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Scene 1 Now - The Impala shoots down the road and stops at the Pineview Hotel. (00:00:00 - 00:03:51) view scene

Now - The Impala shoots down the road and stops at the Pineview hotel. Sam and Dean exit the car quickly and are puzzled to see three other black Impalas parked there. Chuck, pacing in front of the hotel, is surprised to see them. They thought he texted them to come, that it was a life or death situation. He didn't. But--they drove all night! Becky, the gal who wouldn't keep her hands off Sam, runs out, screaming for him. She had filched Chuck's phone from his pants and texted them. "The... read more Now - The Impala shoots down the road and stops at the Pineview hotel. Sam and Dean exit the car quickly and are puzzled to see three other black Impalas parked there. Chuck, pacing in front of the hotel, is surprised to see them. They thought he texted them to come, that it was a life or death situation. He didn't. But--they drove all night! Becky, the gal who wouldn't keep her hands off Sam, runs out, screaming for him. She had filched Chuck's phone from his pants and texted them. "They're gonna wanna see it," insists Becky. "See what?" they ask together, which thrills the shrill superfan. She's also ecstatic that Sam remembers her and was thinking about her--she's sure been thinking about him! When the brothers say the same thing at the same time, she's delighted; she LOVES when they do that!. Chuck apologizes to them--for everything. They look at each other doubtfully and follow Becky and Chuck inside. A guy tells Dean he's Dean, too, and Dean looks good. A guy dressed as the Scarecrow hits Dean with his plastic scythe. "Awesome!" declares Becky--the first SUPERNATURAL convention ever! They stare around them--a room filled with Sam's, Dean's, Ash, killer clowns yellow eyed demons, Bobby's, John Winchester's, and God knows what else! read less

Scene 2 Title (00:03:52 - 00:06:39) view scene

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Scene 3 Q&A with Carver Edlund (00:06:40 - 00:11:40) view scene

The Master of Ceremonies announces that, at 3:45, in the Magnolia room, panels--Frightened Little Boy, the Secret Life of Dean, at 4:43, the Homoerotic Subtext of SUPERNATURAL, then, at 7:30, the big hunt! He introduces Chuck (Carver Edlund), the writer of the SUPERNATURAL books, aka Carver Edlund, to enthusiastic applause. Nervous, Chuck steps out and ends up needing to drink a lot of water. Questions? he asks, and hands go up all over the room--plus one hook. Where did you come up with Sam... read more The Master of Ceremonies announces that, at 3:45, in the Magnolia room, panels--Frightened Little Boy, the Secret Life of Dean, at 4:43, the Homoerotic Subtext of SUPERNATURAL, then, at 7:30, the big hunt! He introduces Chuck (Carver Edlund), the writer of the SUPERNATURAL books, aka Carver Edlund, to enthusiastic applause. Nervous, Chuck steps out and ends up needing to drink a lot of water. Questions? he asks, and hands go up all over the room--plus one hook. Where did you come up with Sam and Dean in the first place?
The Winchesters, standing in the back, want to know that one themselves. Just came to me, says Chuck. The Hookman, speaking in a peculiar accent, wants to know why the brothers don't attach their weapons with bungee cords so they aren't always flipped out of their hands; also, why can't Sam tell Ruiby is evil--clearly she is leading Sam to a moral lapse? Furious, Becky leaps from her seat and orders Fritz not to read the books if he doesn't like them. Another question--Dean went to hell in the final book, what happens next? Chuck has a big announcement: You will all find out--thanks to a wealthy Scandinavian investor, the books will be published again! The audience roars approval, but Sam's and Dean's expressions indicate they are not happy at all. read less

Scene 4 Leticia Gore makes an appearance (00:11:41 - 00:14:11) view scene

Chuck brings a yellow eyed cooler to Becky and sits down beside her. He's about to ask her on a date, when Sam and Dean barge in to demand why Chuck is publishing more books. Finding the Colt, hunting the devil--their plates are full! Who gave him the right to their life story, which is not for public consumption? No more books, even if Chuck needs the money in order to survive! Chuck excuses them from Becky and tries to explain--he's a poor writer, has no other skills, how is he supposed to... read more Chuck brings a yellow eyed cooler to Becky and sits down beside her. He's about to ask her on a date, when Sam and Dean barge in to demand why Chuck is publishing more books. Finding the Colt, hunting the devil--their plates are full! Who gave him the right to their life story, which is not for public consumption? No more books, even if Chuck needs the money in order to survive! Chuck excuses them from Becky and tries to explain--he's a poor writer, has no other skills, how is he supposed to live? What else can he do? Hearing a scream, Sam and Dean run to see what happened. A woman saw a ghost! Not really, this is part of the fun of this convention--a fake hunt for everyone! A woman, in an old fashioned schoolmarm's dress, saw a ghost, but it's fake--larping, a game, says Becky, who hands them the script. It includes Dad's journal, clues, bones--and the winner gets a 50 dollar gift card to Sizzler, "Love Dad." Sam and Dean watch as Agents Lennon and McCartney hold out badges, along with a whole group of other Sam and Dean LARPERS. According to lore, Leticia Gore, who ran an orphanage, went insane and butchered four little boys before killing herself--and the evil spirits punish them to this very day. Dean says he's had enough community theater for one day, and Sam agrees. They overhearing LARPERS saying lines from their lives: "Dad said I might have to kill you, Sammy." "What the hell does that mean?" asks the fake Sam. "I don't know," answers the fake Dean.
One larper has a run in with the fake ghost of Leticia Gore, who is struck with a fake salt bullet, but doesn't vanish, much to the dismay of the fake hunter. "How am I supposed to disappear?" demands the fake ghost.
Dean and Sam agree--this madness makes them feel like they need a drink. A real ghost boy appears to one pair of Sam and Dean LARPERS, complaining the ghost of Miss Gore won't let them have any fun. The ghostly boy then flashes out. Holy Mother of crap! cries the fake Sam, first terrified, then exultant--until he is dragged all over the room, upside-down, by an unseen force, banging painfully into walls and furniture. The ghost, a school-marmish looking woman, screeches at him that he's naughty. read less

Scene 5 No time for Star Wars (00:14:12 - 00:17:20) view scene

Bar - Dean downs a shot and tells the fake ghost girl schoolmarm she looks lovely for a dead chick. She's heard this a lot, from other Deans in MacGuyver jackets, but she clearly likes the real Dean best. (what girl wouldn't?) Sam and Dean overhear the guy who was attacked by the real ghost and is planning to get the hell out talking to his partner about it. LARPERS Jagger and Richards are told the establishment is haunted.
Sam and Dean go to the desk clerk for information, but it's ... read more Bar - Dean downs a shot and tells the fake ghost girl schoolmarm she looks lovely for a dead chick. She's heard this a lot, from other Deans in MacGuyver jackets, but she clearly likes the real Dean best. (what girl wouldn't?) Sam and Dean overhear the guy who was attacked by the real ghost and is planning to get the hell out talking to his partner about it. LARPERS Jagger and Richards are told the establishment is haunted.
Sam and Dean go to the desk clerk for information, but it's hard to get the guy to pay attention to them, and he tries to send them away, remarking, "No time for Star Wars." He's more cooperative when Dean passes him cash. Leticia Gore is real, reveals the desk clerk, in 1909 she killed four boys with a butcher knife, then offed herself--and tonight is the anniversary of that event. There have been sightings of the ghosts ever since--maids, a janitor. It takes another fifty bucks for the clerk, who says most of the place is off-limits to nerds, to tell them where it happened--in the attic. The Sam and Dean larpers who have been hanging around overhear this exchange, assume it's part of the game, and follow them. read less

Scene 6 My mommy loves me (00:17:21 - 00:20:46) view scene

Sam's EMF goes nuts up in the attic. "This is just great--there are real ghosts here, with dudes pretending to be US poking at it, complains Dean--"serves them right--I'm just sayin'." The fake Sam urges fake Dean to stay in character, thinking it's part of the game. A real ghost boy appears.
"Help us!" he begs, the epitome of innocence. The fakes put on hilarious deep voices as Sam and Dean, and the ghost kid points to a painting, behind which is one bloody handprint--backed with loo... read more Sam's EMF goes nuts up in the attic. "This is just great--there are real ghosts here, with dudes pretending to be US poking at it, complains Dean--"serves them right--I'm just sayin'." The fake Sam urges fake Dean to stay in character, thinking it's part of the game. A real ghost boy appears.
"Help us!" he begs, the epitome of innocence. The fakes put on hilarious deep voices as Sam and Dean, and the ghost kid points to a painting, behind which is one bloody handprint--backed with loose paper covered with a whole lot more. They promise to light her up nice and toasty. When they rip off the paper, they find a map. Coolest game ever! they decide, taking the map.

"My mommy loves me," says a forlorn ghost boy twice to Sam and Dean. "My mommy loves me THIS MUCH!" He reveals a hanging, bloody piece of his head to the brothers. (EWWWW!) read less

Scene 7 Becky blows Sam an obscene gesture; real vs. fake Winchesters (00:20:47 - 00:23:42) view scene

Becky sips her drink. Sam, on the phone gathering intel, smiles at her. She licks her hand suggestively and blows it to him. Chuck, watching, mutters, "Awesome!" Sam reports that Leticia butchered her own son and scalped the poor kid, but his source doesn't know where she was buried. The Winchesters overhear the two who found the map and where the cemetery is located on the grounds. Dean demands they give up the map, calling one of them "Chuckles." When the fakes protest, Dean draws out ... read more Becky sips her drink. Sam, on the phone gathering intel, smiles at her. She licks her hand suggestively and blows it to him. Chuck, watching, mutters, "Awesome!" Sam reports that Leticia butchered her own son and scalped the poor kid, but his source doesn't know where she was buried. The Winchesters overhear the two who found the map and where the cemetery is located on the grounds. Dean demands they give up the map, calling one of them "Chuckles." When the fakes protest, Dean draws out his gun. "Let's work together," urges Sam. They agree--"but we get to be Sam and Dean and the Sizzler gift card," insist the fakes. Dean and Sam are dubbed Bobby and Rufus, respectively. The four of them walk together, the fakes talking in deep, stupid voices: "You're following Dad's footsteps like a good little soldier--I'm so sick of you telling me what to do, Dean!" Dean grows infuriated, and wants to know why they're choosing to be these guys--he thinks their story sucks! They aren't fans of Dean and Sam. It's a river of crap that would send most people howling to the nut house! Besides, their pain isn't for your amusement. They don't like being treated as circus freaks. They're fictional characters, insist the fakes, what do they care? They care, says Dean, they care a lot. He walks off, pissed. "He takes the story really seriously," says Sam, attempting an explanation. read less

Scene 8 Real enough for you? (00:23:43 - 00:26:18) view scene

Cemetery - They find the graves of the boys and Leticia Gore - Dean and Sam take out shovels to dig up the bones--for real, they say, to win the game.
The fakers are astonished at how far they'll go to win the game, and scared, too. "You just dug up a real grave. You guys have seriously lost your grip on. . ." Wind starts to blow leaves around. Dean unearths a real grave, horrifying the two fakes. Leticia appears and strikes first Sam, then the fakes. Dean quickly sends her bones u... read more Cemetery - They find the graves of the boys and Leticia Gore - Dean and Sam take out shovels to dig up the bones--for real, they say, to win the game.
The fakers are astonished at how far they'll go to win the game, and scared, too. "You just dug up a real grave. You guys have seriously lost your grip on. . ." Wind starts to blow leaves around. Dean unearths a real grave, horrifying the two fakes. Leticia appears and strikes first Sam, then the fakes. Dean quickly sends her bones up in flames with salt and lighter fluid. "Real enough for you?" demands Dean. They stare at him in terror. read less

Scene 9 Now we can have all kinds of fun (00:26:19 - 00:28:43) view scene

Bar - The fakes gulp down big drinks, paid for by Dean and Sam, who assure them how REALLY AWFUL the hunting life is. How did you know to do all that?" ask the fakes, awed. "We read the books," says Sam. To Chuck, Dean says, "Good luck with the SUPERNATURAL books, and screw you very much!" However, Dean and Sam find they can't exit the room, doors and windows are solidly locked down. Something is keeping them there. They hear a scream, and the same little boy with the ripped scalp asks why... read more Bar - The fakes gulp down big drinks, paid for by Dean and Sam, who assure them how REALLY AWFUL the hunting life is. How did you know to do all that?" ask the fakes, awed. "We read the books," says Sam. To Chuck, Dean says, "Good luck with the SUPERNATURAL books, and screw you very much!" However, Dean and Sam find they can't exit the room, doors and windows are solidly locked down. Something is keeping them there. They hear a scream, and the same little boy with the ripped scalp asks why they sent his mommy away--"My mommy didn't do it." The ghost disappears. Three more little boy ghosts show up. Hookman makes a disparaging remark--"How original! SUPERNATURAL bringing in more creepy children!" "Sigh!" "Miss Gore wouldn't let us have any fun, they say--and "now, with her gone, we can have all KINDS of fun!" They attack Hookman, and he screams. When Dean and Sam exit, they find him dead in the hall, his scalp torn. read less

Scene 10 Larpers from the convention try to help with a real problem (00:28:44 - 00:31:14) view scene

Chuck is about to end the SUPERNATURAL convention and is bidding everyone goodbye. He thanks them for their probing and rigorous questions. Sam appears, and quietly speaks to him. "Holy crap!" the writer shouts. Basically, Sam orders Chuck to keep the entire audience here, as long as it takes--it's a matter of life or death! Chuck gazes at the audience, scared. "Good news--I have much more to tell you, I guess," he says--awesome! Dean and Sam put down salt lines outside the ballroom. Chuck... read more Chuck is about to end the SUPERNATURAL convention and is bidding everyone goodbye. He thanks them for their probing and rigorous questions. Sam appears, and quietly speaks to him. "Holy crap!" the writer shouts. Basically, Sam orders Chuck to keep the entire audience here, as long as it takes--it's a matter of life or death! Chuck gazes at the audience, scared. "Good news--I have much more to tell you, I guess," he says--awesome! Dean and Sam put down salt lines outside the ballroom. Chuck tells his audience Sam and Dean's future contains angels--"which really isn't as lame as you think." Sam and Dean try to figure out what really happened--perhaps the three orphaned boys accidentally killed Leticia's son while playing cowboys and Indians, and she was so hysterical, she murdered them in revenge. By burning her bones, they got rid of the only thing keeping the violent ghost-boys in check. They must get back to the cemetery and burn the boys' bones, too. How are they going to do it, though--they don't even have their guns. "The ghosts are running this joint," points out Sam, "and they're afraid of only one thing." Which is why Dean asks the pretty girl who played the ghost in the hunt game to help them out. She protests--she's just a Hooters waitress from Toledo! The fake Sam and Dean ask to help, too, even though they're petrified. Dean wonders why. Because it's what Sam and Dean would do, of course. (awwwww!) read less

Scene 11 Chuck stalls (00:31:15 - 00:32:07) view scene

Chuck, stalling for time, says there isn't a Croatoan virus for down there: "You really should see a doctor."

The girl, now dressed as the schoolmarm, says she doesn't want to do this, but Dean assures her he has her back--even though he isn't sure he will. "Boys, come here this instant!" she calls sternly. "You come when I call you! You boys have been very naughty!" To everyone's horror, the doors slam shut, leaving her alone with the ghosts. The men pound on the doors, forcin... read more Chuck, stalling for time, says there isn't a Croatoan virus for down there: "You really should see a doctor."

The girl, now dressed as the schoolmarm, says she doesn't want to do this, but Dean assures her he has her back--even though he isn't sure he will. "Boys, come here this instant!" she calls sternly. "You come when I call you! You boys have been very naughty!" To everyone's horror, the doors slam shut, leaving her alone with the ghosts. The men pound on the doors, forcing them open to let the two larpers playing Sam and Dean outside, but it goes very slowly. She continues bravely on: "Now you open the doors right now! You're being very naughty. Naughty naughty, naughty." Her cell phone rings, destroying the illusion. She takes it out. The boys stare evilly at her and raise their knives. Dean quietly enters the room with her.
"Run," he orders. She does. He faces the ghosts, fireplace poker aloft. They hold out their knives, ready and delighted to scalp and kill him. read less

Scene 12 Digging up the boys (00:32:08 - 00:34:19) view scene

The fake Sam and Dean, exhausted, dig up the bodies of the three boys' ghosts. SUPERNATURAL makes digging up graves look so easy; they had no idea doing this for real was such hard work! Dean loses his fireplace poker in the fight, but Sam manages to temporarily swipe them to dust with another. "Thanks!" gasps Dean. The three armed ghosts reappear and the fight continues.

Scene 13 Chuck steps up and lands the girl; the larpers save the day (00:34:20 - 00:39:17) view scene

Chuck is telling his audience that he fell in love at 16 and lost his virginity, actually, but she went around telling everybody it didn't count (poor Chuck)! Everyone is bored, yawning; one man gets up to leave. "Don't open that door!" yells Chuck. He is unable to prevent the man from opening the door--and breaking the salt seal. The fool comes face to face with one evil ghost-boy and his knife. Chuck gets rid of the kid with a swish of the microphone stand to the background noise they use... read more Chuck is telling his audience that he fell in love at 16 and lost his virginity, actually, but she went around telling everybody it didn't count (poor Chuck)! Everyone is bored, yawning; one man gets up to leave. "Don't open that door!" yells Chuck. He is unable to prevent the man from opening the door--and breaking the salt seal. The fool comes face to face with one evil ghost-boy and his knife. Chuck gets rid of the kid with a swish of the microphone stand to the background noise they used for BIONIC WOMAN when she did something really cool with her bionic parts. Becky, noting how brave he is, realizes where her true love lies and romantic music swells. "I said no one leave, damn it!" proclaims Chuck. "Now somebody salt this door!" Becky is in love with Chuck. (CEMETERY) - Fake Sam and Dean struggle to get the lighter to light, complaining that it started on the first flick for Dean. (HOTEL) - Sam and Dean are in the clutches of the enemy, perilously close to losing their perfect hair, courtesy of the evil boy ghosts who are holding them down and about to scalp them--but the ghosts flare up in flames before any harm can come to the gorgeous Winchester locks. The fake Sam and Dean have successfully salted and burned the corpses--and saved their lives! "Maybe that guy was right," says Dean, hefting the fireplace poker. "Maybe we should put these on a bungee?" read less

Scene 14 Dean learns why people larp SUPERNATURAL; they get a lead on the Colt (00:39:18 - 00:39:49) view scene

Outside the hotel - Dean thanks the fake Sam and Dean for saving their asses. He asks their real names. Barnes and Damian, they answer. They ask his real name. Dean, the real Dean, replies Dean. They laugh--sure he is; it's clear they don't believe it. Thanks, really, says Dean. You're wrong, you know, about SUPERNATURAL, says fake Dean--I'm not sure you get what the story is about--in real life, he sells stereo equipment, I fix copiers. Our lives suck, but as Sam and Dean, we get to save... read more Outside the hotel - Dean thanks the fake Sam and Dean for saving their asses. He asks their real names. Barnes and Damian, they answer. They ask his real name. Dean, the real Dean, replies Dean. They laugh--sure he is; it's clear they don't believe it. Thanks, really, says Dean. You're wrong, you know, about SUPERNATURAL, says fake Dean--I'm not sure you get what the story is about--in real life, he sells stereo equipment, I fix copiers. Our lives suck, but as Sam and Dean, we get to save the world. To have a brother who would die for you--who wouldn't want that? Maybe you got a point, agrees Dean--you two don't make a bad team yourselves--how do you know each other? They met online in a SUPERNATURAL chat room, and as it turns out, they're more than friends. As Dean watches, they grip each other's hand. "We're partners." One drops his head intimately onto the other's shoulder. "Oh," says Dean, a bit embarrassed, "howdy partners."

To the tune of the sappiest music ever, Becky bids a sad farewell to Sam and their non-existent passion. "We had undeniable chemistry," says Becky, "too hot to live, it can't go on. Chuck and I found each other, he's yin to my yang, the heart wants what the heart wants, so so sorry."
"Yeah, Sam," says Chuck, "sorry."
"Honestly, I don't know, I'll just have to find a way to keep living," says Sam. (LMAO!)
"God bless you," says Becky. Sam agrees it's OK if Chuck publishes more books--"No, we have guns and will find you." No more books, promises Chuck. Becky tells something she noticed in one of the books--"Bela stole Colt, but never gave it to Lilith; she gave to demon and lover Crowley, Lilith's right hand man," says Becky. Sam asks to hear everything, and Becky is more than willing to spill all she knows. Dean waits by the Impala, smiling. Sam returns with a lead on the Colt and a long story. What are we waitin' for, says Dean, and off they go. read less

Scene 15 Extras, aka outakes for our laughing pleasure (00:39:50 - 00:39:55) view scene

There were a few hilarious tidbits tacked on to the end like outtakes. Chuck told the audience about his huge crush on Nancy Mckeon (Jo, FACTS OF LIFE), the many letters he wrote her, that he didn't think the Benders made flesh suits out of all their victims, maybe scarves, that his favorite movie is BEACHES (Hillary and CeeCee were so brave and strong), and that it's not jumping shark if you don't come back down.
This was a very enjoyable episode. I'm glad that Becky transferred her pas... read more There were a few hilarious tidbits tacked on to the end like outtakes. Chuck told the audience about his huge crush on Nancy Mckeon (Jo, FACTS OF LIFE), the many letters he wrote her, that he didn't think the Benders made flesh suits out of all their victims, maybe scarves, that his favorite movie is BEACHES (Hillary and CeeCee were so brave and strong), and that it's not jumping shark if you don't come back down.
This was a very enjoyable episode. I'm glad that Becky transferred her passion from Sam to Chuck, even though it still seems for the wrong reason. Chuck is such a sweet guy, he deserves better than crazy Becky. I hope Dean came away with a better understanding of fans of SUPERNATURAL and how much he's appreciated. The fact that the two who proved to be such great help were gay? I can only imagine the uproar that will be going on tomorrow on this score and wish I were going to be around to hear about it all. I'm going to, of all things, a SUPERNATURAL convention!
All my best, Robin read less

Scene 16 Credits (00:39:56 - 00:40:00) view scene

Credits