The Major Supernatural Easter Egg in Jensen Ackles’ Tracker Season 2 Return Explained

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Tracker season 2, episode 2, “Ontological Shock.”

Jensen Ackles’ Russell Shaw returns Tracker Season 2, Episode 2, and with it comes a couple of Supernatural Easter eggs, including one that was seen in season 1. Ackles starred as Dean Winchester in all 15 seasons of Supernatural on the WB/CW, making it his best-known role. It will be hard for anything to beat the fantasy drama series on Ackles’ resume. But, still Supernatural Ended in 2020, Ackles has landed many notable roles in TV shows such as Great ski, The boysAnd Tracker.

Ackles stars as Russell, Colter’s brother, in Tracker. He first appeared in season 1, episode 12, before returning in season 2 to help find Colter after he went missing and assist him with his latest case. For many years, Colter believed that Russell was responsible for their father’s death when they were younger. After these Tracker Season 1 finale, Colter isn’t sure what the truth is. As a result, the two brothers are on better terms, and Ackles has an excuse to show up as Russell in future episodes as Colter inches closer to finding out what really happened to their dad.

Russell’s car in Trucker is a supernatural easter egg, but not the same as Dean Winchester’s

Russell drives a 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS convertible in Trucker

As first seen in Tracker Season 1 Russell arrives in and drives his 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible in the Season 2 episode, “Ontological Shock.” Although it is not the exact model, Russell’s car is undoubtedly a nod to Dean Winchester’s 1967 Chevrolet Impala (affectionately called “Baby” by Dean) in Supernatural. Jensen Ackles’ character even refers to his car as “baby” during Russell’s appearance in Tracker season 2. So, it’s clear the writers are making a point of having Russell drive a car similar to the one Dean has in Supernatural.

While Ackles first Tracker episode in season 1 of the CBS action drama television series introduces fans to Russell’s car. At first glance, the 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible looks quite similar to Dean’s 1967 Chevrolet Impala. However, after season 1, episode 12’s air, TVLine confirmed that Russell’s vehicle was a different model and not Dean’s iconic 1967 Chevrolet Impala in Supernatural. Despite his contrasting models, Russell’s car in Tracker And Dean’s “baby” in Supernatural look very similar, Which is not an accident.

Tracker Season 2 has another reference to Supernatural’s Dean Winchester

Russell is seen eating a lot in episode 2

Outside the 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible, Tracker Season 2, episode 2 uses Russell to include another one Supernatural Easter egg about Dean Winchester’s eating habits. How many Supernatural As fans know, Dean was known to always be snacking and/or eating on screen over the course of the TV show’s 15 seasons. So, Ackles Tracker Character evidently references Dean in season 2, episode 2, as he eats quite a bit over the hour.

It seems as if the Tracker Writers and producers (and probably Ackles) are committed to incorporating as many Supernatural And Dean Winchester references in the CBS action drama as possible. Of course, they all had to be naturally woven in, and, so far, they were. When Ackles returns as Russell in the future Tracker Season 2 episodes after “Ontological shock,” viewers should be looking for more nods to the actor’s most notable role. unfortunately, Ackles’ next appearance in Tracker Season 2 is unknown.

Tracker Season 2, Episode 2’s story made its supernatural references more appropriate

Episode 2 features UFOs

The story in Tracker Season 2, episode 2, is fitting for Jensen Ackles since it revolves around UFOs and the supernatural. Ackles is quite familiar with the fantasy genre As he spent 15 years playing all seven versions of Dean Winchester in Supernatural on the WB/CW. So that Ackles reprises his role as Russell in “Ontological Shock” is quite appropriate.

The hour goes on Colter took on a case involving a missing person who was tracking Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), AKA UFOs. Russell enters the picture to save his brother after he is taken to a Department of Defense black site. Afterwards, Colter and Russell solve the case together. While Colter is a skeptic, Russell is more open to believing in the supernatural, which couldn’t be more fitting for Ackles. character in Tracker.

Source: TVLine