Supernatural Recap: “We Need to Talk About Kevin”

by Kimmie Chameleon:

Supernatural Recap: “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Original Air Date: Wednesday October 3, 2012
Season 8, Episode 1

Purgatory

The end of last season’s Supernatural concluded with a bang…a big, black, and gooey bang. Dick Roman was eliminated from participating in human domination after he was double crossed by Crowley and stabbed in the neck with a nun bone bathed in the blood of three fallen angels. Dick did not disappear alone. The blast sent Castiel and Dean to Purgatory. Crowley took off with Kevin, the prophet of the Lord. Sam was left entirely alone and stunned at the disappearance of Dean and Cas. As we open up season 8, we find ourselves one year later after the prior events.

Two sleeping campers in the 100-Mile Wilderness, Maine, are jolted awake by a loud sound and bright flash. It is Dean, completely covered in blood and brandishing a weapon. He takes off with their backpack and heads to Clayton, Louisiana. His forearm is giving him terrible pain as he unearths a body in a cemetery. The remains are exposed and Dean cuts open his arm to spill out glowing red blood onto the bones. The skeleton transforms into a Leviathon named Benny. It is revealed to us that while in Purgatory, Dean befriended Benny only because Benny knew of a way to get them both out. The plan was successful and the two guys part ways.

“Pure”

Kermit, Texas. Sam packs up his suitcase while a woman he adoringly looks at is sound asleep in bed with a dog. He loads up the Impala and heads for Whitefish, Montana. The Winchester brothers reunite with a strong embrace, but Dean confronts Sam about how hard it was to locate him. Sam explains that he was all alone and admits that he didn’t even try to look for Dean, or even Kevin. He went on with life and stopped hunting. He met a woman. Dean tells Sam that he was in Purgatory and that Cas didn’t make it. This vague answer perplexes Sam, but Dean is unwilling to give specifics.Dean does, however, admit that Purgatory felt “pure”. They both agree that they need to focus on finding Kevin. Dean sifts through all of the cellphones that Sam neglected to answer and replays the voicemails of several months worth of Kevin trying to reach Sam. They quickly figure out that Kevin has escaped the clutches of Crowley and might be in Centreville, Michigan. So off they go in the beautifully restored Impala…even if it does smell like “dog” according to Dean.

The guys arrive on the college campus in Michigan because they believe that Kevin is with his girlfriend, Channing. Channing tells them that she hasn’t seen Kevin since he freaked out over a year ago and disappeared. As the guys leave, we see Channing’s eyes turn black and slit the throat of her roomie.

Double-Crossed

The guys research some more and conclude that Kevin is living in an abandoned church in Fairfield, Iowa. Kevin catches them up to speed on how he escaped from Crowley. A tablet was presented for Kevin to interpret for Crowley. Kevin told Crowley that it was instructions on how to open a Hell gate in Wisconsin. Kevin cleverly double-crossed Crowley and was able to follow the real interpretation of the tablet which was actually a way to kill demons. The tablet also tells of a way to close the gates of Hell forever. Before the three of them can celebrate the chance to banish demons from Earth, Crowley arrives. He is not alone. Channing is with him possessed by a demon. Crowley threatens to kill Channing if Kevin does not fetch the tablet and come with him. Kevin abides and leaves the room to retrieve the tablet. When Kevin takes too long, Crowley investigates and walks straight into a trap that he set up. Holy water comes spilling down on Crowley and Channing, and the guys take off in the Impala. Unfortunately, the double cross leaves Crowley no choice but to snap Channing’s neck in front of Kevin. This is the sad and cruel life of demon hunters out to save mankind. Its time to kick some demon ass!

Quotable Quotes:

Sam to Dean: “I don’t know whether to give you a hug or take a shower.”

Dean to Sam: “Well, I guess standing too close to exploding Dick sends your ass straight to Purgatory.”

Sam to Dean: “I don’t hunt anymore.”

Dean to Sam: “I was knee-deep in God’s armpit.”

Dean to Sam: “Well, no visible signs of douchery. I’ll give you that.”(referring to the Impala)

Dean to Sam: “Hey, the rules are simple! Sam, you don’t take a joint from a guy named Don, and there’s no dogs in the car!”

Dean to Sam: “It was bloody…messy…31 flavors of bottom dwelling nasties.”

Channing to Kevin: “Kevin! What’s going on?”
Kevin to Channing: “There’s a demon in you and you’re going to your safety school.”

DarkMedia contributing writer Kimmie Chameleon was born and raised with a healthy appreciation for horror and science fiction. She currently covers Supernatural, Ghost Adventures, BBC’s Being Human, Syfy’s Being Human, and Sherlock. When she’s not out ghost hunting with her kids, you can find her stealing a moment to add to her own pieces of fiction. Follow her on Twitter @dvsduo and “friend” her on Facebook.