The Gamblers

Season	Episode	Overall
15	11	318

Series

Supernatural

Airdate

January 30, 2020

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The Gamblers is the 11th episode of Season 15. It aired on January 30, 2020.

Summary

There was something about being there... It felt pure.

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DO NOT CHANGE!

Sam and Dean press their luck in a winner-takes-all game of pool. Meanwhile, Castiel hunts down a would-be murderer, but not for reasons one might think.

Plot

TBA.

Characters

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Guest Stars

TBA.

Featured Supernatural Beings

Deities (Fortuna; Ra, Anu, Hera, Mixcoatl, mentioned only)
Demigods (Pax; Hercules and Cú Chulainn mentioned only)
Demons (mentioned only)
Grigori (Sariel, Kabaiel; Tamiel, flashback only)
Nephilim (Jack Kline)
Primordial Entities (God, mentioned only)
Reaper (Billie, mentioned only)
Seraph (Castiel)
Werewolf (Garth Fitzgerald IV, mentioned only)
Witches (mentioned only)

Continuity

Castiel previously appeared in The Trap.
Jack was previously seen in The Trap.
Grigori were last seen in Angel Heart.
Angel Swords were last seen in Don't You Forget About Me.
Deities were last seen in Ouroboros.

Trivia

This is the first time Davy Perez and Meredith Glynn collaborated to write an episode.
Lynda Boyd previously appeared on the show as Jennifer O'Brien in Pac-Man Fever.
Dean once again doesn't get to eat his pie after the Impala gets a flat tire.
Fortuna reveals that deities were actually created by God to take the blame when something went wrong and because they made for epic stories. However, God's ego could only handle that for so long and "now he's happy to hide behind whatever religion has the best syndication deal."
- It is also revealed that most Deities have forgotten the truth of their creation.
Its revealed that at some point the previous spring, Dean used one of his FBI aliases to open a file on Jack, making him wanted by the FBI. The file states that there are multiple charges pending and Jack is to be considered armed and dangerous. Jack is listed as being 5'10, 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, no known aliases and an unknown date of birth.
The Winchesters regain their luck thanks to Fortuna.
- While much of the Winchesters skills such as lock-picking came from the increased luck God gave them, its shown in this episode that their skill at pool really is something that they're good at on their own.
Although Naomi stated in Season 13 that only a dozen angels were left, several Grigori were present on Earth.
- It is possible that Heaven is still unaware of their continued existence.
Castiel once again makes the mistake of showing his FBI badge upside down, but quickly corrects the mistake.
This is the fourth time a deity is not killed by the brothers.
- The first time was in Byzantium.
Jack has been resurrected by Billie to get stronger to kill God.
- Jack was hidden in The Empty until God left Earth at which point it was safe for him to return.
- Jack consumed angel hearts as part of Billie's plan for him to get strong enough to kill God.
The Grigori have been wiped out by Jack with the last one being killed by Castiel. The last Grigori specifically stated that Jack killed the last of his kind and consumed their hearts.
Sam and Dean mention the cursed Rabbit's Foot from Bad Day at Black Rock.
Jensen and Jared did all the pool shots in the episode. Jensen made the scoop jump shot to sink the 8-ball in a single take.
Though the Grigori that tortures Jack is unnamed in the episode itself, closed captions identify him as Kabaiel when he speaks with Jack.
It is implied that there may be a way to kill God without disrupting the rule of nature that declares that both God and the Darkness must exist (or not exist) in order for reality to exist, as there is a very little chance that Billie, in her position as the "balance force", wants to end reality.
- This may also mean that God's declaration of him being sealed away will allow the darkness (the monsters) to prevail may just be God lying to make Sam lose hope as Billie will most likely not want the monsters to rule the earth either.
Jack is the first known being to be killed by God to come back to life.