Something pulls a girl under whilst she's swimming in the lake. Alluding to the title of this episode, Dead in the Water in two senses: firstly, that whoever got killed was dead in the water (not so funny) or secondly, whatever or whoever did it, was dead in the water. No reference to boats/ ships here, as that's what the title more commonly refers to.
Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles), in a diner for the first time, and we see how much Dean just loves his food and witness his idea of 'fun'. "You know Sam, we are allowed to have fun once in a while - that's fun." Ugh and we thought it was something completely different, naively, ha. Gotta love the way Dean has this whole new spin on words and vocabulary too. Dean comes across the article in the paper and they head to Lake Manitoc, Wisconsin. Where there's more of Dean's version of 'fun' to be had! Last episode Dean mentioned Wisconsin in reference to the Wendigo and this week they're in Wisconsin.
There wasn't any body found in the lake, but the family went ahead with the funeral for closure. Sam: "...what closure. People just don't disappear Dean. Other people just stop looking for them." Sam clearly means Dad (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) here and he's concerned everyday they search for Dad and don't find him, the trail's growing colder and soon they'll never find him. Uh oh, here comes Dean with the recriminations and the defensive attitude he's mastered, and more of the arguments I love between the two. With Dean saying Sam was never around, it was always Dean who was with Dad for the past two years.
Dean knows all about Pep rallies. Sam's not the kind of dude who frequents Pep rallies just for the 'fun' of them if at all. There's plenty of unsaid deep and meaningfuls between them and a truck loads of anger inside of Dean just waiting to boil over to the surface. Not much response from Sam though a bit of a shame.
This episode their IDs are from the US Wildlife Service (Dean knowing tonnes about wildlife - not of the animal variety!) and introduces himself as Agent Ford and Sam as Agent Hamill (from Star Wars (1977). Dean naturally being Harrison Ford, the one everyone drooled over! Listen out for the line "she was safe out there" as in her own bathtub.
Sam and Dean speak with Sheriff Jake Devins (Daniel Hugh Kelly) and aren't quite sure her death was only an accident. IN walks Dean's idea of 'fun' in the shape of Andrea (Amy Acker) . (Our loveable Fred from Angel). Leading Dean to comment on how great kids are. But Andrea's not Dean's average type of 'fun' and comes back with the line, "must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pick-up line." However much Dean claims to like kids, he can't name three, when Sam asks. Well, Sam was a kid, once upon a time, ha. Andrea's son, Lucas (Nico McEown) doesn't speak.
They theorize over what could be in the lake, recalling the Loch Ness Monster, and the number of sightings it's had. Here they just turn up empty. They find that Lucas had to be rescued and he was in the water for two hours. Big clue here that he wasn't harmed in the lake, when Andrea's husband drowned. Dean immediately thinks of Mom (Samantha Smith) and how she died, "watching one of your parents die is something you just never get over."
In the same way Sam saw Jessica (Adrienne Palicki) die. Dean bonds with Lucas and tells him he loved toy soldiers and how he saw something bad too, no one would believe him, but Dean will listen to Lucas. Dean's not good at drawing and he calls Sam "his geeky brother" when describing his family. It's amazing but not surprising how Dean can share thoughts and feelings with Lucas, that he can't with Sam - at least not right now and opens up about things he's not told Sam. Sam has to overhear Dean.
Lucas gives Dean a picture of a house with a red roof. Another victim drowns in the kitchen sink after getting pulled in, head first. They're dealing with something that controls water and the water is from the same source, as Sam says - the lake. Dean notices the red roof on Carlton's house. Dean opens up to Lucas telling him he was there and saw Mom die, so how do you get over something like that. He's obviously kept it all in since he didn't want to talk about it, but he's telling Lucas now. Also how Mom would've wanted Dean to be brave and he tries.
Sam does realize just how much Dean has kept from him and when he asks Dean about it, he fobs it off as not being a big deal and his, "Oh God, we're not gonna have to hug or anything are we?!" He only shrugs the moment off not realizing or being concerned about how important it is for Sam. I'm guessing no one even spoke to Sam or told him in detail about how Mom died - but Dean was there and actually witnessed it, yet he doesn't dwell on it. This was news to us too since all we saw in the Pilot was Dad asking Dean to take Sam. As we know, Dean doesn't like to talk - unless he wants to; he's not all touchy-feely either when it comes to true emotions.
Instead, he'd rather berate Sam with "college boy thinks he's so smart." God forbid he and Sam should bond. Lucas gave Dean a picture of a yellow house this time, a red bike and a boy outside the house. But there's no boy here. Bill (Bruce Dawson) used to ride his bike home from school and Bill knew Peter. Sam believes all of the boys back then who knew him are being punished. Bill takes the boat out onto the lake and is taken. Jake checked out Sam and Dean to find they're not with the Wildlife Service, and wants them out of town.
Lucas draws a black hole and Dean turns the car around, they're not leaving. Andrea fills her bathtub. Dean doesn't want to leave Lucas as he was afraid of something. Sam's shocked to see Dean can actually care about someone. Sam: "who are you and what have you done with my brother?"
The bath water turns muddy and Andrea is pulled under - cue our heroes to the rescue, with Dean breaking down another door. Didn't Lucas hear her screams. Dean discovers a connection between Chris and Jake. they were both involved in Peter's death. Jake and Bill bullied Peter and held him under the water, causing him to drown.
Lucas attempts to retrieve his toy soldier from the lake and is pulled in. Prompting Dean to jump in after him and so does Jake. He's sorry for what they did to Peter, who now has gotten his revenge on everyone. Dean pulls Lucas out.
Sam tries to comfort Dean with his line, "we're not gonna save everybody" - a line synonymous with the premise of the show. To which Dean could've been snarly and replied, "it's 'we' now is it." Since he did the rescuing, of Lucas that is. Sam did get Andrea out of the bath.
Andrea thanks Dean and kisses him. Bet he was just hanging on for that moment since they hit town..
Recall the line "safe in her bathtub" - well, Andrea wasn't since this is where she was attacked.
Great to see another side of Dean in this episode: a more caring side. That he has it in him to be vulnerable and not just maintain his macho, tough -as-nails exterior, or as he would call it: his "game face." for the sake of Sam. Someone should've told him it's okay to share with Sam - of all people- cos he's family and they're both going through this together.
Only enough is revealed about their past to keep you thoroughly glued!
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