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Nightshifter

Episode Number: 34    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Thursday January 25, 2007    Prod Code: 3T5512
The Winchesters investigate a series of crimes where robbers with no criminal past commit suicide after the hold-ups.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Ben Edlund
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Star: Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester),  Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester)
Guest Star: Georgia Craig (Sherri),  Charles Malik Whitfield (Special Agent Henricksen),  Emy Aneke (Sampson),  Christopher Gauthier (Ronald Resnick)

Notes

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International Airdates:
Denmark: February 18, 2007 on TV3
Italy: August 5, 2008 on Rai2 (edit)
The episode opens with a “Breaking News” television report, which actually breaks into the opening recap, just as a real “Breaking News” report would. (edit)
In-joke: The "ManDroid" on the cover of Fortean Times is a Cyberman from the new series of the British science fiction show Doctor Who, shown on BBC1 in England and Sci-Fi in America. The issue is FT 209 from May 2006. (edit)
Jared Paladecki's cast over his wrist and arm has been taken off. (edit)
Music: Renegade by Styx, Rock You Like A Hurricane by The Scorpions (edit)

Quotes

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Henricksen: I know about your dad.
Dean: You don't know crap about my dad.
Henricksen: Ex-marine, raised his kids on the road, cheap motels, backwood cabins, real pair of military-survivalist type. I just can't get a handle on what type of wacko he was. White supremacist, Timothy McVeigh? Tomato, tomahto.
Dean: You got no right, talkin' about my dad like that. He was a hero. (edit)
Sherri: (about Dean) Who is that man?
Sam: He’s my brother.
Sherri: He is so brave! (Sam rolls eyes) (edit)
Dean: Are you nuts?
Ronald: That’s just it, I’m not nuts. I mean, I was so scared that I was losing my marbles, but this is real! I mean, I was right! Except for the mandroid thing, thank you.
Dean: Yeah, don’t mention it. (edit)
(Dean opens vault where hostages are being hidden)
Sherri: Oh my God! You saved us. You saved us!
Dean: Actually, I just met some more. (ushers more hostages in) (edit)
Lt. Robarts: (about the Feds taking over the situation) Let me guess. You’re lead dog now, but you would just love my full cooperation.
Henricksen: I don’t give a rat’s ass what you do. You can go get a donut and bang your wife for all I care. (edit)

Trivia

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When Ronald goes to the bank and locks the doors, he then shouts "This is not a robbery!" and shoots some shots into the ceiling. His shots are at about a 70 - 75 degree angle and there is no way that the debris would have fallen right on him from above, not with the vaulted ceilings. (edit)
When the boys are in the jewelry shop, Sam's hair is backwards. Then when the boys are outside Ronald's house, we can see Sam is wearing his hair like he always does. In the next scene, however, his hair is backwards again. (edit)
When Sam and Dean are showing their badges to Ronald they are both holding them with their left hands but when the camera angle switches, Dean is now holding his badge in his right hand. (edit)
There is no way that ordinary ceiling tile will support a human body. (edit)

Allusions

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Dean: I don’t think he likes you Agent Johnson.
Dean is referring to Sam as Agent Johnson from The Matrix Reloaded, the second installment of The Matrix series, written and directed by the Wachowski brothers. (edit)
FBI Badges
When Sam and Dean present their fake FBI badges for Ronald to inspect, Sam's badge reads "Han Solo," and Dean's reads "Jack Ryan." Han Solo is the character played by Harrison Ford in the Star Wars films, and Jack Ryan is a fictional CIA officer created by writer Tom Clancy. Harrison Ford also played Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). (edit)
Ronald: ...like the Terminator, but the kind that can change itself, make itself look like other people.
They are referring to the 1991 film, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The Terminator that can change forms is the T-1000, played by Robert Patrick, who is the antagonist of the film. (edit)
Ronald: I knew it, as soon as you two left. You ain't FBI. Who are you? Who are you working for, huh? The Men in Black?
Referencing the 1997 movie Men in Black starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as government agents dedicated to dealing with alien menaces. (edit)
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Community Reviews (64)

 
10.0
Perfect
Nightshifter
"Cleverly plotted"
The boys investigate strange killings by the familiar Shapeshifters.
Continue » Posted Oct 7, 2007 12:46 am PST
9.8
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Nightshifter
"Not my favorite storyline"
Sam and Dean encounter another shape shifter as they are held as hostages in a bank. Dean makes national headlines as a wanted man.
Continue » Posted Oct 6, 2007 5:37 pm PST
9.2
Superb
Nightshifter
"Well written"
Sam & Dean find themselves on the wrong side of the law again, setting a realistic thread to their supernatural lifestyle.
Continue » Posted Aug 23, 2007 12:03 pm PST
9.9
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Nightshifter
"Another great installment"
Sam and Dean hunt yet another shape shifter.
Continue » Posted Jul 15, 2007 11:58 am PST

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9.5
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Nightshifter
"Cleverly plotted"
Winchester’s 11. ‘Nuff said, as the kids say these days.
Continue » Posted Jul 13, 2007 1:13 pm PST
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