Recap
Sam is running through the streets of a city as the police close in on him. Passing the Castle Storage facility, Sam breaks into a bar and the bartender, Robin, tells him that they’re closed. He asks for a minute to catch his breath, and Robin realizes that the police are outside looking for him. Despite her skepticism, Sam convinces her to let him stay. However, when Robin asks what his name is, Sam says that he can’t remember anything and has no idea. He woke up on a park bench and the police tried to take him in, and he instinctively knocked them both out. ..
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Episode Quotes
Sam: I mean, it's all pretty spotty, you know. I just remember I was with--I was with two guys. One was like a male model type, and the other was an older guy.
Soulless Sam: My God. Am I really that gawky? Howdy.
Sam: This is impossible
Soulless Sam: Cold, try again.
Sam: I'm, uh, I'm hallucinating
Soulless Sam: Warmer. But see, normally you're awake when you're tripping balls.
Sam: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Soulless Sam: Why would you? You're Jello, pal, unlike me.
Sam: What are you?
Soulless Sam: I'm not handicapped. I'm not saddled with a soul. In fact, I used to skipper this meatboat for a while. Was smooth sailing. I was sharp, strong. That is, until they crammed your soul back in. Now look at you. Same misty-eyed milksop you always were. That's because souls are weak. They're a liability.
Crowley: Your Purgatory power shake, monsieur. Half monster, half virgin.
Castiel: Thank you.
Crowley: You seem even more constipated than usual. Maybe get you some colon blow?
Sam: Out there in the real world, I'm at Bobby's, aren't I?
Hell Sam: How did you know?
Sam: This whole time, I smelled nothing but Old Spice and whiskey.
Dean: Well, how the hell are we going to take out that many angels?
Bobby Singer: We don't. We'll ninja our way in.
Dean: Awesome. Until they hear your knees squeak.
Bobby Singer: Shut up.
Dean: Oh, now what, you got thin skin?
Bobby Singer: No, shut up.
Castiel: Consorting with demons. Thought that was beneath you.
Raphael: Heard you were doing it. Sounded like fun.
Castiel: You can't imagine what it's like. They're all inside me. Millions upon millions of souls.
Crowley: Sounds sexy. Exit stage Crowley.
Castiel: I'm your new God. A better one. So you will bow down, profess your love unto Me, Your Lord. Or I shall destroy you.
Cultural References
Title:
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 movie by
Alfred Hitchcock, who subsequently remade it in 1956.
Robin: Well, I love what you've done to the place. It's very Beautiful Mind meets Se7en.
A Beautiful Mind was a 2001 movie about mathematician John Nash, while Se7en (1995) features a serial killer who uses the Seven Deadly Sins as his theme. Both feature people who hang up clippings on their walls and connect them with string.
Robin: Nice to meet you, Jimmy Page. And Neal Peart. And Angus Young.
Jimmy Page is with Led Zeppelin. Neal Peart is a drummer for Rush. And Angus Young is the lead guitarist for AC/DC.
Dean: You know, Dreamscape his noggin’, something.
Dreamscape is a 1984 movie about a psychic who can enter the dreams of others.
Dean: T. Rex, maybe?
In the movie Jurassic Park (1993), a T. Rex approaches a parked vehicle and the water in a glass on the dashboard vibrates.