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|image= [[File:MaryWPilot.jpg|350px]]|title= Pilot aka The Woman in White

|outline= Estranged brothers [[DeanSam]] and [[SamDean]] are reunited, investigating reunite to investigate supernatural deaths in Jericho on the path to finding their missing father, [[John]].

|location= [[Lawrence, Kansas]]<BRbr>[[Palo Alto, California]]<BRbr>[[Fictional Locations|Jericho, California]] (fictional)|timeline= November 22nd, 1983 (flashback)<BRbr>October 30th, 2005 (Halloween party)<br>October 3131st, 2005 ([[Dean]] arrives)<BRbr>November 11st, 2005 (in Jericho)<BRbr>November 22nd, 2005 ([[Jess]] dies)|mapprevep={{EpisodeMap15.20 Carry On|Locationsnextep=Lawrence, KS, USA;Palo Alto, CA, USA;California, USA}}1.02 Wendigo

'''[[Lawrence, Kansas]], - 22 years ago(1983)'''<br>It is a happy family scene as [[Mary]] and [[JohnWinchester]] Winchester put their children, six-month-old [[Sam ]] and four-year-old [[Dean]], to bed. Later, Mary investigates a sound coming from Sam’s nursery. She sees a figure standing over his crib and assumes it is John, but when she realizes it isn’t her husband she rushes back in. John, who was asleep in the living room, hears Mary's screams and rushes to the nursery, only to find her pinned to the ceiling with a deep wound across her belly. As he stares in shock, flames engulf Mary and the room. John hands the baby to Dean and tells him to run outside before trying in vain to save his wife. The scene ends with John and the boys sitting on the hood of the their [[Impala ]] as firemen tend to their burning house.

'''[[Stanford University]], present dayPresent Day (2005)'''<br>

As Dean tries to convince Sam to accompany him to find their dad, it is obvious that what the Winchesters hunt are supernatural entities. Dean plays a recording of a voicemail from John Winchester, which contains [[Electronic Voice Phenomenon|EVP]] of a woman saying “I can never go home,” and Sam agrees to spend the weekend looking for their Daddad. He needs to be back at Stanford on Monday for a law school interview. Jess seems worried, but it is clear that she does not know the truth about what Sam's family "hunts."

The boys travel to Jericho, where John has been investigating the disappearances of young men that go back ten years and all seem to occur on the same stretch of road. The latest victim was [[Troy Squire]], and when Sam and Dean speak to his girlfriend, [[Amy Hein]], they find out about a local legend of a murdered girl whose [[ghost ]] hitchhikes and kills whoever picks her up. After some research, Sam and Dean discover the girl in the legend is [[Constance Welch]], who killed herself by jumping from a bridge after her children drowned in the bathtub. That night, they travel to the bridge, and Sam makes it clear that he doesn’t want to return to hunting with Dean and John. He also questions the value of their quest to find whatever killed their [[Mary|mother]]. During the confrontation they see a woman jump into the water, and, when they go out on the bridge to investigate, the [[Impala]] mysteriously starts on its own and pursues them down the bridge, stopping once they've jumped to safety.[[File:The pilot.jpg|thumb|right|408px|The woman in white's house.]]Upon checking into a motel, the brothers find out their father had also been staying there and that his room is still being held. They break into his room and, though it is obvious he has not been there for a few days, the walls are covered in research - ; newspaper clippings, notes – that identifies Constance as a [[Woman in White|woman in white]]. The police Local law enforcement have been staking out the motel, and Dean is arrested when he leaves to get food. At the police station, they accuse the sheriff accuses him of being connected with the disappearances and show shows him John’s [[John’s journal]], which contains the notation “Dean 35-111”111. ” While Dean is being questioned, Sam tracks down Constance Welch’s widower, [[Joseph Welch]], who tells Sam that Constance is buried in a plot behind their old house, the same house where their children drowned. He also reveals that he was unfaithful to her, which makes it more likely that she is a woman in white.

Dean escapes from the police sheriff's station using a paper clip and a distraction provided by Sam, but before Dean and Sam can meet up again, Sam has a personal encounter with Constance. She tries to seduce him, whilst begging him to take her home. Sam refuses, but she takes control of the Impala and forces him to drive her towards her old home. The car stops outside the deserted house, and Constance attacks him. Dean arrives and shoots at her, distracting her and allowing Sam to ram the car into the house. Inside the house, the ghosts of her children materialize, and as they embrace her, all three vanish.

After the case, Dean is keen to pursue John – - he has worked out that the notation he left Dean in his journal are coordinates to a town in Colorado - , but Sam declines and so he drives him back to Stanford. Returning to his apartment, Sam finds a plate of cookies with a note from Jess. He goes upstairs and, hearing the shower running in the bathroom, collapses onto their bed, exhausted. He seems happy, but then something red drips onto his forehead and he looks up to see Jess pinned to the ceiling and bleeding from her belly. He screams, and, as Jess bursts into flame, Dean rushes in and pulls Sam from the inferno of their apartment.

Outside the house, as fireman firemen battle the blaze, Sam tosses a shotgun into the trunk of the [[Impala]]. He is back in the hunt again.

* [[Constance WelchThe Demon]] (* [[Woman in WhiteConstance Welch]])

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'''Dean:''' If I'd have called, would you have picked up?}}

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'''Sam:''' I was just going to college. It was dad Dad who said if I was gonna go, I should stay gone. And that's what I'm doing.}}

'''Dean:''' Yeah, well... I don’t want to.}}

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At '''Pierce:''' So you want to give us your real name?<br>'''Dean:''' I told you, it’s Nugent. Ted Nugent.:''[[Jus In Bello Italy 2012]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nugent Ted Nugent] Jensen said that is the scene where Sam and first of Dean were in 's classic rock star aliases. Also possibly a reference to the library together was one of his favorite scenes, because it was the first scene ever filmed. movie [httpshttp://twitteren.wikipedia.com/#!/_patsan_org/statuswiki/196176739163045892 sourceFletch_(film) Fletch]starring Chevy Chase.''}}

The episode first premiered on Yahoo!TV on 09'''Pierce:''' I'm not sure you realize just how much trouble you're in here.<br>'''Dean:''' We talkin' like, misdemeanor kind of trouble, or uh, 'squeal like a pig' trouble?:''"Squeal like a pig" is a reference to a scene in the 1972 horror film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/06wiki/2005Deliverance Deliverance]'', in which a suburban man is told to "squeal like a pig" then brutally raped by crazed mountain men while on a fishing trip. The pilot could also be seen on scene has been listed as one of the internet weeks before the airing[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Scariest_Movie_Moments 100 Scariest Movie Moments] (#63). See [[Deliverance]] for other episodes which have quotes from this movie.''}}

'''Sam:''' What were you thinking shooting Casper in the face, you freak?:''Title character in the famous cartoon series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost Casper, the Friendly Ghost] in which Casper was, indeed, a friendly ghost, unlike the Woman in White.''}} |Minutiae={{TriviaQuote |Text=[[Eric Kripke]] said [https://twitter.com/therealKripke/status/664605235814379521 the pilot was inspired by] ''Sandman'', ''Hellblazer'', ''American Gods'', ''Evil Dead'', ''Fletch'', ''Good Omens'' and [https://twitter.com/therealKripke/status/697824345763160064/photo/1 ''The House With A Clock In Its Wall''.]}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The pilot was filmed in March/April of 2005 in Los Angeles. The motel scenes were shot at La Crescenta Motel, 2413 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta, California, USA. Constance's house was at the Sable Ranch, 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=[https://twitter.com/SamSmithTweets/status/1172883261967630336 Mary's nightgown is] pale pink not white. }}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The episode first premiered on Yahoo!TV on 09/06/2005. The pilot could also be seen on the internet weeks before the airing. The premiere of the Pilot pilot episode ran an extra 7 minutes (9:00 to 10:07 EST), bringing the total run time to 57 minutes.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text= This [[Jensen Ackles]] cited this episode introduced as his favorite in the premier issue of the much debated question ''Official Supernatural Magazine'' saying::"I mean, obviously the pilot stands out among all the rest."}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=At [[Canon DiscrepanciesJus In Bello Italy 2012]] Jensen said that the scene where Sam and Dean were in the library together was one of his favorite scenes, [https://twitter.com/_patsan_/status/196176739163045892 because it was the first scene ever filmed.]}}{{TriviaQuote |How long was Sam Text=The nursery clock stops at Stanford?]]20:12.}}

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'''PolicemanThe episode contains a number of scenes that are mirrored in subsequent episodes. :''' So 1. In the teaser [[John]] hands [[Sam]] to [[Dean]] and says "take your brother outside as fast as you want can, and don’t look back." This is repeated in [[1.09 Home]] when Sam hands [[Ritchie]] to give us your real name?<br>his sister [[Sari]] and repeats the same words.''':2. The sequence of Dean breaking into the apartment and wrestling with Sam is repeated in [[2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be]] when, in the [[wishverse]], Sam tackles Deanas he breaks into the family home.:3. The exchange when Dean tells Sam he doesn't want to do it alone is recalled in [[7.04 Defending Your Life]]. It is also repeated in [[15.20 Carry On]] with the brothers'roles reversed, i.e. Sam telling Dean he doesn' I told you, it’s Nugentt want to do it alone. [http://en4.wikipediaDean slams Sam against the bridge when he questions the family mission.org/wiki/Ted_Nugent Ted NugentThis is mirrored when Sam does that to Dean in [[1.21 Salvation]].:''The first 5. At the end of the pilot, there is a shot of Deanand Sam standing over the trunk of the [[Impala]]. As Sam tosses a weapon into he trunk he says, "We got work to do" and closes the trunk. At the end of [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]], the scene is replayed with the brother's classic rock star aliasespositions reversed. Also possibly Dean tosses [[the Colt]] into the trunk and says, "We've got work to do." It is also re-created at the start of [[10.05 Fan Fiction]] after Dean announces he has found a reference case. In [[15.01 Back and to the Future]], Sam says it and closes the trunk, while the image briefly flashes to the movie Winchesters closing the trunk at the end of the pilot. Variations also occur in [[4.01 Lazarus Rising]], when Dean asks [[Castiel]] why he was brought back, Castiel responds, "Fletch,Because we have work for you." starring Chevy Chase; in [[7.''19 Of Grave Importance]] the line is used by [[Bobby]] to explain his presence as a [[ghost]]. }}

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In both casesFor Dean, they die above Sam’s bedwe were looking for Han Solo.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Dean knows how to pick locksWe were looking for devil-may-care, charismatic, a little rough around the edges, picking his handcuffs using just a paperclip.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=It was assumed by Samlittle edgy, Deansays things that are not always the kindest thing, and fans as long as they're funny. And that was really what we started out with. January 17 2005: [[Azazelhttp://archive.today/2020.03.22-230239/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=6810 from the Futon Critic:]] was the one who killed  :SUPERNATURAL (The WB) - [[JessicaDavid Nutter]]("Smallville") has come aboard to direct and executive produce the drama project, which has been given the green light to produce a pilot. 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* [httphttps://www.scribdslideshare.comnet/docJulesWilkinson/886560/Earliestsupernatural-101-pilot-Pilotearly-draft A substantially different draft of the script for the Pilot (pdf format).]. Mary Harrison dies in what everyone thinks is a car accident when her sons are 9 and 1113. After her death Jack Harrison (their father) leaves Sam and Dean and they are raised by an aunt and uncle.* [https://www.slideshare.net/JulesWilkinson/supernatural-101-pilot-200305 Script of the Pilot (Production Draft)]* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0773689/ Aaron Schneider] was the Director of Photography on the Pilot.

|Promotion= * [http://supernaturalwww.youtube.tvcom/gallery2watch?v=q2MP3G0Svjs Promo]* [https:/promos/s1www.youtube.com/pilotwatch?v=OUBpczwD1Lg Australian Promo]* [https:/index/www.youtube.html Episode Stillscom/watch?v=ypEmGlsLPDU Interview with Jared Padalecki]* Read all the pre-publicity interviews [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywYxRtpFPL4 Interviews with Eric Kripke, Peter Johnson, David Nutter, Jared and reviews here: Jensen]* [[Supernatural Scrapbook 2004-05]] (pre-publicity interviews and reviews)* [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20200322225810/https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005/-jun/-26/entertainment/-ca-stunts26 LA Times feature] on 70 year old stunt man -story.html Interview with Stuntman Eddy Dono, who worked on the [[1.01 Pilot]Donno]* [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20150529181600/https://www.youtubenytimes.com/watch?v=q2MP3G0Svjs The original promo2005/09/13/arts/television/unexplained-phenomena-lurk-behind-new-shows.html Unexplained Phenomena Lurk Behind New Shows]Review of the Pilot in the New York Times|Categories=* [[Categoryhttps:Canon]][[Category//web.archive.org/web/20060508045613/http:Episodes]][[Category:Season 1]//comeplaywithusdanny.blogspot.com/2005/09/supernatural-tv-series.html Review of the Pilot]in the Blog "Play With Us Danny"