Jensen Ackles’ first Tracker episode of the season is bound to get Supernatural followers fairly revved up.
When Ackles first appeared as Russell, the brother of Colton Shaw (Justin Hartley) in season 1 of the hit CBS collection, he was noticed patting a 1967 Chevrolet Impala earlier than entering into Colton’s truck. And within the new season, Ackles, 46, drives the automotive all through the second episode.
As Supernatural followers properly know, that good-looking muscle automotive wasn’t utilized by accident. Ackles’ character, Dean Winchester, drove the Impala, nicknamed Child, all through all 15 seasons of the fantasy collection.
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Within the Sunday, Oct. 20 episode, Russell helps to get Colton, who was searching for a person who went lacking whereas looking for solutions about aliens, out of an odd authorities black website.
In the direction of the top of the episode, Colton asks about driving the automotive at some point, and Russell responds, “That is by no means going to occur.”
Moments later, when Russell drops Colton off to go discover his personal car, Colton appears miffed that Russell will not hold driving off the paved highway.
“This child would not drive on gravel,” Russell quips — an apparent nod that the automotive’s nickname.
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When Supernatural led to 2020, Ackles famously saved the long-lasting automotive. Actually, he has mentioned it was written into his contract for season 15 of the present.
“So far as taking one thing on the ultimate day, I’ll positively be taking one thing that I’ve had my eye on since day certainly one of Supernatural,” he instructed Digital Spy of the automotive in 2020. “But it surely’s okay, I’m not stealing it. I obtained permission. I begged and begged and pleaded for years, however I lastly obtained it this yr. They’re going to let me drive house the Impala.”
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Hartley has all the time been enthusiastic about working with Ackles on the present.
“We obtained him, he’s coming again,” Hartley, 47, mentioned San Diego Comedian-Con this summer season. “We’re having enjoyable with that. It’s an ideal story.”
Earlier this month, Hartley instructed PEOPLE, “Jensen and I’ve recognized one another for a very long time, we simply by no means had an opportunity to work collectively. Jensen is the right man to play Russell. It’s such a properly fleshed-out character within the e-book and much more so with what we’ve carried out on the present. After which Jensen simply brings it to the following stage.”
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Tracker airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on CBS.
