Supernatural 11x11 Recap: "Into the Mystic"

Into the Mystic.
There's a special song being played on Supernatural this week, but this one isn't pleasant. Instead, it's causing violent deaths and Sam and Dean are on the case to stop them.
Sam's not sleeping well because he's hearing Lucifer's voice over and over in the bunker and he hasn't gone out for days. Dean's found a case in the paper that he thinks will get them out and about. Since they've had zero new information on Amara, and according to Dean, Cas is fine like always, he thinks they should check this one out.

Meanwhile, we all know that Cas is serving as Lucifer's vessel and he's choosing to spend some time in the park. Another angel has noticed that Lucifer's occupying the vessel and attempts to kill him, but gets his body blown to blood splatters before even having a chance. Ah, the things he can do at the snap of his fingers.

Mildred Baker (guest star Dee Wallace), a resident of the hotel where a man suddenly was found dead with no signs of break in, has a special role in this case. Dean questions the manager regarding any ghost signals, but there's no sign of it from him. However, the man did piss off lots of the other residents, one of which is dead, so they burn his bones and hope that's the end of it. That is until the manager heres the song and screams and kills himself, as well. This time, Mildred sees it, and sees the creature that was feeding off him.

While Dean continues to speak to Mildred, Sam goes to speak to Marlene, a housekeeper, who actually doesn't answer at first because she's deaf. She's able to understand and speak back, and although she doesn't have any information for him, they incorporated American Sign-Language into the episode, which was a nice touch. Sam even makes an attempt to say 'Thank You' through ASL in response, but makes a mistake, which she corrects. Including ASL wasn't the only thing she brought to this episode, she's also very curious as to what Sam and Dean are up to.

After some research, Sam and Dean come to the conclusion that they're probably dealing with a banshee. And according to what they've found out, they prey on the vulnerable, so while Dean goes to get supplies, Sam's going to find out who could be the next target. Dean heads back to the bunker to find a visitor going through all of their files, looking for a way to kill Amara. 'Cas' admits that he missed an opportunity, and then Dean opens up about missing two, himself. He also tells him about the attraction, connection, whatever it is, between them, and how he has a hard time resisting it.

Mildred knew that Sam and Dean had to be monster hunters because they're "too cute to be FBI agents." Since Mildred has a medical condition that makes her vulnerable, Sam talks to her and says that he and Dean are going to protect her. Sam also asks her about Marlene, but the staff member named Marlene that is usually working is on vacation right now, and as far as she knows, she's not deaf. Quite suspicious, so Sam follows her. Problem is, she thinks that Sam and Dean are the banshees, but Sam tells her to test him and she sees that he's not.

In the beginning of the episode, we see a flashback of a baby whose parents are killed by the banshee 30 years ago. This baby is Marlene, whose actual name is Eileen. Eileen is also a hunter who was trained from a very young age, and, her parents weren't the only thing taken from her. The same banshee that killed her parents is also the reason why she's deaf. Her mother's father was also part of the Men of Letters. Her story checks out and they develop a plan, which includes using Mildred as bate, which Sam's hesitant to do.

As the sun starts to set, Mildred spends some time talking to Dean and he helps to take her mind off of what they're waiting for. And she tells him that the secret to a long happy life is to follow her heart, like she did. They talk for a little bit of time until it's time to face the banshee, who doesn't go after Mildred, but Dean instead. And that causes him to start banging his head against the wall to make the song stop. Mildred does as Eileen told her, cuts her hand, places it on the symbol, which causes the banshee to be stuck on the opposite wall in place, and Eileen kills her.

So, everyone's safe and sound, although Dean has a few bruises. Sam offers Eileen to call anytime whether she needs help or just to hang out, so there's a possibility we can see her again in the future. And as Mildred's saying goodbye to Dean, she says she can tell that Dean's pining for somebody else. And Dean responds that he is "single and ready to mingle."

While Sam and Dean are back at the bunker, Dean mentions that something seems a little off about him, but Sam points out that something always seems off about him, which isn't not true, but they agree to keep an eye on them. Sam admits that Dean was write, being back on the job did help. And he also talks about how he's sorry that he didn't look for Dean while he was in purgatory. He hasn't forgiven himself for that, but Dean has. It's in the past now, and all that matters is that they're together, enjoying beers. And when Sam asks Dean why the banshee would go after him if they go after vulnerable people, he brushes it off as if it was out of self defense. Secrets are never good, Dean. And now, while Sam is able to sleep, Dean's struggling to, instead.

Next episode, Jody Mills and Claire Novak are back, and Claire's been doing some hunting. So we'll see what they've been up to. I really enjoyed tonight's episode and I also love that they incorporated ASL into it. It was definitely a nice thing to watch on screen. Definitely a good one that brought us back to the single episode cases, and it seems like next week we'll be doing the same with another monster case.