#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?

[totellyouthetruth]

Hey, hi, hello dears, i've a question. I know i'm pretty late for the game, and it's possible this has been addressed before, but let me ask: when in the pilot Sam discovers Jess suspended on the ceiling and Dean just bursts into the room at the exact perfect moment to grab his brother and save him from the flames --- do we have any explanation as to why did he come back to Sam's flat? I mean they parted ways on good terms, said goodbyes but remained loving brothers, we see Dean driving the Impala away. Is there some very obvious reason he returned suddenly? Or is this just one of those "suspend your disbelief" moments here? Maybe it was Chuck's machination already to establish a delicious 'part one' for the parallel when Cas enters the AU in S12 and Dean has to be dragged away?

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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

[presentlydean]

in the spn pilot is that when the woman in white returns home, her children who she murdered don't choose to hurt her. They had been waiting for her; they say "you came home," and they rush to her, they embrace her. That's when her death sequence begins.

maybe it's her own guilt that kills her, or maybe it's the children's expression of love. but either way, it's an interesting start to a show that's so preoccupied with parental failings. sam and dean share something with the woman in white—they can never go home—but despite the fact that they survived their childhoods, they share a lot more with the children. john's focus on revenge destroys their childhood, just as the woman in white's focus on revenge destroys her children. and this episode ultimately foreshadows what viewers will only learn at the beginning of season 2: the reunification of the winchester family cannot hold, and john will die. he too has failed his children and can never go home.

[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

[themininthemoon]

Dean Winchester >>>>

[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” :’)

[honeypiecastiel]

Sammy have some TACT jfc

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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!

[seratonintriggers]

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