8.6/104,982 votes#1 - I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2013
While Sam hangs on the edge of life and death, Dean appeals to the fallen angels for help. Unfortunately, most of them only see Dean as a means to get to Castiel and exact bloody vengeance on the one who caused them to Fall. Meanwhile, Sam wrestles with his inner demons and Castiel learns what it means to be human.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Jeremy Carver
8.2/103,936 votes#2 - Devil May Care
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2013
Dean and Sam take a captive Crowley to the Men of Letters base in the hopes that he will give up the names and host bodies of his minion demons. However, they are called away to investigate the disappearance of three soldiers, which leads them to Abaddon, the Knight of Hell... and forces Ezekiel to take control of Sam's body to save his life.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Andrew Dabb
8.3/104,017 votes#3 - I'm No Angel
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2013
Castiel makes his way to the Winchesters but discovers a band of angels are hunting him, intent on making him pay for what they believe is his role in banishing them from Heaven. Meanwhile, Ezekiel continues to repair Sam's price, but informs Dean that there is a cost to be paid.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
8.0/104,416 votes#4 - Slumber Party
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2013
With some help from Charlie, Sam and Dean inadvertently release two individuals contained inside of the Men of Letters bunker: an evil witch, and a young woman, both imprisoned since 1935. They soon discover that the woman is Dorothy of Oz, and she is hot on the trail of the Wicked Witch, who plans to summon her evil army to Earth and conquer the planet.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Robbie Thompson
8.6/104,970 votes#5 - Dog Dean Afternoon
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2013
To track down a killer, Dean uses a spell to talk to a German Sheppard that was at both murders. However, he soon discovers that everything is going to the dogs when the spell starts making him act like a canine as well.
Director: Tim Andrew
Writer: Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder
8.1/103,955 votes#6 - Heaven Can't Wait
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2013
Castiel is working as a convenience store clerk and learns of a series of local disappearances. He call the Winchesters, but Dean insists on Sam staying with Kevin to research the Tablet while he investigates.
Director: Rob Spera
Writer: Robert Berens
8.2/104,117 votes#7 - Bad Boys
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2013
Sonny, a man who runs a boy's home, calls Dean in after a mysterious death occurs. When Sam wonders how his brother knows Sonny, Dean explains that he spent two months there when he was 16 after being arrested for theft.
Director: Kevin Parks
Writer: Adam Glass
7.8/103,854 votes#8 - Rock and a Hard Place
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2013
When a mysterious abductor targets members of a virgin chastity group, Sam and Dean go undercover to track down the killer when Sheriff Jody Mills asks them for help. However, Dean disappears and Sam and Jody end up tracking him down.
Director: John MacCarthy
Writer: Jenny Klein
8.7/104,110 votes#9 - Holy Terror
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2013
The angels fight each other in bloody civil war, and Castiel is swept up in the conflict. Meanwhile, Dean realizes that Ezekiel is not who he claims to be and tries to warn Sam with dire results.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
8.9/104,289 votes#10 - Road Trip
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2014
Dean and Castiel make a deal with Crowley to contact Sam's consciousness so he can expel the angel Gadreel from his body. However, Abaddon is hot on their trail and Crowley has plans of his own.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb
9.1/104,632 votes#11 - First Born
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2014
Crowley turns to Dean for help to locate the First Blade, the only weapon that can kill Abaddon. However, they soon discover that the trail leads to Cain... the Father of Murder and the most powerful demon of all time. Meanwhile, Sam asks Castiel for help when they need to extract the remaining grace from Sam's body to track Gadreel.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.4/103,610 votes#12 - Sharp Teeth
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2014
Six months after his disappearance, Garth turns up injured in a hospital. Sam and Dean arrive separately to investigate and soon discover that their friend has undergone a startling transformation... and found others who share his condition.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Adam Glass
7.6/103,672 votes#13 - The Purge
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2014
Two victims die and the fat is stolen from their bodies. Dean and Sam investigate a local spa and go undercover, and discover that a monster is preying on the overweight.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder
8.1/103,508 votes#14 - Captives
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2014
While Sam and Dean try to track down Kevin's mother, Castiel is captured by an old battle-comrade and learns more about the factions of angels.
Director: Jerry Wanek
Writer: Robert Berens
7.2/103,737 votes#15 - #THINMAN
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2014
The brothers investigate a mysterious murder that was apparently caused by a ghost, and discovers that the Ghostfacers, Ed and Harry, are already on the case. However, the facts don't add up and the Winchesters realize that something more is going on.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Jenny Klein
8.3/103,558 votes#16 - Blade Runners
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2014
Sam and Dean track down the missing Crowley and discover that he's now thoroughly addicted to human blood. Once they get him sober, the brothers go seeking the First Blade and find it in the possession of a former Man of Letters... who plans to add Dean to his collection.
Director: Serge Ladouceur
Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
8.4/103,778 votes#17 - Mother's Little Helper
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2014
When Dean chooses to stay in the bunker and try and locate Abaddon, Sam goes to a small Illinois town to investigate a string of vicious murders committed by seemingly harmless individuals. He's unaware that Dean has actually gone out drinking to deal with the strain of unleashing the Mark of Cain.
Director: Misha Collins
Writer: Adam Glass
8.2/103,710 votes#18 - Meta Fiction
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2014
Castriel investigates the mass slaughter of angels and finds a lone survivor... and an old friend. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean capture Gadreel, and Metatron begins the ending of his story.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.5/103,586 votes#19 - Alex Annie Alexis Ann
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2014
Sheriff Jody befriends a young girl on the run from vampires. When she's forced to kill one of the monsters, Jody calls in Sam and Dean for help. However, they discover that everything isn't at it seems when the girl wants to go back to the vampires.
Director: Stefan Pleszczynski
Writer: Robert Berens
5.8/105,953 votes#20 - Bloodlines
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2014
Sam and Dean learn about a monster killing in Chicago and head there to investigate. What they find is a young cop whose girlfriend was killed by the same creature, and who is caught between five powerful clans of monsters who jointly control the city. However, war is about to break out and the sides are drawn as the Winchesters discover that the original victim belonged to one of the clans.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Andrew Dabb
8.6/103,845 votes#21 - King of the Damned
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2014
Abaddon finally gets something that she can use as leverage against Crowley to force him to lure the Winchesters. Meanwhile, Castiel rallies his forces and asks Sam and Dean to come in and help him interrogate a captive angel with ties to Metatron.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
8.4/103,656 votes#22 - Stairway to Heaven
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2014
After a suicide angel takes out an ice cream shop to kill one enemy angel, Sam and Dean investigate and discover that the target was one of Metatron's angels... and that Castiel may be responsible. Meanwhile, Metatron tries to consolidate his hold over the angel factions with promises that he will restore them to Heaven.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Andrew Dabb
9.2/105,693 votes#23 - Do You Believe in Miracles?
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2014
After attacking Gadreel, Dean leaves with Crowley to track down Metatron and kill him. Meanwhile, Gadreel takes Castiel into Heaven to try and break Metatron's connection to the angel tablet, stripping him of his powers.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jeremy Carver
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" is the best rated episode of "Supernatural" season 9. It scored 8.6/10 based on 4982 votes. Directed by John F. Showalter and written by Jeremy Carver, it aired on 10/8/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Devil May Care".