1x11 - SCARECROW

Original Airdate: January 10, 2006
Writer: John Shiban
Story: Patrick Sean Smith
Director: Kim Manners

Guest Stars
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (John Winchester), Brendan Penny (Steve), William B. Davis (College Professor), Lara Gilchrist (Holly), Nicki Lynn Aycox (Meg), Tania Saulnier (Emily), Tom Butler (Harley Jorgeson), P. Lynn Johnson (Stacey Jorgeson), Brent Stait (Sheriff), Dean Wray (), Leah Graham (Pauly), Angela Moore (Bus Station Clerk), Christian Schrapff (Vince), Tim O'Halloran (Scotty), David Orth (), Mike Carpenter (The Scarecrow)

Summary
John sends Sam and Dean to a small town where the citizens sacrifice a couple each year to appease a Norse God in the form of  Scarecrow.  Sam gets sick of following his father's orders and abandons Dean to go find John.  Along the way he meets up with the mysterious Meg, who is not all she seems to be.

Featured Music
"Bad Company" by Bad Company
"Lodi" by Credence Clearwater Revival

Trivia
This episode marks the first appearance of Nicky Lynn Aycox as Meg Masters.

The professor is played by someone very famous to fans of the X-Files, William B. Davis who is best known as the Cigarette Smoking Man.

As Dean goes to leave the Professor's office, a camera can be seen on the left-hand side of the screen near the lamp.

There are several references to the movie The Wizard of Oz: 1) The Scarecrow, 2) A 'If you had brains' quote, 3) a "into the cellar!" moment, 4) apple trees; 5) the girl's name of Emily - "Em" for short and the same name as Dorothy's aunt; and 6) Emily living with her aunt and uncle.

Webmasters' Thoughts

Hoppy says, "Well, it's no surprise that there would eventually be a rift between Sam and Dean, albeit a short one.  Their fight is very believable as is Sam's urgent need to find their father.  However, it's that wonderful bond between the brothers that brings Sam back just in time to save Dean.  I love how Dean realizes how important it is to have Sam around, and Sam also realizes how it's more important for them to stick together.  And I can't say anything without commenting on the introduction of Meg.  The twist at the end was not wholly unexpected but still incredibly interesting and definitely makes you want to know more about her character."

Jen says, "Nothing yet!"