Tracker brought back Jensen Ackles ‘ character, Russell, in season 2 — and the Supernatural Easter eggs followed. During the newest episode, which aired on Sunday, October 20, Justin Hartley ‘s character, Colter, went missing while looking for a professor who got caught up in UFO research. Colter was subsequently rescued by his older brother, Russell, as they tried to solve the case.
Colter and Russell ended up finding the missing man on a military base. Both Shaw brothers were in different trailers on the property when they heard something happening outside that they couldn’t quite explain away. “I heard it, I felt it and I saw the light,” Russell told Colter.
“It could have been a transporter from another planet that landed 50 yards from us.” The conversation — and Russell’s belief in the unknown — served as a nice nod to Ackles’ role as Dean on The CW’s hit series Supernatural . Before Ackles was cast as Russell, he starred opposite Jared Padalecki on Supernatural from 2005 to 2020.
The former costars played brothers who were always on the road hunting monsters. Throughout Supernatural ‘s lengthy run on The CW, there was an episode that hinted at aliens. Although it ultimately turned out to be fairies, Tracker throwing the subject matter back to Ackles’ roots offered the nostalgia some fans were looking for with his return to the show.
Later in the episode, Colter got into Russell’s car, which looked like Dean’s iconic Impala. (Some viewer.