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The Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 7

Every episode of Supernatural Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Supernatural Season 7!

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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 soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Supernatural Season 7 Episode 1 - Meet the New Boss
    8.9/10(5764 votes)

    #1 - Meet the New Boss

    S7:E1

    Castiel doesn't kill Sam, Dean and Bobby but warns them not to interfere in his business. Assuming his new role as God, Castiel sets out to right some of the wrongs in the world. Dean decides they should bind Death and order him to stop Castiel, but the former angel is one step ahead of them, leaving Dean to face a very angry Death. Meanwhile Sam struggles to deal with the broken wall in his head.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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  2. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 2 - Hello, Cruel World
    8.3/10(4538 votes)

    #2 - Hello, Cruel World

    S7:E2

    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

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  3. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 3 - The Girl Next Door
    8.0/10(4624 votes)

    #3 - The Girl Next Door

    S7:E3

    Dean is furious after Sam disappears to follow a lead on a case with clues that are identical to a case Sam solved as a kid. The demon turns out to be Amy, who has been killing low-life thugs and taking their brains for dinner - the same demon Sam found as a kid.

    Director:Jensen Ackles
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

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  4. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 4 - Defending Your Life
    7.8/10(4378 votes)

    #4 - Defending Your Life

    S7:E4

    Sam and Dean investigate a string of gruesome murders and discover the Egyptian god Osiris is behind the deaths. The vengeful god is putting people on trial for their past mistakes and killing them if found guilty. Osiris hones in on Dean’s guilt and decides he’s the next to stand trial. Sam steps in as Dean’s lawyer, but both brothers are unprepared when Osiris calls an unexpected witness Jo.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  5. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 5 - Shut Up, Dr. Phil
    8.0/10(4740 votes)

    #5 - Shut Up, Dr. Phil

    S7:E5

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  6. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 6 - Slash Fiction
    8.5/10(4633 votes)

    #6 - Slash Fiction

    S7:E6

    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

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  7. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 7 - The Mentalists
    7.8/10(4207 votes)

    #7 - The Mentalists

    S7:E7

    Sam and Dean investigate the gruesome murders of resident mediums in Lily Dale, the most “psychic” town in America. They discover that an angry spirit is killing off the psychics one by one, but in a town full of people who claim to be summoning spirits, they have a little trouble identifying the medium controlling the ghost.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writers:Ben Acker, Ben Blacker

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  8. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 8 - Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!
    7.8/10(4656 votes)

    #8 - Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!

    S7:E8

    While on a hunt, Sam runs into someone from his past and a confrontation ensues. Meanwhile, Dean reluctantly teams up with a quirky, laid-back hunter named Garth, when he finds himself in a situation that he just cannot explain.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

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  9. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 9 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
    8.3/10(4293 votes)

    #9 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters

    S7:E9

    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

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  10. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 10 - Death's Door
    9.2/10(5816 votes)

    #10 - 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
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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  11. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 11 - Adventures in Babysitting
    7.9/10(4380 votes)

    #11 - Adventures in Babysitting

    S7:E11

    Still reeling after what happened to Bobby, Dean becomes dangerously obsessed over finding a way to take down Dick Roman. Meanwhile, Sam decides to help a teenage girl look for her father, a hunter who has gone missing. Sam traces his last steps to a truck stop where the help turns out not to be so friendly.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  12. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 12 - Time After Time
    8.8/10(5139 votes)

    #12 - Time After Time

    S7:E12

    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

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  13. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 13 - The Slice Girls
    8.0/10(4392 votes)

    #13 - The Slice Girls

    S7:E13

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  14. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 14 - Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie
    8.0/10(4477 votes)

    #14 - Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie

    S7:E14

    Sam and Dean investigate strange happenings in a town where childhood fears are coming to life. To Sam's horror his childhood fear of clowns manifests in a very violent and traumatic way which in turn leads to Dean's childhood fear, losing his brother.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

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  15. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 15 - Repo Man
    8.0/10(4247 votes)

    #15 - Repo Man

    S7:E15

    Four years ago, Sam and Dean helped a woman named Nora exorcise a demon that was systematically killing women in a small town. They managed to save a postal worker, Jeffrey, while vanquishing the demon, but now it seems the black-eyed monster has reared his ugly head and returned for a second helping. The brothers visit Jeffrey, who has been locked in a psych ward since the incident, to see if he can remember any of the demon’s plans while he was possessed.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  16. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 16 - Out with the Old
    8.0/10(4196 votes)

    #16 - Out with the Old

    S7:E16

    After a ballerina is found dead from dancing herself to death, Sam and Dean look into the case and discover the ballet slippers she wore were cursed. When Dean accidentally touches the shoes the power of the curse starts to take hold of him.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writers:Robert Singer, Jenny Klein

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  17. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 17 - The Born-Again Identity
    8.9/10(5264 votes)

    #17 - The Born-Again Identity

    S7:E17

    Lucifer drives Sam to the breaking point and Sam ends up in a mental hospital. Desperate to save his brother, Dean calls every hunter he knows for help. One of the hunters gives him the name of a healer who turns out to have a very familiar face.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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  18. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 18 - Party On, Garth
    8.4/10(4415 votes)

    #18 - Party On, Garth

    S7:E18

    Dean is surprised when he gets a call from Garth asking for the brothers’ help on a case. Sam and Dean discover they are battling a Shojo, a Japanese creature sent to seek revenge on enemies. The worst part about fighting a Shojo? You can only see it when you’re drunk.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  19. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 19 - Of Grave Importance
    8.4/10(4286 votes)

    #19 - Of Grave Importance

    S7:E19

    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
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  20. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 20 - The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
    9.1/10(5397 votes)

    #20 - The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo

    S7:E20

    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

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  21. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 21 - Reading is Fundamental
    8.5/10(4412 votes)

    #21 - Reading is Fundamental

    S7:E21

    Meg calls Dean and Sam and tells them Castiel is awake and talking. Meanwhile, a teenager named Kevin gets hit by a bolt of lightning and is turned into a reluctant prophet. Sam and Dean believe Kevin holds the key to defeating the Leviathans but must fight off two Archangels who want him for their own purposes.

    Director:Ben Edlund
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  22. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 22 - There Will Be Blood
    8.4/10(4125 votes)

    #22 - There Will Be Blood

    S7:E22

    In order to defeat Dick Roman and the Leviathans, Sam and Dean must locate three key items. Castiel gets one of them but for the other two, the Winchesters must face two of their strongest opponents.

    Director:Guy Norman Bee
    Writers:Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb

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  23. Supernatural Season 7 Episode 23 - Survival of the Fittest
    8.7/10(5097 votes)

    #23 - Survival of the Fittest

    S7:E23

    Dean and Sam prepare for battle with Dick Roman, who is in the final phase of his plan. The Winchesters must team up with Castiel, Bobby, Meg, and Kevin in order to stop him.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Meet the New Boss" is the best rated episode of "Supernatural" season 7. It scored 8.9/10 based on 5764 votes. Directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Sera Gamble, it aired on 9/23/2011. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Hello, Cruel World".