Don't Call Me Shurley
| "Don't Call Me Shurley" | |
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| Supernatural episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Robert Singer |
| Written by | Robbie Thompson |
| Production code | 4X6270 |
| Original air date | May 4, 2016 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Source | Rating |
| IGN | 8.6 |
| TV Fanatic |   |
| Den of Geek | |
"Don't Call Me Shurley" is the twentieth episode of the paranormal drama television series Supernatural's season 11, and the 238th overall. The episode was written by co-executive producer Robbie Thompson and directed by executive consultant Robert Singer. It was first broadcast on May 4, 2016 on The CW. In the episode, after Amara unleashes another attack, Sam and Dean look through a way to stop her while the Prophet Chuck Shurley returns to face her. The episode finally confirmed the theories among the series' fans that speculated that Chuck was God. The title is a reference to the phrase "Don't call me Shirley" from the movie Airplane! in a dialogue between Robert Hays and Leslie Nielsen.
The episode received critical acclaim, with God's identity finally revealed and Metatron's and Chuck's chemistry praised.
Metatron (Curtis Armstrong) is looking for food on a dumpster when he is suddenly transported to a bar where he finds prophet Chuck Shurley (Rob Benedict). Chuck gives Metatron glasses and when he puts them on, angels begin singing and a stunned Metatron realizes the shining Chuck is God. He wants Metatron to help Him finish His autobiography, with which He's been having problems.
Chuck reveals He's been traveling the world and only seems interested in His time on Earth as a human. Metatron criticizes most of the autobiography for giving no details, and God in His response unknowingly reveals that He has sympathy for Lucifer turning into a villain. Over the course of their conversation, He also mentions He likes the Winchesters and constantly brought back Castiel for them, but He is done helping them since their quest to destroy the Mark caused Amara to be released upon the world. At some point, the former angel asks Him why Dean’s amulet didn’t glow near Chuck, when it was said to glow brightly in the presence of God. God says He “turned it off”, and then produces the amulet and turns it on again, causing it to shine. When Metatron asks God why He created the world, He says He was lonely, and that He hoped that by creating things He could convince Amara to be better, but she just destroyed everything every single time. He then locked her away and created the universe, but after seeing all the conflict both humans and angels create, He walked away to let them sort it out for themselves. He reveals that He sees no point in fighting Amara again and would rather let her destroy the world.
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