The Best Episodes Written By Eric Kripke

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(36 votes)

   #1 - Swan Song

   S5:E225/13/2010

   The showdown between good and evil is at hand. With the Apocalypse looming, Sam and Dean realize they are out of options and make heart-breaking decisions that will change their lives forever. A beloved character faces death.

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   8.8/10(37 votes)

   #2 - No Rest for the Wicked

   S3:E165/15/2008

   Sam, Dean, and Bobby hunt down Lilith and fight her and her demons in a final effort to save Dean's life.

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   8.8/10(33 votes)

   #3 - Lucifer Rising

   S4:E225/14/2009

   The brothers prepare to fight the forces of the apocalypse in different camps. While Sam and Ruby hunt down Lilith, Dean joins Castiel and Zachariah to take on Lucifer.

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   8.8/10(44 votes)

   #4 - Lazarus Rising

   S4:E19/18/2008

   Dean wakes up in his own coffin. How did he return from the dead? What caused the hand-shaped welt on his shoulder? And what happened in the four months he spent in Hell, time he can't remember?

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   8.7/10(41 votes)

   #5 - All Hell Breaks Loose (2)

   S2:E225/17/2007

   After the fight between Jake and Sam, Dean has to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother. Meanwhile the Yellow-Eyed Demon has his new servant and plans to unleash the hordes of Hell.

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   8.5/10(43 votes)

   #6 - In My Time of Dying

   S2:E19/28/2006

   In the aftermath of the car crash, the surviving Winchesters go to the hospital, where one is stalked by a Reaper while another must consider sacrificing himself to save the others.

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   8.5/10(31 votes)

   #7 - Sympathy for the Devil

   S5:E19/10/2009

   Sam, Dean, and Bobby must deal with the aftermath of the Devil's escape from Hell, and receive startling news from the Prophet Chuck.

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   8.4/10(40 votes)

   #8 - What Is and What Should Never Be

   S2:E205/3/2007

   Dean is attacked by a Djinn... and finds himself in a new reality where his mother is still alive and a mysterious woman holds the key to everything.

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   8.4/10(22 votes)

   #9 - Despair

   S15:E1811/5/2020

   With the plan in full motion, Sam, Dean, Castiel and Jack fight for the good of the common goal.

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    8.3/10(49 votes)

    #10 - Home

    S1:E911/15/2005

    Sam is haunted by a vision of a woman trapped in his childhood house and convinces a reluctant Dean that they need to go home. Upon arrival, they meet the woman in Sam's premonition and she reveals that the house is haunted. Looking into their personal history, the brothers discover their father had visited a psychic after their mother's death and they turn to the same woman for answers of their own. Together they discover a malevolent poltergeist has inhabited the house and set out to exorcise it, but are blindsided when another unseen spirit steps in.

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    8.3/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Devil's Trap

    S1:E225/4/2006

    When Meg boasts that John is her prisoner, the boys visit a friend of their father's to get information about demonic possessions and ways to trap a demon. It turns out Meg is not what she appears.

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    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #12 - The Real Ghostbusters

    S5:E911/12/2009

    Super fan Becky uses Chuck’s phone to trick Sam and Dean into attending a Supernatural fan convention, complete with fans dressed up as Sam and Dean. One of the activities is a live action role playing game, but things quickly turn sour after a real ghost appears on the scene.

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    8.1/10(27 votes)

    #13 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    S6:E225/20/2011

    The wall comes down in Sam’s head and all hell breaks loose. Dean and Bobby are, for once, at a total loss on how to help him and are forced to stand by and do nothing while Sam breaks. The battle for heaven comes to a head.

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    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #14 - The Magnificent Seven

    S3:E110/4/2007

    Seven demons, based on the Seven Deadly Sins, are released into the world and the brothers must combat them with the aid of a married Hunter couple.

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    8.1/10(210 votes)

    #15 - The Name of the Game

    S1:E17/25/2019

    When a Supe kills the love of his life, A/V salesman Hughie Campbell teams up with Billy Butcher, a vigilante hell-bent on punishing corrupt Supes — and Hughie’s life will never be the same again.

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    8.1/10(166 votes)

    #16 - Cherry

    S1:E27/25/2019

    The Boys get themselves a Superhero, Starlight gets payback, Homelander gets naughty, and a Senator gets naughtier.

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    8.0/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Shadow

    S1:E162/28/2006

    Sam has a reunion with a girl he once met, Meg, but it turns out that she is using the brothers to lure their father John to his doom.

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    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Heaven and Hell

    S4:E1011/20/2008

    The angels want Anna dead, so Sam and Dean go on the run with the frightened girl, determined to discover the secret that has set the furies of Heaven on her.

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    7.9/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Bloody Mary

    S1:E510/11/2005

    In suburban Nebraska, a group of partying high school teens jokingly dare their friend Charlie to look into the mirror and repeat "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary," not knowing this will unleash a series of mysterious murders. Sam and Dean realize that Bloody Mary has the power to travel through all reflective surfaces when she is hunting a victim. Worried that teens are accidentally summoning Bloody Mary, Sam and Dean race to destroy the violent spirit before she can kill again.

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    7.8/10(133 votes)

    #20 - The Big Ride

    S2:E19/3/2020

    Season 2! New and improved! Now with 50% more explosive decapitations, terrorists, S&M hookers, cults, and a new pine fresh scent! But wait, there’s more! 2X MORE blood, guts and gore than the other leading brands! This exclusive offer is available only on Amazon Prime Video! Don’t delay! Order now!

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    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #21 - Two and a Half Men

    S6:E210/1/2010

    Sam investigates a case about missing babies whose parents are being murdered. At one of the crime scenes, he discovers a baby that was left behind and calls Dean for help. Reluctant to leave Lisa and Ben, Dean finally agrees to meet Sam and surprises his brother with how parental he has become. The brothers take the baby to Samuel, who decides to raise it as a hunter, which infuriates Dean. However, before they can decide the baby's future, a shape-shifter breaks in and attempts to kidnap the baby.

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    7.3/10(70 votes)

    #22 - Wendigo

    S1:E29/20/2005

    Sam and Dean follow the coordinates left in their father's journal and land in the middle of the woods where they investigate the disappearance of several campers. The two brothers soon learn they are dealing with a Wendigo, a creature made famous in Native America legends. A Wendigo is a former human whose cannibalism has transformed him into a creature with superhuman strength and speed that feasts on human flesh.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Dark Tower

    S1:E206/3/2013

    Life-threatening dangers abound on all sides as the Rebels infiltrate the Tower. Miles' leadership abilities and character are sorely tested as well as his feelings for Rachel and Nora. Aaron's genius comes in handy while Tom Neville and Randall Flynn bring new meaning to the dark side.

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    7.1/10(68 votes)

    #24 - God U.

    S1:E19/28/2023

    Congratulations! You have been chosen for admission to Godolkin University! We're thrilled to be a part of your journey to discovering what kind of super you are! Since its founding in 1965, God U has produced some of the best and brightest superheroes the world has ever known, including three members of The Seven! And who knows? Maybe you'll be next!

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    7.0/10(122 votes)

    #25 - Pilot

    S1:E19/13/2005

    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.

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