Supernatural Recap: Heartache

Achy Breaky Heart

by Joshowa

Supernatural star Jensen Ackles tackles directing for the third time with "Heartache." it's the tender tale of a group of ordinary people who become super-powered killers, thanks to the organ transplants they received from an ancient Mayan.

It all starts when an in-shape jogger gets his heart ripped out by a more rotund racer. Dean notices a connection between the runner's death and few other similar murders, so he and Sam take the case!

For more Mayan madness, follow the jump!

To make a long and not very interesting story short, Dean and Sam figure out that the murders are being perpetrated by a group of folks who all received organs from the same donor - a pro football player named Brick Holmes. Homeboy Brick was no ordinary dude; he was actually an ancient Mayan who stayed young and fit by sacrificing (and eating) human hearts to the god Cacao.

Thanks to Portlandia, this scene was all I could think of
whenever someone said, "Cacao."

All that voodoo got passed along to his organ recipients. They got his extra strength and prowess, but they still had to munch on some hearts to keep young, beautiful and powerful. Sounds delish! All this info comes courtesy of Betsy, his wife - the old lady now pretending to be his mother. It appears that Brick couldn't deal with the love of his life aging enough to look like his grandma, so he drove off a bridge; thus making his organs available for use in other bodies.

"Nom nom nom....What? Is this weird?"
Photo: HBO

Betsy also reveals that they don't need to track down all eight murdering organ recipients; Sam and Dean only have to stop the one with Brick's heart. And who should have said heart? Why it's Randa, a stripper working at the Bunny Hole, of course. She uses her occupation to snatch the tickers right out of her sad, lonely admirers. Hey, I'm sure she's not the first stripper to rip out a man's heart. Hi-OH!!

Randa knew granny-wife would squeal, so she and a couple fellow Brick cronies get the drop on Sam and Dean. But just when she's about to penetrate Dean with her hand, he manages to stab her right under the rib cage. With her passing, the other organistas go boom, as well.

"You see this face? Next time, go easy with the spray tan
on it. I look like a polished almond." Photo: The CW

Dean is pumped. Solving weird murders and murdering monsters really gets his motor running, but to Sammy, the whole thing is a drag. Our dear gentle giant would rather be canoodling with his awful veterinarian girlfriend and the dog he nearly murdered. He'd like to maybe even finally get that medical degree he's been dreaming about since he was a wee giant.

Dean (who's sensitive to Sam''s moods, yet not very sensitive) starts up with at least three or four guilt trips during this one hunt. "Oh Sam, I can't believe you are going to LET PEOPLE DIE just so you can have a normal life. Blah blah blah you're my only brother, blah blah blah save innocents, blah blah blah family business." Like Sunshine Anderson, we've heard it all before.

"Sam, come live a happy life with us! We'll have
birthday cake! AND PICNICS! And there will be sundresses!
Sundresses like you've never seen! All the sundresses
you could imagine!" Photo: The CW

And Sam is sick of hearing it. He declares, once and for all, that he is going to give up hunting. Once they find Kevin Tran and get the tablet back from Crowley, Sam's hanging up his shotgun and settling down. Dean claims he's not buying it (and neither are we), but his eyes say he's worried about losing his partner for good.

Next week - Supernatural gets the Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity treatment. Will it be scary? Will you get motion sick? Tune in to find out!

Quote of the ep:
In the stripper changing room
Dean: Smell that?
Sam: Dude, you're gross.

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