The Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 12
Every episode of Supernatural Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 12!
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Season 12 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Supernatural" season 12 is "Keep Calm and Carry On", rated 8.3/10 from 3805 user votes. It was directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Andrew Dabb. "Keep Calm and Carry On" aired on 10/13/2016 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Mamma Mia".
8.3/10 3,805 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Andrew Dabb
8.1/10 3,256 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
7.8/10 3,065 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Robert Berens
8.1/10 3,120 votes#4 - 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.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Davy Perez
7.4/10 3,441 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Meredith Glynn
8.3/10 3,178 votes#6 - 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.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Steve Yockey
7.5/10 3,010 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Writer: Robert Berens
8.0/10 3,056 votes#8 - 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.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
8.1/10 3,186 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb
8.1/10 3,084 votes#10 - 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.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Steve Yockey
8.9/10 3,843 votes#11 - 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.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Meredith Glynn
8.9/10 3,964 votes#12 - 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.
Director: Richard Speight Jr.
Writer: Davy Perez
7.6/10 2,738 votes#13 - 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.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
8.3/10 2,788 votes#14 - 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.
Director: John MacCarthy
Writer: Robert Berens
8.2/10 2,768 votes#15 - 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.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Davy Perez
7.8/10 2,702 votes#16 - 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.
Director: Amyn Kaderali
Writer: Meredith Glynn
8.0/10 2,656 votes#17 - 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.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
7.7/10 2,594 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.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: John Bring
8.2/10 2,723 votes#19 - 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.
Director: Amanda Tapping
Writer: Meredith Glynn, Robert Berens
7.9/10 2,606 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Richard Speight Jr.
Writer: Steve Yockey
7.2/10 3,204 votes#21 - 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.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
8.8/10 3,221 votes#22 - 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.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Robert Berens
8.8/10 3,674 votes#23 - All Along the Watchtower
Season 12 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2017
Lucifer battles Sam, Dean and Castiel for control of his unborn child.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb