Hey, I'm new to this whole forum concept but I couldn't resist it anymore. I've got some theories since episode 9 "Home." So when the boys encounter their mother's ghost she just glances at Dean and then goes up to Sammy and tells him "I'm sorry." At first I thought she was apologizing for the pain her death had caused them, but she specifically told Sam she was sorry. So I'm thinking that their Mom had some secrets and that perhaps she knew who or what the figure hovering over Sammy's crib 22 years ago was. Maybe she was involved with some paranormal stuff that John wasn't aware of and that is why Sammy is displaying some less-than-normal abilities. So why is John Winchester avoiding his children? I'm thinking he discovered something about Mary that directly involves his sons (specifically Sam for now) and as far as he is concerned, there is not much he can do to help them. You know, when Missouri mentioned her surprise at the fact that Sam didn't sense his father's presence, John didn't seem too shocked to hear his son had psychic skills. Did anyone else think there was something odd with the way John asked "Mary's spirit, do you really think she saved the boys?" He sounded almost skeptical to me, so I'm definitely feeling something more sinister going on. Also, back to the scene between Mary's ghost and Sam, I think she knows that some really bad stuff is ahead for the both of them. She must have been apologizing for Jess's death and the inevitable tragedies they are going to face because of something she did. Sammy's powers are going to get stronger and the thing that killed Mary isn't finished with the Winchesters by a long shot. Oh hey, this is going to start to seem like I'm rambling, but reading over this I thought of something else. Why is Sam showing signs of supernatural abilities and not Dean? Why was the mysterious figure in Sam's room that night rather than Dean and why did it target Sam years later when it killed Jess ( assuming what killed Jess was that same thing )? We don't know much about the 4 years Dean and Sam were apart so maybe Dean has some strange stuff going on with him that he's not sharing but if not, what's so special about Sammy? This may seem far-fetched but what if their mom had an affair and Sam is not John's son? The figure that stood over his crib seemed masculine to me so maybe it's his real father or something. So let's see, John wants to know the "truth" which I think is more about Mary than the thing that killed her. Maybe he is starting to suspect she was involved with not just the paranormal, but with someone paranormal. The way he was looking at his wedding ring at the end of that episode....what do you think he was thinking about? The show has such strong themes when it comes to family foundation. Perhaps he was doubting the one thing he can still believe in. Family. If that's the case, how are Sam and Dean going to take this? Last thing. I'm sure others must be thinking that the date of their mother's death has some significance. It's November 2, 1983, correct? And Jess died on Nov. 2 as well....so I'm confused, why does this pilot preview say September 13 1985 as the date their mother died? I mean, I'm hoping the date provides more depth to the series and that it's not something so meaningless and coincidental that someone could make a mistake that this. I'm just saying.