~SEASON 1~
It’s a long strange trip. Twenty-two years ago, a supernatural incident killed their mother, and changed their lives forever. Now, brothers Sam and Dean Winchester travel the country hunting weird and evil things, in the hope of finding their missing dad and unearthing the truth about the demon that kills the people they love.
Woman in White – Dean arrives at Sam’s dorm, telling him that their father, John, went on a hunting trip and is missing. Sam reluctantly joins Dean. Following their father’s trail to Jericho, California, they defeat a Woman in White, a spirit luring unfaithful men to a horrible death. Clues in John’s journal lead to Colorado, but Sam has other plans.
Not again – Sam returns to school and a normal life. After Dean drops him off, Sam lies down, awakened by a drop of blood. On the ceiling, his girlfriend, Jess, is pinned, bursting into flames just like Sam’s mother, years past. Dean rescues him. Sam realizes that the only way to catch whatever killed Jessica is to find his dad.
Missing camper – Coordinates in John’s journal direct the boys to Blackwater Ridge, Colorado, where Haley Collins’ brother, Tom, has recently disappeared. Dean and Sam discover hikers have gone missing there nearly every 23 years. They question a lone survivor from an earlier attack. He wasn’t attacked by a bear, but by a roaring monster that moved too fast to see.
Hidden – The Winchesters join Haley and her younger brother, Ben, who have hired a guide to help them find Tom. Reading John’s journal, Sam realizes they may be hunting a Wendigo – a less-than-human thing that is always hungry. It stores live victims as food in a dark hidden place. Tom may be alive, but they may be the hunted, rather than the hunters.
Torched – That night, the camping party is attacked by something that speaks in a human voice. It kills the guide. The next morning, the Wendigo returns, capturing Haley and Dean, who leave a trail of candy. Sam follows it, finding Dean, Tom and Haley in an abandoned mine. When the Wendigo returns to feed, Dean lures it away, burning it with a flare gun.
Witness – Dean and Sam investigate a mysterious drowning in Lake Manitoc, Wisconsin, and discover it is one of many in the area. The local sheriff is uncooperative. His son-in-law was an earlier drowning victim. His grandson, Lucas, was a witness and hasn’t spoken since. He draws a picture of a house for Dean, who investigates the clue.
Tub terror – The Winchesters check out the house, and learn that a boy, Peter, was drowned in the lake thirty-five years ago. Bill Carlton, Peter’s friend rows out to the lake and is taken under. Is Peter’s spirit satisfied? As the Winchesters prepare to leave, Dean stops to see Lucas. They find him frantic and save his mom from drowning in her bath.
Saved – Sam discovers the secret – both Sheriff Jake and Bill Carlton were responsible for Peter’s death. Lucas goes near the lake, and is lured in by the boy’s vengeful spirit. Lucas’ granddad, the sheriff, sacrifices himself to save the boy and his mother. Dean retrieves Lucas from the deep. Later, Lucas begins to speak, giving Dean a high five declaring “Zeppelin rules!”
Demon message – Sam and Dean are called by a friend of their dad’s who needs help. A recent air crash with only seven survivors shows signs of demonic interference. A demon is trying to eliminate all the survivors. Despite Dean’s fear of flying, he and Sam board a flight to perform an exorcism. With the help of one survivor – a flight attendant – they find the co-pilot is possessed.
In-flight feature – The demon recognizes Sam, and talks about Jessica’s death. With Dean’s help, Sam proceeds to the most dangerous part of the exorcism. After leaving the human body, the demon is more powerful than ever. It takes possession of the plane, until Sam completes the ritual, sending the demon back to hell.
In-flight feature – The demon recognizes Sam, and talks about Jessica’s death. With Dean’s help, Sam proceeds to the most dangerous part of the exorcism. After leaving the human body, the demon is more powerful than ever. It takes possession of the plane, until Sam completes the ritual, sending the demon back to hell.
Vengeful – In Toledo, there are killings related to the legend of Bloody Mary. Victims with secrets related to killings have their eyes torn out, whether or not they call for Bloody Mary. Investigating, Sam and Dean discover an unsolved murder of a woman whose killer went unpunished. Is this Bloody Mary taking vengeance on others?
Guilty – Sam and Dean find that Mary Worthington tried to write her killer’s name on a mirror as she died. They find the mirror in a warehouse. Sam lures Mary with his guilty knowledge that he could’ve prevented Jess’ death. Before Sam is overcome, Dean smashes the original mirror, and eliminates Mary by making her face her own reflection.
Forgiven – Sam suggests to young Charlie that she probably wasn’t responsible for her boyfriend’s death, reminding her that bad things sometimes happen. As they leave Toledo, Dean tries to get Sam to talk about his visions, but Sam remains quiet. As they drive away, he sees Jess’ spirit, watching him.
Killer – In St. Louis, a SWAT team closes in. A woman is held captive by an armed assailant – Dean Winchester. Is it possible? One week earlier, Sam and Dean respond to a request from Rebecca, the sister of Sam’s college friend, Zach. He was charged with murdering his girlfriend, although Becky swears that he was with her.
Shapeshifter – A security video shows Zach just before the murder. Sam and Dean realize they are dealing with a shapeshifter when another assault occurs not far away. They follow a trail into the sewer, where they see the shapeshifter. He runs away. The shapeshifter copied Dean, then clobbers Sam after he realizes the truth.
End of the line – Later, the shapeshifter tells Sam that Dean is secretly jealous of Sam. It leaves in Dean’s form to find Rebecca. Sam gets free, finds the real Dean and sends the police to save Rebecca. Dean eventually kills the shifter – who masqueraded as Rebecca, then Dean - as it attacks Sam. The authorities blame killings on Dean Winchester, who is now officially dead.
Dem bones – Sam and Dean make a detour into college life when a fraternity brother is murdered, his bloody body hanging from a tree, just like in the legend of the hook man. Sam gets close to the witness, minister’s daughter Lori Sorenson, although her dad disapproves. Dean finds the bones of the original Hook Man, Jacob Karns, and he salts and burns them.
Gift – Another killing occurs around Lori. Despite Dean’s actions, the Hook Man attacks Rev. Sorenson. The brothers realize that Karn’s spirit must be residing in his hook, which was given to the church. They destroy every silver object in the church and find Lori, praying. She wears an heirloom cross – a gift from her father.
Destroyed – Lori’s guilt draws Hook Man to her. He chases her through the church as Sam and Dean try to fight him off. Finally, Sam remembers Lori’s necklace. He grabs it, tossing it in the fire. As it melts, the Hook Man burns as well.
Overrun – In the elegant development Oasis Plains Estate, disturbing events are happening: people are dying by attacks of insects. Dean and Sam meet the real estate proprietor, Larry Pike and his son, Matt. Father and son clash, a dynamic Sam understands.
Skull – Matt knows a lot about bugs, and shows Sam and Dean the odd congregation of various species of insects. In the midst of a bug-ridden pit, Dean finds a human skull. Dean and Sam talk about family matters and Dean reveals how John watched out for Sam at school, despite their angry parting.
Fire up – Investigating the skull, they discover a curse placed on the valley after the U.S. Cavalry eliminated the native residents. Sam and Dean arrive at the Pike’s too late to evacuate them, so they hold siege against the insects, using bug spray and fire until the curse ends in the morning.
Agressor – Sam’s nightmare leads the brothers back to Lawrence, Kansas. A single mom, Jenny, is living in their childhood home with her two children. Frightening events are occurring. Local psychic Missouri Mosley identifies an evil poltergeist in the house. As they prepare a ritual, the poltergeist nearly strangles Sam.
Protector – The house sees to be cleansed but Sam is uneasy. The evil spirit attacks Jenny – just like in Sam’s vision. Jenny and the kids are safe when the evil spirit traps Sam in the house. A fiery figure appears – the spirit of Mary Winchester. With a burst of mystical energy, she commands the poltergeist away from her son and out of her house forever.
Ramblin’ man – Missouri tells Sam and Dean that the house is free of all spirits – Mary’s energy cancelled out the poltergeist, but she is also gone, sacrificing herself for her boys. Sam and Dean leave, and Missouri demands to know why her houseguest, John Winchester, didn’t talk to his sons. Pained, he says he needs to learn the truth.
Brainwashed – A text message from John sends Dean and Sam to the Roosevelt Asylum, haunted for years after the patients of Dr. Sanford Ellicot rioted. The Winchester brothers help two teenagers trespassing on the grounds. While Dean finds information about the dead psychiatrist, his spirit attacks Sam.
Sibling rivalry – Influenced by Dr. Ellicot, Sam voices his resentments and angrily shoots Dean. Luckily, the gun was filled with rock salt. Dean gives Sam his gun and tells him to shoot for real. The gun isn’t loaded, and Dean slugs Sam into unconsciousness.
Exit – Dean finds Sanford Ellicot’s mummified remains in a cabinet. He manages to completely destroy the bones just as Ellicot’s spirit attacks again. Later, Sam tries to apologize, and Dean is too exhausted to talk. He falls asleep, and Sam picks up the phone. It’s their dad.
Expert – John calls his boys, sending them on a mission to investigate missing couples in an Indiana town. When Sam doesn’t want to go, Dean leaves him and investigates on his own. A local expert tells him about the Scarecrow God – the Vanir – and the ancient tree that gives it the power to protect the town.
Captives – As Dean leaves, he’s knocked out by the sheriff and is held captive with Emily, the niece of a local couple. They will be sacrificed to the Scarecrow. Having had a change of heart, Sam returns. He sets them loose, but they are recaptured.
Bad to the bone – The Scarecrow arrives and kills Emily’s aunt and uncle, as Dean, Sam and Emily run. The next day, Emily destroys the Vanir’s tree. Later, Sam’s hitchhiking companion, Meg, takes a ride from a lecherous driver. She slits his throat, using his blood to communicate with a demonic father.
Blown away – Dean and Dam are hunting a rawhead, armed with tasers set to kill. Dean electrocutes the monster, but sustains terminal injuries to his heart. Sam calls John and leaves a message, then desperately searches for a cure. When Dean leaves the hospital to die at home, Sam takes him on the road.
Fear the reaper – Sam brings Dean to a faith healer, Roy Le Grange. He restores Dean’s health because he senses he has an important job to do. As Dean is healed, he sees a reaper – a spirit that gives and takes life. Someone else died in his place. Dean and Sam discover that Le Grange’s wife is secretly manipulating the reaper.
Miracles – Knowing the truth, Dean prevents Layla from being healed, even though she has only months to live. When Le Grange’s wife tries to set the Reaper on Dean, Sam destroys her altar and the Reaper turns on her. Later, Layla says farewell. She has made peace with her fate, and perhaps given Dean a bit of faith.
Phantom truck – When Cassis Robinson’s dad is killed in a car accident, she calls her friend Dean. Cassie, explains that her father had seen a black phantom truck following him, and that his best friend had died a few days earlier in the same sort of accident. Cassie says that a ghost truck is in Dean’s line of work.
Cassie’s plea – Sam is shocked that Dean discussed the family business. When another of Mr. Robinson’s friends dies, Cassie’s mother reveals old secrets. Cyrus Dorian dated her until she left him for Cassie’s father, who killed Cyrus in self-defense. Cyrus’ racist spirit was recently disturbed and he went on another killing spree.
Hallowed ground – Sam and Dean recover Cyrus’ truck from the swamp and burn his body, but the ghost truck has a mind of its own. Dean lures it away and it chases him to a place Sam sends him, where it disappears. The hallowed ground of a church Cyrus burned years ago barred the spirit’s passage.
These dreams – Sam’s visions are getting stronger. He has a premonition of a man dying in a parked car, but he and Dean can’t prevent it. Visiting the bereaved Miller family, there is no sign of supernatural activity, but Sam sees Roger’s death. They arrive too late. Questioning the neighbours, it seems that the Millers were a troubled family.
Payback – Max, the Miller’s teenaged son, has been violently abused since childhood. Sam realizes his visions are of Max, who has telekinetic powers. Before Max can kill his stepmother, the Winchesters intervene. Max says his father began beating him after his mother’s death – she died when he was a baby, in the same way as Sam’s mom.
Finale – Sam tries to reach out to Max, but the boy is too tormented. He shuts Sam in a closet. Stricken with a vision of Dean’s death, Sam saves Dean by using telekinesis to free himself. Emotionally scarred, Max turns the gun on himself. Later, Sam and Dean puzzle over the similarities – and saving differences of their families.
Captured – Sam and Dean are investigating a mysterious disappearance when Sam is suddenly abducted. He awakens in a cage. Masquerading as Sam’s cousin, a policeman, Dean enlists the help of a local police officer, Kathleen. Her brother disappeared years ago and was never found. Kathleen discovers Dean’s story is bogus but agrees to find Sam before arresting Dean.
People – Sam meets his fellow captive – it’s Alvin Jenkins, the guy he was searching for. When Jenkins’ cage door opens, Sam fears it’s a trap, but Alvin takes off. Sam is surprised to discover their captives aren’t demons or monsters, but people – crazy people who hunt humans like prey and keep a trophy wall of their killings. Kathleen leaves Dean behind and investigates the Bender’s home where she’s captured.
Justice – Dean finds Sam and Kathleen but gets caught. The Benders decide to eliminate their captives. Sam gets free and turns the Benders against each other. Looking for Dean, Sam leaves Kathleen alone with Bender senior. Kathleen asks why he killed her brother. Laughing, he admits it was fun. Kathleen reports he was shot trying to escape.
Meg’s doom – Gruesome murders in Chicago may lead Sam and Dean closer to their demonic prey. Meg, Sam’s acquaintance from the road, is also in town, which seems suspicious when they discover the victims were from Lawrence, Kansas. Sam finds Meg conjuring shadow demons called Daevas. Meg traps the Winchester brothers, but they get free, destroying Meg’s dark altar. The Daevas turn against Meg.
Trap – Sam and Dean return to their room. John is waiting for them. He avoided Meg’s warehouse, suspecting a set-up, but saw her fall to her death. Suddenly, the shadow demon attacks, directed by Meg – clearly inhuman. Sam detonates a flash grenade dispersing the Daeva. The Winchesters manage to escape.
Farewell – Sam wants them to make a hasty exit, but Dean interrupts. He wants nothing more than a reunited family, but realizes Meg was right: they are their father’s weak spot. John is vulnerable when he worries about the safety of is sons, and they need to be at peak fighting strength to combat the Demon. They separate.
Ghost hunters – Checking out reports of a dead body found in a haunted house, Sam and Dean interview thrill-seeking high school students lured by the legend of Mordechai Murdock. Later, they encounter Ed and Harry, who claim to be supernatural investigators, although they seem more interested in self-promotion. Their website, Hellhoundslair.com featured the haunted house.
Axe man – Researching the legend, Sam and Dean conclude Ed and Harry sensationalized the facts – until a girl is found dead in the house. Returning, they are nearly slaughtered by and axe-toting Mordechai, who is immune to rock salt. Reviewing the latest online posts describing Mordechai, Sam and Dean realize they are dealing with a tulpa – a thought form created by the belief of many.
Deleted – Sam and Dean plant information on the Hellhound site, planning to alter the Tulpa so it can be killed with iron rounds. Unfortunately, the site crashes, keeping the new information from entering the collective consciousness. Dean handles the situation by burning down the house – Mordechai can’t haunt a place that doesn’t exist.
Watch out – John sends Sam and Dean to a town in Wisconsin where kids are dying from a strange illness that attacks siblings. When they find a scary handprint on a windowsill, Dean has a flashback of John and his most important instruction: to watch out for Sammy. Dean tells Sam they were sent to finish the job John started years ago.
Old business – John hunted a Shtriga, a kind of witch that feeds off the life force of children. Nearly impossible to kill – unless feeding – it is usually disguised as a human. Doing research, Sam discovers that Dr. Heidecker, who is treating the comatose children today, is the same doctor who was on the scene in Black River, Wisconsin… in 1893.
Innocence lost – Dean reveals that Sam was nearly taken by the Shtriga years ago. They set a trap, using the son of the motel proprietor as bait. He bravely agrees if it might save his stricken younger brother, and waits for the monster. After being stunned, the Shtriga revives and attacks Sam. Dean shoots it point blank. Checking on Sam, Dean fires again, to be sure.
Enduring – When a couple is mysteriously killed in their home, Dean and Sam investigate. Several similar murders in the area are mentioned in John’s journal. They decide a painting of the Merchant family – currently at the auction house – must be cursed. Dean and Sam burn it, but are shocked to see it as good as new the next day.
Clues – Sam gets along well with Sarah Blake, the daughter of the auction house owner. When the cursed painting is sold again, Sarah accompanies Dean and Sam to the new owner’s place, only to find another body. Legend has it that their father, Isaiah, murdered the Merchant family. Sam notices the family portrait has subtlety changed over years – does it hold a secret.
Dolly – Attempting to break the curse, Dean salts and burns the remains of Isaiah Merchant, but that only releases the spirit of his evil adopted daughter – who he pointed to in the painting. The spirit of the murderous little girl hunts Sam and Sarah, as Dean searches the Merchant family crypt. Sarah realizes that the doll they saw at the crypt had human hair – Dean races to burn it, saving them.
Teeth – Eccentric Daniel Elkins is killed when rowdies invade his home. Sam and Dean check it out and find the old man left a letter addressed to John Winchester, who suddenly appears. He tells the boys that Daniel Elkins was killed by what he hunted – vampires – real bloodsuckers, with teeth.
Friction – Friction breaks out between John and Sam. He is tired of blindly following orders, and wants to know what the vampires have that they want. John finally tells them about a mystical gun that could kill any evil thing: particularly the Demon that killed their mother.
One less bullet – The vampires wake before the Winchesters can get the gun. Working alone, John poisons the mate of the vampire leader and bargains her release for the gun. The plan goes bad. The boys defy John’s orders and come to his aid. Sam is taken hostage by the head vampire, and John uses the mystical gun to save his son. They will fight the Demon together.
Halted – John tells his sons everything he knows about the Demon. Meg wants the gun, and will kill all of John’s allies until she gets it. John goes to meet Meg with a fake gun. Another demon tests it by shooting Meg. John escapes by creating a flood of holy water that temporarily stops his pursuers.
Saved – Sam has a vision of another family who will be attacked by the Demon. He and Dean take the mystical gun and prepare for a showdown. Sam tries to say goodbye, but Dean won’t consider failure. As the attack begins, Sam shoots at the Demon but it suddenly disappears. They got the family safely out of the house just before it bursts into flames.
Lost – John does not get far before Meg’s male demon companion captures him. Worried about their father, the boys call his cell phone and get no response. Sam regrets not finishing off the Demon. Dean argues that it would’ve been suicide. Calling John’s cell phone again, Dean hears Meg threaten that they’ll never see their father alive again.
Exorcism – Sam and Dean make John’z rescue their first priority. Family friend and fellow hunter, Bobby helps them prepare a trap for Meg. With Meg bound by a mystic sigil, they begin an exorcism to get answers, although the process will kill the girl. As the demon is driven out, human Meg dies. She thanks the boys for her release and mentions John’s location.
Possessed – Sam and Dean fight a crowd of possessed humans to rescue John. When the male demon attacks Sam, Dean uses the mystical gun to kill Meg’s demon brother. Later, Dean correctly guesses that John is possessed: his real father would’ve been angry over the loss of another rare bullet. The Demon tortures Sam and Dean, gloating over their helplessness.
Sam’s choice – John’s love for his sons temporarily overpowers the will of the Demon, giving Sam time to grab the gun and wound John in the leg. He begs Sam to kill him, destroying the Demon. Sam hesitates. Then the Demon – in a swirl of black smoke – leaves John’s body. Seriously wounded, the Winchesters escape. As they debate their next move, a semi truck violently crashes into them.
Evil fighting tools – Fire – The legendary cannibalistic evil known as a wendigo is not easy to kill, but Dean has a plan.
Dean: ‘Well, guns are useless. So are knives. Basically… we gotta torch the sucker.’
- Episode: Wendigo
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Evil fighting tools – Holy water – Splashing holy water on a person detects demonic possession, but on a crowded airplane, there are more subtle ways to check.
Sam: ‘What if she’s already possessed?’
Dean: ‘There’s a way to test that. I brought holy water.’
- Episode: Phantom traveler
Evil fighting tools – Knives – Hunting demons, spirits and monsters requires courage, but smart hunters are always prepared with an arsenal of weapons.
Sam: ‘So, what, all this never keeps you up at night? … You’re never afraid?’
Dean: ‘No, not really… that’s not fear. That is precaution.’
- Episode: Phantom traveler
Evil fighting tools – Crossbow – Years later, Sam remembers John’s rigorous training program. Dean feels his brother priorities were misplaced.
Sam: ‘Right! Right, like when I said I’d rather play soccer than learn bow hunting.’
Dean: ‘Bow hunting’s an important skill.’
- Episode: Bugs
Evil fighting tools – Guns – Regular ammo doesn’t stop supernatural beings. Rock salt can halt a spirit and consecrated iron or silver can deal a killing shot.
Dean: ‘One thing I learned from Dad – no matter what kind of shape shifeter it is, there’s one sure way to kill it.’
Sam: ‘Silver bullet to the heart.’
- Episode: Skin
Evil fighting tools – Classic car – Spending time with your brother, driving a classic muscle car, listening to headbangin’ tunes, hunting evil things and searching for dad: priceless.
Dean: ‘House rules, Sammy. Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cake hole.’
- Episode: Pilot
A.K.A. U.S. Wildlife Agents – On the road, Dean relies on inspiration to devise their cover stories and aliases, like using the names of the actors portraying Star Wars heroes. At least he didn’t say Solo and Skywalker.
Dean: ‘I’m agent Ford. This is Agent Hamill. We’re with the U.S. Wildlife Service.’
- Episode: Dead in the water
A.K.A. Priests – Another disguise featured the Winchester brothers kissed by the spirit, as priests coincidentally named after the tongue-wagging front man and lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss.
Dean: ‘Good afternoon. I’m Father Simmons, this is Father Frehley. We’re new junior priests over at St. Augustine’s. May we come in?’
- Episode: Nightmare
A.K.A. Alarm technicians – Sam uses preparation and less guile when arranging a disguise. To gain access to a crime scene, he buys coveralls inscribed with their own real names.
Dean: ‘I’m just saying, these outfits cost hard-earned money, okey?’
Sam: ‘Whose?’
Dean: ‘Ours. You think credit card fraud’s easy?’
- Episode: Shadow
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Left behind – Mary Winchester - John Winchester watched the mother of his sons and the love of his life torn apart and set aflame. Mary lives on in his every thought and action.
John: ‘I want to stop losing people we love. I want you to go to school. I want… I want Dean to have a home. I want Mary alive. I just… I just want this to be over.’
- Episode: Salvation
Left behind – Jessica Moore – Sam Winchester watched his sweetheart, Jessica, die the same horrible death as his mother. His dreams of a normal future went up in flames that night too.
Sam: ‘I kind of know what you’re going though. I saw someone… get hurt once. It’s something you don’t forget.’
- Episode: Hook man
Left behind – Haley Collins – This firecracker of a girl who refused to give up on her lost brother, not only gained Dean’s attention, but his respect.
Dean: ‘I just figured you and me – we’re in the same boat.’
Haley: ‘Why didn’t you just tell me that from the start?’
Dean: ‘Well, I’m telling you now. Besides, that’s probably the most honest I’ve ever been with a woman… ever.’
- Episode: Wendigo
Left behind – Meg Masters – When Sam first meets Meg, a sexy and sassy hitchhiker, he has no idea that she is nothing but trouble – until he discovers that she consorts with shadow demons.
Dean: ‘Next time you wanna get laid, find a girl that’s not so buckets of crazy, huh?’
- Episode: Shadow
Left behind – Cassie Robinson – Dean met Cassie while on a hunting trip, and trusted her with the secret of his calling. Although their romance ended, she calls Dean for help after her father’s mysterious death.
Sam: ‘You mean you dated somebody? For more than one night?’
- Episode: Route 666
Left behind – Sarah Blake – The daughter of an auction house owner who sold a haunted painting, Sarah was willing to face the consequences of her family’s actions – and the danger of being in Sam’s life.
Sarah: ‘Look, I’m not saying that I’m not scared, ‘cause I am scared as hell, but I’m not going to run and hide either. So are we going, or what?’
Dean: ‘Sam. Marry that girl!’
- Episode: Provenance
John’s journal – Coordinates – Sam and Dean find their father’s journal, which was never out of his reach. It serves as a source of clues for their search, and a way that John can communicate with his sons.
Sam: ‘What’s it say?’
Dean: ‘…it’s the same old ex-Marine crap. When he wants to tell us where he’s goin’.’
Sam: ‘Coordinates. Where to?’
- Episode: Pilot
John’s journal – Wendigo – The journal was John Winchester’s single most important possession, a compilation of everything he knows about every evil thing. In his absence, Sam and Dean gain the benefit of his wisdom.
Sam: ‘Wendigo is a Cree Indian word. It means Evil that devours.’
- Episode: Wendigo
John’s journal – Picture of home – When Sam’s precognitive visions focus on a large tree, a picture in John’s journal reveals where the next demonic attack would occur.
Sam: ‘All right. This was taken in front of our old house, right? The house where Mom died?’
- Episode: Home
John’s journal – First page – Searching for information about their father’s actions, Sam and Dean discover that his earliest journal entry refers to a spychic in Lawrence, Kansas, not a hunting trip.
Sam (reading): ‘I went to Missouri and I learned the truth.’
Dean: ‘I always thought he meant the state.’
- Episode: Home
John’s journal – Frequently illegible – Sam and Dean call John, asking him to come to Lawrence, but he doesn’t respond. The journal yields few clues. Surprisingly, John sends a test message with coordinates leading to their next hunt.
Dean: ‘Nothin’ I can make out. I love the guy, but I swear he writes like friggin’ Yoda.’
- Episode: Asylum
John’s journal – Another lead – A phone number in John’s journal leads them to investigate the death of another hunter who guarded a special weapon.
Sam: ‘Uh, Manning, Colorado – a local man by the name of Daniel Elkins was found mauled in his home.’
Dean: ‘Elkins? I know that name.’
- Episode: Dead man’s blood
Hunting the demon – A special weapon – Reunited with his sons, John Winchester reveals the existence of a weapon he seems fated to use.
John: ‘…they say Samuel Colt made a gun. A special gun. He made it for a hunter – a man like us, only on horseback. The story goes, he made 13 bullets. This hunter used the gun a half dozen times before he disappeared, the gun along with ‘im… They say this gun can kill anything.’
Sam: ‘Like the demon.’
John: ‘Yeah, the demon. Ever since I picked up its trail, I’ve been looking for a way to destroy that thing. Find the gun… we may have it.’
- Episode: Dead man’s blood
Hunting the demon – Replica – When Meg threatens to kill all of John’s associates unless he delivers the gun to her, John devises a backup plan that will fool Meg while Sam and Dean use the gun to kill the Demon.
Dean: ‘So, what, you’re just gonna pick up a ringer at a pawn shop?’
John: ‘Antique store.’
- Episode: Salvation
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After the Demon inexplicably releases John, the Winchesters retreat and plan their next strategy. Suddenly, a big rig truck batters their car, leaving them bleeding and unconscious. The truck driver's eyes are black with the signs of demonic possession.
John: 'I thought we saw eye to eye on this. Killing this demon comes first. Before me, before everything.'
Sam: 'No, sir. Not before everything. Look. We still have the Colt. We still have the one bullet left. We just have to start over, all right? I mean we already found the demon once...'
- Episode: Devil's trap.
Three Hunters - John Winchester - Twenty-two years ago, a demon burst into John Winchester's life, devouring his wife, Mary, in a storm of fire. The hole in his heart was filled with a need for justice. He was consumed with a fierce desire to protect his two sons in a world filled with evil.
John: 'See, somewhere along the line, I stopped being your father. and I became your drill sergeant.'
- Episode: Dead man's blood
Three Hunters - Dean Winchester - He is the older brother, the faithful son, a shrewd hunter and shameless con artist, carrying on the 'family business' that his brother abandoned. Returned from the dead to complete an important mission, Dean winchester uses wisecracks to disguise his unreserved love for his family.
Dean: 'Killin' that guy. killin' Meg. I didn't hesitate. I didn't even flinch. I mean, for you and Dad, the things I'm willin' to do, or kill... It's just, uh, it scares me sometimes.'
- Episode: Devil's trap
Three Hunters - Sam Winchester - Sam winchester wants a normal life but was fated for something quite different. He was a reluctant hunter. After his girlfriend, Jess, met the same fate as his mother, Sam experienced special powers. He has started to realize that he might be the focus of supernatural forces, rather than a tracker.
Sam: 'I wish I could have that kind of innocence.'
Dean: 'If it means anything sometimes I wish you could, too.'
- Episode: Something wicked
Dead end - Unexplained - Twenty-two years ago, the Winchester family was fratctured by a nameless evil. John winchester saved his sons but watched his wife die. His normal life ended in ashes, and a family of hunters was born.
Sam: '... But still, the way we grew up after Mom was killed. And Dad's obsession to find the thing that killed her. but we still haven't found the damn thing. So we kill every evil thing we can find.'
- Episode: Pilot
Dead end - Bad company - On the road, Sam meets an alluring and impetuous hitchhiker named Meg, who tries to lure Sam away from his brother and his duty. when their paths cross again, Sam begins to realize it's more than coincidence. Meg is a human possessed by a spawn of the Demon that killed their mother.
Meg: 'It makes no sense. I could have stopped Sam. Hell, I could've taken 'em both. why let them go? Yes. Yes. Yes, father.'
- Episode: Scarecrow
Dead end - Sandman - Comparing notes, the winchesters realize that there is a pattern to the demonic activity, with weird signs preceding an attack on a siw-month-old child. Sam gets a vivid vision of a woman killed by the Demon, and explains the nature of his waking dreams to his father.
Sam: '..These things happen exactly the way I see them.'
Dean: 'Yeah. They were just nightmares. Then they started to happen when he was awake.'
Sam: 'Yeah. It's like, I dunno. It's like the closer I get to anything involving the Demon, the stronger the visions get.'
- Episode: Salvation
Dead end - The Demon - As Sam and Dean attempt to wave baby Rosie and her mother from the same fate as Mary and Jess, Sam comes face to face with the Demon. He fires the mystical gun, but the Demon vanishes before it finds its mark. Sam tries to finish the job, but Dean prevents him.
Sam: 'We've been searchin' for this Demon our whole lives. It's the only thing we've ever cared about.'
Dean: 'Sam. I want to waste it. I do. Okay? But it's not worth dying over.'
- Episode: Salvation
Dead end - Dean's trial - After John is taken captive by Meg and her brother demon, Sam and Dean rescue their father. when he suspects that John is possessed, the Demon reveals himself, torturing Dean and boasting about his plans to destroy the Winchesters. Dean appeals to his father's trapped consciousness.
Demon (as John): 'What? You're the only one who can have a fmaily? You destrpyed my children. How would you feel if I killed your family? Ih, that's right. I forgot... I did. Still, two wrongs don't make a right.'
- Episode: Devil's trap
Dead end - Sam's choice - Sam grabs the gun, and shoots his father in the leg. As John struggles with the demon possessing him, Sam takes aim with the gun. John pleads with Sam to shoot him and kill the demon, but Dean has another opinion. Sam struggles with an impossible choice.
John: 'Sammy! It's still alive! It's inside me. I can feel it. shoot me. You shoot me! You shoot me in the heart, son! Do it! NOW!'
Dean: 'Sam, don't you do it.'
John: 'You gotta hurry. I can't hold on to it much longer! Just shoot me, son! Shoot me! Son, I'm beggin' you! We can end this, here and now! SAMMY!'
Dean: 'Sam, no.'
- Episode: Devil's trap
Searching - Unavailable - After investigating a demon causing aircraft disasters, Dean asks Jerry, their dad's friend, why he called them for help. He tells them John's voice and message refers callers to Dean. Sam and Dean make the first of several unanswered calls to their father's phone.
Dean: 'Call you? Are you kiddin' me? Dad, I called from Lawrence. All right? Sam called you when I was dying. I mean, getting you on the phone - I got a better chance of winning the lottery!'
- Episode: Salvation
Searching - Cursed - Sam claims he's not like Dean or their dad. Dean accuses him of avoiding his responsibility - and who he really is. Later, when Jess dies the same violent death as their mom, Sam makes a decision. At the same time, he hides a horrible secret.
Sam: 'I dreamt about Jessica's death for days before it happened... and I didn't do anything about it because I didn't believe it.'
- Episode: Home
Searching - Raised like warriors - On a Halloween night, Sam Winchester and his girlfriend, Jess, celebrate upcoming law school interview. Later, his brother, Dean, drops in unexpectedly with troubling news about their Dad. He asks Sam's help, but the Winchester family was hardly the Brady bunch.
Sam: 'When I told Dad I was scared of the thing in my closet, he gave me a forty-five.'
- Episode: Pilot
Searching - Fatal weakness - John calls Dean and Sam to tell them to stop following his trail. He directs them to another supernatural occurrence, while he pursues the demon that killed their mother... and Jess. Sam wants to be involved but his father tells him it's not safe and gives the boys an order.
Sam: 'Let us help.'
John: 'You can't. You can't be any part of it.'
- Episode: Scarecrow
Searching - Calling - Exhausted after a night of spirit hunting that ended with Sam nearly killing Dean, the Winchester boys collapse in a motel. While Dean sleeps, Sam answers the ringing phone. Sam's shocked into consciousness by a voice he thought he never hear again.
Sam: 'Hello...Dad?'
- Episode: Asylum
Searching - Hiding - Guided by one of Sam's vision, the Winchester brothers return to their childhood home where a poltergeist rages. They defeat it with the help of their mother's spirit, who is destroyed protecting them. Sem sensed Mary's presence, but the brothers leave twon without knowing that John was there all along.
Missouri: 'That boy, I mean, he has such... powerful abilities. why he couldn't sense his own father, I have no idea.'
- Episode: Home
Searching - Together - After acquiring the weapon that can kill any evil thing, John plans to tackle the final stage of the hunt alone. Dean reminds him that he's actually in greater danger without his sons to temper his recklessness. they will fight as a family, sharing the burden and their strengths.
John: 'So. We go after this damn thing. Together.'
Sam/Dean: 'Yes, sir.'
- Episode: Dead man's blood
Searching - Reunited - Sam, Dean and John finally meet in chicago, investigating incredible killings of former Lewrence, Kansas, residents. Their reunion is short-lived. Nerrowly escaping a trap set for them by shadow demons, Dean realizes that it is safer if they separate.
Dean: 'They're not gonna stop. They're gonna to try again. They're gonna use us to get to him.'
- Episode: Shadow
Searching - Responsibility - When Sam and Dean follow John's coordinates to a city where kids are falling prey to a mysterious illness, Dean gets a reminder of his early lessons in responsibility and the importance of being his brother's keeper.
Sam: 'I'm sorry... I've realy given you a lot of crap for always following Dad's orders. But I know why you do it.'
Dean: 'Of God, kill me now.'
- Episode: Something wicked