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The hosts discuss Supernatural's episode 'Defending Your Life' while creating a drinking game based on its themes and character moments.

Dean Winchester Is on Trial and the Drinks Are Guilty in Supernatural's "Defending Your Life"Welcome to this episode of Gank That Drank: A Supernatural Drinking Game. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nate McWhortor are cracking open Supernatural Season 7, Episode 4, "Defending Your Life"—the one where Sam and Dean roll into Dearborn, Michigan, chasing a string of mysterious deaths that look like victims are being punished by their own dark pasts. The premise is simple: you watch that episode of Supernatural alongside Krissy and Nate and build a drinking game out of it, then hear exactly how the rules played out for them.This week's game is loaded with character-specific cues that make you pay attention in all the right ways. Every mention of Amy Pond—still fresh and still sore—earns a drink, and anytime someone goes running (which happens more than you'd expect), you drink again. The real backbone of the game is the word "guilty," which racks up a surprising ten hits once you start counting guilt alongside it. Salt circle on screen? Drink. Ghost dog spotted or spoken? Drink. Red dirt from that apple orchard? Drink. And when Dean delivers his legendary self pep talk, you finish your…

People in this episode

Hosts: Krissy Lenz, Nate McWhortor

Topics covered

• Supernatural
• drinking game
• character analysis
• guilt
• mystery deaths

Keywords

• Supernatural
• Defending Your Life
• Dean Winchester
• drinking game
• Amy Pond
• guilt
• mystery deaths

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Supernatural, Defending Your Life

Places: Dearborn, Michigan

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