Crossroad Blues Allusions

Lloyd’s Bar Referencing the Stanley Kubrick film based on the Steven King novel: The Shining. Jack Nicholson portraying Jack Torrance states that he would sell his sold for a drink and magically a bartender by the name of Lloyd appears with a fully stocked bar. Both in The Shining and Supernatural characters go to Lloyd’s…

The Usual Suspects Allusions

Dean: No, I’m Mulder. You’re a red-headed woman. Dana Scully and Fox Mulder were the two main characters in the cult hit TV show, The X-Files. They were FBI agents who investigated the paranormal and the unexplained. Dean: Time-Life: Mysteries of the Unknown. Look it up. Referencing the popular series of books released by Time-Life…

No Exit Allusions

Dean: I think I know what we’re dealing with here. It’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Referring to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, in which the final battle was against a giant marshmallow man Dean: Katie Holmes. Referencing the popular belief of Scientology which Katie Holmes and her fiance Tom Cruise practice. Back to Season 2…

Simon Said Allusions

Webber/Ansem Weems: She’s garbage, man! They all are! We can push them, we can make them do whatever we want! Referencing Firestarter by Stephen King, in which a character develops telepathic hypnosis which he refers to as the “push.” Dean: It’s not exactly a serial killer’s lair, though. There’s no clown paintings on the wall……

Bloodlust Allusions

Ellen: And Hannibal Lecter is a good psychiatrist. Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter is a character in the movie Silence of the Lambs. He is a psychiatrist who knows a lot about serial killers because he is one. Dean: Put the lotion in the basket. This quote is a reference to the character Buffalo Bill in…

In My Time of Dying Allusions

Dean: I think I’ll pass on the 72 virgins, thanks. According to a popular but controversial interpretation of the Koran, people in paradise are given virgins as a reward. The number 72 is specified in one of the Hadith, a collection of Islamic prophet Muhammad’s actions and statements. Dean: You see me messing with crystals…

Salvation Allusions

EPISODE 121: SALVATION Meg: Still there, John-Boy? Referring to the 1970s TV show The Waltons – The story is told through the eyes of John Boy, who wants to be a novelist, goes to college, and eventually fulfills his dream. The signature scene that closed each episode was the voice-overs, where each character bids the…

Provenance Allusions

EPISODE 119: PROVENANCE Dean: Alright, so you think daddy dearest is trapped in the painting and he’s handing out Colombian neckties like he did with his family? A “Colombian necktie” is a method of killing someone where the victim’s throat is slashed and their tongue is pulled out through the open wound. It is popular…