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The Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 6

Every episode of Supernatural Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 6!

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...
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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Exile on Main St." is the best rated episode of "Supernatural" season 6. It scored 7.6/10 based on 4894 votes. Directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Sera Gamble, it aired on 9/24/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Two and a Half Men".

  • Exile on Main St.
    7.6/104,894 votes

    #1 - Exile on Main St.

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2010

    Sam is mysteriously released from Hell and seeks out his brother, trying to have a normal life. Together the brothers must join forces with their maternal grandfather, Samuel, and begin the fight anew.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • Two and a Half Men
    7.8/104,309 votes

    #2 - Two and a Half Men

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2010

    Sam investigates a case about missing babies whose parents are being murdered. At one of the crime scenes, he discovers a baby that was left behind and calls Dean for help. Reluctant to leave Lisa and Ben, Dean finally agrees to meet Sam and surprises his brother with how parental he has become. The brothers take the baby to Samuel, who decides to raise it as a hunter, which infuriates Dean. However, before they can decide the baby's future, a shape-shifter breaks in and attempts to kidnap the baby.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Eric Kripke

  • The Third Man
    8.1/104,268 votes

    #3 - The Third Man

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2010

    Sam and Dean call Castiel for help when they investigate a case about several dead police officers who seem to have been killed by the plagues of Egypt. Castiel confirms the staff of Moses was used to kill the cops and tells Sam and Dean that Heaven is in a state of chaos and God's weapons have been stolen. The three head off to find the thief and come face to face with an old enemy.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: Ben Edlund

  • Weekend at Bobby's
    9.1/105,536 votes

    #4 - Weekend at Bobby's

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2010

    After Bobby discovers Crowley has no intentions of returning Bobby's soul, the hunter takes matters into his own hands. He calls on Sam and Dean for help after he unearths one of Crowley's deepest secrets. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean learn what Bobby does all day when they are not around.

    Director: Jensen Ackles

    Writer: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

  • Live Free or Twihard
    8.3/104,365 votes

    #5 - Live Free or Twihard

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2010

    After a group of young girls go missing Sam and Dean realize that a group of vampires have taken up residence in the small town. After a fight with two of the blood-suckers, Dean is bitten and turns into a vampire. Samuel tells Dean he can change him back but he’d have to get the blood of the vampire who turned him. Dean infiltrates the nest and runs into the Alpha...

    Director: Rod Hardy

    Writer: Brett Matthews

  • You Can't Handle the Truth
    8.4/104,269 votes

    #6 - You Can't Handle the Truth

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2010

    Sam and Dean investigate a series of suicides and discover the victims were being told brutal truths that drove them crazy. They find out someone is invoking the Goddess of Truth, Veritas, forcing people to be cruelly honest against their will and Dean is the next victim. Dean is forced to tell Sam the truth about how he feels about his return from Hell.

    Director: Jan Eliasberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Matters
    8.0/104,050 votes

    #7 - Family Matters

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2010

    Dean becomes suspicious of Samuel's motives, but Sam isn't sold on the idea that their grandfather is doing anything wrong. The brothers go along on a hunt with Samuel and the other Campbells, but things go terribly awry.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

  • All Dogs Go to Heaven
    7.7/104,024 votes

    #8 - All Dogs Go to Heaven

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2010

    Dean and Sam investigate what seems to be a werewolf killing but turns out to be a skinwalker posing as a family dog who is taking revenge on his owner’s enemies.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • Clap Your Hands If You Believe...
    8.3/104,641 votes

    #9 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe...

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2010

    While Sam and Dean are investigating a UFO sighting, Dean is abducted from a crop circle. However, when he awakens, he discovers he isn't dealing with aliens, but fairies! Unfortunately, only Dean can see the fairy that keeps attacking him which makes tracing and stopping them difficult. The brothers become even more perplexed when Sam's investigation leads them to a world full of elves, gnomes and a leprechaun.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Ben Edlund

  • Caged Heat
    8.5/104,299 votes

    #10 - Caged Heat

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2010

    Meg kidnaps Sam and Dean and tries to force them to tell her where Crowley is hiding. Sam makes her a deal - they will help her find Crowley if she promises to torture him for information about how to get Sam's soul back. Castiel joins the fight but finds it difficult to work with Meg.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: Brett Matthews

  • Appointment in Samarra
    9.1/104,757 votes

    #11 - Appointment in Samarra

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2010

    Dean seeks out Death to help get Sam's soul back. Death tells Dean he will help Sam if Dean will agree to act as Death for 24 hours. Meanwhile, Sam decides he doesn't want his soul back and asks Balthazar for a protective spell to keep his soul out of his body. Balthazar tells Sam he needs the blood of his father for the spell to work and since John Winchester is dead, Sam decides Bobby is the next best thing.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Sera Gamble, Robert Singer

  • Like a Virgin
    8.2/104,185 votes

    #12 - Like a Virgin

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2011

    Dean and Bobby anxiously wait for Sam to wake up to see if Death was able to restore his soul without causing Sam to lose his mind. Meanwhile, Dean and Bobby investigate a disappearance of virgins and discover dragons are behind the kidnappings. Bobby sends Dean to a doctor who owns the only weapon in the world that can slay a dragon, but Dean must prove himself worthy enough to take it

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • Unforgiven
    7.9/103,898 votes

    #13 - Unforgiven

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2011

    Sam starts to have flashbacks to a case he worked on with Samuel before he reconnected with Dean. Sam receives a mysterious text with coordinates to a small town, so the brothers decide to investigate. Dean is surprised when the townspeople start telling him some of the things Sam did while he lived there.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

  • Mannequin 3: The Reckoning
    7.4/104,017 votes

    #14 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2011

    Ben calls Dean and tells him Lisa is in trouble. Dean leaves Sam to investigate a case alone and rushes home to rescue Lisa, however, he’s not prepared for what meets him at the door. Meanwhile, Sam discovers the men that were murdered were all a part of a cruel practical joke played on a female co-worker who went missing.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

  • The French Mistake
    9.6/1011,695 votes

    #15 - The French Mistake

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2011

    Dean and Sam find themselves in an alternate reality where everyone believes they are two actors named Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, who star in a TV show called Supernatural about two brothers who hunt monsters.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Ben Edlund

  • ...And Then There Were None
    8.2/103,959 votes

    #16 - ...And Then There Were None

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2011

    Eve, the Mother of All, unleashes a new monster upon the world: a black worm-slug that can enter the brain and force people to kill. Sam and Dean join forces with Bobby and Rufus and track it to a cannery, only to discover that Gwen and Samuel are also there looking for the monster... and none of them know who the monster is inside.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Brett Matthews

  • My Heart Will Go On
    8.6/104,540 votes

    #17 - My Heart Will Go On

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2011

    After Balthazar changes history and keeps the Titanic from sinking, Fate intervenes and begins killing those that would have died on the ship. Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Fate is very upset with the two of them and the only way they can stay alive is to kill her.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

  • Frontierland
    9.0/105,122 votes

    #18 - Frontierland

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2011

    While searching for a way to defeat Eve, Dean stumbles upon Samuel Colt’s journal in the Campbell library. Realizing Samuel might have the answer to their problems, Sam and Dean ask Castiel to send them back in time so they can meet the man himself. While Sam is a bit reluctant to time travel, Dean is beside himself with excitement to return to the Wild, Wild West.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: N/A

  • Mommy Dearest
    8.5/104,160 votes

    #19 - Mommy Dearest

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2011

    Sam, Dean, Bobby and Castiel track Eve to a small town in Oregon. The guys discover the townspeople have been converted to demons, but surprisingly, they all appear to be dying. When they finally do meet Eve, she decides to torture the brothers by bringing back their mother.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • The Man Who Would Be King
    8.9/105,155 votes

    #20 - The Man Who Would Be King

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2011

    Castiel tells Sam, Dean and Bobby about the war in Heaven and how he and Raphael became enemies. Bobby believes Castiel is hiding something, but Dean refuses to believe it.

    Director: Ben Edlund

    Writer: Ben Edlund

  • Let It Bleed
    8.5/104,151 votes

    #21 - Let It Bleed

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2011

    A demon kidnaps Ben and Lisa to get to Dean. Sam and Dean are forced to join with an unlikely ally to free them.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    8.9/104,861 votes

    #22 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2011

    The wall comes down in Sam’s head and all hell breaks loose. Dean and Bobby are, for once, at a total loss on how to help him and are forced to stand by and do nothing while Sam breaks. The battle for heaven comes to a head.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: Eric Kripke