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The Worst Episodes of Supernatural

Every episode of Supernatural ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Supernatural!

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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bloodlines" is the worst rated episode of "Supernatural". It scored 5.8/10 based on 5950 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".

  • Bloodlines
    5.8/105,950 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Bugs
    6.8/108,048 votes
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    #2 - Bugs

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2005

    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

    Writer: Bill Coakley, Rachel Nave

  • Carry On
    6.9/1023,877 votes
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    #3 - Carry On

    Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 11/19/2020

    Baby, it’s the final ride for saving people and hunting things.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: Andrew Dabb

  • Bitten
    7.1/105,338 votes
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    #4 - Bitten

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2012

    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. The footage begins with Brian, Mike and Kate hearing about an unusual animal attack in their town and the rest of the story is revealed through their eyes. Sam and Dean become unknowing participants in a unique student film.

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: Robbie Thompson

  • Paper Moon
    7.1/103,898 votes
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    #5 - Paper Moon

    Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2014

    Sam and Dean investigate a series of werewolf attacks in an attempt to find out who the culprit is.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • #THINMAN
    7.2/103,736 votes
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    #6 - #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

  • Halt & Catch Fire
    7.2/103,565 votes
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    #7 - Halt & Catch Fire

    Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2015

    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

    Writer: Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder

  • Paint It Black
    7.2/103,389 votes
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    #8 - Paint It Black

    Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/2015

    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

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • There's Something About Mary
    7.2/103,236 votes
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    #9 - There's Something About Mary

    Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2017

    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

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Drag Me Away (From You)
    7.2/102,721 votes
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    #10 - Drag Me Away (From You)

    Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/2020

    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: N/A

  • Route 666
    7.3/107,376 votes
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    #11 - Route 666

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2006

    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

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • Man's Best Friend with Benefits
    7.3/103,797 votes
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    #12 - Man's Best Friend with Benefits

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2013

    A police officer named James, who turned to witchcraft after working a case with Sam and Dean, is plagued by nightmares in which he murders innocent people. However, when the murders actually happen, Sam and Dean are called in by James’s "familiar" to help -- but the brothers aren’t sure they want to save a witch.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Freaks and Geeks
    7.3/103,771 votes
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    #13 - Freaks and Geeks

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2013

    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. Victor is helping the teenagers find the vampires who took their parents so they can get revenge. Sam is intrigued by Victor’s method of giving the teenagers a home life as well as a hunting life, but Dean is suspicious of Victor’s motives.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • Raising Hell
    7.3/103,733 votes
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    #14 - Raising Hell

    Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2019

    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

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • Galaxy Brain
    7.3/103,229 votes
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    #15 - Galaxy Brain

    Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 3/16/2020

    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: N/A

  • Mannequin 3: The Reckoning
    7.4/104,016 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Sharp Teeth
    7.4/103,609 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • The One You've Been Waiting For
    7.4/103,486 votes
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    #18 - The One You've Been Waiting For

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2016

    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

  • Heartache
    7.5/104,297 votes
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    #19 - Heartache

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2012

    Sam and Dean investigate a string of unusual murders where the victims were all recipients of organs from the same donor. The killer is captured, but things become even more complicated when the brothers find their killer in a trance mumbling an ancient prayer.

    Director: Jensen Ackles

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Alex Annie Alexis Ann
    7.5/103,584 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Dark Dynasty
    7.5/104,346 votes
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    #21 - Dark Dynasty

    Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2015

    Dean and Sam investigate a bizarre murder and realize the killer bears the same tattoo as those from the Styne family. Eldon Styne attacks Dean and a brutal fight ensues. Meanwhile, Castiel acts as referee when Charlie and Rowena are forced to work together on the Book of the Damned. Crowley discovers his mother is missing and knows she's up to something so he turns to an old enemy for help.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • The Chitters
    7.5/103,322 votes
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    #22 - The Chitters

    Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2016

    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

  • Rock Never Dies
    7.5/103,049 votes
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    #23 - Rock Never Dies

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2016

    Lucifer realizes that as rock star Vince Vincente, he can get his fans to do whatever he wants. Thrilled with this power, Lucifer arranges to play a secret VIP concert in order to kill all of them. Sam, Dean and Castiel enter the underbelly of the music industry to try to stop him.

    Director: Eduardo Sánchez

    Writer: Robert Berens

  • Gimme Shelter
    7.5/103,321 votes
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    #24 - Gimme Shelter

    Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2020

    Castiel and Jack work a case involving members of a local church. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean go off in search of Amara.

    Director: Matt Cohen

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghostfacers!
    7.6/107,151 votes
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    #25 - Ghostfacers!

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/24/2008

    In a change of pace, Sam and Dean decide to star in a violent, profane reality show named Ghostfacers. The show takes them to the haunted Morton Mansion, and they soon realize they're in over their heads.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Ben Edlund