The BEST episodes of Supernatural
Every episode of Supernatural ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Supernatural!
Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons and gods that roam the earth.
#1 - Swan Song
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2010
The showdown between good and evil is at hand. With the Apocalypse looming, Sam and Dean realize they are out of options and make heart-breaking decisions that will change their lives forever. A beloved character faces death.
#2 - Fan Fiction
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2014
When Sam and Dean investigate the disappearance of a teacher, they are stunned to see the school is putting on a musical based on their lives.
#3 - Do You Believe in Miracles?
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2014
Dean feels the effects of the First Blade, and Metatron makes his move against humanity. Meanwhile, Sam, Dean and Castiel face shocking consequences when taking the fight to Metatron.
#4 - Lucifer Rising
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2009
The brothers prepare to fight the forces of the apocalypse in different camps. While Sam and Ruby hunt down Lilith, Dean joins Castiel and Zachariah to take on Lucifer.
#5 - All Hell Breaks Loose (2)
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2007
After the fight between Jake and Sam, Dean has to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother. Meanwhile the Yellow-Eyed Demon has his new servant and plans to unleash the hordes of Hell.
#7 - Inherit the Earth
Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2020
Everything is on the line as the battle against God continues. A familiar face returns to join the fight.
#8 - ScoobyNatural
Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2018
Sam, Dean and Castiel are transported into the animated world of Scooby Doo where they join forces with the Scooby gang to solve a ghostly mystery.
#9 - First Born
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2014
Looking to reclaim his place as King of Hell, Crowley asks Dean for help finding "The First Blade," the only blade that can kill Abbadon. Knowing he owes Crowley a favor for helping Sam, and also wanting Abaddon dead himself, Dean reluctantly agrees and the two set off on a road trip. However, Dean and Crowley are completely unprepared when they find out who has the blade - Cain, the first son. Meanwhile, Sam is back at the bunker with Castiel who notices there is some leftover grace inside Sam. If they can extract it, they can use the grace to track Gadreel. The only problem is the procedure may do permanent damage to Sam.
#10 - Devil's Trap
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2006
When Meg boasts that John is her prisoner, the boys visit a friend of their father's to get information about demonic possessions and ways to trap a demon. It turns out Meg is not what she appears.
#11 - Don't Call Me Shurley
Season 11 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2016
Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing everyone to go mad. Dean and Sam realize this is a stronger version of the original black vein virus Amara previously unleashed. They team up with the sheriff to protect the town but their old remedy no longer works. Meanwhile, Chuck returns with an interesting proposal.
#12 - Lazarus Rising
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2008
Dean wakes up in his own coffin. How did he return from the dead? What caused the hand-shaped welt on his shoulder? And what happened in the four months he spent in Hell, time he can't remember?
#13 - No Rest For the Wicked
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/15/2008
Sam, Dean, and Bobby hunt down Lilith and fight her and her demons in a final effort to save Dean's life.
#14 - All Along the Watchtower
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2017
Lucifer battles Sam, Dean and Castiel for control of his unborn child.
#15 - Changing Channels
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2009
When Sam and Dean find themselves living their lives on what appear to be TV shows, it makes for a whole new style of reality television and they wonder if the Trickster is to blame. From a sitcom to a soapy hospital drama to a Japanese game show to a crime procedural, each new experience they encounter is more bizarre than the next and they want out. But is the Trickster really the mastermind behind the madness?
#16 - Sacrifice
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2013
With Crowley poised to undo all the good they’ve ever done as hunters, Sam and Dean find themselves cornered. But with Kevin's help, the Winchester brothers bound into one last play against The Demon King. Metatron initiates a plan with Castiel to take on Naomi and the bureaucracy of Heaven.
#17 - The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2012
Dick Roman acquires Frank's hard drive that contains sensitive information about the Winchesters and gives it to an unsuspecting brilliant hacker named Charlie telling her she has 3 days to crack the encryptionl or she is fired. Sam and Dean are tipped off that Dick has the hard drive and race to get to Charlie before she breaks the code. Meanwhile, Bobby tries to help the brothers, but his rage towards Dick for killing him starts to get in the way.
#18 - Carry On
Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/19/2020
Baby, it’s the final ride for saving people and hunting things.
#19 - Road Trip
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2014
Dean is devastated after Kevin's death and vows to find the angel that killed him, not only to free Sam, but to seek revenge. Castiel arrives at the bunker and suggests they try to separate Sam's brain from the angel's so they can talk to Sam and have him expel Gadreel. However, there's one small problem: the only person who knows how to do that is Crowley.
#20 - Heaven and Hell
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2008
"I'll Kill her gentle." The angels want Anna dead, so Sam and Dean go on the run with the frightened girl, determined to discover the secret that has set the furies of Heaven on her.
#21 - Yellow Fever
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2008
Hell beckons again when Dean is stricken with a mysterious illness that frightens its sufferers to death. Sam and Dean scramble to find the cause of the disease in time to save Dean from sure death.
#22 - Dog Dean Afternoon
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2013
While investigating two bizarre murders, Sam and Dean realize there is an eyewitness to both gruesome deaths - a German Sheppard. Anxious to find out if they are dealing with a witch, a skinwalker or other supernatural monster, the guys look up a spell that could let Dean "communicate" with the dog. Unfortunately, the spell comes with side effects that no one saw coming.
#23 - In the Beginning
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2008
Back to the future, Castiel sends Dean to 1973 Lawrence, Kansas, where he meets a nice young couple named John and Mary Winchester. Dean's parents. And Mary has a secret.
#24 - Jus in Bello
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2008
FBI Agent Henricksen finally captures Sam and Dean, but is caught in the middle when a horde of demons descends on the small-town jail to eliminate the brothers.
#25 - Two Minutes To Midnight
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2010
Crowley tells Bobby he will give him the location of Death, the fourth horseman, in exchange for his soul. Knowing Sam and Dean need that fourth ring to stop the Apocalypse, Bobby reluctantly agrees. Sam and Dean confront Pestilence, but he unleashes a deadly virus upon them, so Castiel must intervene on their behalf. Dean has a meeting with Death to discuss Lucifer, and an unholy alliance is formed at a very high price for Dean.