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1.07 – Hook Man

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1.07 – Hook Man

Writers: John Shiban
Director: David Jackson
First aired: Tuesday October 25, 2005

The infamous “Hook Man,” a vengeful spirit who kills his victims with a shiny hook that serves as his hand, terrorizes a small college town in Iowa. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) learn that all the victims are connected to the daughter of a local minister and race to find and destroy the Hook Man’s bones before he comes for them.

John Shiban wrote the episode directed by David Jackson.

Recap

RECAP

Theta Sorority – Eastern Iowa University

A girl, Lori, is preparing for a date and her roommate helps her pick out a halter-top. Later Lori and her date Rich park beneath a bridge on their way to a party as a figure with a hook on his right hand lurks in the shadows. As they kiss, her cell phone rings – it’s Lori’s father. She ignores it but as he tries to put some moves on her, a horrible scratching noise is heard as the figure drags his hook along nearby signs. The boy goes out to investigate and sees scratches appear alongside the side of his car with no one making them. Rich disappears and Lori locks the car doors and closes the windows. Something crashes on the roof and she decides to make a break for it. She turns around and sees a dead, bloody Rich hanging suspended above the car, dangling from the bridge.

Sam is trying to find their dad through records when Dean comes up with a news article on Rich’s death, caused by an “invisible man.” They head off to the college and pretend to be fraternity brothers to get in at a fraternity. They get information on Rich, who was a fraternity member, and they find out Lori was the witness and a reverend’s daughter. They go to the church and approach Lori and Sam reassures Lori. She also tells him what she was, which leads them to conclude the killer may be part of the “Hook Man” legend. They do some research and find that in 1862 an insane reverend, Jacob Carnes, had a silver hook-hand and killed 13 prostitutes at the same location where Rich was killed.

Lori’s father Reverend Sorenson drives her home and it’s clear he doesn’t agree with her living in a sorority, and has concerns about her roommate Taylor. At the murder site, the brothers arm up with a shotgun armed with rock salt to handle a spirit. They draw a gun on a figure… who turns out to be a local policeman who arrests them. In her room, Lori goes to bed without turning on the lamps, unaware that a figure is lurking behind the door. The next morning she wakes up and finds Taylor dead cut to death and covered in blood. On the wall is a message saying “Aren’t you glad you didn’t turn on the lights?” written in blood.

Dean and Sam get out of jail when Dean explains it was a pledge, and spot the police heading for the sorority. They follow and see the Reverend take his daughter home, then sneak into the sorority to check out the crime scene. Sam spots a symbol on the wall, the same symbol that was on the 1862 hook-hand. Dean figures the killings are directly related to Lori. Back at the fraternity, there’s a party going on, and Sam reveals that there has been a pattern of local religious men arrested for killings they claimed were committed by an invisible man, and the spirit may be drawn to Reverend Sorenson. Sam goes to watch Lori, while Dean goes to look for Carnes’ unmarked grave.

Dean finds a grave with the same symbol and starts digging, while Lori sees Sam and goes out to talk with him. Dean incinerates the corpse while Lori confesses her frustration, and she and Sam kiss. Reverend Sorenson calls them in, but he’s grabbed by the hook-man figure who yanks him into the house. Sam runs up to investigate and shoots the figure, forcing it to disappear.

The sheriff talks to Sam who can’t give the full story, and Dean arrives. Sam thinks the spirit has latched on to Lori, who believed her father had an affair. Dean claims he disposed of the body, but didn’t get the hook. They figure that if they get the hook, they can stop the Hook Man. They do some more research and track the hook to the church where Sorenson preaches, and conclude it may have been melted down into something else. They go to the basement and use the furnace to melt down anything that is made out of silver, but then hear footsteps upstairs. They investigate and find Lori praying for forgiveness, as she’s determined she’s the one responsible. The figure appears in the church and the candles blow out, plunging the chapel into darkness.

Sam and Lori head for the door, but the Hook Man appears outside and they flee back into the church. He’s right behind them and keeps teleporting ahead of them, wounding Sam. The figure closes in and sends Sam flying, then advances on Lori. Dean opens fire and the figure disappears, and Sam notices Lori is wearing a silver cross. Sam rips it off of her, as the invisible Hook Man drags scratches down the wall toward them.

Dean takes the cross and heads for the furnace while Sam opens fire on where he thinks the figure is. When he stops to reload, the Hook Man disarms him, but the cross melts in the furnace and the Hook Man’s hook melts and then he disintegrates into ashes.

Sam and Dean give a fake story to the sheriff, who tells them to get out of town. Lori thanks Sam and they head out of town, although Sam is clearly tempted to stick around for Lori.

Guest Stars

 GUEST STARS


Dan Butler
as Reverend Sorenson
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Jane McGregor
as Lori Sorenson
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Chelah Horsdal
as Cute Librarian
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Christie Laing
as Taylor
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Brian Skala
as Rich

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Alf Humphreys
as Sheriff
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Sean Millington 
Unknown
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Benjamin Rogers
Unkown
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TRAILER/CLIPS

Official Trailer

Nusic

MUSIC

Higher Mathematics by Split Habit
Bang Your Head (Metal Health) by Quiet Riot
Noise by Low Five
At Rest by APM
Royal Bethlehem by APM
U Do 2 Me by Paul Richards
Peace Of Mind by Boston

Quotes

QUOTES

(preparing to search)
Dean: Alright, take your pick.
Sam: I’ll take the house.
Dean: Okay. Hey, stay out of her underwear drawer.

(at a frat party)
Dean: Man, you’ve been holding out on me, this college thing is awesome!
Sam: This wasn’t really my experience.
Dean: Let me guess – libraries, studying, straight A’s.
(Sam nods)
Dean: What a geek.

Dean: I told him you were a dumbass pledge and that we were hazing you.
Sam: What about the shotgun?
Dean: I said that you were hunting ghosts and spirits were repelled by rock salt. You know, typical Hell Week prank.
Sam: And he believed you?
Dean: Well you look like a dumbass pledge.

Dean: So you believe her?
Sam: I do.
Dean: Yeah, I think she’s hot, too.

Dean: That’s it! Next time, I get to watch the cute girl’s house.

Trivia

TRIVIA

Before Sam paints the purple man, he takes the brush with his right hand, then he paints with the right hand. After the camera switches he is painting with his left hand and then it goes back to his right hand.

When Lori goes to bed there is no lamp connected to the headboard of the bed. But when she wakes and discovers her roommate dead, there is now a gray lamp clamped to the headboard, next to the outside door.

When Sam and Dean go to nine-mile road to hunt the Hook Man, as the cop is coming out of the woods, he yells for Sam to drop the gun. In the background Sam lowers the gun and puts up his hands. But when the shot is on just the brothers, he has the gun pointed at the cop and drops it again.

There is no Eastern Iowa University. There is, however, an Eastern Iowa Community College.

Series creator Eric Kripke admitted this was one of his least favorite episodes calling it “Fairly lame and anemic.”

ALLUSIONS

Dean: Talked the sheriff down to a fine, dude, I am Matlock!
Referring to the TV show that ran from 1986-1995, Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) was a courtroom lawyer who always won his cases.

Dean: Think we’ll see a naked pillow fight?
This is a reference to the movie Animal House, where John Belushi’s character looks in the window of a sorority house and sees topless girls pillow fighting.

Dean: Nice job, Dr. Venkman
Dean is referring to the Bill Murray character from 1984’s Ghostbusters.

Episode Schedule

Thu, Oct 10 15.01 - Back and to the Future - Season Premiere
Thu, Oc 17 15.02 - Raising Hell
Thu, Oct 24 15.03 - The Rupture
Thu, Nov 7 15.04 - Atomic Monsters
Thu, Nov 14 15.05 - Proverbs 17:3
Thu, Nov 21 15.06 - Golden Time
Thu, Dec 05 15.07 - Last Call
Thu, Dec 12 15.08 - Our Father, Who Aren’t In Heaven
Thu, Jan 16 2020 15.09 - The Trap
Thu, Jan 23 2020 15.10 - The Heroes' Journey
Thu, Jan 30 2020 15.11 - The Gamblers
Mon, March 16 2020 15.12 - Galaxy Brain
Mon, March 23 2020 15.13 - Destiny's Child
Thu, Oct 08 2020 15.14 - Last Holiday
Thu, Oct 15 2020 15.15 - Gimme Shelter
Thu, Oct 22 2020 15.16 - Drag Me Away (From You)
Thu, Oct 29 2020 15.17 - Unity
Thu, Nov 05 2020 15.18 - Despair
Thu, Nov 12 2020 15.19 - Inherit the Earth
Thu, Nov 19 2020 15.20 - Carry On - Series Finale

* This Schedule might change as new info come.

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