Season 1 » Plot Summary
As the season begins, Dean, age 26, is a hunter; he
hunts supernatural monsters to kill. Usually he is with his father, John,
but sometimes goes by himself. Sam, meanwhile, is a senior at Stanford University
and is applying to law school there. Dean shows up to ask for Sam's help
in a search for their father, who has gone missing. While searching, Sam's
girlfriend Jess is killed in the same way as their mother had been years
earlier, and Sam abandons Stanford in order to travel with Dean to find
John and avenge Jess. Sam is racked with guilt and sorrow after Jess' death,
he becomes reckless in hunting. Dean also begins to fear for his brother's
health because it will kill him. Dean gives him advice on what to do as
they have a heart to heart in "Wendigo" and tells him not to get
his hopes up as they have a long way to go. Early in the season ("Skin"),
Dean and Sam battle a shapeshifter responsible for a string of brutal murders
in the St. Louis, Missouri area. During the course of the episode, the shapeshifter
assumes Dean's form, causing police to believe that Dean is responsible
for the murders. However, Dean kills the shapeshifter while it is still
in his form, and the authorities officially declare him dead, and pin the
murders on him.
John finally contacts the boys—it's clear that Dean desperately
seeks his father's approval, while Sam is very resentful of his father
despite being his father's favorite. John reveals that he has been away
from them because he's tracking the demon that killed their mother, and
for the first time has some really good leads. His affection for his sons
could be used against him, so he wants them away from him. However, the
family unites as they come into possession of a special Colt revolver,
which John says can kill "anything," including the demon that
killed his wife.
The season finale concludes with Sam, Dean and John escaping from their
clash with Azazel, the yellow-eyed demon. While Sam is driving an injured
Dean and John to a hospital, a demonically-possessed driver drives his
truck into the Impala, causing massive damage to the car and the Winchesters
inside.
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