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Episode Three: Dead in the Water
Dean Winchester in the Supernatural episode Dead in the Water
This is one of my favorite season one episodes and a really important episode for understanding Dean in general.
Dean and Sam travel to Wisconsin to investigate a series of suspicious drownings.
Let's get to it:
So first off, we're in a diner and Dean is reading a newspaper, looking for a job. This is the first job they actively seek out instead of having been sent by John and Sam expresses his annoyance about Dean wanting to go check it out because the trail to John is 'getting cold.' (News for you, Sam, you have no trail. Y'all are just driving around hoping he'll pop up in front of the car.)
Dean's response is a little eerie to me. "We're gonna kill everything bad between here and there." (There being wherever John is.) Eerie in that now for two episodes we've established that one of the things driving Dean is to literally KILL. Thanks, John.
Also noteworthy: Dean flirts with the waitress here in one of his more innocent ways, mostly with just a look when she talks to him and Sam, again, gets visibly pissed and snaps at the waitress.
I suppose this consistent annoyance with Dean flirting with women, even as innocently as he's been doing so far, is part of what fueled the wincest believers, especially at this point in the show, but JFC no. It's so obvious Sam just wants Dean to be as miserable as he is. I don't think it's a purity thing. I don't think Sam is personally offended that his brother enjoys sex, I think at this point he believes Dean doesn't have a right to be happy and it pisses him off whenever Dean tries to find joy in the smallest thing.
So Dean and Sam go to Wisconsin and meet with the sheriff. Then we get to the good stuff. Andrea and Lucas, the sheriff's widowed daughter and grandson, walk in and Dean is obviously interested in her but goes straight to the kid, trying to engage him. Doesn't work, kid bolts to his mom and Dean sweet talks her into showing them where the closest motel is.
He tries flirting with her through her son. "Cute kid." "Kids are the best." But she immediately clocks him as being full of shit and playfully calls him out on it - impressing him. A running theme so far is that Dean actually LIKES it when women don't fall for the bullshit. For all the criticisms of him and his relationships with random women, he's shown a ton of respect for them over these last two episodes.
Now we're getting deep into what makes Dean tick. When they find out through Sam doing an internet search that Lucas witnessed his father's death, it hits Dean hard and he tells Sam, "Watching one of your parents die isn't something you just get over."
We get a couple of quotes like this in this episode. Dean's talking about Lucas but he's talking about himself too and at first you don't think Sam gets it but in the next scene when they approach Andrea at the park and Dean asks if he can say hi to Lucas, when he goes to the boy, Andrea tells Sam to tell Dean the "Jerry Maguire" act isn't going to work and Sam earnestly responds that he doesn't think that's what Dean is doing.
And now we get to see Dean in a way that the first two episodes really didn't prepare us for. He approaches Lucas gently, talks to him like a person, even talks about how they had the same toys (green toy soldiers! foreshadowing four seasons early! "I used to love these things.") and when he gets no response asks if he can draw with him. He continues talking to him, even though Lucas doesn't respond, and he draws Lucas a stick figure picture of his family while sharing that he knows how Lucas feels because he saw something when he was Lucas' age too...assuring Lucas that if he shares what he saw Dean will believe him.
When Dean was flirting with Andrea and said he loved kids, Sam chided him by demanding he name kids he knew. I feel like Sam purposely ignores the fact that Dean is FOUR years older than him and spent most of his life caring for Sam. Dean knows kids...Dean knows Sam and Dean knows how to talk to and act around kids because of taking care of Sam. THIS IS WHY LUCAS CONNECTS WITH DEAN. Beacause Dean is the one who reached out and because Lucas felt his sincerity. Sam can sit on a tack here.
When Lucas doesn't react immediately, Dean goes back to Sam and Andrea and she expresses concern about her son, prompting Dean to say something else that applies to both he and Lucas, "Kids are strong. You'd be surprised at what they can deal with."
Then Lucas shows up with a picture of a house and shoves it at Dean, who is visibly touched while Andrea is stunned.
Then stuff happens on the show like it always does and Dean talks Andrea into letting him talk to Lucas again. We get another good bonding moment with Dean and Lucas, this time with Sam as a witness.*
Dean tries to get through to Lucas, thanking him for the picture of the house, telling him he helped, and saying he needs his help again. Lucas is seemingly not listening and Dean gives us this gem:
"You're scared. It's okay. I understand. See, when I was your age, I saw something real bad happen to my mom, and I was scared, too. I didn't feel like talking, just like you. But see, my mom—I know she wanted me to be brave. I think about that every day. And I do my best to be brave. And maybe, your dad wants you to be brave too."
And this kind of blows Sam away. It also works on Lucas because Lucas gives Dean another drawing that ends up helping them.
*Sam witnessing Dean opening up to Lucas KIND of works in the episode because Sam doesn't end up actually apologizing to Dean for being such a dick but he does acknowledge that he didn't realize some of Dean's trauma regarding their mother.** BUT it doesn't last because a long-standing issue I have with Sam (who, incidentally, I actually DO like as a character) is that he never allows for Dean to feel his feelings. It's always an inconvenience or something to mock when Dean tries to let his guard down. Is it any wonder Dean is always demanding 'no chick flick moments?'
**Which Dean immediately shuts down with "We're not gonna have to hug are we?"
One of the notes I took is about when the sheriff demands Dean and Sam leave town and Lucas tries to cling to Dean because he doesn't want him to leave. I wrote "Same, kid, same."
Sam just wants to fucking fly because he thinks with all the baddies dead the spirit is at rest, but Dean is driving distracted because he can't get Lucas out of his mind.
"I just don't want to leave this town until I know the kid's okay."
And Sam responds by saying something that is supposed to relay to the audience who Dean really is, except we have already seen who Dean really is, so it just sounds stupid:
"Who are you and what have you done with my brother?"
Dean just responds with a "Shut up" but I responded with a "Fuck you."
When they get back to Andrea's house it didn't go unnoticed by me that while Sam is doing all the hard work to get her out of the tub that is trying to drown her, Dean is in the hallway protecting Lucas.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE FUCKING DOES, SAM.
Another interesting quote from Dean when they are talking about the past, "Nothing stays buried." Oh, Dean, at this point you have no idea how right you are.
We get this melodramatic moment while Dean and Sam are both diving into the water trying to save Lucas where Sam comes up from under the water and sadly shakes his head at Lucas' mom just so we can get the heroic shot of Dean darting up from under the water with Lucas in his arms.
Dean saved the kid.
But at the end of the episode, Dean is still not happy because he couldn't save the sheriff (who we find out was one of the bad guys) and Sam comes up with this doozy:
"We're not gonna save everybody."
I swear soulless Sam wasn't too far a stretch from regular Sam.
But I digress.
Sam apologizes to Andrea (not Dean...Andrea) and Andrea gets a line that just screams THIS IS HOW DEAN FEELS ABOUT JOHN:
"Dad loved me. He loved Lucas. No matter what he did, I have to hold on to that."
We get two cute Dean/Lucas moments: Lucas insisted on making sandwiches for Dean to take with him on the road and Dean taught Lucas (who is suddenly speaking again) to say "Zeppelin Rules!" (Folowed by a high-five. Maybe the only high-five Dean gets in the series.)
Oh Dean. We don't know it yet, but they did you so dirty.
Some notes for posterity:
In this episode, the 'monster' is a child who was killed by two of his bullies (one being the sheriff, Lucas' grandfather). So the bad guy is actually the good guy and some of the victims are the bad guys.
We get our first scene where Dean and Sam are digging with shovels. In this case, they aren't digging up a grave, but they dig up the dead boy's bicycle after Lucas shows them where it is buried.
The significant music from this episode comes from Ratt - Round and Round, Bad Company - Movin' On, and if you listen REALLY hard in the car you can hear Billy Squier - Too Daze Gone.
The brothers pose as agents from the U.S. Wildlife Service and give their names as Agent Ford (Dean) and Agent Hamill (Sam) but use their real first names when they introduce themselves to Andrea.
This hunt takes place at Lake Manitoc, Wisconsin.
Dean wears John’s jacket in this episode.
Second episode in which a woman the Winchesters have helped gives Dean the thank you kiss. This time on the lips.
Recognizable Guest Star in this episode: Daniel Hugh Kelly
#spn#supernatural#spn rewatch#supernatural rewatch#ramblings of a fan#dean winchester#spn 1x3#supernatural 1x3#spn dead in the water#supernatural dead in the water#episode rewatch#SPN Playlist#Fake IDs#Recognizable Guest Star#Boys Be Digging#Director Kim Manners#Writer Sera Gamble#Writer Raelle Tucker#Monster Vengeful Spirit#Location Wisconsin#Music Ratt#Music Bad Company#Music Billy Squier#Season One
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Happy Birthday Dean Winchester ♛ January 24, 1979
#supernatural#dean winchester#deanwinchesteredit#deanedit#deansbirthdaybash#jensen ackles#jacklesedit#spnedit#supernaturaledit#cowboycoven#spncreatorsdaily#userbbelcher#becauseofthebowties#altarofrowena#rambleoncas#tusersana#userdorksinlove#deancaskiss#anztag#userbon#deanncastiel#jennmish#userrlaura#usererinlindslay#1x3/10x1/7x8/12x5/15x20/5x8/4x7/13x1/9x2/5x4/11x23/1x17/2x6/9x9/6x2/11x15/9x5/8x20/14x4/1x2#i had an old list going of all my dean coding so i just turned it into this
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Dead in the Water, SPN S1E03
#spn#supernatural#sam winchester#dean winchester#spn screencaps#jensen ackles#jared padalecki#dead in the water#1x3#its funny cos he doesnt even need to say nothing
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headcannon: the unknown monster who was Cole Trenton’s father, killed by Dean Winchester, was the same type of being as Eugene Tooms from The X Files. he as described as something Dean had never seen before or since, and that he FEASTED ON LIVERS!!
#it can’t be tooms because he died and the timelines wouldn’t fit#supernatural#the x files#the x-files#txf#spn x the x files#spn#dean winchester#cole trenton#eugene tooms#x files 1x3#supernatural crossover
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Okay look. I know they were planning to make Sam the main character when the series started. And I love Sam. Shoutout to all the Sam girls, you’re doing great work. But you just simply can’t make THAT your third episode and not expect a significant portion of your audience not to grab onto Dean immediately intensely and forever
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Crowley?!?! My boy!
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I love the early seasons of supernatural because Sam and Dean will show up in some small town because of rumors about a ghost or whatever and then uncover some stranger’s deep seated trauma that somehow created or attracted the Spooky Creature. This town just wants people to stop dying under mysterious circumstances, and they have to go therapy someone’s dad about it
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"No wonder that kid was so freaked out. Watching one of your parents die isnt just something you get over"
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Me watching Supernatural 1x3:
That one scene where Will Carlton reaches into the sink: *happens*
Me: He’s so gonna die
Him: *doesn’t die after reaching into the clearly suspicious sink*
Me: oh okaaAAYYYYYYYYYAYYYYY!!! HOLY MOTHER MARY OF JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE FUCKING HELL WAS THAT
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SUPERNATURAL -> 5x16 ❝ dark side of the moon ❞ THE WINCHESTERS -> 1x3 ❝ you're lost little girl ❞
#parallelsnatural#the winchesters#thewinchestersedit#spnwinedit#cowboycoven2#usermoogs#deanncastiel#greatcometcas#deancaskiss#spndaily#spncreatorsdaily#spnedit#supernaturaledit#destieledit#kedits#spn#destiel#spnwin#mary campbell#john winchester
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For @machine-slays-dragons ❤️ Happy Birthday Anz! 🎈🎁🎊🍰
#supernatural#dean winchester#deanwinchesteredit#deanedit#jacklesedit#spnedit#supernaturaledit#cowboycoven#anztag#spncreatorsdaily#userbbelcher#usersawah#donestiel#becauseofthebowties#seraphcastiel#userkourt#usermoogs#rambleoncas#tusersana#userdorksinlove#deancaskiss#userbon#deanncastiel#jennmish#userrlaura#usererinlindslay#1x3/5x5/2x7/7x11/1x7/9x17#ofc i had to pick a set w/scenes that are imPOSSIBLE to color lsk;dfjkldjghdg#anyway i hope you love it as much as i love you!!! happy birthday bestie!!!!
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𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝐱𝟑 - Jᴀʀᴇᴅ Pᴀᴅᴀʟᴇᴄᴋɪ ᴀꜱ Sᴀᴍ Wɪɴᴄʜᴇsᴛᴇʀ [4]
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Conduit, The X-files 1.04/
Dead in the water, spn 1.03
#conduit#dead in the water#the supernatural files#spn#supernatural#sam winchester#dean winchester#spn screencaps#jensen ackles#jared padalecki#dana scully#fox mulder#the x files#1x3#1x4#screencaps#caps#parallels#cmon........
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supernatural, 1x3, dead in the water | buffy the vampire slayer, 2x18, killed by death
#buffy and dean are so similar in so many ways#big believer of children for one <3#btvs#spn#btvs x spn
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Also. Peak you never really know your parents episode
#sam thinking dean loving kids was just an act to impress andrea#that little surprised look when dean says he was scared#the night Mary died#'who are you and what have you done with my brother'#in response to dean not wanting to leave until he was sure lucas was safe#as if#even setting their entire lives aside#dean hasn't spent these first three episodes going#'lets save people'#'wanna save some people?'#'saving people is how I manage to keep going'#'time to save some people!'#supernatural#spn watch#1x3#dead in the water
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