BWW Recap: Teen Dean Shakes It Off on SUPERNATURAL

If you could transform back into your teen self for a day, what would you do? Cause some mischief? Attend that One Direction concert you had been too embarrassed to go to before? Run to the nearest FAO Schwartz and play on their giant-sized foot piano? The possibilities are endless. Tuesday's episode of SUPERNATURAL, entitled "About a Boy," not only re-introduced us to teen Dean, but instilled a fear of childhood fairytales inside all of us.

Dean was obsessively looking for answers to rid himself of the Mark when Sam discovered a case involving some kind of supernatural being snatching people up, minus their clothes. Sam pushed Dean to hunt with him, but Dean was convinced that staying locked up was the best answer. Sam pleaded with his brother, but he was still shaken up from the events surrounding Charlie. Charlie had forgiven him and it was time he forgave himself. Dean reluctantly agreed, maybe a case was good for the hunter's soul.

Because the demon to seedy bar ratio was high, Dean felt right at home while investigating the man's disappearance, even coming across a pretty girl, Tina, as a distraction. Sam continued to investigate the man, JP, and the circumstances surrounding his mysterious disappearance, but Dean spotted something even sketchier leaving the bar; his new friend had been taken and before Dean could react, so had he. The elder Winchester awoke in a dingy basement only to find himself no longer his handsome adult self, but his cute teenage incarnate. In fact, both JP and Tina had also been teen-ized.

"You look like some One Direction reject!" Tina cried as the tween version of herself. Before the three could grasp their surroundings, JP was taken from the basement, leaving Dean and Tina alone. As Sam tried to track down his brother, he came across Dean's shoe and gun, which was covered in traces of flowers. Dean escaped, leaving Tina by herself at her request, and fleeing back to Sam.

Teen Dean was eager to speed up the saving Tina process, especially when Sam informed him of the witchy circumstances to his transformation, but Sam was way too confused and freaked out, especially when Dean was referred to as his "son." The two headed towards Dean's place of captivity, Sam in the drivers seat, and Dean confessed that his teen self loved Taylor Swift and his puberty was out of control. Sam put a plan in place to reverse the spell, but Dean's biggest reveal was his teenage self was missing on key thing: the Mark of Cain. Would it be so bad if Dean stayed a teenager while the two sorted out how to finally rid of the Mark?

The Winchesters arrived at the house, but Tina was now missing. Dean began investigating, but he was captured by Hansel. Yes, that Hansel; he had been working for the nefarious witch, snatching kids and turning them into tweens for her to nom on, even being forced as a child to eat his sister Gretel's heart. He had been forced to do her bidding for centuries and wanted out. Unfortunately the entire story was a ruse as Hansel had double-crossed the brothers, forcing Dean and Sam to come face-to-face with the evil witch, who was cooking up JP and preparing to do the same to Tina.

The witch announced the method to her madness: there was too much controversy surrounding actual child disappearances so she had switched to giving adults back their youth in order to feed herself. The witch also revealed she was part of the Grand Coven and had traveled to America for business, not pleasure, and it was to deal with the witch Rowena.

Dean swiped Hansel's hex bag, using it to turn himself back into an adult. He quickly rid of Hansel and burned the witch, saving both Sam and Tina. Dean, still dressed in his teen clothes, was tasked with telling Tina that the hex bag had burned in the flames and she wasn't able to transform back into her adult self; she was okay with the news, though, as she looked at this curse as a fresh start.

Sam was relieved Dean had transformed back into an adult and promised his brother he would do anything to help him moving forward. Dean was also relieved, as he was able to drive again. The duo drove off into the sunset, Taylor Swift blasting through the speakers.

Things we need to discuss:

- Who else is part of the Grand Coven? The Wicked Witch of the West? Maleficent? Dumbledore?

- I was wondering how Crowley and the Winchesters story lines would intersect and now it's finally a little clearer, thankfully returning the show to a more cohesive storyline.

What was your musical obsession as a teen? Do you blast Taylor Swift in your car? Where was Castiel? Comment below or tweet me @enr702 or find me live-tweeting @erinrlivetweets.

Below, check out a promo for next week's all-new episode, "Halt & Catch Fire":

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