History Recap / SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo

* GunTwirling: Dean waves the two flare guns around [[CuffsOffRubWrists despite having just been hung up by his wrists]].

-->'''Sam:''' How do you do it? How does Dad do it?
-->'''Dean:''' Well, for one, them. ''[looks at Haley and her brother]'' I mean, I figure our family's so screwed to hell, maybe we can help some others. Makes things a little bit more bearable. ''[long pause]'' And I tell you what else helps. Killing as many evil sons-of-bitches as I possibly can.

* MoodWhiplash: "[[TearJerker You said roses were lame]]" to ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' ShoutOut to Music/{{Foreigner|Band}}'s "Hot Blooded". Ow, my neck.

-->'''Dean:''' You wanna tell me what's goin' on in that freaky head of yours?
-->'''Sam:''' Dean--
-->'''Dean:''' No, you’re not fine, you're like a powder keg, man. It's not like you. ''I'm'' supposed to be the belligerent one, remember?

* RiseFromYourGrave: Jessica's [[Film/{{Carrie}} hand reaches out of her grave]] and grabs Sam, but it is revealed to be a [[AllJustADream nightmare]].

--->'''Dean:''' Uh-huh...what kind of furry critters do you hunt?
--->'''Roy:''' Mostly bucks, sometimes bear.
--->'''Dean:''' Tell me...uh, WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} or [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Yogi]] ever hunt you back?

** Sam's nightmare, where he dreams of laying flowers on Jessica's grave, only for her hand to pop out of the grave and grab him, is a reference to Sue's nightmare at the end of ''Film/{{Carrie}}''.

* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: Sam claims that "wendigo" is a Cree word that means 'evil that devours'. In actuality, the name is wiindigoo in the Ojibwe language (which is likely the source of the English word): it's wīhtikōw in Cree. The Proto-Algonquian term that all three come from was *wi·nteko·wa, which probably originally meant "owl".

* MoodWhiplash: "[[TearJerker You said roses were lame]]" to ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' ShoutOut to Music/{{Foreigner}}'s "Hot Blooded". Ow, my neck.

Following coordinates left to them by their father, Sam and Dean wind up in the woods in Colorado with a group of hikers as they stumble across a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings wendigo]]. Sam is still grieving for [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Jessica]] and [[BadDreams suffering nightmares]]. Dean teaches Sam that helping others and saving people can provide some relief for his anger, as they work to save [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Tommy Collins]] and get to know his sister and brother in the process. Dean seems [[FlirtingUnderFire very interested]] in getting to know his sister, Haley Collins. However, they do not find their father, and they realize their father left them the coordinates because [[TakeUpMySword he wanted them to continue hunting]] and [[ParentalAbandonment not to help them find him]]. While the wendigo kills the group's forest guide and kidnaps Dean and Haley, they and Tommy are successfully rescued and the wendigo is killed by Dean with a flare gun.

* TwentyThree: The wendigo comes out of hiding every twenty-three years.

* RegularlyScheduledEvil: People go missing in the woods every TwentyThree years.

Directed by David Nutter.

--->'''Dean:''' Tell me...uh, Disney/{{Bambi}} or [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Yogi]] ever hunt you back?

* [[RescueSex Rescue Kiss]]:

-->'''Roy:''' You, protect me? I was hunting these woods when your mommy was still kissing you good night.

Following coordinates left to them by their father, Sam and Dean wind up in the woods in Colorado with a group of hikers as they stumble across a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings wendigo]]. Sam is still grieving for Jessica and [[BadDreams suffering nightmares]]. Dean teaches Sam that helping others and saving people can provide some relief for his anger, as they work to save [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Tommy Collins]] and get to know his sister and brother in the process. Dean seems [[FlirtingUnderFire very interested]] in getting to know his sister, Haley Collins. However, they do not find their father, and they realize their father left them the coordinates because [[TakeUpMySword he wanted them to continue hunting]] and [[ParentalAbandonment not to help them find him]]. While the wendigo kills the group's forest guide and kidnaps Dean and Haley, they and Tommy are successfully rescued and the wendigo is killed by Dean with a flare gun.

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!Tropes appearing in this episode:

* DeathByPragmatism: Roy. To be fair, it was pragmatism of the [[WrongGenreSavvy wrong genre]].

* GunTwirling: Dean waves the two flare pistols around [[CuffsOffRubWrists despite having just been hung up by his wrists]].

* RiseFromYourGrave: Jessica's [[Literature/{{Carrie}} hand reaches out of her grave]] and grabs Sam, but it is revealed to be a [[AllJustADream nightmare]].

** Sam's nightmare, where he dreams of laying flowers on Jessica's grave, only for her hand to pop out of the grave and grab him, is a reference to Sue's nightmare at the end of the movie of ''Film/{{Carrie}}''.

[[caption-width-right:350:"I think he wants us to [[PassingTheTorch pick up where he left off]], you know, saving people, hunting things. The [[FamilyBusiness family business]]." - Dean to Sam]]

-->'''Roy:''' You're rangers?
-->'''Dean:''' That's right.
-->'''Haley Collins:''' And you're [[PaperThinDisguise hiking out in biker boots and jeans]]?
-->'''Dean:''' Oh, sweetheart, I don't do shorts.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Actually PlayedStraight with Brad the camper being the first to die.

* DeathByPragmatism: Roy. To be fair, it was pragmatism of the wrong genre.

* GirlOfTheWeek: Haley, for Dean.

* ItCanThink: Well, of course, since it's a wendigo, not a grizzly. One particularly clever stunt, though, is updating the old KEEP OUT sign protecting its lair with a modern sign warning of toxic waste.

* JustEatHim: Luckily, the wendigo strings his food up alive, instead of just eating or killing it.

-->'''Dean:''' "Guns are useless, so are knives. Basically...we've got to torch the sucker."

* PosthumousCharacter: Jessica. She had to die for us to find out her last name (by reading it off the grave marker).

* RedOniBlueOni: Dean's the Red to Sam's Blue.
-->'''Dean:''' You wanna tell me what’s goin' on in that freaky head of yours?

-->'''Dean:''' No, you’re not fine, you’re like a powder keg, man. It’s not like you. ''I’m'' supposed to be the belligerent one, remember?

** The guys are playing [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Metroid Prime Hunters]] on the Nintendo DS.
** Tommy Collins is reading ''Literature/TheHeroWithAThousandFaces'' by Joseph Campbell, which [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] TheHerosJourney which both of the brothers have before them.

-->'''Dean:''' Uh huh...what kind of furry critters do you hunt?
-->'''Roy:''' Mostly bucks, sometimes bear.
-->'''Dean:''' Tell me...uh, [[Disney/{{Bambi}} Bambi]] or [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Yogi]] ever hunt you back?

** Sam's nightmare, where he dreams of laying flowers on Jessica's grave, only for her hand to pop out of the grave and grab him, is a reference to Sue's nightmare at the end of the movie of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.

* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: More like a trail of [[ProductPlacement Peanut M&Ms]], which are better than breadcrumbs, as the brightly-colored sweets stand out more.

* VerticalKidnapping[=/=]NeckSnap: Roy's death.

--> '''Roy:''' You, protect me? I was hunting these woods when your mommy was still kissing you good night.

!Non-trope items:
* [[Fridge/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo Fridge Items.]]
* [[Trivia/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo Trivia Items.]]
* [[YMMV/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo Other YMMV Items.]]

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* DeggansRule: Failed. WeHardlyKnewYe, Brad.

* TheBechdelTest: Failed. While Haley is the first female characters allowed to live through an episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', she still does not have any other women with which to talk.

'''Season 1, Episode 2''':

'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of Series/{{Supernatural}}'''\\

Following coordinates left to them by their father, Sam and Dean wind up in the woods in Colorado with a group of hikers as they stumble across a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings wendigo]]. Sam is still grieving for Jessica and [[BadDreams suffering nightmares]]. Dean teaches Sam that helping others and saving people can provide some relief for his anger, as they work to save [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Tommy Collins]] and get to know his sister and brother in the process. Dean seems [[FlirtingUnderFire very interested]] in getting to know his sister, Hailey Collins. However, they do not find their father, and they realize their father left them the coordinates because [[TakeUpMySword he wanted them to continue hunting]] and [[ParentalAbandonment not to help them find him]]. While the wendigo kills the group's forest guide and kidnaps Dean and Hailey, they and Tommy are successfully rescued and the wendigo is killed by Dean with a flare gun.

-->'''Hailey:''' So, really, I don't know how to thank you. ''[Dean grins]'' Must you cheapen the moment?

* ScreamingWoman: Hailey Collins.

--> '''Roy:''' You, protect me? I was hunting these woods when your mommy was still kissing you good night.

* JerkAss: Roy. To be fair, Dean's not exactly making an effort to be nice, though.

* MolotovCocktail: Sam finds it broken, apparently being smashed before Dean had a chance to light it.
* PosthumousCharacter: Jessica. She had to die for us to find out her last name by reading it off the grave marker.

** The guys are playing [[MetroidPrime Metroid Prime Hunters]] on Nintendo DS.
** Tommy Collins is reading ''TheHeroWithAThousandFaces'' by Joseph Campbell, which [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] TheHerosJourney which both of the brother's have before them.
** Dean makes a couple of cartoon reference when talking about wildlife.

-->'''Dean:''' Tell me...uh, [[Disney/{{Bambi}} Bambi]] or [[YogiBear Yogi]] ever hunt you back?

* StrippedToTheBone: The left-overs in the wendigo's lair.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The coordinates left by John Winchester, 35,-111 actually point to Arizona. The Lost Creek Wilderness Area in Colorado is around 39.3,-105.5.

* ChekhovsGun: Or in this case, Chekhov's {{Flare Gun}}s, which were stolen by the Wendigo early in the episode.
** The M&Ms Dean pulled out of his pocket end up [[TrailOfBreadCrumbs leading the way]] to the Wendigo.

Sam and Dean follow coordinates to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Creek_Wilderness Lost Creek Wilderness]] which their father left for them, and end up helping to rescue a lost camper.

Following coordinates left them by their father, Sam and Dean wind up in the woods in Colorado with a group of hikers as they stumble across a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings wendigo]]. Sam is shown still grieving for Jessica and [[BadDreams suffering nightmares]]. Dean teaches Sam that helping others and saving people can provide some relief for his anger, as they work to save [[Characters/SupernaturalOtherHumans Tommy Collins]] and get to know his sister and brother in the process. Dean seems [[FlirtingUnderFire very interested]] in getting to know his sister, Hailey Collins. However, they do not find their father, and they realize their father left them the coordinates because [[TakeUpMySword he wanted them to continue hunting]] and [[ParentalAbandonment not to help them find him]]. While the wendigo kills the group's forest guide and kidnaps Dean and Hailey, they and Tommy are successfully rescued and the wendigo is killed by Dean with a flare gun.

For the series so far = 6 humans; 3 ghosts; and 1 wendigo.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The coordinates left by John Winchester, 35,-111 actually point to Arizona. The Lost Creek Wilderness Areain Colorado, is around 39.3,-105.5.

-->'''Dean:''' Another nightmare? (Sam clears his throat) You wanna drive for a while?

* TheBechdelTest: Failed. While Haley is the first female characters allowed to live through an episode of Series/{{Supernatural}}, she still does not have any other women with which to talk.

* ChekhovsGun: Or in this case, Chekhov's {{Flare Gun}}, which were stolen by the Wendigo early in the episode.

* DistressedDude: Tommy
* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: Eating human flesh transforms the person.

* GunTwirling: Dean twirls the two flare pistols [[CuffsOffRubWrists despite having just been hung up by his wrists]].
* ItCanThink: Well of course, since it's a wendigo not a grizzly. One particularly clever stunt though is updating the old KEEP OUT sign protecting its lair with a modern sign warning of toxic waste.
* JerkAss: Roy

* JustEatHim: Luckily the wendigo strings his food up alive, instead of just eating or killing it.

-->'''Dean:''' Well for one, them. (looks at Haley and her brother) I mean, I figure our family's so screwed to hell, maybe we can help some others. Makes things a little bit more bearable. (long pause) And I tell you what else helps. Killing as many evil sons-of-bitches as I possibly can.

* RedOniBlueOni: Red Oni = Dean and Blue Oni = Sam.

-->'''Sam:''' Dean...
-->'''Dean:''' No you’re not fine, you’re like a powder keg, man. It’s not like you. I’m supposed to be the belligerent one, remember?
* RegularlyScheduledEvil: People go missing in the woods every 23 years.
* RescueSex:
-->'''Hailey:''' So really, I don't know how to thank you. [Dean grins] Must you cheapen the moment?

* RiseFromYourGrave: Jessica's [[{{Carrie}} hand reaches out of her grave]] and grabs Sam, but it is revealed to be a [[AllJustADream nightmare]].

-->'''Dean:''' Tell me... uh, [[Disney/{{Bambi}} Bambi]] or [[YogiBear Yogi]] ever hunt you back?

** Sam's nightmare where he dreams of laying flowers on Jessica's grave, only for her hand to pop out of the grave and grab him is a reference to Sue's nightmare at the end of the movie of ''{{Literature/Carrie}}''.

* StabTheScorpion. Roy and Dean are arguing and getting on each others' nerves when Roy violently grabs Dean's shoulder... to stop him from walking on a BearTrap.

* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: More like a trail of [[ProductPlacement Peanut M&Ms]], which are better than breadcrumbs as the brightly-colored sweets stand out more.

* [[CaliforniaDoubling Vancouver Doubling]]: for Blackwater Ridge.
* VerticalKidnapping / NeckSnap: Roy's death

* {{Wendigo}}: The MonsterOfTheWeek

For this episode = [[spoiler: 3 humans and 1 wendigo]].