Tracker Recap: Jensen Ackles Drops Supernatural Easter Egg

Jensen Ackles identified a way to spend tribute to his legendary Supernatural character, Dean Winchester, whilst building his debut on Tracker.

All through the Sunday, Could 12, episode of the CBS collection, Justin Hartley‘s character Colter was reunited with his estranged brother, Russell (Ackles). Colter agreed to aid Russell monitor down his former army buddy who went lacking after quite a few weeks of paranoid behavior.

When Colter picked up his older brother at a motel (which previously gave Supernatural followers a sense of deja vu), Russell manufactured his way to the passenger’s seat — but not just before playfully patting a Chevrolet Impala that was parked proper subsequent to Colter’s pickup truck. (The motor vehicle was gone from the parking lot when Colter visited the motel once again only to obtain out that Russell was gone.)

Enthusiasts of Ackles’ filmography really should be pretty common with that delicate Easter egg. Before Ackles, 46, was forged as Russell, he rose to stardom taking part in Dean on The CW’s hit series Supernatural. Ackles starred opposite Jared Padalecki, who portrayed Dean’s brother, Sam Winchester, from 2005 to 2020.

The Impala — which was affectionately referred to as “Baby” on the present — was passed down to Dean from his father, John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). From cross state excursions to automobile crashes to chase scenes, the automobile aided the Winchesters in their monster searching pursuits in excess of the a long time.

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— Rhiannon/AUSTINCON (@PadaleckiCordi) Could 13, 2024

Ackles made the decision to just take the vehicle with him when Supernatural arrived to an conclusion.

“As far as having a little something on the ultimate working day, I will surely be getting some thing that I’ve had my eye on because working day 1 of Supernatural,” he instructed Digital Spy in September 2020. “But it is Ok, I’m not thieving it. I received authorization. I begged and begged and pleaded for many years, but I finally bought it this calendar year. They’re going to enable me generate household the Impala.”

That same thirty day period, Ackles revealed he had a clause about the Impala place in his agreement. “I’ve been speaking about that for two decades now, and they finally added that to my agreement this previous season,” he shared on Michael Rosenbaum‘s “Inside of You” podcast about how Padalecki was available the car’s double to consider household.

Ackles continued to discover accomplishment soon after Supernatural with guest roles on jobs these as Major Sky and The Boys. He reunited with Padalecki, 41, in 2022 when Ackles directed — and manufactured a cameo — in his former costar’s The CW present Walker. Ackles was also an executive producer and narrator on the Supernatural spinoff sequence The Winchesters, which ran from 2022 to 2023.

Now, Ackles is envisioned to play a significant purpose on CBS’ Tracker. In advance of his debut, viewers little by little discovered about Colter’s issues with Russell. Colter has hinted throughout the initially time that he was on the outs with Russell because he thought his more mature brother was accountable for their father’s death.

Russell presented his aspect of the tale throughout Sunday’s episode when he claimed there was a person else in the woods the evening their dad died. Irrespective of not thoroughly producing amends, Colter agreed to assistance Russell as their investigation led to them digging into Exclusive Forces missions, shady off-the-guides systems and conspiracy theories. In fact, most of Russell’s scenes experienced blink-and-you-will-miss-it undertones that seemed pretty reminiscent of Dean Winchester.

Admirers hoping to see more of Ackles down the road are in luck. Hartley verified before this thirty day period that Ackles is “gonna occur back” for additional episodes in period 2.

“When it was time to forged Russell Shaw, I was like, ‘We created this full detail up. It is essential that we get somebody in there that is just a juggernaut. Somebody that you would believe since he’s gonna go toe-to-toe with Colter, in a superior or lousy way, and that you also believe that is his brother,’” the actor explained to Collider. “And I just assumed Jensen Ackles would be great for it.”

Tracker airs on CBS Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the up coming working day on Paramount+.