Dog Dean Afternoon

• Time is running out... When - how - will Sam find out he's being possessed by Ezekiel?
• Will Sam forgive Dean for bringing him back like this and for lying to him?
• Where is Cas? Can he evade the angels?
• What is Abaddon planning now?
• Can Crowley escape from the Bunker?
• Has Kevin translated the Angel Tablet? Why aren't the angels looking for him?

• Dean seems to be starting to wonder whether Ezekiel's possession of Sam will change or harm him
• Sam is getting clues that something is not normal. He's already caught Dean slipping up when trying to explain something

• As recently as season 8, Dean has been clear that dogs are not allowed in his car -- until this episode
• Dean’s hangover cure all, “buffalo milk” apparently contains milk (or clotted cream) and a few varieties of rum
• In this episode, Kevin is still recovering from excessive drinking and partying in Branson, Missouri, a tourist town known for theaters and other entertainment and amusement venues. The Dolly Parton Dixie Stampede is an actual dinner theater in Branson that features a variety of performers, including equestrian shows. The “slippery nipple” shots Dean mentioned contain Sambuca and Bailey's Irish Cream
• Sam says Enid Oklahoma is only "a few hours away" from the bunker. The drive would take approximately 5 hours

• The episode title is a reference to the 1975 drama "Dog Day Afternoon" about a bank robbery that goes horribly wrong
• A shelter dog says to Dean, “I need a Raquel Welch poster and a rock hammer.” This refers to the escape plan from the 1994 drama "The Shawshank Redemption".
• Another shelter dog tells Dean, "I’m shaking the fence, boss. Still shaking the fence.” This refers to the 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke".
• Sam introduces himself and Dean as "Agents Michaels and DeVille." This refers to Bret Michaels and C.C. Deville, members of the rock band Poison
• When Sam assures Dean that he “feels good” and can hunt, Dean makes a reference to the 1965 song by James Brown titled “I Feel Good”
• A Luchador is a professional wrestler who participates in Lucha Libre, a type of wrestling popular in Mexico
• SNART (acronym for "Showing No Animal Rough Treatment") is a fictional animal rights organization. According to Sam, it is a local version of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). PETA was founded in 1980 and is a well-known animal rights group
• The Colonel doesn’t seem to like Dennis DeYoung, the lead singer, founder, and keyboardist with the band Styx
• Dean says that the vegan bakery smells like “patchouli". Patchouli is an herb that is sometimes used to make aromatherapy solutions and essential oil. The term is also used (pejoratively) to describe how someone who lives a hippie or Bohemian lifestyle might smell
• Colonel says animals have a universal language “like Esperanto”. Esperanto is an international language created in the 19th century as a way to help people across the globe communicate. It is spoken in over 100 countries

• "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner - plays when Dean and Sam learn that the spell has worked

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EPISODE 906: HEAVEN CAN'T WAIT