Supernatural (TV series)/Recap/S05/E08 Changing Channels

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Season 5, Episode 8:

Changing Channels

The Winchesters investigate a mysterious death -- in which the widow swears it was The Incredible Hulk that killed her husband. When Sam finds candy wrappers at the scene of death, they know what they're dealing with -- The Trickster.

Two days later, they're Trapped in TV Land. Yeah, it's that kind of episode.

Tropes


  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The commercial for the fictional genital herpes medication, Herpexia, lists the drug's side effects as follows (as recited by Dean):

Dean (voiceover): Side effects of Herpexia include permanent erectile dysfunction, thoughts of suicide, and nausea.

Dean:I'm gonna need a bigger mouth.

  • Even the Guys Want Him Dean's tongue-tied reaction to Dr. Sexy
  • Glasses Pull
  • Groin Attack: "Changing Channels." "NUT-CRACKAAAAA!"
  • Guilty Pleasures: episode "Changing Channels", Sam earlier caught Dean watching a hospital show called "Dr. Sexy, M.D.", but Dean claims he isn't a fan of the show. Later on, "Dr. Sexy" actually appears.

Dean Winchester: [notices the doctor's footwear, slams him against the wall] You're not Dr. Sexy.
Dr. Sexy: You're crazy.
Dean Winchester: Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr. Sexy sexy, is the fact that he wears cowboy boots. Not tennis shoes!
Sam Winchester: Yeah, you're not a fan...
Dean Winchester: It's a guilty pleasure!