8.5/1031 votes#1 - Fan Fiction
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2014
Sam and Dean investigate a haunting at a theatre.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Robbie Thompson
8.2/1022 votes#2 - Baby
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2015
Seen entirely from the point of view of the Impala, Sam and Dean go on a road trip to fight monsters and demons.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Robbie Thompson
8.1/1020 votes#3 - LARP and the Real Girl
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/23/2013
Sam and Dean investigate the mysterious deaths of two LARPers (Live Action Role Playing) who were playing a game entitled Moondoor. The guys are thrilled to discover the Queen of Moondoor is none other than Charlie. The three learn that a fairy has been commandeered to harm people and the only way to stop her is to find her master.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Robbie Thompson
8.0/101 votes#4 - A.K.A.
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2007
Jake finds that Hawkins has not been honest with the residents of Jericho about his past and holds him at gunpoint for answers.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.9/1021 votes#5 - First Born
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2014
Crowley turns to Dean for help to locate the First Blade, the only weapon that can kill Abaddon. However, they soon discover that the trail leads to Cain... the Father of Murder and the most powerful demon of all time. Meanwhile, Sam asks Castiel for help when they need to extract the remaining grace from Sam's body to track Gadreel.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.8/1017 votes#6 - Time After Time
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2012
Sam and Dean tangle with the God of Time, who sends Dean back to 1944, where he is immediately arrested by none other than the one and only Eliot Ness. While trying to figure out how to retrieve his brother, Sam is surprised by the reappearance of an old friend.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.8/1017 votes#7 - Into the Mystic
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2016
Sam and Dean investigate a case where people are suffering violent deaths after hearing a mysterious song.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.8/1017 votes#8 - Safe House
Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/2016
A dangerous creature is accidentally released into an old house, attacking a mother and her child, leaving them both in a coma. Sam and Dean learn that Bobby and Rufus once tracked the same entity so the Winchesters look to the past to come up with a plan to catch the monster before any one dies.
Director: Stefan Pleszczynski
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.8/1019 votes#9 - Goodbye, Stranger
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013
Castiel reappears in Sam and Dean’s life and tells them Crowley has unleashed several demons into a small town. The demons are looking for Lucifer’s Crypt, which holds a valuable asset, but Castiel lies to Sam and Dean about what it is. While interrogating a demon, the three discover Crowley has been torturing Meg, who knows the exact location of the crypt. Sam and Meg fight to hold Crowley off while Dean and Castiel go in search of the crypt.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.7/1020 votes#10 - Meta Fiction
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2014
Castriel investigates the mass slaughter of angels and finds a lone survivor... and an old friend. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean capture Gadreel, and Metatron begins the ending of his story.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.6/1018 votes#11 - The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2012
Dick Roman acquires Frank's hard drive that contains sensitive information about the Winchesters and gives it to an unsuspecting brilliant hacker named Charlie telling her she has 3 days to crack the encryptionl or she is fired. Sam and Dean are tipped off that Dick has the hard drive and race to get to Charlie before she breaks the code. Meanwhile, Bobby tries to help the brothers, but his rage towards Dick for killing him starts to get in the way.
Director: John MacCarthy
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.6/1018 votes#12 - Pac-Man Fever
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2013
Concerned about the physical toll the second trial took on Sam, Dean benches his brother from hunting until he heals up. So, when geektastic hacker Charlie stumbles upon a case and finds the boys, Dean decides it's time to teach Charlie how to be a hunter-in-training. While happy to see "her highness," the boys suspect Charlie is hiding something; a secret that could get her killed.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.6/1021 votes#13 - Book of the Damned
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2015
Charlie calls Sam and Dean to tell them she found the Book of the Dead which could help remove the Mark of Cain. The Winchesters race to her after she tells them she’s been shot by a man named Jacob Styne who says the book belongs to his family and he won’t rest until he gets it back. Castiel and Metatron take a road trip to find Castiel’s grace but they hit a couple road bumps along the way.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.5/1024 votes#14 - Don't Call Me Shurley
Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2016
Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing everyone to go mad. Dean and Sam realize this is a stronger version of the original black vein virus Amara previously unleashed. They team up with the sheriff to protect the town but their old remedy no longer works. Meanwhile, Chuck returns with an interesting proposal.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.3/1023 votes#15 - Slumber Party
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2013
With some help from Charlie, Sam and Dean inadvertently release two individuals contained inside of the Men of Letters bunker: an evil witch, and a young woman, both imprisoned since 1935. They soon discover that the woman is Dorothy of Oz, and she is hot on the trail of the Wicked Witch, who plans to summon her evil army to Earth and conquer the planet.
Director: Robert Singer
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.3/1020 votes#16 - There's No Place Like Home
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2015
Sam is scanning the internet for suspicious paranormal activity and comes across a video of Charlie beating up a district attorney. Dean suspects she’s back from Oz and hunting on her own, assuming the district attorney must have been a demon. When they do find Charlie, they are shocked when she tells them why she really came back from Oz.
Director: Philip Sgriccia
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.2/1020 votes#17 - Slash Fiction
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2011
Sam and Dean are once again on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list when two Leviathans clone the brothers and go on a killing spree. The subject of a nationwide manhunt, Sam and Dean need to drop off the grid so Bobby sends them to Frank Deveraux, a quirky surveillance expert, for help. Meanwhile, Bobby continues to search for a way to kill the Levianthans, or at least slow them down, so the real Winchesters can stop their evil doppelgangers.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Robbie Thompson
7.1/107 votes#18 - Teach Your Children Well
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2022
John and Millie are on different pages about his new interest in hunting and Ada tries to bridge the gap. Mary follows a trail from her father that points to the disappearance of a teenage boy in Topeka. Meanwhile, Carlos has a heart to heart with Mary as Latika dives into her books to identify the monster.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Robbie Thompson
6.9/1019 votes#19 - Angel Heart
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2015
When Claire Novak gets a lead on her mother, Amelia, who has been missing for years, Castiel asks Sam and Dean to help her. Castiel feels guilty for what he did to the Novak family and wants to make amends by reuniting Claire with her mom. However, when they find out what took Amelia, they realize there is a chance Claire may not get her happy ending.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Robbie Thompson
6.5/1019 votes#20 - 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
6.0/1012 votes#21 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2022
Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. This is the untold love story of how they met and put it all on the line to save the entire world.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Robbie Thompson
5.4/105 votes#22 - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/7/2023
John receives a message from a mysterious stranger. Meanwhile, Carlos, Latika and Ada work together to find answers, but time is running out. Lastly, Mary and John have a warm but awkward reunion. There is a lot to unpack, but they realize this isn't the time or place.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Robbie Thompson
5.2/105 votes#23 - Reflections
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2022
The Hunt heats up and Mary and John find trails that lead back to their fathers. Carlos helps Mary investigate where the Akrida might be hiding but they discover more than they bargained for. Meanwhile, Millie steps in to help Latika, Ada, and John to decipher notes left behind and they stumble upon a way to get some answers.
Director: Richard Speight Jr.
Writer: Robbie Thompson
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"Fan Fiction" is the best rated episode written by Robbie Thompson. It scored 8.516/10 based on 31 votes. It was directed by Philip Sgriccia. It aired on 11/11/2014 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Baby".