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Supernatural :: Phantom Traveler (01x04)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Phantom Traveler
Episode #: 01x04
Production Number: 2T6904
Original Airdate: Tuesday October 04th, 2005
*Also Known As:
  • O Viajante Fantasma ( Portugal [AXN])
  • Fantôme en plein ciel ( France [TF6])
  • Il fantasma dell'aria ( Italy [RaiDue])
  • Phantom-Reisende ( Germany [ProSieben])
9/10 (13 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
PT (AXN) Oct 30, 2006
FR (TF6) Dec 11, 2006
IT (RaiDue) Mar 06, 2007
DE (ProSieben) Nov 05, 2007
NL (Net 5) Jul 27, 2008
Episode Crew
Director: Robert Singer (1)
Writer: Richard Hatem
 
Episode Summary
 
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Sam and Dean meet a flight attendant who was aboard a plane that crashed with mysterious circumstances. They soon figure out her connection to the crash, but not until they are on board a flight with the woman.
 
Summary Available In: English | German | Swedish
 
 
Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Daryl ShuttleworthplayedJack Lambert/Surviving PilotRecurring (first appearance)
Amanda Wood (1)played(Unknown) 
Ben AyresplayedHomeland Security Man #1 
Brian MarkinsonplayedJerry Panowski 
Christopher RosamundplayedCo-Pilot 
Dana Pembertonplayed(Unknown) 
Fred Hendersonplayed(Unknown) 
Geoff GustafsonplayedLou 
Ingrid Teschplayed(Unknown) 
Jaime Ray NewmanplayedAmanda Walker 
Kelly-Ruth MercierplayedWoman Passenger 
Kett TurtonplayedMax Jaffe 
Paul Jarrettplayed(Unknown) 
Uncredited
Jeffrey Dean MorganvoicedJohn WinchesterRecurring (second appearance)
 
Main Cast
 
Jared PadaleckiplayedSam Winchester
Jensen AcklesplayedDean Winchester
 
Episode Notes
 
When the number to Dean's cell phone is called in real life you hear this message: "This is Dean Winchester. If this is an emergency, please leave a message. If you are calling about 11283, page me with your coordinants."
 
Ratings: 5.27 million viewers
 
Dean hums "Some Kind of Monster" by Metallica to calm him down on the plane.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Black SabbathParanoid 
MetallicaSome Kind of Monsterhummed by Dean Winchester when on the airplane
RushWorking Man 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Dean: (On his Homeland Security disguise) Man, I look like one of the Blues Brothers!
 
Dean: Sam, this plane is going to crash, ok? So quit treating me like I'm freakin' four!
Sam: (calmly) You need to calm down.
Dean: Well, I'm sorry I can't!
Sam: (still very calm) Yes, you can.
Dean: Dude, stow the touchy-feely, self-help-yoga crap. It's not helping!
 
Sam: Never? You're never afraid?
Dean: No, not really.
(Sam pulls the long knife out from underneath Dean's pillow)
Dean: That's not fear. That's precaution.
 
Sam: Are you humming to Metallica?
Dean: Calms me down.
 
Amanda: This is Amanda Walker.
Dean: Miss Walker. Hi! This is Doctor James Hetfield from St. Francis Memorial Hospital. We have a Karen Walker here.
Amanda: My Karen?
Dean: It’s nothing serious just a minor car accident, but she was injured so–
Amanda: Wait, wait that is impossible I just got off the phone with her.
Dean: You what?
 
Dean: This is gonna sound nuts, but we don’t have the time for the whole the-truth-is-out-there speech so . . .
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
While on the ground, the plane's registration number was C-GBBP, but while in flight the number was shown as C-GUTV.
 
After the 9/11 hijackings, nowadays, with all of the security, it's impossible to board a U.S. plane within a half an hour of its take off.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Dean: Man, I look like one of the Blues Brothers.

In the movie Blues Brothers, the main characters wore black suits, black hats, and sunglasses.
 
Dean: Hi, This is Dr. James Hetfield.

James Hetfield is the lead singer of the band Metallica, who's music is often used in the series.
 
Flight 401

Sam and Dean make several references to Flight 401, a plane that crashed in the Everglades in December of 1972 and its parts were re-used in other planes. In the planes with 401's parts, sightings of the ghosts of the pilot and the co-pilot were often reported.
 
Dean: This goes way beyond floating over a bed or barfing pea soup.

Dean is referencing the 1973 film The Exorcist in which a young girl becomes posessed.
 
Dean: We don't have time for "the-truth-is-out-there" speech, so...

This is a reference to The X-Files, in which at the end of the opening sequence, this phrase is seen on the screen.
 
 
Analysis
 
Phantom Travelers

Though the Phantom Traveler is portrayed as a pilot in this episodes, in history Phantom Travelers were often hitchhikers on lonely back roads. Dating back to the 1600s, Phantom Travelers target specific types of transportation, most of which have some sort of tragedy associated with them. No matter the form of transportation, Phantom Travelers have one thing in common: their spirits can appear and disappear from out of nowhere.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorEric Kripke
Executive ProducerMcG  |  Eric Kripke
 
 
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