Episode 1: Pilot Screenplay by Eric Kripke
Scariness factor: Suspense and tension as woman in white it trying to kill Sam. Few seconds of very scary special effects as vengeful spirit woman in white is dragged to hell by her vengeful spirit kids who go all disgusting and ectoplasmy.
Sam and Dean whump factor: Good Sam whumping, Dean to the rescue.
MOW (monster of the week)= Lady in White. Appears by highway, picked up by hitchhikers who are never seen again. In this case she went crazy after her husband was unfaithful and drowned her children and could “never go home” because she was afraid to face her kids.
First scenes: John and Mary Winchester, young Dean, baby Sam. Mary wakes up hearing something from intercom in baby’s room. Goes in, sees a man standing there, thinks it’s John. Goes downstairs and sees John asleep in front of the TV – runs back upstairs alone(that was stupid!) and then you hear her scream. When John comes in, sees blood dripping into crib-looks up and sees wife on ceiling with her abdomen cut open, and then she bursts into flame. He gathers up Sam and runs out, wakes up Dean and hands him Sam and tells him to run outside. Then goes back, but has to flee due to the fire.
Next scene – Sam at college. Establishes girlfriend, and “you know how I feel about Halloween”. She is taking him to a Halloween party but he won’t dress up. There, they talk with friends and discuss his LSAT score and his future.
Next- in their apartment. Sam hears a noise – sees a figure in the living room. Jumps it. Some fast-paced karate and he’s on the floor with Dean leaning over him. Says “Dean, you scared the crap out of me” and Dean “that’s cause you’re out of practice”. Sam trips him and then he’s on top of Dean and Dean says “ok, maybe not”. Establishes they both know how to fight. Dean meets his girlfriend, Jessica and immediately leers and makes a pass. Yea, character development for Dean.
Discuss finding their dad who has disappeared on a “hunting trip”. Sam says he’ll be ok, but Dean is worried. They argue about being raised in the life – Sam says their mom wouldn’t have wanted this for them. Asks why Dean was not with their dad and Dean says he was doing his own case (dude, I’m 26!).
At one point they argue and Sam says even if their dad finds and kills what killed their mom, it wouldn’t make any difference. Dean grabs Sam and says “don’t talk about Mom like that”. Later, Sam apologizes for what he said. Dean says “hey, no chick-flick moments” and Sam first says “Jerk” and Dean responds “bitch”.
Ending – After they deal with the woman in white, Dean brings Sam back for his interview. Mentions “we made a good team”. Sam nods – you get the feeling he has some hero worship for Dean. Goes in, finds Jessica on the ceiling just like his mom. Room bursts into flame. Dean kicks in the door - no explanation for why he’s back because he was driving off when Sam came indoors. He pulls Sammy out of the fire and outside.
Closing scene – Sam behind the Impala, loading a sawed off shotgun and dropping it in the trunk. Dean comes over, looks at him, and Sam says “We’ve got work to do” and slams the trunk.
Note: this episode not only establishes Sam as brainy, it establishes Dean as a wiseass. There’s him fighting with Sam in Sam’s apartment and taunting him about being out of practice. And then there’s Dean being arrested for using a fake credit card to rent a motel room by the very police officer he’d flashed a US Marshall’s ID to earlier that day. Officer” Fake Marshalls, fake credit card, fake ID – is there anything about you that’s real?” Dean (with a smirk) “My boobs.” Yeah—face slammed into cruiser to be handcuffed for that one.
Credits : Jared Padelecki (Sam) and Jenson Ackles (Dean), Samantha Smith (Mary Winchester), Adrienne Palicki (Jessica), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (John Winchester).
Deaths shown: 4 (Sam and Dean's mother, Jessica, 2 victims of Woman in white)
Saved: unknown number of future victims of Lady in White
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