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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 Worst Episode
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    Supernatural Season 9 Episode 20 - Bloodlines
    5.8/10(6638 votes)

    #1 - Bloodlines

    S9:E20

    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.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Andrew Dabb

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  2. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 2 - Raising Hell
    6.4/10(4345 votes)

    #2 - Raising Hell

    S15:E2

    Sam, Dean and Castiel call on Rowena to help keep the evil souls at bay and get an unexpected assist from Ketch.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  3. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 6 - Golden Time
    6.4/10(4072 votes)

    #3 - Golden Time

    S15:E6

    Sam and Dean are visited by an old friend. Castiel investigates the disappearance of a local teen.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Meredith Glynn

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  4. Supernatural Season 1 Episode 8 - Bugs
    6.7/10(9646 votes)

    #4 - Bugs

    S1:E8

    After a construction worker is killed by insects burrowing into his brain, Sam and Dean investigate the town's history and find that the new housing development is being built on sacred Indian land. The Indians put a curse on the land after their reservation had been ravished and destroyed. Sam and Dean must find a way to survive and kill the deadly swarm of bees, locusts, spiders and beetles.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writers:Rachel Nave, Bill Coakley

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  5. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 12 - Galaxy Brain
    6.7/10(3839 votes)

    #5 - Galaxy Brain

    S15:E12

    Sam and Dean respond to a frantic call and together along with Castiel, Jack and Jody, assist in an extraordinary and heartbreaking rescue. Billie surprises everyone with a visit to the bunker.

    Director:Richard Speight Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 4 - Bitten
    6.8/10(6021 votes)

    #6 - Bitten

    S8:E4

    Sam and Dean investigate a bizarre murder in a college town. Close on the tail of their suspect, they bust into an apartment to find two dead bodies and a laptop cued up to some disturbing video footage.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Robbie Thompson

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  7. Supernatural Season 11 Episode 19 - The Chitters
    6.8/10(3781 votes)

    #7 - The Chitters

    S11:E19

    In a small town in Colorado, mysterious disappearances happen every 27 years. Sam and Dean head to the town to investigate and meet two hunters who have a personal vendetta against these once-in-a-generation monsters.

    Director:Eduardo Sánchez
    Writer:Nancy Won

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  8. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 16 - Don't Go in the Woods
    6.8/10(2749 votes)

    #8 - Don't Go in the Woods

    S14:E16

    Sam and Dean are baffled when they come up against a monster they have never heard of before. Jack does his best to impress a new group of friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 17 - Game Night
    6.8/10(2813 votes)

    #9 - Game Night

    S14:E17

    Sam and Dean race to help a friend in need. Meanwhile, Mary is concerned for Jack’s well-being, and Castiel enlists help from Jo/Anael to track down a miracle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 16 - Drag Me Away (From You)
    6.8/10(3137 votes)

    #10 - Drag Me Away (From You)

    S15:E16

    Sam and Dean are asked to investigate the murder of a childhood friend, calling them back to a motel from their past and perplexing the brothers with a case they thought was solved a long time ago.

    Director:Amyn Kaderali
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 20 - Carry On
    6.8/10(25336 votes)

    #11 - Carry On

    S15:E20

    It's the final ride for the Winchesters saving people and hunting things.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Andrew Dabb

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  12. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 16 - Paint It Black
    6.9/10(3838 votes)

    #12 - Paint It Black

    S10:E16

    Sam and Dean investigate a string of suicides committed by people with little in common other than the identical, grisly method of death – slow, self-administered disembowlment. All of the victims were members of a Catholic church and had recently given confession, leading the brothers to suspect the priest is somehow involved. Meanwhile, when Crowley captures Olivette, the leader of the Grand Coven, Rowena pleads her case to be allowed to practice magic freely again.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  13. Supernatural Season 11 Episode 7 - Plush
    6.9/10(3847 votes)

    #13 - Plush

    S11:E7

    Sheriff Donna calls Sam and Dean for help after a horrific murder with supernatural elements happens in her town. Sam continues to have visions and asks God for help, which frustrates Dean.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writers:Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

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  14. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 4 - Paper Moon
    7.0/10(4384 votes)

    #14 - Paper Moon

    S10:E4

    Sam and Dean investigate a series of werewolf attacks.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  15. Supernatural Season 11 Episode 13 - Love Hurts
    7.0/10(3571 votes)

    #15 - Love Hurts

    S11:E13

    Sam and Dean investigate a set of murders on Valentine’s Day and discover they are dealing with an ancient curse. Once kissed by the curse, the person is marked to die.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

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  16. Supernatural Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(14131 votes)

    #16 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, witness their mother's paranormal death as children and grow up trained to fight by a distraught father who wants nothing more then to hunt down the thing that killed his wife. Sam escapes to college to start a new, normal life, but gets pulled back in after Dean shows up on his doorstep to tell him their father is missing. Following clues from an eerie phone message from him, the boys travel to a small town and encounter a vengeful spirit called the "Woman in White" who then starts to haunt Sam.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  17. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 5 - Blood Brother
    7.1/10(4739 votes)

    #17 - Blood Brother

    S8:E5

    After Benny gets brutally beat up by vampires, he calls Dean for help who abruptly packs up and tells a confused Sam that he’s taking a personal day. Meanwhile, Sam uses his solo time to reflect on the life he left behind with Amelia.

    Director:Guy Norman Bee
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  18. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 18 - Freaks and Geeks
    7.1/10(4275 votes)

    #18 - Freaks and Geeks

    S8:E18

    Sam and Dean investigate some recent vampire kills and are surprised to learn Krissy Chambers is involved. They find Krissy and learn her father was killed and she’s been taken in by a man named Victor, who has taken in a group of orphan kids to teach them how to hunt.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  19. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 7 - Girls, Girls, Girls
    7.1/10(4181 votes)

    #19 - Girls, Girls, Girls

    S10:E7

    Sam and Dean discover a group of witches on a gone wild trip and attempt to stop them.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Robert Berens

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  20. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 13 - Halt & Catch Fire
    7.1/10(4041 votes)

    #20 - Halt & Catch Fire

    S10:E13

    A ghost starts killing people through various electronic devices. Sam and Dean discover who was killed and why this ghost is seeking revenge on a group of college students but what they can't figure out is how he’s doing it. With three dead, the brothers must stop the ghost before he claims his next victim.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writers:Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

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  21. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8 - LOTUS
    7.1/10(3531 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 13 - Family Feud
    7.1/10(3193 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 21 - There's Something About Mary
    7.1/10(3651 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Supernatural Season 13 Episode 1 - Lost and Found
    7.1/10(4297 votes)

    #24 - Lost and Found

    S13:E1

    Sam and Dean are left to pick up the pieces after the loss of their mother, the demise of Crowley and the heartbreaking death of Castiel. The birth of Jack leaves the Winchester brothers with differing opinions on how to deal with a Nephilim. After being dragged into the breach, Mary must learn to survive Lucifer and an apocalyptic world.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Andrew Dabb

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  25. Supernatural Season 13 Episode 11 - Breakdown
    7.1/10(3365 votes)

    #25 - Breakdown

    S13:E11

    Donna calls Sam and Dean for help after her niece, Wendy, goes missing. The three hunters discover Wendy was kidnapped by a man who sells human parts to monsters in a grotesque online auction and race to save her before it is too late.

    Director:Amyn Kaderali
    Writer:Davy Perez

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bloodlines" is the worst rated episode of "Supernatural". It scored 5.8/10 based on 6638 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Andrew Dabb, it aired on 4/29/2014. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Raising Hell".