Supernatural (TV series)/Recap/S06/E15 The French Mistake

The French Mistake
Balthazar arrives unexpectedly at Bobby Singer's home and proceeds to give the Winchesters a very hurried and incomplete explanation that he needs them to hide a key integral to Castiel's war effort. And then throws them through a window...

...right through the Fourth Wall as Dean and Sam land on crash pads on the set of Supernatural, a low-rated genre show in which they are actors playing the main characters. Hilarity Ensues.

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"Misha: [writing a tweet] R. O. T. F. L. M. A. O."
 * Affectionate Parody: of the actors' public personae.
 * Bad Bad Acting
 * Big Fancy House: Apparently, Jared Padalecki lives in one. "Nice modest digs, Jay-Z."
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: not so much breaking, as pulverizing and tap-dancing in the ruins.
 * Danger Takes a Backseat
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: Dean's reaction to learning that Raphael's new host is a woman.
 * Ironic Echo: The freeze frame.
 * Jerkass: Balthazar
 * Kill Em All: Virgil goes on a killing spree on the Supernatural set. Wherever the "real" Jared and Jensen went, they're going to be in for a shock when they get back.
 * The Nth Doctor: Raphael has a new host.
 * Other Me Annoys Me: Dean especially is peeved his alter ego Jensen Ackles
 * Running Gag:
 * "At least they're talking to each other."
 * "Season six.."
 * Self Parody: Misha Collins has a ball with it.


 * Stargate City: "We're not even in America!"
 * Tears of Fear
 * We Need a Distraction
 * Who Would Want to Watch Us