8.3/1022 votes#1 - Inherit the Earth
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2020
Everything is on the line as the battle against God continues. A familiar face returns to join the fight.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Brad Buckner
8.2/1020 votes#2 - O Brother Where Art Thou?
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2015
Amara unleashes her power on the local townspeople as she issues a shocking challenge. Dean tries to better understand the hold Amara has on him, while Sam and Crowley come up with a plan that could have disastrous consequences.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Brad Buckner
8.1/1018 votes#3 - All in the Family
Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2016
Amara shows Dean how she’s torturing Lucifer. Worried for Castiel, Dean and Sam come up with a plan to rescue him from Amara’s clutches.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Brad Buckner
8.0/101 votes#4 - The First Time
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1983
Special Agent "Scarecrow" enlists the aide of Amanda King, a divorced mother of two, for assistance in finding a leak in a D.C. organization. Mrs. King is then offered a job with IFF and continues to assist Lee Stetson.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.9/1019 votes#5 - Taxi Driver
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2013
Sam and Dean respond to a call from Kevin, who is terrified after hearing Crowley's voice in his head. After hearing Kevin's news, Sam and Dean team up with a reaper named Ajay, who helps them deal with the second trial from the Tablet. Meanwhile, Dean receives a visit from Naomi and realizes he must find Benny and ask for a huge favor.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.8/1022 votes#6 - 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
7.8/1018 votes#7 - Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2019
Sam, Dean and Castiel’s continued search for a way to defeat Chuck leads them to unexpected places and toward unlikely allies.
Director: Richard Speight Jr.
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.8/1017 votes#8 - Destiny's Child
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 3/23/2020
A search for the one thing that may give the Winchesters an edge against God leads Sam and Dean to Jo’s door and to a secret that may have died with Ruby. Meanwhile, Castiel asks Jack to do the unthinkable to help the brothers in their quest.
Director: Amyn Kaderali
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.7/1020 votes#9 - 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
7.7/1017 votes#10 - Hell's Angel
Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2016
Lucifer takes a trip home and tries to assert himself into Heaven. Crowley tells Sam and Dean he has a way to take down Amara.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.7/1018 votes#11 - Bring 'em Back Alive
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2018
Lucifer rules over heaven but things aren’t going exactly as planned, exasperating his first lady, Jo. Sam and Castiel are perplexed by the return of Gabriel. Meanwhile, Dean gets one step closer to finding Mary and Jack.
Director: Amyn Kaderali
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.6/1017 votes#12 - The Slice Girls
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2012
Sam and Dean investigate a case where the victims' hands and feet have been severed and each have been branded with a strange symbol. While Sam does some research at a local university, Dean heads to one of his favorite places to investigate - the town bar. Dean strikes up a conversation with a local named Lydia, and the two go back to her place. Sam discovers the symbol on the bodies is a sign of Amazon warriors.
Director: Jerry Wanek
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.6/1016 votes#13 - War of the Worlds
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/2017
As Sam and Dean continue their search for Jack, with Asmodeus hot on their trail, they stumble across a familiar foe. Meanwhile, Lucifer manages to escape Michael’s grasp and finds himself an unlikely and mostly unwilling ally.
Director: Richard Speight Jr.
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.5/1021 votes#14 - 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
7.5/1017 votes#15 - Exodus
Season 13 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2018
Sam and Dean devise a plan that will save innocent lives. Meanwhile, Jack continues to wrestle with the consequences of his decisions.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.4/1017 votes#16 - The Rising Son
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2017
Sam and Dean begin to explore what Jack is capable of doing with his powers. An unexpected visit from Donatello alerts the boys to the fact that Jack will need more protection than the Winchesters can provide. There is a new Prince of Hell in town, Asmodeus, and with Lucifer out of the picture, he sets his sights set on Jack.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.4/1016 votes#17 - Devil's Bargain
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2018
Sam, Dean and Castiel search for Lucifer who, meanwhile, strikes an unlikely deal with a local faith healer named Sister Jo. Asmodeus inches closer to finding Jack.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.3/1018 votes#18 - A Little Slice of Kevin
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2012
Sam and Dean are stunned when Castiel suddenly appears back on Earth with no memory of how he escaped from Purgatory. Meanwhile, Mrs. Tran enlists a witch to concoct a demon bomb, but the witch double crosses Mrs. Tran and turns her and Kevin over to Crowley.
Director: Charles Robert Carner
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.2/1016 votes#19 - Shut Up, Dr. Phil
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2011
Sam and Dean meet Maggie Stark, a witch who has unleashed her wrath on a small town, resulting in numerous deaths. Sam and Dean track down her husband, Donald, to see if he can help. Donald tells the brothers that Maggie is mad at him for having an affair and is taking it out on the townspeople.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.2/1018 votes#20 - Of Grave Importance
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2012
Sam and Dean get a call from Annie Hawkins, an old hunter friend, asking for help on a case. When they arrive in town, they find out Annie has disappeared. They trace her last whereabouts to an old abandoned house that is haunted by a powerful ghost.
Director: Tim Andrew
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.1/1020 votes#21 - 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
7.1/1023 votes#22 - Soul Survivor
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2014
Sam continues to try to save Dean from the Mark of Cain. Realizing that Dean's antics are causing problems for him in hell, Crowley seeks help from a reluctant Castiel.
Director: Jensen Ackles
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.1/1017 votes#23 - The Bad Seed
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2015
While Rowena tries to consolidate her power to protect herself from the Winchesters, Sam and Dean search for a missing baby connected to the Darkness. Meanwhile, Castiel struggles to heal and Crowley tries to find a way to use the Darkness for his own personal gain.
Director: Jensen Ackles
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.1/1015 votes#24 - The British Invasion
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2017
Sam and Dean get a lead on Kelly Kline’s whereabouts. Mick drops by the bunker unexpectedly and decides to join the hunt.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Brad Buckner
7.0/1018 votes#25 - 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: Brad Buckner
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"Inherit the Earth" is the best rated episode written by Brad Buckner. It scored 8.3/10 based on 22 votes. It was directed by John F. Showalter. It aired on 11/12/2020 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "O Brother Where Art Thou?".