Airdate one of the most entertaining eps of the series. However Dean uses a symbol to get rid off the angels to give time to Kevin to translate the tablet. 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

They find a carved tablet inside the stone and soon the senseless Castiel that is insane informs that they have the Word of God, but he can not read it and he breaks the tablet. Castiel tries to protect the angel tablet. Because it's never too early to plan Thursday night... two months from now. Sam and Dean have possession of a Word of God, but are unable to read it. Kevin tries to solve the third trial under Crowley's supervision. Sam explains that he can sense that Metatron is in the hotel. Outside the boat, Sam and Dean walk through a barrier that reveals their true identities as shape-shifting demons, finding Crowley in a director's chair with cameras watching the boat, having orchestrated the entire situation. Dean and Sam break the stone they took from Dick with a hammer and their action awakes Castiel; affects pregnant women; and somehow affects a sixteen year-old teenager called Kevin Tran that has visions. Use the HTML below. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The tablet storyline-it really takes off in season 8 and later-was first introduced in this episode. The Great Escapist is the 21st episode of Season 8. The brothers identify him as Metatron, though he professes to have no knowledge of any Winchesters, or the fate of any of his fallen angel brethren. It's Me, Dean Winchester, How To Win Friends And Influence Monsters, The Girl With The Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo, https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/The_Great_Escapist?oldid=396053. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard. Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! Sam and Dean have possession of a Word of God, but are unable to read it. Looking over Kevin's notes, Sam recognizes a repeated symbol from his Stanford days, and uses the library to identify it as a territorial Native American marker related to the messenger of God, Metatron. Kevin tries to solve the third trial under Crowley's supervision.

Air Date: 5/1/13 ← Prev Episode; Next Episode → Watch Supernatural Season 8 Episode 21 Online. Sam suggests that the trial's effects might be purifying him, before the brothers enter room 366, finding it stacked with books, and a mysterious man holding a shotgun to them. Kevin-a fun and compelling side character-also made his first appearance here. They find a young prophet that can help, but unfortunately, the angels and leviathans are after him, too. Season 8, Episode 21 The Great Escapist First Aired: May 1, 2013 Sam and Dean receive a distressing video message from Kevin Tran, which prompts an attempt to uncover the Third Trial.

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This FAQ is empty. The tablet storyline-it really takes off in season 8 and later-was first introduced in this episode. However Dean uses a symbol to get rid off the angels to give time to Kevin to translate the tablet. Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kevin Tran: Crowley suddenly appears and shoots down Naomi's subordinates, having melted down angel blades into bullets.

This FAQ is empty. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Rachel Miner. Kevin-a fun and compelling side character-also made his first appearance here. Finding Kevin missing, apparently dead, the brothers start tracking the tablet's origin to an Amerind tribe, only to stumble upon the author, fallen angel 'scribe of God' Metatron.

View production, box office, & company info. Castiel (guest star Misha Collins) tries to elude Naomi (guest star Amanda Tapping) and the angelshunting him. Further, he is able to read the tablet and tells that it is about the Leviathans. Just then, Crowley's demon Sam and Dean call to reveal that Kevin tricked them into walking under a devil's trap, forcing Hell's King to depart. Castiel tries to protect the angel tablet. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. When Sam and Dean receive a distressing video message from Kevin Tran (guest star Osric Chau), they set about trying to uncover the Third Trial. Best New Shows and Movies on Netflix This Week. Written by Sam and Dean have possession of a Word of God, but are unable to read it.

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Don't have an account? Episode list Out of the blue, Castiel appears and gets his ring. Season Kevin Tran awakens back on the boat, quickly interrupted by a knock at the door from Sam and Dean. When two angels bring Kevin back home, there is a surprise waiting for them. Sam and Dean search for the Word's author, Metatron. Bullwinkle the moose was a lead character in the 1960's classic cartoon "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.". Castiel disappears, confusing a waiter, as we see two well-dressed angels disappointed to have missed him.

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An e-mail from Kevin Tran arrives, revealed to be a video file that Kevin programmed to send in the event of his disappearance, declaring himself most likely dead with instructions to recover his research.

Sam and Dean have possession of a Word of God, but are unable to read it. Meanwhile, Dean finds a passed-out Sam back in the room and has him submerged in a bathtub filled with ice-water. This episode marks the 50th appearance of Castiel. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Rachel Miner.

In the previous episode, the tablet is in red clay, now it appears to be in stone. Crowley gets two demons to impersonate the Winchesters to lure paranoid prophet Kevin away, so he would betray the tablet secrets, but is up for a surprise too. They find a carved tablet inside the stone and soon the senseless Castiel that is insane informs that they have the Word of God, but he can not read it and he breaks the tablet. Metatron reveals the archangels wanted the Word of God to channel its power and rule the universe like he did in season 9. Trust us.

They find a young prophet that can help, but unfortunately, the angels and leviathans are after him, too.

The boys soon find that Garth can't confirm the finding, nor does it appear a new prophet has been activated. Crowley has always called Sam "moose."

It aired on May 1st, 2013. The Great Escapist is the 21st episode of Season 8.

View production, box office, & company info. This is the first episode to be directed by. Out of the blue, Kevin steals the pieces of the Word of God and his touch fixes the tablet.

Castiel finally returns to the Santa Fe branch to find all the customers dead, save for his waitress, whose eyes have been burned out of her skull as the two angels finally catch Castiel. Kevin tries to solve the third trial under Crowley's supervision. Despite forgetting the "secret knock," a curiously chipper Sam and Dean present Kevin with the second half of the Demon Tablet, and leave him to translate.

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The boys make a discovery that sends them to a casino in Colorado, to find a mysterious recluse (guest star Curtis Armstrong) who may be able to fill in the holes in Kevin's research.

Directed by Ben Edlund. You're one of the Angels? TV-14 Castiel tries to protect the angel tablet. Episode cast overview, first billed only. Overall this an episode that tries up so loose ends nicely-crazy Cas is an endearing character-while forwarding the show in a different direction. (01 May 2013). Was this review helpful to you? While Kevin tasks the fake Sam and Dean with going on a lunch run, the real Dean notices Sam's increasing wooziness, and sharpened memory of their childhood. Naomi departs before Crowley can kill her as well, while Ion rises and reveals himself to be in Crowley's employ. 42 min   |  Sam and Dean search for the Word's author, Metatron.

Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Start Now. Overall this an episode that tries up so loose ends nicely-crazy Cas is an endearing character-while forwarding the show in a different direction. Episode   |  Having rescued Kevin, Metatron questions Dean if he understands the consequences of the trials, and closing the gates of Hell, though Kevin wakes before the discussion goes further. Add the first question. Despite his increasing weakness, which he ends up claiming to be purifying him from demonic ancestry, Sam convinces Dean they must go on with the triple trial. Pac-Man Fever They find a young prophet that can help, but unfortunately, the angels and leviathans are after him, too.

Out of the blue, Kevin steals the pieces of the Word of God and his touch fixes the tablet. The angel explains that he went into hiding after God himself disappeared, and the archangels began mismanaging the universe in his absence.

Two brothers hunt demons, ghosts and other supernatural entities as they investigate crimes caused by paranormal forces. The angel Ion reports back to Naomi that Castiel seems to be evading them by setting up shop in the identical Biggersons' around the country.

At a Santa Fe Biggerson's restaurant, Castiel chats with a waitress, but soon realizes that more angels are on the way to track him. Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Are You There, God? Kevin tries to solve the third trial under Crowley's supervision. Meanwhile, Crowley goes on a winning streak; and Castiel tries to elude Naomi and the angels who are hunting him.