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The Best Episodes of Supernatural

Every episode of Supernatural ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Supernatural!

The Best 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...
  1. Background image for Swan Song
    9.7/10(12.9k votes)

    #1 - Swan Song

    S5:E22

    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.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Changing Channels
    9.6/10(12.1k votes)

    #2 - Changing Channels

    S5:E8

    When Sam and Dean find themselves living their lives on what appear to be TV shows, it makes for a whole new style of reality television and they wonder if the Trickster is to blame. From a sitcom to a soapy hospital drama to a Japanese game show to a crime procedural, each new experience they encounter is more bizarre than the next and they want out. But is the Trickster really the mastermind behind the madness?

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  3. Background image for ScoobyNatural
    9.6/10(9.8k votes)

    #3 - ScoobyNatural

    S13:E16

    Sam, Dean and Castiel are transported into the animated world of Scooby Doo where they join forces with the Scooby gang to solve a ghostly mystery.

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  4. Background image for Mystery Spot
    9.5/10(10.6k votes)

    #4 - Mystery Spot

    S3:E11

    Dean is killed after looking into a case about the disappearance of a man with Sam. The next morning, Sam is shocked to find Dean alive and is hit with the realization that he is reliving the day before.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for All Hell Breaks Loose (2)
    9.4/10(8.7k votes)

    #5 - All Hell Breaks Loose (2)

    S2:E22

    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.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Fan Fiction
    9.4/10(10.1k votes)

    #6 - Fan Fiction

    S10:E5

    Sam and Dean investigate a haunting at a theatre.

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  8. Background image for Baby
    9.4/10(8.0k votes)

    #7 - Baby

    S11:E4

    Seen entirely from the point of view of the Impala, Sam and Dean go on a road trip to fight monsters and demons.

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  9. Background image for Don't Call Me Shurley
    9.4/10(7.1k votes)

    #8 - Don't Call Me Shurley

    S11:E20

    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.

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  10. Background image for What Is and What Should Never Be
    9.3/10(8.8k votes)

    #9 - What Is and What Should Never Be

    S2:E20

    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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  11. Background image for Jus in Bello
    9.3/10(8.3k votes)

    #10 - Jus in Bello

    S3:E12

    FBI Agent Henricksen finally captures Sam and Dean, but is caught in the middle when a horde of demons descends on the small-town jail to eliminate the brothers.

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  12. Background image for Lazarus Rising
    9.3/10(11.3k votes)

    #11 - Lazarus Rising

    S4:E1

    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?

    Director:Kim Manners
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  13. Background image for Lucifer Rising
    9.3/10(7.5k votes)

    #12 - Lucifer Rising

    S4:E22

    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.

    Director:Eric Kripke
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  14. Background image for Sacrifice
    9.3/10(6.6k votes)

    #13 - Sacrifice

    S8:E23

    With Crowley poised to undo all the good they’ve ever done as hunters, Sam and Dean find themselves cornered. But with Kevin's help, the Winchesters ready themselves for one last play against the King of Hell. Metatron initiates a plan with Castiel to take on Naomi and the bureaucracy of Heaven.

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  15. Background image for Lebanon
    9.3/10(5.0k votes)

    #14 - Lebanon

    S14:E13

    Sam and Dean look to occult lore for a solution to their latest problem, but instead of a resolution, they find much more than either of them had anticipated.

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  16. Background image for Devil's Trap
    9.2/10(8.7k votes)

    #15 - Devil's Trap

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Kim Manners
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  17. Background image for In My Time of Dying
    9.2/10(8.9k votes)

    #16 - In My Time of Dying

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Kim Manners
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  18. Background image for Bad Day at Black Rock
    9.2/10(8.4k votes)

    #17 - Bad Day at Black Rock

    S3:E3

    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
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  19. Background image for No Rest for the Wicked
    9.2/10(7.8k votes)

    #18 - No Rest for the Wicked

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Kim Manners
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  20. Background image for In the Beginning
    9.2/10(7.8k votes)

    #19 - In the Beginning

    S4:E3

    Back to the future, Castiel sends Dean to 1973 Lawrence, Kansas, where he meets a nice young couple named John and Mary Winchester. Dean's parents. And Mary has a secret.

    Director:Steve Boyum
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  21. Background image for The Monster at the End of this Book
    9.2/10(7.5k votes)

    #20 - The Monster at the End of this Book

    S4:E18

    Familiar plot. Familiar characters. Sam and Dean come across a series of graphic novels called "Supernatural" featuring two demon-hunting brothers named Sam and Dean.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Abandon All Hope...
    9.2/10(6.8k votes)

    #21 - Abandon All Hope...

    S5:E10

    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.

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  23. Background image for Two Minutes to Midnight
    9.2/10(6.4k votes)

    #22 - Two Minutes to Midnight

    S5:E21

    Crowley tells Bobby he will give him the location of Death, the fourth horseman, in exchange for his soul. Knowing Sam and Dean need that fourth ring to stop the Apocalypse, Bobby reluctantly agrees. Sam and Dean confront Pestilence, but he unleashes a deadly virus upon them, so Castiel must intervene on their behalf. Dean has a meeting with Death to discuss Lucifer, and an unholy alliance is formed at a very high price for Dean.

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  24. Background image for Death's Door
    9.2/10(5.7k votes)

    #23 - Death's Door

    S7:E10

    As Sam and Dean race the clock on a high-stakes mission, Bobby seeks the help of an unlikely old friend to solve one of the most personal cases of his life.

    Director:Robert Singer
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  25. Background image for Do You Believe in Miracles?
    9.2/10(6.0k votes)

    #24 - Do You Believe in Miracles?

    S9:E23

    After attacking Gadreel, Dean leaves with Crowley to track down Metatron and kill him. Meanwhile, Gadreel takes Castiel into Heaven to try and break Metatron's connection to the angel tablet.

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  26. Background image for O Brother Where Art Thou?
    9.2/10(5.0k votes)

    #25 - O Brother Where Art Thou?

    S11:E9

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Swan Song" is the best rated episode of "Supernatural". It scored 9.7/10 based on 12911 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/13/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Changing Channels".