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It's 30 hours before Dean's deal with the crossroads demon is up and Dean, Sam and Bobby are searching for Lilith, who holds the contract. They discover her location and Sam summons Ruby for help despite Dean's protests. Ruby warns them they aren't ready to fight Lilith yet but they steal her knife and depart for New Harmony, Indiana. In a battle to the death, Sam, Dean and Bobby take on Lilith and all her demons in a last ditch effort to save Dean's life.
Source: CW
Episode Info
Episode number: 3x16 Production Number: 3T6916 Airdate: Thursday May 15th, 2008
Alternate Airdates:
UK (LIVING) |
Jun 29, 2008 |
Greece |
Jun 25, 2009 |
NL (Net 5) |
May 16, 2010 |
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Guest StarsCo-Guest Stars
Recap
Dean is running through the woods and finds himself face to face with a hellhound. It follows him as he tries to run away, and brings him down. As it starts to rip him open… he awakes, having dozed off while reading up on hell hounds. Sam comes in and admits the only have 30 hours left before Dean's year-long grace period ends and Lilith can collect his soul. Bobby has a lead on Lilith but as they leave, Dean hallucinates that Dean's face is corrupted...
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Episode Notes
Due the writers strike, only sixteen episodes could be shot this season. This is the season finale of the third season.
Music
| Artist | Song Title | Played When |
| Bon Jovi | Wanted Dead or Alive | the brothers driving to New Harmony |
| Kansas | Carry On Wayward Son | opening montage |
Episode Quotes
Bobby: Ain't you just bringing down the room.
Dean: Well, it's a gift.
Dean: We’ve got the knife.
Bobby: And you intend to use it without me. Do I look like a ditchable prom date to you?
Bobby: Tell me. How many hallucinations you got?
Dean: How'd you know?
Bobby: Because that's what happens when you've got hell hounds on your butt. And because I'm smart.
Sam: Then what am I supposed to do?
Dean: Keep fighting. And take care of my wheels.
Bobby: Actually it's not all that crazy.
Dean: How is it not that crazy?
Bobby: Well you got just over 5 hours to go... You're piercin' the veil, Dean. glimps'n the B side.
Dean: A little less new age-y please.
Bobby: You're almost Hell's bitch... so you can see Hell's other bitches.
Dean: Thank you!
Episode Goofs
Right after Ruby hits Sam she beats Dean to the ground. In the exact moment he falls he has the knife in his hand, in he next scene he doesn`t , until he falls on the ground again.
Cultural References
Dean: Ruby's just jerking your chain down the road. You know what it's paved with and you know where it's going.
This is a reference to the phrase "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
Dean: Every time one of us is up the creek, the other one of us is begging to sell their soul.
This is a reference to the phrase "Up shit creek without a paddle."
Dean: And what, give a columbian necktie to a 10-year-old girl?
A Columbian Necktie is the act of slitting someone's throat and then pulling their tongue through the opening.