Tracker returned Jensen Ackles‘ character, Russell, in season 2 – and the Supernatural Easter eggs followed.

During the latest episode, broadcast on Sunday, October 20, Justin HartleyColter’s character went missing while searching for a professor who became entangled in UFO research. Colter was then rescued by his older brother, Russell, as they tried to solve the case.

Colter and Russell eventually found the missing man at 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.

“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 meters away from us.”

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The conversation – and Russell’s belief in the unknown – was a nice nod to Ackles’ role as Dean on The CW’s hit series Supernatural. Before being cast as Russell, Ackles played the opposite role Jared Padalecki on Supernatural from 2005 to 2020. The former costars played brothers who were always on the go hunting for monsters.

By means of Supernatural‘s long run on The CW, there was an episode that alluded to aliens. Although they turned out to be fairies in the end, Follower Bringing the subject back to Ackles’ roots provided the nostalgia some fans were looking for with his return to the show.

Later in the episode, Colter got into Russell’s car, which resembled Dean’s iconic Impala. (Some viewers may remember Russell subtly petting an impala during his debut on Follower in season 1.)

“This is a fun ride, I wouldn’t mind getting behind the wheel of this thing,” Colter told Russell, who replied, “That’s never going to happen.”

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Russell reiterated his love for his car when Colter asked to be driven into the woods. “This baby doesn’t ride on gravel,” Russell fired back. This reflected Dean’s behavior Supernatural when he affectionately referred to his vehicle as “Baby” on the show.

After Supernatural came to an end, Ackles, 46, decided to take the car with him.

“As far as taking something with me on the last day, I’ll definitely take something that I’ve been looking for since day one of Supernatural,” he shared. Digital spy in September 2020. “But it’s okay, I’m not stealing it. I have been given permission. I begged and begged for years, but this year I finally got it. They let me drive the Impala home.”

Ackles also revealed that he included a clause about the Impala in his contract. “I’ve been talking about that for two years now, and they finally added that to my contract last season,” he said a month later on Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast about how Padalecki, 42, was offered the car. double to take home.

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While the Follower episode ended with Colter and Russell going their separate ways again, fans can rejoice because Hartley, 47, previously confirmed that Ackles will “be back” for several episodes in Season 2.

“When it came time to cast Russell Shaw, I thought, ‘We built this whole thing. It’s important that we bring in someone who is just a juggernaut. Someone that you would believe because he’s going to take on Colter for better or worse, and that you also believe is his brother,” the actor told Collider in May. “And I just thought Jensen Ackles would be perfect for it.”

Follower airs on CBS Sundays at 8:30 PM ET. New episodes stream the next day on Paramount+.