Bugs - Recap

In the town of Oasis Plains, Oklahoma, workers are laboring at a new housing tract. One of the gas company employees admires the expensive houses, and then slaps at a mosquito on his neck. The other one, Dustin, notices that the ground is rumbling. The dirt suddenly falls in and he drops, breaking his ankle. As his co-worker Travis goes to get a rope, Dustin notices thousands of bugs in the hole with him. Travis returns and discovers that Dustin is dead, bleeding from his eyes and nose.



Dean and Sam are at a bar. While Dean hustles pool, Sam reads a newspaper article on Dustin's death, which is attributed to mad cow disease. He tells Dean that they have a case, noting that mad cow disease takes months. They arrive in Oasis Plans and talk to Travis, claiming to be Dustin's nephews. He doesn't have anything to tell them, but gives them directions to the development tract. The brothers check out the sinkhole and get some beetles. Sam suggests that there are some beetles that eat flesh, and that they should look for more information. They drive by an open house and barbecue, and Dean suggests they talk to the locals and get some free food. Larry Pike, the local developer, greets them and mistakes them for a homosexual customer. They quickly explain that they're brothers looking for a home for their father.



At the barbeque, Larry explains that there was nothing there 18 months ago, and that he's moved his family there. He introduces them to his wife, Joanie, who says it's a great place to live and introduces them in turn to her neighbor and real estate agent, Lynda Bloome. As Larry shows Dean the house, Dean notices a jar of insects and Larry explains that his son is into insects. Outside, Sam talks to Lynda and notices a tarantula. He picks it up and goes over to Larry's son, gives the spider back, and sympathizes with the boy, who has issues with his father. Larry leads him away while Sam notes that John used to treat him the same way. Dean explains that there were other strange deaths: one of the surveyors dropped dead from bee stings a year ago.

As they drive away, the brothers admit there were no signs of ghost activity and wonder if Matt might be controlling the bugs. Dean has Sam stop at an empty house so they can squat there for the night.

Lynda comes home and watches the news, and notices a bug crawling on her. She knocks it off and goes to take a shower, and turns to see spiders coming out of the faucet. She slips and falls, cutting herself on the door glass and bleeding to death.



The next morning, Dean enjoys the steam shower and Sam hears about the death on the police scanner. They arrive as Larry talks with his backers by phone. He avoids going into detail and leaves, and the brothers figure they have to go in and investigate the crime scene. Once the police leave, they climb over the back fence and go into the bathroom, and find dead spiders. The brothers then trail Matt and see him walking off into the woods after school. They follow him and find him collecting bugs. He realizes that they're not home buyers, but denies any involvement in Lynda's death. Matt knows about the other two deaths and takes them through the woods to show them something. As they go, Matt says that his father treats him like a freak, and Sam says that in a few years he'll be able to go to college and get free of his family. Dean disagrees, saying kids should stick with their families.

Matt takes them to a clearing and explains that all the insects in the area are congregating there. Sam notices something and they dig up an old skull and



The brothers go to the local college with some of the bones. As they go in, Sam notes that John always treated him like a freak because he wanted a normal life, He wonders if John will want to see him if they do find him, and Dean explains that John was worried about what would happen to Sam when he wasn't around, and kept an eye on Sam at Stanford. When Sam wonders why John never told him, Dean points out that Sam didn't want to talk to John, either. They then meet with an anthropology professor, who identifies the bones as 170 years old. Sam asks about local legends and the professor directs them to a local tribe to see if anyone there can answer their questions.



At the reservation, the Winchesters find Joe White Tree, an elderly Indian. They tell him about the bones and he passes on the story of how his ancestors lived in the valley until the cavalry relocated them 200 years ago. When they refused to move, the cavalry raped and murdered and kept coming for six days until everyone that remained was dead. However, the chief of the village laid a curse on the land, saying that Nature would rise up against any white man who tried to live there, and after six days, no one would survive. As they leave, they realize that every year, anyone in Oasis Plains dies when insects attack. The surveyor died a year ago, and Dustin set off the new series of deaths. That night is the sixth night since Dustin's death. They realize that they can't break the curse and have to get everyone out of the community.

That night, Matt goes into his backyard a fresh sinkhole. Cockroaches emerge from it and swarm toward the house. Meanwhile, Dean calls Larry and pretends to be a gas worker. He says that there's a gas leak and they have to evacuate, and claims to be Travis. Larry knows who Travis is and doesn't believe them. Sam then calls Matt, who tells him to get his family out. Matt warns that his father won't listen, and Sam tells him to tell the truth and convince Larry. Dean takes the phone and tells Matt to fake a medical emergency. When they arrive, they realize that the Pikes are in the house. Larry orders them off the property and Matt admits he told his father the truth. The brothers try to convince Larry that something weird is going on, but he doesn't believe them or Matt. They hear a buzzing noise as swarms of bugs approach the house. They realize it's too late to flee and go into the house.



Inside, Larry tells them that they are the only ones living in the community. The brothers try to block all the entrances while the bugs chew through the power lines and blanket the house, cutting off the cell phones. All they can do is outlast the bugs until the curse ends at sunrise. Dean finds a can of bug spray, and joins the others. They hear a sound at the fireplace and realize that the flue is open. They retreat upstairs as the bugs swarm in through the fireplace. Dean uses the bug spray as an improvised flamethrower and they retreat upstairs to the attic.



Their refuge proves short-lived as the termites eat a hole through the wall. Dean tries to hold them off while Sam uses some metal paneling to block the hole. However, the termites eat more holes in the wood. All looks hopeless until the sun rises, ending the curse.



Later, the brothers return and find the Pikes moving away. Larry explains that the development is on hold and the government is investigating the bugs. He admits that he doesn't really care, and looks over at his son. Sam talks to the boy, who is throwing away his insect collection. He admits that they weird him out now. As Sam goes back to the car, he admits that he wants to find John so he can apologize for all the things he said to him. Dean assures him that they'll find him, Sam will apologize, and then he'll be fighting with John again five minutes later. The brothers take one last look at the Pikes and then hit the road.



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