The BEST episodes of Supernatural season 12

Every episode of Supernatural season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Supernatural season 12!

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.

Last Updated: 11/29/2024Network: The CWStatus: Ended
All Along the Watchtower
star
8.20
3117 votes

#1 - All Along the Watchtower

Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2017

Lucifer battles Sam, Dean and Castiel for control of his unborn child.

Directors: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb
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Who We Are
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8.02
2944 votes

#2 - Who We Are

Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2017

Caught in a dangerous situation, Sam and Dean only have each other to rely on. Meanwhile, the fight between the American Hunters and the British Hunters comes to a head.

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The Future
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7.97
3002 votes

#3 - The Future

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2017

Sam comes up with a way to stop Lucifer’s baby but Castiel has something else in mind for Kelly. Dean is furious when he finds out someone stole the colt. Kelly makes a bold choice about the baby’s future.

Directors: Amanda Tapping
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Regarding Dean
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7.93
3009 votes

#4 - Regarding Dean

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2017

Sam enlists Rowena’s help to track down an old world, powerful family of witches after Dean gets hit by a spell that is rapidly erasing his memory.

Directors: John Badham
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Stuck in the Middle (With You)
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7.92
3054 votes

#5 - Stuck in the Middle (With You)

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/2017

Mary asks Sam, Dean and Castiel for help on a case she’s working but neglects to mention the British Men of Letters are involved. When Mary is double crossed, everything is revealed.

Writer: Davy Perez
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LOTUS
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7.91
3183 votes

#6 - LOTUS

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2016

Lucifer’s search for power and influence in a vessel lands him in the White House. The President of The United States unknowingly makes a deal with the devil, leading Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley and Rowena to band together to fight the Dark Lord.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Keep Calm and Carry On
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7.90
3386 votes

#7 - Keep Calm and Carry On

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2016

Dean is overwhelmed as he comes face to face with his mom, Mary Winchester. Meanwhile, Sam is fighting for his life after Toni, from the Woman of Letters, shot him.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Andrew Dabb
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The Raid
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7.89
3029 votes

#8 - The Raid

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/2017

A chance to take out a nest of vampires backfires when the alpha-vamp shows up and turns the tables on Mary and The British Men of Letters, who are doing their best to recruit Sam and Dean.

Directors: John MacCarthy
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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
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7.88
2956 votes

#9 - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2017

An attack by an invisible hellhound at a campsite leads Sam and Dean to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, two of Crowley’s own personal demons uncover what he has been hiding. Castiel gets a lead on Kelly Kline.

Writer: Davy Perez
Watch Now:Apple TV
First Blood
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7.82
3156 votes

#10 - First Blood

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2017

After being arrested for the attempted assassination of the President of The United States, Sam and Dean must find a way out of an underground, government-run, detention facility in the middle of nowhere. Determined to find her sons, Mary and Castiel seek assistance from an unlikely source.

Directors: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb
Watch Now:Apple TV
There's Something About Mary
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7.82
2870 votes

#11 - There's Something About Mary

Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2017

Sam and Dean are alarmed when they learn hunters are being killed by suspicious “accidents” all over the country. They decide it is best to find Mary and make sure she’s safe. Meanwhile, Toni is back in the states and she and Mary face off.

Directors: P.J. Pesce
Watch Now:Apple TV
Twigs and Twine and Tasha Banes
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7.82
2888 votes

#12 - Twigs and Twine and Tasha Banes

Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2017

Alicia Banes calls Mary for help after her mother, Tasha, goes missing. Sam answers Mary’s phone and he and Dean head out to help Alicia and her twin brother, Max, find their mother who was hunting a powerful witch. Meanwhile, Mary starts to have some doubts about the British Men of Letters.

Writer: Steve Yockey
Watch Now:Apple TV
The British Invasion
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7.81
2919 votes

#13 - The British Invasion

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2017

Sam and Dean get a lead on Kelly Kline’s whereabouts. Mick drops by the bunker unexpectedly and decides to join the hunt.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets
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7.81
3092 votes

#14 - Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2017

Lily Sunder steeps herself in black magic, honing her powers for over a century, waiting to exact revenge on a band of angels that murdered her family. Sam and Dean must work quickly to stop Castiel from becoming her next victim.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Steve Yockey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Celebrating The Life Of Asa Fox
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7.76
3110 votes

#15 - Celebrating The Life Of Asa Fox

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2016

When hunters gather together to celebrate the life and tragic death of one of their own, Sam, Dean, and Mary must take action when a demon starts picking off hunters one by one.

Directors: John Badham
Writer: Steve Yockey
Watch Now:Apple TV
American Nightmare
star
7.76
3103 votes

#16 - American Nightmare

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2016

Sam and Dean investigate a case that leads them to a devout religious family that lives off the grid. The brothers realize that the parents are hiding a huge secret that could destroy them all. Meanwhile, Dean struggles to accept Mary’s latest decision.

Writer: Davy Perez
Watch Now:Apple TV
Mamma Mia
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7.72
3235 votes

#17 - Mamma Mia

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2016

Dean, Castiel and Mary have a lead on Sam and set out to rescue him. Dean is uncomfortable with putting Mary in danger but she insists on going along. Meanwhile, Crowley is tipped off that Lucifer has taken over the body of rock star Vince Vicente.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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The Memory Remains
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7.70
2869 votes

#18 - The Memory Remains

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2017

Sam and Dean investigate a missing person’s case in a small town. The lead witness tells the Winchesters the attacker was a man with the head of a goat. Sam and Dean aren’t sure what to believe but when the witness goes missing they realize the town is hiding a dark secret.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: John Bring
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Ladies Drink Free
star
7.69
2941 votes

#19 - Ladies Drink Free

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2017

Sam and Dean let Mick Davies tag along on a case as they search for a werewolf. The three men run into Claire Novak, also working the hunt. However, the reunion is short lived after Claire is bitten and the brothers race to find a way to help her before she turns.

Directors: Amyn Kaderali
Watch Now:Apple TV
Family Feud
star
7.67
3011 votes

#20 - Family Feud

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2017

When Sam and Dean look into a murder at a museum, they learn a ghost from a merchant ship that sunk in 1723 may be at the heart of the mystery. After realizing “The Star” was the same ship that Crowley’s son Gavin McLeod should have been aboard, they enlist help from Rowena to track Gavin down. Kelly Kline, still pregnant with Lucifer’s child, takes refuge with a demon after an angel attempts to kill her.

Directors: P.J. Pesce
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Foundry
star
7.65
3117 votes

#21 - The Foundry

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2016

When a crying baby leads to death in a mysterious abandoned house, Mary, Sam and Dean decide to investigate. Meanwhile, Castiel’s hunt for Lucifer leads him, begrudgingly, to partner up with Crowley.

Directors: Robert Singer
Watch Now:Apple TV
The One You've Been Waiting For
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7.62
3209 votes

#22 - The One You've Been Waiting For

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2016

After learning that the soul of Adolf Hitler has been trapped in a 1930’s gold pocket watch, Sam and Dean must act quickly to prevent a group of Nazi necromancers from resurrecting the Führer.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Rock Never Dies
star
7.50
3140 votes

#23 - Rock Never Dies

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2016

Lucifer realizes that as rock star Vince Vincente, he can get his fans to do whatever he wants. Thrilled with this power, Lucifer arranges to play a secret VIP concert in order to kill all of them. Sam, Dean and Castiel enter the underbelly of the music industry to try to stop him.

Directors: Eduardo Sánchez
Watch Now:Apple TV