Hunted (The Phantom)

Hunted is the second episode of the first season of The Phantom, premiering on the CW Television Network on October 28, 2014.

While adjusting to his new ghost powers, Danny struggles in his decision on whether to be normal or to use his powers to recapture the ghost that escaped in the explosion, but must put that on hold, when he becomes the new target of a ghost hunter, who wants to capture Danny as his ultimate prey.

Synopsis
The episode begins with Danny in his ghost form flying in and out of a burning building, saving people trapped inside, while Tucker and Sam moniter him from the Fenton Lab. Sam and Tucker panic after Jazz begins yelling for Danny, and walks downstairs, but as she walks into the lab, Danny arrives in his human form.

The three then go to school, and Danny begins wandering whether he wants to have a normal life or to use his powers and Sam reminds him that they still need to recapture all the ghost that escaped during the Ghost Portal explosion. Valerie walks up and talks to Danny about the mysterious hero that's been saving Amity Park. As the bell rings, Danny goes to his locker to get his books, but a large metal cuff shoots onto his wrist, causing him to smash into the ground. A robotic Ghost appears and claims himself as "Skulker, the Ghost Zones Greatest Hunter" and the ghost boy as his greatest prey, but Danny phases through the cuff and transforms into his ghost form to battle Skulker, who uses a large blaster to shoot Danny. Danny turns invisible and escapes as Skulker prepared to vaporize him.

Afterwards Danny meets with Sam and Tucker at the lab and tells them what happened, so Tucker gets to work on a device to de-activate Skulker's robotic body. Danny goes upstairs to get a drink and Jazz talks to him about his strange behavior lately. After he leaves, Jazz thinks back to when Danny was younger at a time where he skipped school.

Danny meets up with Valerie at the local coffee house where she works, and tells him about the mysterious hero saving people from a fire. While Valerie gets back to work, Danny's ghost sense goes off and he goes outside where he's snatched by Skulker. Danny hits him and turns into his ghost form before falling to the ground. Danny contacts Tucker to tell him to hurry up, as Skulker tries to blast him, but Danny dodges each attack and knocks Skulker into the ground. Skulker shoots a missile at him and Danny phases through, but sees it heading for a car, so Danny flies through the car and saves the family inside, and returns to the battle. Tucker arrives with the blaster and Danny uses it to blast Skulker causing his robotic body to de-activate. As Danny prepares to trap him in the Ghost Thermus, the robotic body opens up to reveal a small green ghost.

Danny goes back home and Jazz notices his cuts and bruises and asks him what happened, but Danny ignores her and hugs her, then goes down to the lab with Sam and Tucker to release Skulker back into the Ghost Zone. In the end Danny decides to keep using his powers to hunt the rest of the escaped ghost.

Cast

 * Dylan Sprayberry as Danny Fenton/The Phantom
 * Cooper Timberline as 9 year old Danny
 * Kira Kosarin as Sam Manson
 * Trevor Jackson as Tucker Foley
 * Galadriel Stineman as Jazz Fenton
 * Zendaya Coleman as Valerie Gray
 * Geno Segers as Skulker
 * Rene Lavan and Amy Adams as Jack and Madeline Fenton
 * Paul Giamatti as Mr. Lancer
 * Robbie Amell as Aaron "Dash" Baxter
 * Daniella Monet as Paulina