winchester]]'s old things. He finds a receipt for a storage facility that fits the message from Chuck.

[[File:MegBob1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Meg commands the demon to kill Dean.]]
Bobby then attacks Dean - revealing that he has been possessed. Just then, [[Meg|a woman]] arrives with a henchmen. It is Meg, the demon that once worked with [[Azazel]] and possessed Sam during the events of ''[[Born Under A Bad Sign]]''. Meg says the demons want Dean dead so he can't stop Lucifer. She kisses Dean and tells him Bobby is still alive while possessed and orders the latter to kill Dean with [[Demon-Killing Knife|Ruby's Knife]], but just as he is about to strike, Bobby [[Skirmish at the Regent Inn|manages to battle]] the demon and stab himself instead. Sam returns and helps dispatch the other two demons, but Meg escapes by leaving her vessel.

[[File:BobDarkOut.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bobby manages to overtake the demon and kill it.]]
Nick wanders through his house, distraught. His wife and child have been murdered during a home invasion. As he grieves, he starts hallucinating again.

Sam and Dean drop off a gravely injured Bobby at the hospital and race to John's Lock-up. Once there, they find some dead [[demons]], and Zachariah with some angel muscle.

Zachariah reveals they misled Chuck; in truth Michael's Sword is at the storage lock-up - it's Dean! Zachariah explains that Dean is to be the vessel for the Archangel Michael, so he can defeat Lucifer. When a shocked Dean refuses to be an "angel condom", Zachariah states he has enough of Dean's jokes and breaks one of Sam's legs. Zachariah declares he is through screwing around and says Heaven will have its leader as Dean realizes Michael needs his permission to possess him, which is why Zachariah is telling him this. Zachariah confirms that they need Dean's consent to this and offers to heal Bobby but says that Bobby will never walk again if Dean refuses. Dean appears tempted but still refuses.

[[File:ZachAs1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Zachariah tells Dean that he will say 'yes'.]]
Zachariah then strikes Dean with Stage 4 stomach cancer and as he coughs up blood, Zachariah stops Sam from breathing by taking away his lungs. He approaches Dean and tells him to give in but the latter tells them to just to kill them as Zachariah states he states he's getting started. Just then [[Castiel]] appears, he kills Zachariah's henchmen with the [[Angel Blade]]. Zachariah questions how he is alive as Castiel hint that it was the [[God|same being]] who put the brothers on the plane and that brought him back. Castiel orders Zachariah to make Sam and Dean whole again, and then to leave. Scared of the being that Castiel implies brought him back, Zachariah complies and flees.

[[File:CasSmites1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Resurrected, Castiel wields his angel blade and convinces Zachariah to leave, or else.]]
Castiel is elusive about how he has been brought back from death, but before he leaves he touches Sam and Dean, carving Enochian sigils into their ribs, that will hide them from all angels, including Lucifer and himself. Sam asks Castiel how he's still alive but he disappears before answering.

Lucifer then appears as Nick's wife Sarah and tells him that he is a vessel, and that Lucifer wants his consent to possess him. Unsure of his dream, Nick questions why he would do that as Lucifer says he is misunderstood, that he was punished for "loving God too much". He says that, to let Nick's family be brutally murdered by [[Abraxas|a man who broke into Nick's house]], God must either be uncaring, or a sadist. He tells Nick possession will be painful, but that Lucifer will help him get justice for his family. Nick assents to possession.

[[File:BSDHosp2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Dean leaves Bobby assured of his "give-'em-hell attitude", aka "nine kinds of crazy."]]
At the hospital, Bobby yells at a doctor who tells him he won't walk again. He says they need to keep fighting, but is pessimistic about their chances. Dean makes a stirring speech, saying they should take them all on - angels and demons - and try to win. As Dean and Sam leave the room, Bobby admits that it was the demon who said that he wanted nothing to do with Sam, and that no matter what Sam has done, he will never stop contact with him.

As they walk to the car, Dean admits the speech was for Bobby's benefit. Sam again tries to get Dean to talk about what happened. Dean admits that he feels deeply hurt and let down by Sam, and even though he knows Sam is sorry, he doesn't know if he can trust him again.

==Characters==
===Main Cast===
*[[Jared Padalecki]] as [[Sam Winchester]]
*[[Jensen Ackles]] as [[Dean Winchester]]
*[[Misha Collins]] as [[Castiel]]

===Recurring Cast===
====Guest Stars====
*[[Jim Beaver]] as [[Bobby Singer]] and [[Bobby Singer demon]]
*[[Rob Benedict]] as [[God|Chuck Shurley]]
*[[Kurt Fuller]] as [[Zachariah]]

===Co-Stars===
*[[Mark Pellegrino]] as [[Nick]]
*[[Rachel Miner]] as [[Meg Masters (Demon)|Meg]]
*[[Bellamy Young]] as [[Sarah]] and [[Lucifer]]
*[[Emily Perkins]] as [[Becky Rosen]]
*[[Genevieve Padalecki]] as [[Ruby]] {{c|corpse}}
*[[Katherine Boecher]] as [[Lilith]] {{c|corpse}}

==Featured Supernatural Beings==
*[[Angels]] {{c|[[Castiel]], [[Zachariah]], [[Zachariah's Foot-Soldiers]]}}
*[[Archangels]] {{c|[[Lucifer]]; [[Michael]] and [[Raphael]], mentioned only}}
*[[Cherubim]] {{c|misrepresented in lore book}}
*[[Demons]] {{c|[[Meg Masters (Demon)|Meg]], [[Bobby Singer demon]], [[Meg's Minion]]; [[Sam Winchester]], [[Ruby]], corpse and mentioned; [[Abraxas]], referenced only}}
*[[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Horseman]] {{c|[[War]], [[Famine]], and [[Death]], referenced; [[Pestilence]], hidden visage}}
*[[Primordial Entities|Primordial Entity]] {{c|[[God]]}}
*[[White-eyed Demons|White-Eyed Demon]] {{c|[[Lilith]], corpse}}
*[[Special Children]] {{c|[[Sam Winchester]], mentioned only}}

==Continuity==
*[[Meg Masters (Demon)|Meg]] previously appeared in ''[[Born Under A Bad Sign]]''.
*This is the first appearance of [[Becky Rosen]].
*This is the first appearance of [[Nick]].
*This is the first appearance of [[Sarah]].
*This episode takes place immediately after ''[[Lucifer Rising]]''.
*In ''[[Unhuman Nature]]'', it is revealed Nick's family were killed by [[Abraxas]] on Lucifer's orders.
*During ''[[Prophet and Loss]]'', the ghost of Sarah reveals she witnessed Nick give Lucifer consent.

==Trivia==
*Antagonists: Lucifer, Zachariah, Demons.  
*This marks the first episode in which [[Misha Collins]] has a starring role on ''Supernatural''.
*This is the first appearance of Castiel as a main character.
*Despite it being previously stated that the brothers' last name never made it into the books, [[Becky Rosen]] knows their last name, Winchester, in this episode.
*This is one of the only two episodes in season 5 where [[Lucifer]] is not portrayed by [[Mark Pellegrino]]. The other is ''[[The End]].''
*The identity of [[Raphael|the archangel that killed Castiel]] is revealed in ''[[Free To Be You and Me]]''.
*Bobby is the only human that has survived [[Ruby's knife]] trying to kill a demon inside of him. In [[Season 4]], Sam used the fact that the knife kills the human host as well as the demon as a reason to use his psychic powers.
*It is revealed that Dean is Michael's true vessel.
*When Sam and Dean are transported onto the plane, they find themselves watching a [[wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]  episode that features the character [[wikipedia:Yosemite Sam|Yosemite Sam]]. In the animated short, Yosemite Sam was being taken to Hell by the Devil, foreshadowing Sam Winchester finally accepting his role as the vessel of Lucifer and jumping into the Cage.
*The episode title is named after a song by the [[wikipedia:The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]].
*When Dean tells Zachariah "Cram it with walnuts, Ugly," it's a reference to the Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show". Homer Simpson says it to Roger Meyers Jr while auditioning to be the voice of the Meyers' latest cartoon character.
*The radio in the car into which Sam and Dean are transported mentions "Governor O'Malley", most likely then-Maryland Governor [[wikipedia:Martin O'Malley|Martin O'Malley]].
*On Becky's bedroom wall there is a street sign that reads "Winchester Blvd." Located on Winchester Blvd. in San Jose, CA, is the [http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/ Winchester Mystery House]. It was built by Sarah Winchester, the eccentric widow who married into the Winchester family, which according to contemporary mediums, was cursed. Family members were said to be haunted by the spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers and others killed by Winchester rifles. She reportedly built the house in an effort appease the revenge-seeking spirits.
*During [[Lucifer]]'s talk with [[Nick]], its mentioned that Nick's family was brutally murdered in a home invasion that Lucifer blames God for and uses to convince Nick to say "[[yes]]." The murders and Nick getting [[revenge]] for them later play a major part in the plotline of [[Season 14]] where Nick, after being freed of Lucifer's control, learns that the murders were never solved. Nick eventually discovers that his family was murdered by the [[demon]] [[Abraxas]] and comes face to face with Abraxas in ''[[Damaged Goods]]''. Abraxas reveals that Lucifer ordered the murders so that he could manipulate Nick before Nick kills him.
*[[Lucifer]] claims that [[Nick]] is special and a powerful [[vessel]]. Later, he admits that Nick is just a Plan B because Sam wasn't available. As revealed in [[Season 14]]'s ''[[Damaged Goods]]'', Nick was chosen for no other reason than the fact that [[Abraxas]] threw a dart at the phone book to determine who to target so that Lucifer could manipulate them.

==Deaths==
*Numerous unnamed people {{c|mentioned only}}
*[[Sarah]] {{c|mentioned only}}
*[[Teddy (Nick's son)|Teddy]] {{c|mentioned only}}
*[[Bobby Singer demon]]
*[[Meg's Minion]]
*[[Zachariah's Foot-Soldiers]]

==Featured Music==
*"Thunderstruck" - AC/DC

==Quotes==
*'''Castiel:''' ''(To the Winchesters after Zachariah leaves)'' You two need to be more careful.
*'''Dean:''' ''(Dumbfounded at the sight of the supposed-to-be-dead Castiel)'' Yeah ... I'm starting to get that, your frat brothers are bigger dicks than I thought.
----
*'''Dean:''' Oh yeah, life as an [[Michael|angel]] [[vessel|condom]]. That's real fun. I think I'll pass, thanks.
----(Castiel touches Sam and Dean on their chests, causing them to groan in pain.)

* '''Dean:''' What the hell was that?
* '''Castiel:''' An [[Enochian Sigils|Enochian sigil]]. It'll hide you from every angel in creation, including Lucifer.
* '''Dean:''' What, you just brand us with it?
* '''Castiel:''' No, I carved it into your ribs.

----
*'''Dean:''' ''(Upon being asked how he plans to get rid of both the angels and demons)'' I got no idea, but what I do have is a GED and a "give 'em hell" attitude and I'll figure it out.
----
*'''Lucifer''': I'm an angel.
*'''Nick''': An angel.
*'''Lucifer''': My name is Lucifer.
*'''Nick''': [...] Sure... naturally... Could you do me a favor there, Satan, and remind me to quit drinking before I go to bed?
----
*'''Meg''': I always knew you were a big, dumb, slow pain in the ass, Dean, but I never dreamt you were so VIP. I mean, you're gonna ice the Devil? You? ''[laughs]'' If I'd known that, I would have ripped your pretty pretty face off ages ago.
*'''Dean''': Ruby.
*'''Meg''': Guess again. Go back.
*'''Dean''': Meg?
*'''Meg''': Hi. But these are the days of miracle and wonder, Dean. Our father's among us. You know, we're dreamy again for the first time since we were human? It's Heaven on Earth. [...] Or Hell.
----
*'''Meg''': Not so easy without those super special demon powers, huh, Sammy?

==Gallery==
<gallery type="slideshow" position="center" widths="425">  
CSthump.jpg|Chuck enacts some home security in the form of a plunger to Sam's head.
CMolar.jpg|After reporting that Castiel "exploded like a water balloon of chunky soup," Chuck finds a molar in his hair.
BeckR2.jpg|Chuck needs Becky to get a message to the Winchesters.
BSMeet1.jpg|Sam meets his superfan.
BobSamBash1.jpg|Angry Bobby tells Sam he won't forgive him for what he's done.
BobDarkDCut1.jpg|Bobby struggles with the demon that's trying to kill Dean.
BobER1.jpg|The boys manage to get Bobby to the ER.
BSDHosp1.jpg|Dean declares that they'll fight until the angels and demons take "their crap apocalypse" to another planet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
</gallery>

==International Titles==
*Brazil: Simpatia para o Diabo (Affinity with the Devil)
*'''German: '''Mein Name ist Luzifer ''(My name is Lucifer)''
*'''Hungarian: '''Barátság az ördöggel ''(Friendship with the Devil)''
*'''Polish:''' Współczucie dla diabła ''(Sympathy for the Devil)''

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1461906/ IMDB page for this episode]
*[http://silvermoonphantom.tumblr.com/post/48343981273/for-translation-im-using-the-enochian Partial translation of Sigils on Sam and Dean's ribs]
*[https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/11/supernatural-sympathy-for-the-devil-review Supernatural: "Sympathy for the Devil" Review] IGN.com

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