Recap – “Weekend at Bobby’s”
Bobby makes a salt ring in the middle of the library and has the whole candles and sigil thing going. The ring is in the center of the sigil. One day I’m going to do a great screen capture of all these sigils and tell you whether the symbols actually mean something or they’re making shit up. He does a ritual in Latin and it’s scary how I’m able to discern Latin from Enochian thanks to this show. The ring floats in the center, Bobby does the flash powder thing and suddenly Gavin MacLeod appears. That gets funnier every time I say that. He wants to know if this is Hell. “That’s going to depend on you. Bobby verifies he’s Fergis MacLeod’s boy. They’re gonna have a long chat.
Bobby does the summoning thing, using the same MO as the beginning. Same big bowl of spices and everything. This time he’s in the basement though. Yes, that’s why I get paid the big bucks, to pay attention to such details. Bobby turns around and boy does Crowley look bad. The past year, which is what, 120 years in Hell (I know one of you will tell me if I’m not right) has not been kind. “Well, you look like hammered crap,” Bobby tells him. “And you’re a vision as always,” Crowley retorts. Crowley looks up and sees he’s under the Devil’s trap, the same one Ruby was trapped in during “No Rest For The Wicked.” Yep, the references keep coming!
Bobby thought that was the point. Crowley gets to the irony. “You know what the problem with demons is?” Duh, they’re demons. That’s Bobby’s right answer. “Exactly. Evil lying prats, the whole lot of them. And stupid. Try to show them a new way, a better way, and what do you get? Bugger all. You know there’s days I think Lucifer’s whole spike anything with black eyes plan was not bad.” Really, the way the camera angles and lighting is being done in this scene, its really good. Adds to the whole dirty back room feel that normally goes with demon deals.
Now it’s time for Bobby to, just like The Gambler, play his hand. He promises Crowley he’s just getting started. Next thing Gavin appears. At first Crowley seems sincere, going for the whole “Gavin is that you?” emotional ploy. Gavin seems unmoved. “It’s been so long. I love you so-” He breaks form, cracking himself up. He sees the plan, Bobby’s soul for his boy. Crowley gives him credit for thinking outside the box, but the problem is he loathes “the little bastard.” “You want to torture him I’ll just pull up a chair and watch.” He even likes the idea of burning his bones, sending him down to him and they can have a family reunion.
Crowley tells Bobby he picked the wrong bargaining chip, but Bobby lets him know he isn’t a chip. He was using him to dig up dirt on Crowley. “Since Gavin maybe hates you more than you hate him, he was more than happy to squawk. Crowley asks Gavin what did he tell him and Gavin answers everything. Then Gavin disappears. Bobby tells Crowley he knows it all now. “You may be King of the dirt bags here, but in life, you were nothing but a two bit tailor that sold his soul for an extra three inches below the belt.” Crowley boasts he was trying to hit double digits. Gee, glad that worked out.
Crowley gets that Bobby has had a glimpse around the curtain. And? “And now I know where you’re planted.” Bobby grins and hands Crowley a phone. Dean greets him on the other end. “Dean, it’s been a long time. We should get together,” Crowley says, because he’s a demon with manners. Plus I always thought he liked Dean. It was Sam he hated. Dean is all for that, when he gets back. Crowley bites. Suddenly there’s a view of a Scottish castle! I’ve been told by someone who’s visited that’s Eilaen Donan Castle. HOLY CRAP! Sam and Dean FINALLY left the country? I pause and proudly cross off item #1 from my Supernatural wish list. Sera, how did you know? She’s certainly been helping that list this season. Item #2 Sera is the Grand Canyon. Think you can make it happen?
Dean tips off Crowley to the fact that he and Sam have gone international. I’ll tell ya, Scotland is a great place to go. I’ve been up in the Scottish mountains and the northern part and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen on earth. They are in a graveyard and they have some freshly dug up bones in front of them. “Did you really used to wear a skirt?” Dean asks. “A kilt. I had very athletic calves.” The same can be said for Priestly (Ten Inch Hero reference). Crowley wants to know the game. “Dominoes. In fact we just dug yours up.”
“You demons,” Bobby says. “You think you’re something special. But you’re just spirits. Twisted, evil perverted spirits, but end of the day, you’re nothing but ghosts with an ego. We torch your bones, you go up in flames.” I find this whole concept really fascinating and to me it does make sense. Demons were human once. Most anyway. Sure, not Azazel or Lucifer or other fallen angels, but the black eyed ones, rotting humans. I also think Bobby found out this nugget of info while researching his way out of the demon deal. He couldn’t have known this all along. The info is way too useful!
“You hear me Crowley?” Dean says. “That’s me flicking my bic for you.” Ha, I remember those commercials. It’s really sad that I do. Just as sad as me knowing Love Boat references. The deal on the table is Crowley’s bones for Bobby’s soul. Bobby does going once, nothing happens. After going twice though, Crowley utters “Bollocks.” Hee, the British version of “Balls.” These guys are quite alike in some ways. Crowley pulls up the contract on Bobby’s skin and then wipes it away. Bobby, remembering the technicalities from before, tells him to leave in the part about keeping his legs. That’s cool and all Bobby, but now that Castiel is a full blown angel again he could have fixed that. Actually, didn’t he when he restored you from death? Ah well, semantics will drive you mad.
Seriously, Crowley’s love of good old single-malt Scotch got me going there. And I loved how Rufus waxed poetic about it too. How can I not like these guys?
Crowley is my favorite character, after Dean, Sam, Bobby, and Castiel. So it was a real treat to see Crowley and Bobby trade barbs this episode.
And I really enjoy a whole episode dedicated to Bobby, the unsung hero.
Dean, can you be MORE emo as you whine on the phone about Sam? Come on, man. I know that Sam is weird but dude. Sam has been weird since Season 4. How is this news? Except that his soul is gone or whatever, I know. Poor Dean. No Sam puppy eyes this season, I guess. I’d be sad too. But I love how Bobby throws some perspective in there. Yeah yeah, you did the whole Apocalypse thing. Great. But sometimes, a dude just wants a bit of recognition.
And Sam’s response. Classic.
I like Sheriff Mills. I’m always happy when the show gives us some awesome female characters.
And Rufus. Have I said enough how much I like Rufus?
“’I want my soul back idgit.’ Points to himself. ‘Afraid not.’ (Mocking Bobby’s voice) “But I’m surly and I’ve got a beard. Gimme.†Blah, blah, blah, homespun corn pone insult, witty retort from yours truly.” (I was legitimately rolling on the floor laughing at this part)
I LOVE Sam and Dean being in Scotland! And also LOL at poor Dean being on a plane for that long. The bit of them in that tiny car was priceless.
Oh, also. Jensen did a great job directing. My favorite bit was the old-school alarm clock flipping while Bobby did his “homework.”
Really enjoy your recaps. Thanks so much.
I enjoyed reading this recap – thank you. 🙂 (Although I have to say that I read this after watching the Dean Vampire episode in 6.05, and I am a bit unsettled :-))
Just a short note.
Many moons ago, when writing about Season 5, you wrote this about Crowley (awarded Best Monster of the Week for Season 5) :
“Sure he’s evil, has an agenda, and said agenda is probably underworld domination at expense of the Winchesters.” (Source :https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/article-list/category9/9005-season-five-awards-part-one.html)
You were right Alice, and now that Crowley is King of Hell. 🙂
Not positive, but I think John P Jones was the leader of a sixties band called Paul Revere and the Raiders? Anyway, a band from the late 60s. So Dean’s still using rock aliases.
Loved your review, loved the ep, gave me the warm fuzzies
Already posted on here just how totally wonderful I thought this one was and, as always, the great recap is like re living it all over again Alice, but just got to add that if I know my boy at all the John P Jones alias has GOT to be John Paul Jones bass Player with the mighty Zeppelin.
Awesome recap! Bobby, Crowley, Rufus…so many great lines & chemistry there!
The Mystery Machine van was useful, but I’m happy to see Bobby back in the Chevelle. She really does need a paint job, though!
And the guys in Scotland! I’ve been to New Zealand, & Scotland is next on my wish list.
Dawn
‘The Good, the Bad, and the Cranky’ starring Bobby, Rufus, and Crowley. (you figure out which is which) 😆
Great recap Alice.
We just keep getting more questions, by the time the first hiatus(sorry :cry::-)is here, our heads are going to be spinning if we do not get some answers.
Like:
Why wasn’t Crowley surprised to see Sam????
Who was Sam speaking to on the phone (shades of Ruby)?
WTF is wrong with Sam?
How did Crowley become King of Hell if Lucifer is supposed to be back in his cage?
Marcy is the first blonde in a white nightgown that actually lived ❗ 😀 But she did end up looking like Carrie (just thought of something:Sissy Spacek was a blonde in a white dress, she was doomed to die) Did I just date myself 😆
Bobby forgot that in ‘Dream…’, when the doc called Dean, what did Sam and Dean do. They dropped everything and ran to Bobby’s side.
After the events of ‘Swan Song’, and Crowley refused to give Bobby back his soul. What did Bobby do? Nothing. He wanted to leave Dean alone and Sam was in the pit. When Sam got out of Hell and reunited with Bobby (wonder if we will see that), I assumed that he didn’t mention anything. Then we have ‘Exile..’, and Bobby still keeps his silence. ‘Weekend..’ is the first time that Sam and Dean are made aware that Bobby still doesn’t have his soul. Who’s fault is that? Sorry to say, it is Bobby’s own. :roll::
One more thing, I don’t know about a song for Cas, but Sam’s song should be ‘Who are you’ by Who. Classic rock song and it calls back to ‘Changing Channel’.
Not to be nit-picky…..oh, who am I kidding, since I”m posting this, I guess I am.
Anyhow, the equipment Bobby uses to dig a hole in his yard to bury the Okami is a miniEx, short for mini excavator. Not a backhoe. How do I know? Because we own one.
If anyone cares to know the difference, a back hoe, is a hoe on the back of a tractor (bucket on the front, hoe on the back). It’s highly technical. GRIN
Laugh! That’s what I love about the folks that come here. We have experts on everything!