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The Worst Episodes of Supernatural

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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
    5.7/10(30 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 1 Episode 8 - Bugs
    6.7/10(9039 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 4 - Bitten
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 16 - Don't Go in the Woods
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 4 - Paper Moon
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Paper Moon

    S10:E4

    Sam and Dean investigate a series of werewolf attacks.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  6. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 16 - Paint It Black
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 17 - Game Night
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 5 - Blood Brother
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 7 - Girls, Girls, Girls
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 13 - Halt & Catch Fire
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Supernatural Season 15 Episode 20 - Carry On
    7.0/10(24967 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 8 Episode 18 - Freaks and Geeks
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 6 - Ask Jeeves
    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Ask Jeeves

    S10:E6

    After Dean hears a surprising message on Bobby's phone, he and Sam head out to investigate.

    Director:John MacCarthy
    Writers:Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

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  14. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 10 - The Hunter Games
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #14 - The Hunter Games

    S10:E10

    After the massacre at the ranch, Dean, Sam, and Castiel double their efforts to find a cure for the Mark of Cain. Desperate, Castiel comes up with an idea that Sam deems the single worst idea he's ever heard. Meanwhile, Rowena continues to plot against Crowley.

    Director:John Badham
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  15. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 15 - The Things They Carried
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #15 - The Things They Carried

    S10:E15

    Despite Dean's directive to forget about looking for a cure for the Mark of Cain, Sam continues to do research. Dean suspects Sam is hiding something but decides to focus on a new murder case where they run into Cole. The three team up and learn a Khan worm is infecting men and turning them into murderers. Unfortunately, the worm makes its way into Cole.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Jenny Klein

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  16. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 2 - Mamma Mia
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 5 - The One You've Been Waiting For
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8 - LOTUS
    7.1/10(26 votes)

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

    #19 - 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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  20. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 19 - The Future
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Supernatural Season 12 Episode 21 - There's Something About Mary
    7.1/10(22 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 14 Episode 5 - Nightmare Logic
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Nightmare Logic

    S14:E5

    After a hunt gone wrong leaves Maggie’s whereabouts unknown, Sam, Dean, Mary and Bobby race to find her, but what they find are their own worst nightmares.

    Director:Darren Grant
    Writer:Meredith Glynn

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  23. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 6 - Optimism
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Optimism

    S14:E6

    Sam and Charlie team up to get to the bottom of a string of random disappearances. Meanwhile, Jack believes that he has found a case and convinces Dean to partner-up with him on the hunt.

    Director:Richard Speight Jr.
    Writer:Steve Yockey

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  24. Supernatural Season 1 Episode 13 - Route 666
    7.2/10(8261 votes)

    #24 - Route 666

    S1:E13

    Dean is contacted by his first love Cassie, an African-America girl, who asks him to come to Mississippi to investigate a string of racially motivated murders. Each murder is linked to a mysterious truck that seems to have no driver and leave no tracks. Sam is stunned to see this new side of his brother as Dean struggles to come to grips with the residual feelings he has for Cassie.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  25. Supernatural Season 6 Episode 3 - The Third Man
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #25 - The Third Man

    S6:E3

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bloodlines" is the worst rated episode of "Supernatural". It scored 5.7/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Andrew Dabb, it aired on 4/29/2014. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bugs".