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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Supernatural Season 12 Episode 1 - Keep Calm and Carry On
    8.3/10(4184 votes)

    #1 - Keep Calm and Carry On

    S12:E1

    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

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  2. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 2 - Mamma Mia
    8.1/10(3611 votes)

    #2 - Mamma Mia

    S12:E2

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  3. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 3 - The Foundry
    7.8/10(3410 votes)

    #3 - The Foundry

    S12:E3

    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

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  4. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 4 - American Nightmare
    8.1/10(3472 votes)

    #4 - American Nightmare

    S12:E4

    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

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  5. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 5 - The One You've Been Waiting For
    7.4/10(3823 votes)

    #5 - The One You've Been Waiting For

    S12:E5

    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

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  6. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 6 - Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox
    8.2/10(3538 votes)

    #6 - Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox

    S12:E6

    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

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  7. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 7 - Rock Never Dies
    7.5/10(3352 votes)

    #7 - Rock Never Dies

    S12:E7

    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

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  8. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8 - LOTUS
    8.0/10(3404 votes)

    #8 - LOTUS

    S12:E8

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  9. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 9 - First Blood
    8.1/10(3561 votes)

    #9 - First Blood

    S12:E9

    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

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  10. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 10 - Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets
    8.1/10(3429 votes)

    #10 - Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets

    S12:E10

    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

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  11. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 11 - Regarding Dean
    8.9/10(4308 votes)

    #11 - Regarding Dean

    S12:E11

    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

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  12. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 12 - Stuck in the Middle (With You)
    8.9/10(4383 votes)

    #12 - Stuck in the Middle (With You)

    S12:E12

    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

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  13. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 13 - Family Feud
    7.6/10(3067 votes)

    #13 - Family Feud

    S12:E13

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  14. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 14 - The Raid
    8.3/10(3118 votes)

    #14 - The Raid

    S12:E14

    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

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  15. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 15 - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
    8.2/10(3100 votes)

    #15 - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

    S12:E15

    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

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  16. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 16 - Ladies Drink Free
    7.8/10(3036 votes)

    #16 - Ladies Drink Free

    S12:E16

    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

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  17. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 17 - The British Invasion
    7.9/10(2980 votes)

    #17 - The British Invasion

    S12:E17

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  18. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 18 - The Memory Remains
    7.7/10(2913 votes)

    #18 - The Memory Remains

    S12:E18

    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

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  19. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 19 - The Future
    8.2/10(3057 votes)

    #19 - The Future

    S12:E19

    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
    Writers:Robert Berens, Meredith Glynn

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  20. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 20 - Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes
    7.8/10(2929 votes)

    #20 - Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes

    S12:E20

    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

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  21. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 21 - There's Something About Mary
    7.2/10(3533 votes)

    #21 - There's Something About Mary

    S12:E21

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  22. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 22 - Who We Are
    8.8/10(3576 votes)

    #22 - Who We Are

    S12:E22

    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

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  23. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 23 - All Along the Watchtower
    8.8/10(4055 votes)

    #23 - All Along the Watchtower

    S12:E23

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

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Andrew Dabb

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Keep Calm and Carry On" is the best rated episode of "Supernatural" season 12. It scored 8.3/10 based on 4184 votes. Directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Andrew Dabb, it aired on 10/13/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mamma Mia".