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airdate: November 5, 2009
directed by James L. Conway
written by Eric Kripke, Nancy Weiner

Don't touch that remote! Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) get stuck in TV Hell when The Trickster (Richard Speight Jr.) throws them into an alternate universe where they are characters in different television series, including a sexy medical show, a Japanese game show, a forensics show and a sitcom.




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  • Dean: A bloody, violent monster, and you wanna be Facebook friends with him?
  • Trickster: Hmm, let me guess. You two muttonheads broke the world, and you want me to clean up your mess.
  • Surgeon Sam: I'm gonna need a paring knife, some dental floss, and a fifth of whiskey. Stat!




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Name: Trickster / Gabriel
Played by: Richard Speight Jr.
Species: Angel
Motivation: Make Sam and Dean fulfill their destinies to become vessels for Michael and Lucifer
Fate: Trapped but released by Dean and Sam




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  • Allusions in this episode included references to several TV shows or types of shows:
    • CSI: Miami
    • Knight Rider
    • Japanese game show
    • Grey's Anatomy
    • '70s sitcom
  • There were also references to the TV show and two movies made about The Incredible Hulk.





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  • How did none of the other angels know about Gabriel?





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  • Wellington, Ohio, where the boys find themselves in this episode, was the "Cheese Capital of the World" from about 1868 until 1910.

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  • The character that we have always known as the Trickster actually is (and always has been) the archangel Gabriel!




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Super-fan Becky (remember her from Sympathy for the Devil?) is back, and she tricks Sam and Dean into attending a Supernatural convention! The boys and Chuck go to the conventions and are in for a shock when they see many of the fans dressed up like them and acting out the Supernatural book series.



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wetpaint Review Epsiode 508 Changing Channels (page: 1 2) 31 Nov 10 2009, 4:18 PM EST by Roamin.Celt
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Once you've seen the episode sound off here!
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TheNiteHawke Changing Channels: Officially awesome! 11 Nov 6 2009, 11:49 PM EST by SuperZu
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I'm definitely loving this epi! What a riot!

Not only are the actors awesome - as always - but it looks as though we'll be seeing more of the Trickster!

I'm psyched! (See, you can tell by all the !!!!!! exclamation points!!)
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SuperZu Promo video leaks another clue! 0 Nov 5 2009, 9:39 AM EST by SuperZu
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Hey, take a look at the Space Channel promo for epi 5.08 -- it's on the Season Five Extras page with all the other videos: http://supernaturalfanwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Season+Five+Extras

Remember when we were talking about how the Trickster always has a "lesson" to teach with his pranks? Well, at the end, the Trickster says "Play the roles that destiny has chosen for you ...[or] you'll stay here in TV land forever." Oooh! Is it me, or does the Trickster sound suspiciously like ZACHARIAH there?!

There's also a glimpse of Knightrider in this promo, with Sammy's voice coming out of the Impala (Kit) ... which makes Dean ... David Hassehoff. Bwahahaha! Well, he has used his name as an alias, so I guess he deserves it! :)
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SuperZu Interview with Richard Speight Jr, the Trickster... 1 Nov 4 2009, 8:32 PM EST by TheNiteHawke
Thread started: Nov 4 2009, 5:35 PM EST  Watch
There's a link to a new interview with the Trickster on the News page!

http://supernaturalfanwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Supernatural+News
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