Supernatural S7 E17 – the Bornagain Identity

Title	The Born-Again Identity
Episode #	Season 7, Episode 17
First aired	March 23, 2012
Directed by	Robert Vocalizer
Written by	Sera Gamble
On IMDB	The Born-Again Identity
Outline	Sam reaches his breaking betoken and Dean, drastic to save his brother, finds a healer with a very familiar face.
Monster	Hallucifer Demons Ghost
Timeline
Location(s)	Colorado Northern Indiana Whitefish, Montana
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Synopsis

Sam has been awake for five days, tormented past Hallucifer, who tells Sam he'll merely survive another week without sleep. He tries in vain to employ drugs to pass out and in his slumber-deprived state, is striking by a car. He winds up in the locked psychiatric ward at Northern Indiana Land Infirmary, being treated for a broken rib, lacerations, and what Dr. Kadinsky tells Dean is a "full-blown psychotic episode." The doctors have administered several sedatives, simply Sam remains conscious. Dean goes to come across Sam in his room, where Hallucifer sits playing true cat'south cradle, and tells Sam he'll find him aid. Sam is skeptical, proverb they always knew putting his soul back would cease badly.

Dean leaves and heads to Rufus's cabin, where he calls some of Bobby's contacts. He's getting nowhere, though, and he leaves Bobby's periodical on the table and goes to the fridge for a beer. He's across the room when the journal topples to the ground and a carte for Mackey'south Taxidermy falls out. Dean calls the number and leaves a message.

Meanwhile, Sam is yet awake because of Hallucifer, who comments that he and Sam being in a locked ward together is merely like the Muzzle. Sam ignores him and later tries to eat a sandwich, merely when he looks at it it'southward total of maggots. He drops it on the basis and backs abroad, and so notices another patient watching from his door. She leaves without saying anything.

At the cabin, Dean is looking for information online when he receives a call from a hunter named Mackey. Mackey tells him of a healer named Emmanuel in Colorado. He claims that Emmanuel passed all of his monster tests and and so healed his damaged middle with one impact. Encouraged, Dean goes to Emmanuel's business firm in Colorado. He meets a man who claims to exist Emmanuel at the front door, only sees a woman tied up in the firm. When he looks back, the man's eyes are black as he throws Dean into the front door. Dean reminds the demon most Crowley'due south "hands-off memo," only the demon laughs and says that because Dean hasn't managed to kill Dick Roman, Crowley volition want Emmanuel more than he wants Dean. Dean chop-chop kills the demon with Ruby's knife, and and so looks down to find Emmanuel, who bears remarkable resemblance to Castiel, watching him.

Emmanuel doesn't recognize Dean, has no cognition of demons, and no memory of being an angel. He thank you Dean for saving his married woman, Daphne, and and then says that he saw the existent face of the man Dean killed. Dean tells him that it was a demon and that he'due south at that place because he needs assist for his brother.

Meanwhile in the locked ward, the patient who saw Sam's reaction to his sandwich brings him a stolen chocolate bar. Sam cheers her and learns her name is Marin, only tin't get further than introductions because Hallucifer is tormenting him with a loudspeaker. Later, Hallucifer continues to torture Sam, lighting firecrackers in the ward. An orderly, Marcus, brings Sam his repast, and Sam asks Marcus about Marin. Marcus doesn't tell him much, simply that unlike him, she wasn't brought to the psychiatric ward because of an accident.

Dean and Emmanuel talk in the car on the fashion to Indiana. Emmanuel tells him that a few months ago, Daphne found him past a river, "drenched, dislocated, and unclothed." He had no memory, and Daphne claimed God wanted her to find him. Dean mentions the possibility that Emmanuel was a bad guy, merely Emmanuel says he doesn't feel like a bad person. Emmanuel tells Dean he tin can cure illnesses of a spiritual origin and should be able to help Sam. Dean goes on to tell him that he is unable to forgive his friend Cas, who betrayed him and caused Sam's illness. Emmanuel, who still has no memory, comments that Cas is an odd proper name.

That same night, Marin brings Sam some other chocolate bar. She tells Sam that she'south been in the ward for v weeks and that the doctors recollect she'southward suicidal. He asks her for the truth, and she tells him that she hears her dead brother'due south voice. He wants her to kill herself to be with him, and if she doesn't, he'll do it for her. He's already started a burn to attempt to impale her. After confessing, she leaves, upset.

The next forenoon, Dean goes into a convenience store and is confronted by iii demons. He kills ane and then is knocked dorsum, losing Cerise'southward pocketknife. Thankfully, One thousand thousand shows upwardly and kills i demon while the other flees. Dean is surprised to run into her, and she tells him that she's there because of rumors about a wandering healer, who she'southward shocked to larn is "poor dead Castiel." She has an ongoing feud with Crowley and, like Dean, doesn't want him to know about Cas. Although they don't trust each other, they both need friends, so Dean agrees to let her come with them to Indiana as long equally she doesn't remind Castiel of his true identity yet. The three of them leave together.

Back in the locked ward, Sam apologizes to Marin for upsetting her. Then he tells her that he believes her nearly her brother and wants to help. From his questions, Sam learns that Marin feels cold earlier her blood brother talks to her, and that she'southward heard him in more than than one place despite the fact that he's cremated. Certain that he's a ghost, Sam tells her that he can put her brother to residuum, and so asks her if she has anything of his. She wears a bracelet he fabricated for her with an injured mitt - it'due south likely he bled on it. Sam tells her what they need, and she brings back salt and a lighter she stole from Marcus. They make a ring of salt and stand inside it, and when Sam asks her for her bracelet, the ghost of Marin'southward brother appears. He breaks the lights in the room and pleads with Marin non to practice it. She gives Sam the bracelet and he burns it, causing her brother to go up in flames. Marin thank you Sam, and he tells her to go. She leaves rapidly just before orderlies enter the ward to restrain Sam. Dizzy, Sam looks up to see Hallucifer standing over Dr. Kadinsky's shoulder as the doc explains to Sam that they cannot give him any more medication and should effort surgery instead.

Dean, Meg, and Emmanuel finally go far at Northern Indiana State Infirmary that dark. They can't get inside, though, because it'due south surrounded by demons. Meg and Dean retreat to talk in individual, and Meg insists that they remind Cas who he is then he can destroy the demons. Dean warns her that after what Cas did, he could snap and disappear. Emmanuel overhears Dean and tells him that he wants to know who he is. Dean is hesitant, but Meg tells him he's an angel and that he and Dean were best friends who used to fight together. Emmanuel realizes that he must exist the "Cas" that Dean told him about, and he apologizes. Then he resolves to fight the demons in front of the hospital, fifty-fifty though he doesn't recall how.

He approaches the demons, who are shocked to encounter him live. Before they can exercise anything, Castiel smites them all. His memories come up dorsum to him in the process, assaulting him with images of his partnership with Crowley and his expose of Dean. One time the demons are taken care of, Meg and Dean arroyo him. He tells them that he remembers them—he remembers everything. He's disgusted with himself and starts to leave, but Dean chases after him. When it seems like he is trying to defend Castiel's by acts, Castiel tells him he deserved to die for the things he did. He doesn't retrieve he can fix anything, but Dean believes he can. He reaches into the trunk of his car and pulls out Castiel'due south trench coat.

Meanwhile, Sam is strapped down and wheeled into electroshock therapy. He starts to panic and asks for his brother, but the orderly ignores him and places a safe rima oris guard betwixt his teeth. He says that he'southward going to kickoff Sam off on a high setting, just as his optics flash black. Sam struggles, but tin can't escape, and the demon shocks him. He's about to increase the electric setting again when Castiel appears behind him with his old trench glaze on before smiting him. Castiel releases Sam from the electroshock machine and reaches out to heal him, simply it doesn't work and Sam still sees Hallucifer.

Back in Sam's room, Castiel tells Dean that he can't rebuild the wall in Sam's mind considering it is completely crumbled. Dean is upset, and Castiel tells him that he can't make the problem disappear, simply he might exist able to shift it. Dean watches in defoliation equally Castiel approaches Sam'southward bedside, telling him that it'south ameliorate this way. He apologizes to Sam and then puts his hand on his head. Red light emanates from around Sam'due south eyes and then runs up Castiel'due south arm and into his eyes, finer transferring Sam's hallucinations to his own heed.

When Castiel lets go of Sam, Sam becomes lucid. He sees Dean and so notices that Castiel is side by side to him. He says his proper noun, merely Castiel doesn't answer him because, instead of Sam, he sees Hallucifer laying on Sam's bed. He retreats in fearfulness.

When Sam and Dean get out the hospital, they leave without Castiel, who is now a member of the locked psychiatric ward himself. The only demon who knows where he's beingness kept is Meg, who's insinuated herself onto the ward's staff as a nurse. Sam is reluctant to go out Castiel in her hands, but Dean tells him that information technology's the only option they have.

Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Castiel aka Emmanuel Allen
• Lucifer
• Meg
• Hallucifer
• Marin
• Daphne Allen
• Mackey
• Dr. Kadinsky
• Marcus

Definitions

• Aliases
• Castiel's Trench Coat
• Dean'due south Movie & TV references
• Demon Fume
• Demonology
• Contrivance Charger
• Healing
• Northern Indiana State Hospital
• Rufus'southward Motel
• Smiting
• Star Wars

Music

• "Good Morning"

(sung afterwards the sleeping pills Sam takes neglect to get rid of Hallucifer)

• "Wake Up Footling Susie" by The Everly Brothers

(plays when Hallucifer lights firecrackers in the ward)

• "Turn into Globe" by The Yardbirds

(plays when Cas smites the demons and regains his retentiveness)

Quotes

Hallucifer: Tell the nice tweaker you'd be sleeping right now if the devil would leave you alone.

Dean: If I don't notice something...

Sam: And then I'll die.

Hallucifer: Oh - you lot're upsetting me!

Emmanuel/Castiel: Your friend's name was Cas? That's an odd name.

Marin: I saw you yesterday, you didn't wait besides happy with your in flight repast.

Meg: You lot're an affections.
Castiel: I'm pitiful - is that a flirtation?

Dean: This own't going to get well.
Meg: I dunno, I believe in the little tree topper.

Trivia & References

The episode title "The Born-Again Identity" is a play on the 2002 spy thriller movie The Bourne Identity (which was based a novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum). In the motion-picture show, the main character Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon, finds himself suffering from amnesia, and attempts to discover who he is. Along the way he finds he has a number of skills – speaking multiple languages, proficiency in hand-to-hand combat – that give him clues to his identity. The film was previously referenced in 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Hallucifer: Tell the dainty tweaker you'd be sleeping right at present if the devil would go out you lot alone.

Tweaker is a slang term for someone who is fond to crystal meth.

The bar through the windscreen is reminiscent of the death scene in 2.xiii Houses of the Holy where a pole bounces through a windscreen and impales a man.

It is non possible to die from lack of sleep. However, severe mental and physical disturbances do occur. The record for the longest a person has gone without slumber without stimulants is Randy Gardner. His record is 264.4 hours (11 days 24 minutes).

Dean: It's not like the guy's freaking Norman Bates.

Norman Bates was the series killer in the Hitchcock flick Psycho, who killed his mother, kept her corpse in his house and causeless her identity. Previously mentioned in 5.19 Hammer of the Gods.

Dean: Quit being Dalai-friggin-Yoda about this. Go pissed!

Dean has mashed up the names of two individuals known for their equanimity in the face of challenges - the spiritual leader of Tibet Dalai Lama (whose name he mispronounces) and Jedi Master Yoda.

Sam: Information technology's all ophidian oil.

Snake oil is a derogatory term used to draw fraudulent medical practices.

Sam: Last faith healer we hooked up with had a reaper on a leash.

Sam is referring to the events of 1.12 Organized religion, in which he tried to observe a faith healer for the stricken Dean.

Hallucifer: Narcissistic personality disorder. Okay, now this ane I could take.

Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition characterized by egocentrism, arrogance, entitlement, a desire for control, and a lack of empathy. It is thought to exist a style of compensating for a severe sense of personal imperfection and unworthiness. In v.11 Sam, Interrupted which took place in a mental hospital, Dean's hallucinated md tells him he is "paranoid schizophrenic with a egotistic personality disorder and religious psychosis".

While Dean is trying to find help for Sam, Bobby's periodical inexplicably falls on the floor, and a carte for "Mackey's Taxidermy" falls out. Mackey in turn leads Dean to Castiel. This is the third time such an event has occurred - a possible hint that Bobby'southward ghost is around. The other 2 events were Dean'south beer disappearing in 7.11 Adventures in Babysitting and a helpful newspaper moving to the top of a pile in vii.xiii The Piece Girls.

While running away from Hallucifer in his sleep-deprived state, Sam gets a phone call from Lars Ulrich. Lars Ulrich is the drummer for American heavy metal band, Metallica.

Emmanuel's wife Daphne may be a reference to Daphne, a nymph in Greek mythology who was unwillingly pursued by Apollo. Out of agony, Daphne prayed to exist turned into a laurel tree so as to escape his advances. As her "marriage" to Emmanuel is not referred to again after this episode, this could allude to it being entirely a ruse to ward off strangers and not depict attention.

Emmanuel: [almost the demon] I saw his face. His real face.

In 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked, Dean, in the last 24 hours of the twelvemonth he was given later his crossroads deal, could see demons' real faces:

Dean: I could see its face, its real face up, under that one.

Meg: Dean, Dean, Dean. Y'all got some 'splaining to practise!

"Lucy, you've got some 'splainin to do!" was a catchphrase of Lucy'southward hubby Ricky Ricardo in the '50/'60s sitcom I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball.

Luci is a fandom nickname for Match, first used by Gabriel in five.xix Hammer of the Gods.

Meg: You sure we wouldn't be safer travelling with a full-throttle angel?

A reference to the 2003 movie Charlie'due south Angels: Full Throttle, which was directed by executive producer McG.

One of Sam'southward hallucinations is that his sandwich is full of maggots. In 3.09 Malleus Maleficarum, a witch'south target nearly chokes to death later on discovering that his burger is full of maggots.

Hallucifer: [about The Iii Little Pigs] I see that tertiary picayune pig was smart. Went out and got some bricks.

In iii.05 Bedtime Stories, a man survived an assail that killed his two brothers by hiding side by side to some concrete blocks in a vehement recreation of the Three Footling Pigs.

Doctor: Welcome to the team, Nurse Masters.

Meg is using the name of her season 1 meatsuit, Meg Masters.

At JiB con 2012, Jensen talked about the trench glaze scene, describing it as "awkward," pointing out that the jacket was in a stolen car, that Dean wouldn't have folded it that nicely, describing the written dialogue as, "It was so bad," and saying that he and Misha concluded upwardly irresolute the dialogue. One fan who won a copy of the script from Misha posted the relevant pages on Tumblr. The removed lines have Dean proverb, of the trench coat he's holding, "Dumb to keep. I know. I saw you-- dissolve or whatsoever. Just, just in instance. 'Cause I never stopped wanting to fix it either. So we got something in common. Just-- take it. Please." Though, at that place may have been an earlier version of the script that Jensen was referring to, as he talked with Misha at JiB con 2012, and they mentioned Castiel having a line that they changed, and Dean having a line that referenced something like the smell of the glaze or Dean cuddling up to information technology. Jensen said Misha had chosen the scene "gay" in a previous console, and Jensen referred to it as "unmanly" proverb, "Which would make sense because (Sera Hazard, the author) is a girl. (...) She writes amazing, only sometimes there are some effeminate lines (like) "I judge I actually hoped yous'd come dorsum anytime." "

Minutiae

In the offset of the episode, Hallucifer says that Sam has been awake for five days.

Marin, the patient who is being haunted by her brother, is played past Kacey Rohl, the daughter of Mike Rohl who had directed ten episodes of Supernatural at the time of airing.

Dean's telephone number is 785-555-0128. 785 is the Surface area Code for the northern one-half of Kansas, including Lawrence (the boys' birthplace).

Emmanuel lived in Colorado.

Emmanuel said he got his name from bouncingbabynames.com. Attempting to access the website volition give you a 403 error from the Web Server at GISHWHES.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 7.17 The Born-Over again Identity (Transcript)
• Pages from the draft script won equally function of a fundraiser for Misha's Hope for Haiti trip by slysealion

Promotion

• Episode titles seven.thirteen to 7.nineteen
• Invitee star by AOLTV
• Misha Collins volition render to Supernatural for ane episode, with the possibility of two beyond that. The cyberspace exploded with fannish glee. Misha commented "Information technology's true. I'grand going to be back on the reality show about the 2 brothers who drive around testing out seedy motels. Whatsoever questions?" Source.
• Misha arrives with family in Vancouver
• Guest star arrives in Vancouver
• Page from Misha's copy of 7.17 Unaired Episode at Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2012
• Possibly spoilery pic
• Synopsis from ksitetv
• Misha talks about his return to TVGuide
• Promo pics
• Promo clip
• Webclip #1
• Webclip #two
• Misha talks about his return with Zap2it
• Misha talks near his render with Vlada Gelman
• Misha interview on MTV virtually his return
• Bob Singer previews the episode
• Misha talks about the episode to Eonline
• Sera talks about Misha'southward return with Givememyremote
• Winchester Radio'south podcast for this episode

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