Shadow

Season 1, Episode 16, Aired
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Sam has a reunion with a girl he once met, Meg, but it turns out that she is using the brothers to lure their father John to his doom.
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  • The Return of Meg

    9.5
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    By leofiregod, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    While the viewers have known since the first episode that she appeared in that Meg was evil, the Winchester boys don't find out until this episode. Meg uses Devas to lure Sam and Dean into town. Sam runs into Meg in a bar and while Dean doesn't think anything about it, Sam thinks it really strange that he runs into her here and starts to think that she may be more than just a drifter. Sam follows her and learns that she has a connection to the dark side. He returns with Dean and walks right into a trap. The brothers think that when Meg goes flying out of a window that they've seen the last of her and the deva. That is just another trap to capture John who is waiting for the boys in their motel room when they return.

    This episode builds more intrigue into the overall story and leaves you wondering exactly what is going on. Not many of the pop culture references we're so used to by this point are used in this episode. One that sticks out is when Meg says she ran into Chad Michael Something-or-another. This is a reference to Chad Michael Murray who has co-starred with Jared twice.moreless

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  • Sam has a reunion with a girl he once met, Meg, but it turns out that she is using the brothers to lure their father John to his doom.

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    By cavanagh15, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    Sam has a reunion with a girl he once met, Meg, but it turns out that she is using the brothers to lure their father John to his doom. This was a really good episode. Meg returns a lot sooner then I thought and we got to see a small Sam and Dean reunion with the Dad - once again sooner then I thought. I liked the Meg didn't die in the episode - maybe we can get a femal lead after all. I don't think she will become a part of every episode, but it will be nice to see her whenever sh comes up again.

    The entire episode was great from start to finish, come to think of it. This might be my favorite episode since the Pilot.moreless

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  • Where can shadow be?

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    By MovieMark, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    It's an interesting episode, this one. After the mythology-lite 'Benders' we're thrown into a heavily fuelled storyline designed to use the boys as bait so the YED can trap John Winchester. It's a neat plot twist in an episode that has more than a few surprising moments. I didn't think Meg would be sourced out so quickly, but I'm glad she's now a recurring Villain that has a history with the boys; it adds more weight to the proceedings. Her salacious advances towards a battered and tattered Sam were very reminiscent of Faith's torturous seduction of Wesley in the series Angel. Of course, the big hoohaa of the episode is that the boys are finally reunited with their father, for this episode anyways. I thoroughly enjoyed those few scenes, a glimpse of what's to come. And how about those shadow demons, eh? Easily the best creature to appear on the show and it's hardly featured. Go figure!moreless

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  • Full of wtf!

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Jun 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    Wow, what a wild episode! Lots of story progression, and the first encounter of the brothers with not only their father, but their enemy as enemies, Meg Masters. It seemed like the first half was going to be another episodic Supernatural episode where a person mysteriously dies, and Dean and Sam have to come up with something creative to get info. It also provided plenty of humour, most particularly from Dean and his gaming with the bartender. Though the second half takes a drastic turn; Supernatural went from being a horror adventure to an action adventure momentarily mixed in with plenty of plot twists. Despite the suspense, fast pace, and story development, this episode felt like it tried fitting in too much in too little time. Nonetheless, excellent episode!moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Jun 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show supernatural sam meets a girl he met before when he was away from dean and its meg she has returned and she is not good news she has a plan to lure them to there father so she can kill the father . and dean and sam must figure it out before its too late before something bad happens this was a good ep and i liked the ending and i thought it was a pretty interesting story and that is why i gave it a 9 instead of anyting lower and it had some really cool partsmoreless

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    • The Zoroastrian symbol is treated as a clue, and it is implied that it was used to summon the deva. However, the blood splatters that (somehow, see below) represent the symbol didn't exist until after Meredith died. Therefore, the symbol couldn't have been used to summon the deva. Edit
    • At the end when the Winchesters exit the apartment Sam say they don't have much time because as soon as the flare goes out the shadow-demons will come back. How come they have time to stand and talk to each other for several minutes without being attacked? Edit
    • During the various scenes with the Devas, both brothers are seriously injured – and we're not just talking the normal bumps and bruises, but deep and significant cuts and gouges across their faces and other parts of their bodies. The amount of blood spilled is way below what injuries of this kind would cause. Nor do these extremely significant gouges feature again. Edit

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    • Dean: I feel like a high school drama dork. This is a reference to the two stars. Jared had taken drama lessons since he was twelve and Jensen took drama as his arts elective in high school, which led to him starring in a play and being noticed by an LA manager. Edit
    • International Airdates: Denmark: April 23, 2006 on TV3 France: January 15, 2007 on TF6 Portugal: January 22, 2007 on AXN Belgium: July 18, 2007 on VT4 Germany: February 11, 2008 on ProSieben The Netherlands: October 19, 2008 on NET5 Edit
    • Music: Pictures of Me by Vue, You Got Your Hooks In Me by Little Charlie and the Nightcats. The New World by X Edit

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    • Meg: (to Sam) I saw you. Watching me, changing in my apartment. Turned you on, didn't it? Dean: Get a room, you two. Edit
    • Meg: Guys, hiding's a little bit childish, don't you think? Dean: Well, that didn't work out like I planned. Edit
    • John: Listen, try to understand. This demon is a scary son of a bitch. I don't want you caught in the crossfire. I don't want you hurt. Sam: Dad, you don't have to worry about us. John: Of course I do. I'm your father. Edit

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    • Meg: Oh, and I met what's-his-name, something Michael Murray - at a bar. Referring to Chad Michael Murray, with whom Jared Padalecki was a rival love interest for Rory Gilmore's affections on Gilmore Girls. They also worked together on House of Wax . Edit

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