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May 4, 2016 · Don't Call Me Shurley: Directed by Robert Singer. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Rob Benedict, Curtis Armstrong. Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town that causes everyone to go mad.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Robert Singer
- 2016-05-04
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Don't Call Me Shurley is the 20th episode of Season 11. It aired on May 4, 2016.
Amara (guest star Emily Swallow) unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing everyone to go mad. Dean and Sam realize this is a stronger version of the original black vein virus Amara previously unleashed. They team up with the sheriff to protect the town but their old remedy no longer works. Meanwhile, Chuck (Rob Benedict) returns with an intere...
The scene opens with a scruffy dog outside a dumpster while Metatron scrounges inside for a sandwich. As he opens the wrapped sandwich scraps, the dog begs for some and whines. Metatron, with a deep breath, tosses the dog the meat and smiles. He goes back to scrounging and finally, frustrated, screams, "I give up!" Instantly, he and the dog are in a bar. He turns to the dog, commenting that they're not on Earth anymore. He looks around and sees a man sitting in a booth. When he gets closer, and the man turns, it's Chuck Shurley (or Carver Edlund, as Metatron assumes him to be).
Metatron demands to know what place they're in, and Chuck says it's a bar. Metatron counters arrogantly, explaining that they're in "one of the Big Man's constructs", and he should know. Then he wonders if it's a punishment on him for how he behaved—being stuck with a hack writer who's also a prophet of the Lord for eternity, offending Chuck, who asks if Metatron thinks he's really a hack and Metatron responds by revealing his utter lack of respect for Chuck's work, saying none of his books, including All Hell Breaks Loose, came even close to the top ten thousand. Chuck accepts his criticism humbly but says he can't believe Metatron burned one of his books when he was doing his monologue to Castiel. Metatron is flustered, wondering how Chuck could have known about that and Chuck laughs. He says he'd forgotten that people can't see him unless he wants them to. He hands Metatron some sunglasses to put on and makes a motion of flipping a switch—revealing himself as God, in a blinding light and hallelujah chorus. Metatron's jaw drops and he throws himself out of the booth, bowing and crossing himself. He avidly recants his criticisms of Supernatural, insisting that it's underrated and due for a reboot. Chuck tells him to stop with the kneeling and not to use the G-word. He smiles and says to just call him Chuck. Metatron pulls off the glasses and says he needs a stiffer drink uncomfortably as Chuck sighs.
At the bunker, Dean is swilling beer and ironing, using the beer as needed to add steam. Sam comes in and says he's glad to see Dean ironing because he's found a case and they're going to need their suits. Apparently a man named Wes Cooper committed a murder-suicide in Idaho and no one knows why—he just snapped. They wonder if he might have been possessed or soulless and decide to head out, hoping it's a lead on Amara. Sam sniffs at his freshly-ironed shirt and yells at Dean to stop ironing with beer.
Back at the bar, Metatron asks Chuck what he'd been up to as he tells Metatron that he's been busy these last few years. He started a blog but it was mostly pictures of cats. He says he also started a new series of books called Revolution. Metatron is dismissive of his taste in titles. Then he asks why God put on the Chuck suit to start with—what was the point?, Chuck says he likes front row seats and wanted to hide in plain sight as acting was fun. Metatron compliments him on his Oscar-worthy performance as a human but asks why no one knew. He mentions the amulet that supposedly burned hot in his presence. Chuck produces Dean's Amulet from thin air, as Metatron remarks Dean and his favorite Castiel had possessed it and wondered how they didn't notice. Chuck says he turned it off and then turns it back on with a blinding glow. As he puts the amulet back in his pocket, he starts to tell Metatron where it has been all this time, but Metatron cuts him off.
Metatron says Chuck who can see and hear all must have known what a piece of garbage he's been the last few years, and asks Chuck if he's been brought here to be destroyed, resigned to his fate. After briefly showing discontent at the mention of Metatron's deeds, Chuck quickly reveals he has no intention of destroying Metatron by saying cheerfully that he feels humanity's greatest achievement is music, and that this place is B.G.'s Canteen, where many great groups got their start. He says he hopes they can tap into some of that musical magic and work together to finish what he started a few months ago. Turns out he's been working on his autobiography, and he's stuck. Metatron is happy that he wants them work together and asks if he can be an angel again. Chuck laughs before revealing that sadly for him, apparently as punishment for his actions, he will not be made an angel ever again. Metatron agrees that that's probably a good call then turns to the manuscript: "Let's do this".
The boys are in Hope Springs, Idaho. Sam and Dean ask the sheriff, Mac, about Wes Cooper. Mac says it doesn't make sense and that a witness overheard him saying strange things like his life was meaningless and no one loved him – like every negative thought he had. The deputy, Harris, says Wes's wife really loved him and she has no idea why he'd snapped. Looking at crime scene pictures, Sam sees marks on Cooper's arms that look like the black tendrils they've seen before on the rabids. He asks if there were any strange phenomena around town like sulfur smells or fog, but Harris says no. Harris knocks off work early once she's done showing Sam the photos so she can get home to her new husband.
Main Cast
•Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester •Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
Co-Stars
•Sonja Bennett as Jan Harris •Jacob Ruchter as Art Harris •Tim Kelleher as Macready •Murry Peeters as Deputy •Yoshié Bancroft as Mother •Raf Rogers as Deputy •Dawn Chubai as Reporter
•Angels (mentioned only)
•Archangel (Lucifer, mentioned only)
•Primordial Entities (God; The Darkness, mentioned only)
•Rabid (new kind)
•Seraph (Castiel, mentioned only)
•Prophet (mentioned only)
•God previously appeared in Fan Fiction.
•This is the first time that Chuck reveals his true identity as God. However, this fact was hinted at in Swan Song.
•The Winchesters thought Chuck was dead starting with A Little Slice of Kevin.
•God confirms Joshua's statement that Dean's amulet could not find him unless he allowed it.
•The Rabid returns for the first time since Form and Void, albeit as a new kind.
•Metatron returns in this episode. He was last seen in Our Little World.
•Anna previously states "Only four Angels have seen God" however Metatron contradicts this when he states all the angels were terrified seeing God for the first time.
•The CW's official summary for this episode mistakenly does not cite actor Rob Benedict as a guest star.
•The title of this episode is a direct reference to a popular quote from Airplane! (1980).
•This is the final episode written by Robbie Thompson, who departs the show following Season 11.
•According to Curtis Armstrong, the actor who portrays Metatron, the dog's name is Gidget.
•Curtis Armstrong also stated that after Our Little World, Metatron ended up in a hospital and the feeling of his own heart beat is what made him realize the value of life.
•Several times during the episode, it is seen that when Metatron flips through Chuck's autobiography, the pages are empty.
•Metatron pours himself a glass of beer which is all foam. A few seconds later, the glass is half full of beer with almost no foam.
•Fare Thee Well by Oscar Issac (in Chuck's performance)
•Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys (cover version)
Don't Call Me Shurley. " Don't Call Me Shurley " is the twentieth episode of the paranormal drama television series Supernatural ' s season 11, and the 238th overall. The episode was written by co-executive producer Robbie Thompson and directed by executive consultant Robert Singer. It was first broadcast on May 4, 2016 on The CW.
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Dec 12, 2022 · Don't Call Me Shurley Episode # Season 11, Episode 20 First aired: May 4, 2016 Directed by: Robert Singer: Written by: Robbie Thompson: On IMDB: Don't Call Me Shurley: Outline: When Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing residents to go rabid, Sam and Dean attempt to protect the town. Meanwhile, Chuck returns with a proposition for ...
May 5, 2016 · Verdict. "Don't Call Me Shurley" may not have been the "Wow!" we were waiting for, after so long, with regards to the show's big God reveal, but it made up some ground with a compelling ...
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May 6, 2016 · Not one I'm familiar with, but it was great. — God is bisexual, thus reinforcing one of the few things Godstiel got right way back in season 6. — Revolution was the show Supernatural creator Eric Kripke created after he left Supernatural. — "Don't call me Shurley" is, of course, a reference to Leslie Nielsen's famous "I am serious.
