Collider has ranked 10 key Supernatural episodes, including 'All Hell Breaks Loose', 'Swan Song' and 'Lazarus Rising', as essential viewing across the series' 15 seasons.
01Summary
- 01The list highlights episodes from Supernatural's 15-season run and notes that the main story was largely wrapped up after the first five seasons.
- 02'Carry On' is described as the series finale and Jared Padalecki's favourite episode for the way it ends Sam and Dean's story.
- 03'Mystery Spot' centres on Sam being trapped in a time loop where Dean dies every day, and is called both funny and a character study.
- 04'Lebanon' reunites Sam, Dean, Mary and John Winchester on screen and is described as a major emotional payoff for the series.
- 05'Faith' is singled out as an Eric Kripke-era episode and 'The French Mistake' as the show's most meta instalment.
02Why it matters
The ranking gives viewers a guide to the episodes that matter most in a long-running series with 327 episodes. It can help new and returning fans focus on the storylines that shaped Sam and Dean Winchester.
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