Perchance to Dean - Recap

In the past, Rusty shows the newly-hired Brock around the clone laboratory and warns that the Hank/Dean clones aren't entirely street legal. Rusty discovers that one clone, D-19, is defective and aborts

In the present, Dean is taking a shower and takes some of his hair out of the drain. Sgt. Hatred tells him to get out and it's a desperate Hank's turn. Hank runs in and Rusty tells him he should be in his room because he's grounded, and he's not allowed to pee in the bathroom. As they argue, Dean puts the hair wad underneath his pillow for the Hair Fairy and goes to sleep.

In a long-abandoned attic storage room, D-19, now grown to maturity, lurks among pictures of Dean.

The next morning, Dean wakes up and discovers the hair has been replaced with a note from Rusty saying to meet him in the panic room. The bed chute drops open and Dean arrives to find his father waiting. Rusty explains that there's no such thing as the Hair Fairy, and it's time for him to take his career in science seriously. He shows Dean his new junior laboratory, the converted panic room. Hank arrives, making deliveries as part of his grounded duties, and takes some boxes out. Rusty tells Dean to get into his speed suit and get ready for his next surprise.

In the attic, D-19 strokes a stolen Mr. Reachy and overhears the entire conversation. He complains that Rusty never gave him anything. He imagines that Rusty is there, accusing him of stealing Dean's stuffed animals, and says he's not good enough to be Dean. D-19 tries to don the Dean skin suit that he's built that will let him be a real Dean. Imaginary Rusty isn't impressed. Hank comes in to drop off the boxes as D-19 hides. Once Hank is gone, D-19 vows that tonight will be the same.

Sgt. Hatred is demonstrating his plan to put explosive Rusty statues around the compound to deter intruders. A delivery guy arrives with crates of explosives and demands to know if they contain dangerous materials. Rusty sends him on his way and he bumps into Hank. He compliments Hank, who wonders if he's psychic. Hank reports the completion of his first chore but Rusty shows him the list of things he has to do before he's ungrounded. Rusty sends Hank on his way and Sgt. Hatred suggests that Rusty take it easy on the boy.

Hank is polishing shoes when Dermott sneaks in and notes that number 5 on the list is washing the car. He says they should give Rusty a good reason to need his car washed.

Rusty shows Dean his egg stereo chair, has him sit down in it, and starts playing progressive rock to inspire his son. Dean listens and imagines himself killed and reborn. He starts to feel inspiration and demands more.

Hank and Dermott are spinning doughnuts in the yard and Dermott says they should leave the compound. Hank reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile, D-19 digs up the grave filled with discarded Dean clones and pulls one out. As he hauls it across the road, Hank hits the clone with a car while D-19 hides nearby.

At the local stripper bar, the delivery guy suddenly gets a psychic shining impression that something bad is happening at the Venture compound. He goes outside and calls the sheriff. They go to a hill overlooking the complex and the delivery guy warns that he delivered munitions and has a bad feeling about Sgt. Hatred and the weird-ass kids.

Hank panics at apparently killing Dean, and Dermott says he has to go underground in Mexico for a few years so he won't be arrested for vehicular manslaughter.

Dean continues to listen to rock music and hallucinate. Meanwhile, Sgt. Hatred makes a plaster mold of Rusty, who finally remembers Dean. He discovers that his son has passed out and realizes he's pushed Dean too hard. He drops him into a tub filled with ice water to revive him. Dean is ready to science. He takes a hair sample and begins experimenting. Meanwhile, Sgt. Hatred makes explosive plaster statues of Rusty to place around the grounds.

D-19 runs back to the attack, crying at his failure, and imaginary Rusty appears to berate him for his failure. He says the real Dean wouldn't give up and there's only one Dean left for D-19 to use to perfect his experiment. D-19 realizes what he means and balks, but the imaginary Rusty goads him into it.

Dean takes his science experiment to the kitchen. Dermott takes Hank to the lab and tries to burn his fingerprints off, but can only find papier-mâché.

Sgt. Hatred goes to get a late night snack and D-19 clubs him unconscious.

Dean's watch beeps and he realizes his experiment is overcooked. He runs to the kitchen and finds D-19, and figures it's his experiment. He runs to his bedroom and hides in the closet.

The sheriff tries to figure out why there are Rusty statues standing around the compound. One of his men goes in and finds the open grave with the Dean clones. The sheriff turns on the spotlights and calls on everyone to surrender. Dermott figures they have to escape and need a vehicle to escape in.

Dean tries to find a weapon and puts on his jet boots. D-19 finds him and they jump into the bed and down into the panic room. A fire starts up and Rusty wakes up as his panic room chute dumps him down. He manages to stop himself before he falls into the fire below. Sgt. Hatred wakes up and notifies Rusty what's going on. The police arrest him and try to capture the Rusty statues. They also capture Rusty, but before they can explain, Hank tries to drive to freedom in the people mover. He hits one of the Rusty statues, blasting off the rear car, before driving out through the gate.

Atop the roof, Dean faces off against D-19, who insists he wants Dean's pretty face and pretty life. They grapple and the jet boots go off, dropping them down into the fountain.

Dermott has Hank drop him off at his trailer. He tells Hank to continue to Mexico while he disseminates Hank's cover story and gives him some money to buy Spanish Fly and fireworks.

D-19 approaches Dean but the failed clone sees a Rusty statue and mistakes it for the real thing. He imagines a conversation where Rusty tells him he's perfect just the way he is and needs a hug. D-19 embraces the statue… and it explodes. Rusty has no idea what happened or who D-19 is.

Later, Rusty wakes up Hank, who is sitting in the egg chair dreaming that he's hiding out in Mexico. He tells Hank that he's nowhere close to being ungrounded.

Share this article with your friends