Pilot (1x1)

Welcome to the very first episode of Denim-Wrapped Nightmares! Hosts Berly (a new SPN fan) and LA (along for the ride) kick off their Supernatural journey with the 2005 pilot episode, and they're already swooning over the Winchester brothers.

The episode starts in 1983 Lawrence, Kansas where four-year-old Dean is absolutely not qualified to carry baby Sam like a football down the stairs while their house burns and mom Mary gets pinned to the ceiling. Flash forward 22 years and the boys are all grown up (and gorgeous, according to the hosts) with Dean breaking into Sam's Stanford dorm to drag him on a hunting trip to find their missing dad.

Episode Highlights:

• First blood splooge of the series! (Yes, they're counting)
• Dean giving 9-year-old Sam a .45 for closet monsters (very Texas of them)
• The boys posing as US Marshals while looking like teenagers
• "Scolder and Moldy" 
• The Woman in White (Constance) being very forward in that front seat
• Poor Jessica meeting the same ceiling-pinned fate as Mary Winchester

The hosts dive deep into the lore, exploring La Llorona and the Vanishing Hitchhiker legends, including Dallas's own Lady of White Rock Lake. They praise the pilot for its solid setup and note that Jeffrey Dean Morgan falling asleep on the couch is absolutely forgivable because, well, it's Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

"Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole!"

Resources:

• https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/supernatural
• https://movieweb.com/supernatural-greatest-fantasy-shows-of-all-time/
• https://collider.com/eric-kripke-interview-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls/
• https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/supernatural-started-as-a-terrible-rip-off-before-becoming-something-great/
• https://gizmodo.com/eric-kripke-supernatural-neil-gaiman-sandman-inspiratio-1849468463
• https://screenrant.com/why-supernatural-so-popular-long-reason/
• https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Pilot
• https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/curse-of-la-llorona-true-story/
• https://www.wral.com/solved-haunted-legend-of-lydias-bridge-ghostly-hitchhiker-has-roots-in-real-history/19918427/

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