Continuing my series examining the themes, tropes and meta of Supernatural season one, here is a link to the next section of my rewatch review of "Scarecrow" at my journal, in case anyone here is interested in sharing my celebration of the early episodes with me. And also to a masterpost I've created for the collection. I welcome comments and discussion.
"This episode is picking up the political theme that was first introduced in "Phantom Traveler": as the townsfolk of Burkitsville leave the victims tied in the orchard as an offering to the scarecrow god, Dean yells after them “I hope your apple pie is freakin’ worth it!” and that, in a nutshell, is the political message behind the episode and, ultimately, the whole of Kripke’s story."