what happened when
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llywelaBecause trivial details matter, and because I tried really hard to keep track of dates in my episode recaps whenever possible, and because pulling all those dates together into one place for easy reference seemed a reasonable thing to do over a rainy bank holiday weekend.
Supernatural Timeline
October 31st – November 2nd 2005 – 1.01 Pilot
The first present day scene shows us Sam and Jessica on their way to a Halloween party. Dean and Sam then spend the weekend working the Woman in White case, and Sam returns to his apartment just in time to witness Jessica's fiery death. Her headstone seen in Wendigo gives her date of death as November 2nd.
By the time Dean goes to fetch Sam from Stanford it is already three weeks since his last contact from John, which places John's disappearance from Jericho sometime in early October
November 2005 – 1.02 Wendigo
We are told in this episode that Dean and Sam have hung around Stanford for a week after the events of the Pilot in search of clues as to Jessica's killer, before heading for Colorado to follow up on the coordinates John left for Dean in his journal.
December 5th 2005 – 1.04 Phantom Traveler?
It is suggested (newspaper date seen on a TV screen) in What Is And What Should Never Be that the plane crash averted by Dean and Sam in Phantom Traveler took place on December 5th, which was also apparently Mary's birthday.
However, this information comes from Dean's fantasy, and it is known that numerous other details therein are distorted, so this date can't be relied on.
7th March 2006 – 1.06 Skin
We learn in The Benders that Dean's shapeshifter double was killed on March 7th, thus giving us a date for the final scenes of this episode.
20th-26th March 2006 – 1.08 Bugs
We are told that the death in the teaser of this episode happened on 20th March, and that the big bug infestation at the end of the episode is the 6th night after that.
April 2006 – 1.11 Scarecrow
"This is the second week of April," Sam tells us on-screen in this episode, which places the events of this episode anywhere between 7-14 April.
June 2006 – 1.17 Hell House
Sam checks the Hell Hounds website during this episode and notes a new post, which we can see, in a close up of the laptop, is dated June 10.
18-19 July 2006 – 2.01 In My Time Of Dying
19 July is the date on John's heart monitor at the end of the episode. Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
terraneanblues for pointing that one out!
August 2006 – 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
In the teaser, when soon-to-be-zombie Angela crashes her car, a close up of her mobile phone gives the date as 22nd August. Dean and Sam arrive in town two days after her funeral, which places the events of the episode at the end of August.
This means that the events of the last third of season one and the early stages of season two take place within a very compact space of time, complicated by the fact that John in Salvation said it was "about a year" since he'd noticed signs of the Demon coming out of hibernation and took off to pursue it. Presumably he was rounding up by a couple of months, rather than giving a very literal time reference, because for CSPWDT to take place in late August, the events of the finale couldn't have happened any later than July, only 9 months after John's disappearance in October 2005.
September 2006 – 2.06 No Exit
The second victim in this episode, Theresa, receives mail inviting her to a lingerie party on 28th September, which means that the events of the episode take place sometime before that date.
November 2006 – 2.08 Crossroad Blues
Dean finds a picture of Doctor Pearlman dated November 1996, which was apparently when she made her deal with the crossroads demon. Since her bill comes due ten years later, it is reasonable to assume that the episode takes place in November 2006.
January 2007 – 2.13 Houses of the Holy
When Dean and Sam explore the first victim's house, Dean comments on the Christmas Angel decoration still adorning his porch, noting that it is after New Year.
However, dating for this episode is complicated by the fact that Father Gregory's headstone gives his death date as 2007, and he is supposed to have died two months ago.
February 20th 2007 – 2.16 Road Kill
We are told onscreen that the events of this episode take place on the night of February 20th and early the following morning.
April 2007 – 2.21-22 All Hell Breaks Loose
In Part One Sam refers to himself as being 23 years old. Since we know from The Benders that his birthday is May 2nd, it must still be April, at the very latest, when this episode takes place.
And...that's all the dates I've managed to keep track of. There may be more - if I've missed or miscalculated any, please feel free to point them out to me!
Supernatural Timeline
October 31st – November 2nd 2005 – 1.01 Pilot
The first present day scene shows us Sam and Jessica on their way to a Halloween party. Dean and Sam then spend the weekend working the Woman in White case, and Sam returns to his apartment just in time to witness Jessica's fiery death. Her headstone seen in Wendigo gives her date of death as November 2nd.
By the time Dean goes to fetch Sam from Stanford it is already three weeks since his last contact from John, which places John's disappearance from Jericho sometime in early October
November 2005 – 1.02 Wendigo
We are told in this episode that Dean and Sam have hung around Stanford for a week after the events of the Pilot in search of clues as to Jessica's killer, before heading for Colorado to follow up on the coordinates John left for Dean in his journal.
December 5th 2005 – 1.04 Phantom Traveler?
It is suggested (newspaper date seen on a TV screen) in What Is And What Should Never Be that the plane crash averted by Dean and Sam in Phantom Traveler took place on December 5th, which was also apparently Mary's birthday.
However, this information comes from Dean's fantasy, and it is known that numerous other details therein are distorted, so this date can't be relied on.
7th March 2006 – 1.06 Skin
We learn in The Benders that Dean's shapeshifter double was killed on March 7th, thus giving us a date for the final scenes of this episode.
20th-26th March 2006 – 1.08 Bugs
We are told that the death in the teaser of this episode happened on 20th March, and that the big bug infestation at the end of the episode is the 6th night after that.
April 2006 – 1.11 Scarecrow
"This is the second week of April," Sam tells us on-screen in this episode, which places the events of this episode anywhere between 7-14 April.
June 2006 – 1.17 Hell House
Sam checks the Hell Hounds website during this episode and notes a new post, which we can see, in a close up of the laptop, is dated June 10.
18-19 July 2006 – 2.01 In My Time Of Dying
19 July is the date on John's heart monitor at the end of the episode. Thanks to
terraneanblues for pointing that one out!August 2006 – 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
In the teaser, when soon-to-be-zombie Angela crashes her car, a close up of her mobile phone gives the date as 22nd August. Dean and Sam arrive in town two days after her funeral, which places the events of the episode at the end of August.
This means that the events of the last third of season one and the early stages of season two take place within a very compact space of time, complicated by the fact that John in Salvation said it was "about a year" since he'd noticed signs of the Demon coming out of hibernation and took off to pursue it. Presumably he was rounding up by a couple of months, rather than giving a very literal time reference, because for CSPWDT to take place in late August, the events of the finale couldn't have happened any later than July, only 9 months after John's disappearance in October 2005.
September 2006 – 2.06 No Exit
The second victim in this episode, Theresa, receives mail inviting her to a lingerie party on 28th September, which means that the events of the episode take place sometime before that date.
November 2006 – 2.08 Crossroad Blues
Dean finds a picture of Doctor Pearlman dated November 1996, which was apparently when she made her deal with the crossroads demon. Since her bill comes due ten years later, it is reasonable to assume that the episode takes place in November 2006.
January 2007 – 2.13 Houses of the Holy
When Dean and Sam explore the first victim's house, Dean comments on the Christmas Angel decoration still adorning his porch, noting that it is after New Year.
However, dating for this episode is complicated by the fact that Father Gregory's headstone gives his death date as 2007, and he is supposed to have died two months ago.
February 20th 2007 – 2.16 Road Kill
We are told onscreen that the events of this episode take place on the night of February 20th and early the following morning.
April 2007 – 2.21-22 All Hell Breaks Loose
In Part One Sam refers to himself as being 23 years old. Since we know from The Benders that his birthday is May 2nd, it must still be April, at the very latest, when this episode takes place.
And...that's all the dates I've managed to keep track of. There may be more - if I've missed or miscalculated any, please feel free to point them out to me!
