The Best Episodes Written By Ben Edlund
Every TV Episode Written by Ben Edlund Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Ben Edlund Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Ben Edlund is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Barry Sonnenfeld". "Pilot" aired on 11/8/2001 and is rated 1.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Smile Time".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/2001
The Tick moves to the City and meets superhero wannabe Arthur, who helps battle an archival Soviet robot programmed to kill Jimmy Carter.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.9/10 7 votes#2 - Smile Time
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2004
While Nina the werewolf show romantic interest in Angel, he investigates a demon-infested children's television program and gets turned into a puppet; Gunn makes a deal to keep his newly implanted mental powers; and Wes and Fred's relationship heats up.
Director: Ben Edlund
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.8/10 26 votes#3 - 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
8.6/10 29 votes#4 - Bad Day at Black Rock
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2007
The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until lost, and once lost the previous owner dies within a week.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.4/10 29 votes#5 - Nightshifter
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2007
The Winchesters investigate a series of crimes where robbers with no criminal past commit suicide after the hold-ups.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.4/10 22 votes#6 - The End
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2009
Dean refuses Sam's efforts to help him battle the Devil, and then wakes up to find himself five years in the future, in a wasteland where Lucifer has begun his endgame by unleashing a virus that transforms humans into zombies.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.3/10 23 votes#7 - On the Head of a Pin
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2009
Can torture be God's work? After seven angels are mysteriously murdered, Castiel and Uriel demand that Dean use the agony-inducing skills he learned in Hell to extract information from Alastair.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.3/10 21 votes#8 - Abandon All Hope...
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2009
Sam, Dean and Castiel track down the Colt and head off to find Lucifer to send him back to Hell. It’s a hunters’ reunion when the crew joins forces with Bobby, Ellen and Jo for what could be their last night on Earth.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.1/10 27 votes#9 - Grievous Intrigue
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/2010
Jedi Master Eeth Koth is taken hostage and tortured by General Grievous. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia devise a daring rescue plan, but they soon realize the General has a plan of his own. The Jedi Knights and the Separatist general try to outmaneuver each other in a ship-to-ship and hand-to-hand battle high over the planet Saleucami.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.0/10 2 votes#10 - ¡Viva los Muertos!
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/2006
When Dr. Venture finally attains the holy grail of superscience, a gang of former teen sleuths is convinced that the Venture Compound is haunted.
Director: Christopher McCulloch
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.0/10 24 votes#11 - Malleus Maleficarum
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2008
The seemingly harmless practices of a group of neighborhood witches goes bad when one of them kills a woman. Ruby offers her assistance... but she has a few secrets of her own.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.0/10 1 votes#12 - Stealing Fire
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/7/2016
New evidence suggests the main suspect and Retro Girl's murder may be a rare power gone rogue. With contempt between the Powers Division and the FBI escalating to a breaking point, Walker attempts to gain Agent Lange's trust.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.0/10 23 votes#13 - 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
7.9/10 18 votes#14 - Everybody Hates Hitler
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2013
Sam and Dean investigate the death of Rabbi Bass, who spontaneously combusted. The case becomes ever more confusing when they learn that the Rabbi was researching Nazi Necromancers. Sam and Dean are attacked by a Golem who turns out to belong to the Rabbi’s grandson, Aaron. The key to the case lies with the Golem but Aaron doesn’t know how to control him, which leaves everyone in danger.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.9/10 51 votes#15 - Jaynestown
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2002
Returning to a planet where he ran into some serious trouble years ago, Jayne discovers that he's become a local folk legend. Mal decides to use this entertaining distraction to complete a job, but some unfinished business may derail his plans.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.9/10 28 votes#16 - Simon Said
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2006
Sam and Dean meet Andy Gallagher, a slacker with psychic powers of persuasion. Once the brothers learn that Andy’s family was visited by the Demon, Sam wonders if he could be one of the special children.
Director: Tim Iacofano
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.9/10 38 votes#17 - What the Little Bird Told Him
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2015
In an attempt to get his job back, Gordon seeks to capture Jack Gruber, a deranged electrical genius who escapes Arkham Asylum. Meanwhile, Falcone struggles to hold onto his empire after Fish Mooney makes her next move.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.9/10 27 votes#18 - Hollywood Babylon
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2007
Sam and Dean discover that a group of ghosts are attempting to shut down production of a movie that they feel is mocking them.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.8/10 20 votes#19 - 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
7.8/10 5 votes#20 - Time Bomb
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2004
As Angel and Hamilton urge Wesley to get rid of Illyria, she suffers a cataclysmic physical breakdown; and Gunn clashes with Angel over the enforcement of an evil demon contract.
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.8/10 20 votes#21 - The Devil You Know
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2010
The demon Crowley tells Sam and Dean he can help them find the remaining Horsemen rings so they can trap Lucifer. The brothers are doubtful until Crowley leads them to Brady, the Handler for Pestilence and Death. However, Brady refuses to give up their locations and sets Pestilence after the Winchesters.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.7/10 21 votes#22 - My Bloody Valentine
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2010
Castiel helps Sam and Dean hunt down Cupid on Valentine's Day after townspeople start to kill each other for love. However, after Cupid tells them he's innocent, they discover Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, has arrived in town.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.7/10 18 votes#23 - The Great Escapist
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013
When Sam and Dean receive a distressing video message from Kevin Tran, they set about trying to uncover the Third Trial. The boys make a discovery that sends them to a casino in Colorado, to find a mysterious recluse who may be able to fill in the holes in Kevin’s research. Meanwhile, Crowley is on a winning streak. Castiel tries to elude Naomi and the angels hunting him.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.6/10 16 votes#24 - Hello, Cruel World
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2011
The broken wall in Sam's head causes him to have hallucinations, and he has difficulty discerning what's real and what's not. Bobby worries that Dean is beginning to stumble under the weight of fighting and keeping an eye on Sam.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Ben Edlund
7.6/10 17 votes#25 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2011
Sam, Dean, and Bobby become actual hunters, in the true sense of the word, when they set up camp in a New Jersey state park to track a creature that has been attacking people in the woods. The townsfolk claim it is the real Jersey Devil. Meanwhile, Dean is beyond thrilled to find a Biggerson’s restaurant in town, but is devastated when he discovers the restaurant’s special sandwich seems to be making people crazy.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Ben Edlund