Fan Video of the Week: Supernatural Reflections 13.17 “The Thing”
“I’ve heard the name before: Anubis. An Egyptian name. The name of a god. The god of the dead.” ― Kate Rooper
I have always been fascinated by old gods, whether Egyptian, Greek, Norse etc. and Supernatural has had a pile of those. It has had pagan gods, Egyptian gods and also Norse demi gods. The most that we have had in 13 seasons are the Greek gods. That is why I chose God and gods as a word and used that to find a fan video of the week.
“Sam: The thing is, with the old gods, once upon a time they were – they were just short of invincible. But they got a lot of their mojo from worshipers, from people feeding them.
Jody Mills: These days, not so much.
Sam: Right, they’re not what they used to be. But they make up for lack of power with being twice as pissed and a lot more hands-on.” – Sam and Jody Mills, 7.12 Time After Time
List of Deities
Abrahamic: God, Amara /The Darkness and Castiel (aka Godstiel)
Egyptian: Isis and Osiris
Greek: Artemis, Atropos, Calliope, Chronos, Dionysius, Harmonia, Oliver (Demigod), Plutus, Prometheus (Titan) and Zeus
Hindu: Ganesh and Kali
Norse: Baldur, Fenrir Odensbane, Loki, Odin, Narfi, Sleipnir, The Vanir (Scarecrow) and Mr. Vili
Roman: Mercury, Veritas and Vesta
Other:
Anansi (West African)
Baron Samedi (Haitian Voodoo)
Cacao (Mayan)
Eve (the Mother of All Monsters)
Leshii (Slavic)
Madge and Edward Carrigan (Teutonic)
Moloch (Canaanite)
Tiamat (Babylonian)
Trickster (also known as “Loki”, from many cultures)
Zao Shen (Chinese)
One unnamed god from 5.19 Hammer of the Gods.
Yokoth (Alternate Universe)
Glythur (Alternate Universe)
Enjoy the video!
Supernatural: God’s Gonna Cut You Down by: RisenShine22
God’s Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut ’em down
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut ’em down
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head’s been wet with the midnight dew
I’ve been down on bended knee talkin’ to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel’s feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, “John go do My will!”
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut ’em down
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut ’em down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin’ in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut you down
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut you down
Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut you down
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice;[a] the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, which is characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms; a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; free prison concerts; and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname “The Man in Black.”[b] He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash,”[c] followed by his signature song “Folsom Prison Blues”.
Much of Cash’s music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. His other signature songs include “I Walk the Line”, “Ring of Fire”, “Get Rhythm”, and “Man in Black”. He also recorded humorous numbers like “One Piece at a Time” and “A Boy Named Sue”; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called “Jackson” (followed by many further duets after their marriage); and railroad songs including “Hey, Porter”, “Orange Blossom Special”, and “Rock Island Line”.During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails and “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode.
Quotes
Dean: Sandy, I know it’s a lot to take in, okay? But… Well, look, this is — this what a car looks like now. Well, they should.
Sam: This… this is a phone and a camera and… everything else.
Dean: Welcome to the future.
Asmodeus: You think you’re so high and mighty, better than the rest of us. But you, Mr. Ketch, you are more wicked than any demon I know. I know ’em all.
Ketch: At least I still have a soul.
Asmodeus: What you think that buys you, huh? Souls are messy, all conflict and confusion.
Ketch: Well, I know who I am.
Asmodeus: Do you? Because you say you have this code, this Men of Letters code, handed down for centuries. But wait. Wait a minute. You work for me. You act like you’re this cold-blooded killer. But you know what I see when I look in your eyes? Fear. And regret. And pain. I see your chewy middle, boy. You want redemption, but you ain’t never gonna get it. Your kind — our kind — we can’t be redeemed. All we can do is spread our pain around. So no, you don’t know who you are. But I do. Which is why no matter where you go, no matter what you do, you’re mine.
Sam: Fine? So you want Ketch to go and not me?
Dean: I don’t care if he dies. Hell, I’m kind of rootin’ for it.
Sam: Still, you can’t —
Dean: No, I have to. It takes something that’s been over there before to open up the right door, so that’s either you or me. So I’m gonna go. And if something happens to me, if — if — if time runs out, then I need you to come and save me and save Mom and save whoever else, okay?
Sam: It’s safer if we go together.
Dean: Oh, there’s no such thing as safer over there. You know that.
Music
Better Luck Next Time by Jay Ramsey
Trivia and Minutiae
“The Thing” is a reference to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name, about a shapeshifting tentacled alien intent on taking over the planet.
The Rhode Island setting and robed occultists, along with the the tentacled gods, are references to the Great Old Ones and the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. In 6.21 Let It Bleed it was revealed that in 1937, Lovecraft and his friends opened a portal to an alternate dimension — Purgatory. A monster came through and possessed a woman, Eleanor Visyak. She spent her life ensuring the portal wouldn’t be opened again.
The Men of Letters chapter in Rhode Island uses a variant of the Aquarian Star with an eye at its center. It can be seen throughout the chapterhouse, and as tattoos on Diego Avila and the other Men of Letters and their legacies. The Eye recalls the Eye of Providence which is a symbol of the eye of god. It is strongly associated with Freemasons, and also features on U.S. paper currency.
Writer Davy Perez revealed that Yokoth and Glythur’s name were a mashup of Shoggoth and Hastur from the Cthulhu mythos, with the names of fellow Supernatural writers Steve Yockey and Meredith Glynn.
References
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