Born Under a Bad Sign (8 Feb. 2007)

After Sam goes missing for over a week, Dean finally receives a phone call from his brother. Dean finds Sam in a hotel room, covered in blood and suffering from the effects of a week long ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Miller Tobin

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Cathryn Humphris

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Jim Beaver	...	Bobby Singer
Alona Tal	...	Jo Harvelle
Philip Granger	...	Manager
Richard Kahan	...	Clerk
Vince Murdocco	...	Steve Wandell

Storyline

After Sam goes missing for over a week, Dean finally receives a phone call from his brother. Dean finds Sam in a hotel room, covered in blood and suffering from the effects of a week long memory blackout. Upon investigation, the brothers find a video-tape of Sam killing another hunter in cold blood, which leads Sam to believe his dark side is taking over. When the dark side finally emerges Sam attacks Dean and continues on his hunter killing spree with his next targets being family friends Jo Harvelle and Bobby Singer.

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Plot Keywords:

hunter | duluth minnesota | covered in blood | punched in the face | crashing through a window | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kripke Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the series, whenever a room is numbered, the room number is always 237. (When Dean sneaks into the old lady's hospital room Supernatural: Something Wicked the number on the door is 237. When Dean is in the hospital, talking with Tessa in Supernatural: In My Time of Dying it's announced over the PA system that there's "an emergency in room 237." In Supernatural: Playthings Sam and Dean check into the Peirpont Inn and will be staying in room 237.) Room number 237 is the room Danny Torrance is told to stay out of in The Shining.

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Goofs

When Sam puts his hand on Dean's shoulder you can see Dean grabbing Sam's arm because of the pain. Then the camera switches toward Sam and then back to Dean grabbing Sam's arm again.

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Quotes

Dean Winchester: I'll call you later.
[he leaves]
Jo Harvelle: No you won't.

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Soundtracks

"Back On The Road Again"
Performed by REO Speedwagon

User Reviews

Possession

Sam vanishes and Dean tracks his brother through the cell phone, and finds Sam in a hotel in Twin Lake with amnesia and blood traces. They try to follows the last steps of Sam and they discover that Sam has killed a hunter in his cabin. Sam hits Dean and escapes to Duluth, Minnesota, where he meets and attacks Jo Harvelle. However Dean arrives and saves her but Sam escapes again. Dean finds Sam in South Dakota in the house of Bobby Singer, when they discover that Sam is possessed by a powerful demon.

"Born Under a Bad Sign" is another great episode, with a top-notch performance of Jared Padalecki that changes his behavior many times along the story. I found hilarious the scene when the demon is exorcised and Dean punches Sam on his face. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Nascido Num Signo Ruim" ("Born Under a Bad Sign")