Episode Details

Supernatural Season 5, Episode 17, 99 Problems recap ⛪ (But a... you know the rest. Thanks, Jay-Z.) An entire town in Blue Earth, Minnesota, has armed up for the Apocalypse, a young prophet is getting messages straight from the angels, and Cas discovers a liquor store, on Denim-wrapped Nightmares, a Supernatural rewatch podcast.

The boys are fleeing a swarm of demons when a heavily armed militia of townspeople saves them, Mad Max-style. They're led by Father Gideon (Larry Poindexter) and his daughter Leah (Kayla Mae Maloney), a prophet who's been getting messages from heaven that keep the town alive. But the rules keep getting stricter: no drinking, no gambling, no premarital sex. Then people who break the rules start dying. Cas shows up (very drunk) with a theory, and Dean slips away for a visit to someone special.

Episode Highlights:

• Dean to Leah: You're not the first prophet we've met, but you are the cutest
• Paul (Bruce Ramsay) and Rob (Michael Shanks from Stargate SG-1) (Berly was convinced they were a couple)
• Cas: I found a liquor store. I drank it.
• Cas's voicemail greeting: I don't understand why you want me to say my name. (beep boop)
• Father Gideon, a character we actually liked
• Leah's secret
• The town's exorcism chant, which actually means breed with the mouth of a goat (Monty Python, is that you?)
• Dean's visit to Lisa (Cindy Sampson) and Ben, and the plan he's making

In the lore segment, we dig into the Whore of Babylon from Revelation 17, drunk on the blood of the saints, how early Christians saw her as a symbol for Rome, and Aleister Crowley's take on her as Babalon, holding the holy grail.

"No drinking, no gambling, no premarital sex. Dating... They basically just outlawed 90% of your personality." – Sam Winchester

Your turn, hunters: Would YOU survive in Blue Earth under Leah's rules? And how much do you love drunk Cas? Tell us in the Spotify comments, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts (it's how new hunters find us), or send us fan mail. Bonus points for fandom fun facts we missed.

Sources:

• https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/99_Problems
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/whore-of-Babylon
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whore_of_Babylon
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A

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