The Impala has driven across thousands of miles in the 11 years the impressively durable Supernatural has been on the air, and it's going to keep going because The CW series is returning for Season 12 in October. Sam and Dean Winchester have to keep their weaponry sharp and stock up on more salt because these wayward sons must keep on carrying on.
With Season 11 hitting Blu-ray and DVD this coming week, we decided it's time to revisit our choices for the top 10 episodes of Supernatural and update our list accordingly. Don't forget to head to the comments and tell me about your picks for the best episodes.
Spoilers for all episodes follow.
"In the Beginning" (Season 4)
The mythology of Supernatural is constantly expanding, and "In the Beginning" featured a huge development. In this episode, penned by Jeremy Carver, Dean and the audience learned John Winchester didn't stumble into the hunting lifestyle merely for the sake of revenge. It truly was a family business with Mary's parents raising her as a hunter. Seeing this peek into the past had repercussions upon the present day and added layers to everything that happened after Mary was killed by Azazel. This is also the point when Dean realized how big a threat Sam was since Azazel fed Sam his blood way back when.
Though Dean was sent back in time by Castiel supposedly to stop the Winchesters from meeting -- therefore preventing Sam from going dark -- he failed, learning Castiel and the other angels only sent him back so he could see the truth. This episode served as an eye opener, as far as the role of Castiel and his brethren.
"Pilot" (Season 1)
Pilots aren't often among the best episodes of any series, but the introduction to Supernatural was notably strong. Written by Eric Kripke, the hour set up the world and stakes very quickly. It jumped right into action and heartache and then jumped forward in time to explain the current state of the Winchesters. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki established brotherly chemistry early on, and Dean's and Sam's basic roles and differences were made clear to.
As if all that wasn't enough, Sarah Shahi played the first undead threat -- a "Woman in White" -- the brothers faced, while Adrianne Palicki guest starred as Sam's ill-fated girlfriend, Jessica. Jessica's shocking murder pushed the reluctant Sam back on the road with Dean, and we all know what happens from there. What a beginning.
"Weekend at Bobby's" (Season 6)
Bobby Singer is a beloved character in the Supernatural 'verse, but he didn't really get a full episode to himself until the sixth season in this installment written by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin and directed by Jensen Ackles. Sure, we'd seen Bobby in his element and had learned more about his background, but "Weekend at Bobby's" was all about Bobby's day-to-day life. In short, he was terribly underappreciated. The funny episode showed Bobby answering the phone with various assumed identities, looking up information, and generally being way too nice. While he acted as the hunter librarian, he found out Crowley's real name and used Crowley's deceased son to get Crowley to return his soul. Bobby didn't kid around.
''The French Mistake" (Season 6)
Some concepts have no right to work, but "The French Mistake" delivered against all odds. It didn't just break the fourth wall; it laughed at it. The angel Balthazar took Sam and Dean to an alternate reality where they are known as Jared and Jensen -- even though they still think they're Sam and Dean. The reality the brothers knew was taken away, and the idea lent itself to gag after gag. Sam and Dean were constantly confused by familiar looking locations just being useless sets and facades, and by Castiel being a Twitter-obsessed Misha Collins. Written by The Tick creator Ben Edlund (who penned some of Supernatural's funniest and oddest episodes during his time on the show) "The French Mistake" was ridiculous, hilarious, and clever, and again featured another instance of the angels manipulating the brothers for their own end. Those pesky angels.
"The Monster At The End Of This Book" (Season 4)
While we're on the topic of meta episodes, "The Monster at the End of This Book," written by Julie Siege and Nancy Weiner, is also worthy of being included in the top ten. It introduced Chuck Shurley, the prophet of God and also the author of the quite popular Supernatural book series. The pulp books documented the adventures of Sam and Dean up to that point, and while that made for plenty of laughs inspired by the very passionate fan base of the series, it also introduced another layer to the Supernatural mythology. Were the Winchesters making decisions on their own, or were they being directed by Chuck's words and therefore by God? Or was God even in control anymore? Zachariah exerted influence over Chuck, and the prophet seemed trapped.
[This is a good place to give an honorable mention to a strong, Chuck-centric episode from Season 11 that nearly made the cut: "Don't Call Me Shurley." It confirmed Chuck's actually God and touched on why he's been gone. The discourse between God and Metatron was intense and soared because of brilliant performances from Rob Benedict and Curtis Armstrong.]
Continue on for Supernatural's five best episodes.
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