Hello, Cruel World (Supernatural)
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| "Hello, Cruel World" | |
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| Supernatural episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Guy Bee |
| Written by | Ben Edlund |
| Cinematography by | Serge Ladouceur |
| Editing by | Donald L. Koch |
| Production code | 3X7053 |
| Original air date | September 30, 2011 |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Hello, Cruel World" is the 2nd episode of the paranormal drama television series Supernatural's season 7, and the 128th overall. The episode was written by Ben Edlund and directed by Guy Bee. It was first broadcast on September 30, 2011 on The CW. In the episode, the Leviathans find that they can't stay in Castiel's body as it's rapidly declining his mental state and decide to spread through a water supply so they can find new vessels for themselves.
After attacking Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Bobby (Jim Beaver), the Leviathans (Misha Collins) loses power as Jimmy Novak's body can't handle too many Leviathans at once and his body is rapidly deteriorating. The Leviathans leave while Sam (Jared Padalecki) is still tortured mentally by Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino), subsequently being woken by Dean.
The Leviathans walk into a reservoir water supply and sink so the Leviathans are spread throughout the water supply and find new vessels for each one. Castiel is nowhere to be found, and Dean takes his coat which washes up on shore. The Leviathans begin to possess people through the water supply, including a young girl (Olivia Steele-Falconer) and a mechanic (Benito Martinez). The young girl soon possesses Dr. Gaines (Cameron Bancroft) and begins to feed on the livers of patients of the Sioux Falls General Hospital. This is watched by Sheriff Jody Mills (Kim Rhodes) and she tries to escape from the hospital but she collapses due to a surgery.
Dean investigates a massacre that took place in a swimming team and after finding the black ooze, he finds out that the Leviathans are responsible. Jody calls Bobby to help her escape from the Leviathans while Dr. Gaines meets with the mechanic, Edgar, to begin killing people in the hospital so they can feed on them daily, just like their "boss" told them to. Bobby manages to take Jody out of the hospital and begins investigating in the hospital at the morgue.
Sam and Dean leave in the Impala but, unknown to Sam, "Dean" is in fact Lucifer disguised. He takes Sam to a warehouse and reveals himself to Sam, causing Sam to shoot at him multiple times. Taunting him further, Lucifer tells Sam to just kill himself to end the nightmare. The real Dean arrives and manages to convince him that their world is real. They then receive a call from Bobby and head to his house but they find it burned and, as his cellphone does not answer, they begin to think that he is dead. Just then, Edgar arrives and attacks them but Dean manages to drop a car on him, crushing him. As their wounds are severe, they are taken in an ambulance. Due to the severe knock on his head, Sam is now being disturbed again by Lucifer and suffers a seizure. As Dean calms him down, he is shocked to find that they are headed to Sioux Falls General Hospital. In Bobby's yard, Edgar's blood begins to return to his body and his hand begins moving, indicating he is still alive.
