#spn s1e1

[drulalovescas]

When Supernatural premiered on September 13, 2005, the CW network didn't exist yet. The touchscreen phones didn't exist yet. Tumblr didn't exist yet. Archive of Our Own didn't exist yet.

Happy anniversary to the only show ever.

[stellernorth]

why is sam wearing his little stanford outfit when he arrives in heaven? so he can match dean's idea of him? or is that meant to be the perfect time in sam's life that he can finally revert to?

[klove0511]

This line lives rent free in my head at all times. The irl answer is that they goofed up the script. Sam was originally supposed to be younger than he is and therefore not gone as long, and this line got missed. But because it is in canon and because Sam is clearly in the fall semester of his senior year, we get to decide how both of these things are true.

Maybe he took on a bunch of extra classes in the summer sessions to graduate early. Maybe he and Dean talked for a while and then had a fight. Maybe they talked for a while but then John answered the phone once and lied to Dean. Maybe Dean used to drop in on Sam to make sure he was ok, until the day he caught Sam off guard and Sam got pissed about having to explain his drifter family to his friends and cut off ties. Or maybe Dean tried to talk Sam into coming back and when Sam refused he took John’s side in things. Maybe Sam issued his own ultimatum if Dean refused to stop hunting.

Who knows. There are worlds of possibility here and I will never stop thinking about it.

“you know, in almost two years, ive never bothered you, never asked you for a thing” hes been gone for four. hes been gone for four years. what happened two years ago.

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[wnchester67]

S1E1

Q: What makes this episode so fuckin good?

Well, kind of everything.

As any good narrative should, this episode sets up (even if briefly) a normal, apple pie life, and then disrupts that normalcy in a big way. There’s this sense of dramatic irony as the viewer catches on to the foreboding feeling the show is doling out (flickering lights, the MUSIC, etc) and the characters remain unaware until it’s too late. Then, the best moment of the introductory scene, “Take your brother outside as fast as you can.” I really feel like this sets up the entire premise of the show, a thematic motif if you will, wherein Dean is his brother’s keeper (KIN).

The next segment of the episode sort of repeats the disruption of normalcy, settling the viewer into Sam’s life at school while creating this intrigue by setting him up as the estranged golden child. Then we get Dean’s introduction (which is the best fucking character intro possibly ever), aka the disruption of normalcy. I could talk about this for literally ever, but for now I wanna focus on one thing in particular: the dialogue. The writer's are presented with these complex characters and history and have like one scene to start revealing the important shit that sets up the rest of the episode, and they do that via clever, efficient dialogue between Sam and Dean. Most everything they say to one another either reveals plot or characterization, and does so in a way that feels really natural. My personal favorite thing about the dialogue is how it sets up this recurring theme of the struggle between wanting a normal, 'apple pie' life, and being unable to have it (and each brother's feelings on the subject, which makes me crazy). The dialogue for the rest of the episode is equally good at revealing who each of the brothers are, and how they were raised.

Now I'm gonna fast forward to the end of the episode, not because the rest of the episode isn't great (it's really great), but because the way the episode ends is a big part of what makes it stand out so much to me. Jess's death is the perfect example of a character death being necessary to move the plot forward. The show would not proceed the same way at all without her death happening when it does and the way it does, and the way it brings the episode full circle is just... as a writer I could actually piss my pants thinking about it.

In my opinion, while the middle bits of the episode are really good, its truly the beginning and end that make the episode such a stand out. It's the perfect introduction to the series, laying out enough information to let you know what's going on while still keeping a few cards close to the chest to keep you intrigued. I've already watched the whole series more than once, and every time I come back to this episode it's just really, really fucking good.

[purpledanser]

every november 5th you jerks reblog a bunch of spn stuff and every november i start rewatching two weeks later and every december my friends make fun of me. i hope you’re all happy

[thelinelemon]

looking at sammy

[free-to-be-no-one-but-mee]

how is the first episode so stupid and so iconic lololol

4 year old dean running with his infant brother and reassuring him even if Sam can't even speak or understand? Wow

They are so small jfc? 22 and 26??? Oh my

They really had to do Everything they could to make Jensen look more macho with that pretty face of his

Acknowledgement of terrible childhood from Sam and complete disregard of it from Dean, interesting indeed. I also find it very interesting how they both have fond memories of childhood despite the trauma. It feels quite common, nostalgic

Wife says "Can you believe we watched this first episode with the mum burning to death and everything and we kept watching???"

I lowkey see why people ship wincest lol

TRYING TO PASS AS FBI DRESSED LIKE THAT

Love these goth girls

It is surprisingly nicely lit? Even if it's a little dark

They are so violent with each other?

Dean is so fucking cheeky

Missed the samulet and jacket so much i almost cried when i saw em

WHY did Dean kick in the door one milisecond after Sam yelled no and why is it so funny

All the manpain

Im not dreading this as much anymore lol

[hellosupernatural]

Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"

I already got halfway through the show by the time I started this blog so...the following 11 posts will be very short and vague lol

I am just flabbergasted at how beautiful Jensen Ackles is, like, oh my god this man is insanely beauuuutiful. I cannot get over how good he looks, I am literally astounded each episode

And also how high-pitched his voice is, so natural sounding

Had I not recently finished watching Buffy, I probably would have had a stronger reaction to the special effects which are certainly very early-2000's of them. I love it aha. I wonder how many of the effects were redone once the show got added to Netflix

It must hurt so much for the brothers to have to say goodbye to each other, for Dean to to have to let Sam go when he doesn't want him to go, and for Sam to know that he doesn't want to WANT to go.

Oh Sam baby nooooo I'm so sorry, ooohhh and how Dean, once again, saves Sam from the fire, oh my heart

I don't really have a lot of strong feelings about this episode apart from the nostalgia and all the iconic lines and scenes...which means I have a lot of feelings. 15/10, which would be a 5/10 if it were me reviewing without having seen or known this show. I'll consider this show my true neutral

[themininthemoon]

Dean Winchester >>>>

[honeypiecastiel]

Sammy have some TACT jfc

[drulalovescas]

There's something about the Winchesters watching the love of their lives being killed by powerful cosmic entities and not being able to save them

[stellernorth]

pilot dvd commentary they say “our hero sam winchester” :’)

[seratonintriggers]

🎥: via TikTok

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[wnchester67]

also, the decision to shoot the show on 35mm film was pure genius. whoever suggested that needs their metaphorical dick sucked, because it adds soooo much to the mood and tone of the show!