Supernatural backdrop
Drama•Mystery•Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 4

Every episode of Supernatural Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 4!

Binge this in 15h 38m•Peaking at 9.4/10

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

Airs on
The WBThe CW
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons15

All123456789101112131415

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Supernatural Season 4 Episode 1 - Lazarus Rising
    9.4/10(13086 votes)

    S4:E1

    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?

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Eric Kripke

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 22 - Lucifer Rising
    9.3/10(8413 votes)

    S4:E22

    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.

    Director:Eric Kripke
    Writer:Eric Kripke

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 3 - In the Beginning
    9.2/10(8885 votes)

    S4:E3

    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.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 18 - The Monster at the End of this Book
    9.2/10(8369 votes)

    S4:E18

    Familiar plot. Familiar characters. Sam and Dean come across a series of graphic novels called "Supernatural" featuring two demon-hunting brothers named Sam and Dean.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 6 - Yellow Fever
    9.1/10(9402 votes)

    S4:E6

    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.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 16 - On the Head of a Pin
    9.1/10(7761 votes)

    S4:E16

    Can torture be God's work? After seven angels are mysteriously murdered, Castiel and Uriel demand that Dean use the agony-inducing skills he learned in Hell to extract information from Alastair.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Ben Edlund

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Supernatural

    READ
  7. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 10 - Heaven and Hell
    8.8/10(7463 votes)

    S4:E10

    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.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 20 - The Rapture
    8.7/10(6869 votes)

    S4:E20

    The body Castiel walks around in isn't his. Instead, it belongs to a regular guy named Jimmy who wants his body - and his life - back. He gets the body. But the life may be a different story.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 8 - Wishful Thinking
    8.6/10(6838 votes)

    S4:E8

    Want to score a hot girlfriend, win the lottery or have your favorite teddy bear come to life? Then plunk a coin in a small town's wishing well and stand back. One problem: The wishes come true with a twist.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 9 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
    8.6/10(7000 votes)

    S4:E9

    What happened to Sam during the months Dean was dead? During the search for a girl named Anna Milton, who has a mysterious connection to angels, Sam reveals the astonishing events of the summer.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Sera Gamble

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 13 - After School Special
    8.6/10(7344 votes)

    S4:E13

    Fast times at Truman High. Murder brings Sam and Dean back to one of their old high schools, where they investigate possible demonic possession and take a few trips down memory lane.

    Director:Adam Kane
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 15 - Death Takes a Holiday
    8.6/10(6770 votes)

    S4:E15

    Reapers take a break from work, and that means no one can die. But the escorts to the next world aren't off getting some R&R, unless you call being held hostage by a demon restful and relaxing.

    Directors:James L. Conway, Steve Boyum
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 17 - It's a Terrible Life
    8.6/10(7197 votes)

    S4:E17

    At Sandover Bridge & Iron Inc., Dean is Dean Smith, the buttoned-down director of Sales & Marketing. Sam is Sam Wesson, a cubicle-dwelling tech support guy. What the heck is going on? Or is it what the Hell?

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Sera Gamble

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 2 - Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
    8.5/10(7251 votes)

    S4:E2

    After Dean's encounter with Castiel, Dean, Sam and Bobby brush up on their biblical lore when they're attacked by the vengeful spirits of people from the Winchesters' past. They're warned it's a sign that someone is trying to break seals which will bring on the apocalypse.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 21 - When the Levee Breaks
    8.5/10(6530 votes)

    S4:E21

    Dean and Bobby have something frightening locked in Bobby's panic room: Sam, who is corrupted by demon blood. With the apocalypse drawing nearer, Bobby wants to free Sam to fight on their side.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Sera Gamble

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 5 - Monster Movie
    8.3/10(8098 votes)

    S4:E5

    In a black-and-white world reminiscent of classic horror flicks, the brothers tangle with a vampire, a werewolf and a mummy who are thinning the crowds at a quaint Oktoberfest.

    Directors:Robert Singer, Steve Boyum
    Writers:Jeremy Carver, Ben Edlund

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 7 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
    8.3/10(6907 votes)

    S4:E7

    Chomping candy, bobbing for apples. Halloween is such fun. Until gruesome deaths signify another seal is being broken. To stop it, Castiel and another angel plan a mass annihilation of the town.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Julie Siege

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 14 - Sex and Violence
    8.3/10(6506 votes)

    S4:E14

    In a small town in Iowa, three loving husbands kill their wives. Turns out these guys believe in spreading their love around: Each is spending plenty of the family income on strippers at a nearby nudie bar.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Cathryn Humphris

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 19 - Jump the Shark
    8.1/10(5980 votes)

    S4:E19

    Meet the Winchester boys: Dean, Sam and... Adam. The Winchesters discover they have a younger half-brother, whose mother vanishes just as a long-dormant grave robber renews his ghoulish career.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 4 - Metamorphosis
    7.9/10(6405 votes)

    S4:E4

    Dark powers. Dean fears Sam is using his paranormal gifts in conflict with God's plan. And an ordinary guy in an ordinary town gets a major case of the munchies. It starts with steak - and moves to human flesh.

    Directors:Robert Singer, Kim Manners
    Writers:Cathryn Humphris, Ben Edlund

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 11 - Family Remains
    7.9/10(6422 votes)

    S4:E11

    Dad, Mom, two kids and a dog. An all-American family doesn't stand a ghost of a chance against the bloodthirsty force that turns their new home-sweet-home into a haunted house.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 12 - Criss Angel Is a Douchebag
    7.8/10(6248 votes)

    S4:E12

    Aging magician The Incredible Jay performs the dangerous Table of Death trick and emerges unscathed. Jay cheated the Grim Reaper, but one of his rivals didn't. He checked out while Jay was doing his act.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Julie Siege

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Lazarus Rising" is the best rated episode of "Supernatural" season 4. It scored 9.4/10 based on 13086 votes. Directed by Kim Manners and written by Eric Kripke, it aired on 9/18/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Lucifer Rising".