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Opening Thoughts: Bobby can't die; he just can't!!!
Last time, Bobby was shot in the head by Leviathan bossman Dick Roman. I'm freaking the fuck out about whether or not he's going to die. On the bright side, I did have time to grab dinner from Subway between Bingo and this.
Open on what looks like a bullet wound. Oh God, it is. It's a bullet wound in Bobby's head. Sam frantically tries to stop the bleeding as Dean drives them to the nearest hospital. The camera appears to go into the bullet wound, and symbolically, into Bobby's mind. He's remembering the Jersey Devil hunt from two weeks ago (or like 2 days ago in their time, maybe less). Blood starts to drip onto Bobby's fingers; it's coming from his head. Bobby tells dream Sam and Dean that he got shot. They seem confused. Bobby can't communicate with the real world. He remembers some numbers from the Leviathans' plan.
All of a sudden, Bobby's in a bedroom. With his wife. Looks like a romantic evening. He gives Karen a glass of wine that somehow magically appeared in his hand. Karen wants to talk. Aww, I wish Karen was still alive. Wait, if she was, Bobby wouldn't be a hunter, and Sam and Dean would never have met him...never mind. Sorry Karen. Bobby hears thunder, but the skies are clear when he looks outside. He sees a boy running through the yard. Bobby leaves Karen, and suddenly he's on a hunt with Rufus. He asks for help, but Rufus doesn't listen. The same kid runs by again. He grabs Bobby's hand and says, "God's gonna punish you". Random shot of a glass of milk breaking. That was creepy. Bobby walks into what is now a church. The ground shakes, the people at the altar vanish, and the lights go out. A guy with a pocket watch tells Bobby his time's up. Oh lord, it's a reaper!
Bobby says he's never heard of a reaper getting in someone's head. The reaper tells Bobby he's in a coma. I don't like his pocket watch; it's creepy. Bobby takes off. Suddenly he's back with Sam and Dean, who are arguing over whether Chuck Norris or Jet Li is a bigger badass. He opens the doors to the kitchen, and there's a strange woman setting the table. He closes the door, and he's back on the hunt with Rufus. This is getting confusing, and very difficult to recap. Bobby tells Rufus a reaper is coming for him, but Rufus lets it go.
Back in the real world, Bobby is being wheeled into the ER. He's not doing good. Sam and Dean look on anxiously as the doctors start to work. Bobby's back on the ghost hunt with Rufus. A scary ghost lady appears and sticks her hand in Bobby's chest. In the ER, Bobby's crashing. On the hunt, Rufus saves Bobby, only to get tossed aside by the spirit. Bobby torches her bones and destroys her. In the ER, Bobby appears to be somewhat stable. On the hunt, Rufus has been knocked unconscious. In the ER, a doctor tells Sam and Dean, "We'll just have to see". I hate that phrase. It never sounds good. Oh God, the boys are going to cry, which means I'm going to cry...
Once more in Bobby's noggin, Bobby confronts the kid that's been following him around, only to appear to recognize him. Bobby asks Rufus about his near-death experience. Rufus tells him he saw the apartment where he grew up, i.e his life flashed before his eyes. He says he went deep and found the right door out, but you have to get through all the crap you don't want to think about. Basically Bobby has to find his worst memory to get out of his own head. He tries to explain the situation to Rufus, but it doesn't go over too well. Fortunately, Rufus agrees to go along just as the reaper starts to shake the ground again. Rufus says something about Bobby being a "family man", which apparently narrows it down for Bobby. Cut to a memory of Karen, who is upset because Bobby did not want children. She reenacts the memory without Bobby's side of the dialogue. In a completely heart-wrenching way, Bobby tells Karen he's sorry, and he's never stopped being sorry. Bobby tells Rufus Karen got possessed three days after that fight, and he had to stab her to death. He thinks this is his worst memory because they never got a chance to make up. This is really sad! Rufus encourages Bobby to try the door. Bobby thanks Rufus and opens the door. There's a white light.
Bobby walks into the light, but he's still in his own head. He and Rufus watch a younger Bobby play baseball with a young (and completely adorable!) Dean. I just fangirl-squeed. Not joking. They find another door, but Rufus asked why Bobby didn't want kids. Bobby says he was afraid he turn out a mean drunk like his father. The next door leads to what appears to be a family dinner in the Singer household. Wow, Bobby's dad
was a jerk. Young Bobby knocks a glass of milk off the table. His father yells at him, throws his plate on the floor, and takes a drink. Bobby closes the door. Rufus says he should go in, but Bobby says that's not the worst. The house shakes again. Wait a minute, Bobby's got an idea! He says they're going to stop the reaper somehow.
Back in reality, the doctor tries to give Sam and Dean some of the positives, but says most of the time cases like Bobby's don't end well. A strange, short man in a suit walks up to Sam and Dean, asking if either of them is next of kin. Dean tells the guy he's Bobby's nephew. The guy asks Dean about organ donation. Oh boy, this is not going to end well. Dean harshly insists that Bobby is not going to die. Losing control, he punches a glass panel beside the man's head and walks out of the hospital. Jensen is going to break my heart in this one, isn't he? Outside, Dean see's Dick Roman's car. He walks right up and challenges Dick to a showdown. People are filming you with camera phones, Dean. How about we calm down a little. Dean promises to make Dick pay, and we all know he will. Dean Winchester does not let it slide when somebody hurts the people he loves.
In Bobby's coma dream, Bobby starts looking for a book from his library to help him stop the reaper. He picks out the right book and pulls a cross-looking pendant from it. They're not going to try to control the reaper, are they?
In the hospital, Dean gets some (presumably crappy) coffee. He lies to Sam about the organ donation guy, tells him Dick is outside, and asks for an update. Bobby's breathing on his own and some of the swelling's down, but they're not going to try to take the bullet out yet. It still doesn't look great. Sam wants to talk about what they're going to do if Bobby dies; Dean remains in denial and gets angry. My heart is breaking right now. I can't stand to see the boys sad!
Once more in Bobby's psyche, Bobby and Rufus work on summoning the reaper. He watches his somewhat younger self argue with John Winchester over the phone. Bobby should have been a dad; he would've made a great one. Bobby and Rufus finish the summoning ritual, and the reaper appears. The reaper continues to tell Bobby that he's going to die. Things and people are starting to disappear from his mind. Dude, the guy playing this reaper is depressing and creepy. He tells Bobby to come with him, that he's earned eternal rest, or stay and become an angry spirit. We all know Bobby won't go for either. The reaper says Bobby made something of his life, but his work is done; he's done enough for Sam and Dean. Bobby says he doesn't care; Sam and Dean are his boys. I'm going to cry now.
Bobby goes back to his memory of his father. He looks on as his father slaps his mother. Bobby confronts his father; calling him out on all his shit. This is going to get very messy. Bobby talks about how he "adopted" Sam and Dean, and they grew up great, and tells his father to go to hell. Go Bobby!
In the ER, a doctor tells Sam and Dean that Bobby's showing signs of responding. They can see him before he goes into surgery.
In Bobby's head, young Bobby comes back into the kitchen with a gun. He points it at his father and shoots him in the head, in the exact same place where Bobby was shot, no less. Oh my God. Bobby killed his father. I could see this qualifying as his darkest memory. Bobby's mother tells him God will punish him. Bobby tells young Bobby to get a shovel and bury his father. The reaper comes back, but Bobby goes into the light again.
Back at the hospital, Sam and Dean are by Bobby's side. Sam takes his hand and says thanks for everything. I'm going to cry again. Bobby's eyes open. He pulls his oxygen mask off and tries to speak. Dean grabs a pen and Bobby writes the numbers from before on Sam's hand. He weakly says, "Idjits" just before flatlining. Wait, flatlining?! No, no, no, no NO!!!! I am crying right now. Freaking the fuck out. Bobby can't die; he can't, he can't, he can't!!!!
Oh God, Bobby's still flatlining. Sam and Dean watch as the doctors try to save him. I'm still freaking the fuck out. This is not okay. Not okay at all. The boys are crying, I'm crying; this is bad. Bobby's back in his head, and the reaper's there too. The reaper says it's Bobby's last chance to move on. I cannot deal with this right now. He says Sam and Dean will be okay without Bobby. NO THEY WON'T! Bobby says he's glad he saved his best memory for last. He walks into the living room, gives Sam and Dean beers, and watches as they argue about snack food. I'm going to start sobbing. Sam and Dean fade away, and I'm completely losing it. The reaper tells Bobby it's decision time: stay or go. And the episode's over. What the fuck?!
Final Thoughts: How am I supposed to wait five weeks to find out if Bobby lives or dies?! I can't even think right now...
Next Time (January 6): They haven't shown Bobby in any of the previews, but that's intentional either way. I'm still freaking out. They just can't kill Bobby! Especially not because the next episode airs two days after my birthday, and I was going to consider it a "birthday present". That would be a really shitty present.
Update: Posted this on my twitter, decided I liked it, wanted to post it here: I'm going to start saying "Idjit" instead of "I love you", because that's what it meant when Bobby said it to Sam and Dean *sniffle*
