Dean's incredible catalog of music is so often the main source from which Sam and Dean pull aliases in the show, but in "Asylum," Dean combines his love of music with his love of movies to produce the fake name Nigel Tufnel.
Nigel Tufnel is, of course, the lead guitarist of the fictional band Spinal Tap from the mockumentary of the same name.
Dean's love of Metallica is established early in . Alongside epic rockers of the past, Dean clearly has an admiration for the band who, somehow, saw even more mainstream success in 2022 thanks to
What makes this alias great is not just the brilliance of Metallica and Hetfield, but Dean calling himself "Doctor" James Hetfield and then using a Metallica song - "Some Kind of Monster" - to calm himself down on the flight. Oftentimes the boys pair together multiple band members to great effect. This solo effort from Dean was just as memorable, though.
The franchise is one of the most famous on the planet, morphing horror with sci-fi in its initial effort before moving to more of a sci-fi/action effort in movies such as the movie referenced by Charlie and Dean's aliases in "Pac-Man Fever."
With Dean as Cpl. Hicks and Charlie as the legendary Ellen Ripley, the two pose as federal agents and continue their legacy as one of the best duos in the entire series.
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