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Episodes 1 Sympathy for the Devil Air date: Sep 10, 2009 Twenty-six years ago, Sam Winchester (series star JARED PADALECKI) and Dean Winchester (series star JENSEN ACKLES) 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 in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the lonely and mysterious back roads of the country in their '67 Chevy Impala hunting down every evil supernatural force they encounter along the way. More 2 Good God, Y'all! Air date: Sep 17, 2009 Castiel tells Sam and Dean that he is going to search for God who will be able to defeat Lucifer. Bobby's old hunter friend, Rufus (guest star STEVEN WILLIAMS), is panicked about demons attacking his town, and begs Bobby for help. Sam and Dean arrive at the town and realize there is a spell over the townspeople, making them hallucinate that they are demons and causing them to kill one another. More 3 Free to Be You and Me Air date: Sep 24, 2009 Not sure he trusts himself anymore, Sam decides to give up hunting, but a latenight visit from Jessica (guest star ADRIANNE PALICKI) won't let him off the hook that easily. Meanwhile, Dean, intent on stopping the Apocalypse, continues hunting on his own and teams up with Castiel to find the Archangel Raphael as Castiel believes Raphael knows God's location. More 4 The End Air date: Oct 1, 2009 Sam tells Dean he wants to rejoin with him in the battle of the Apocalypse, but Dean tells Sam that they are better off apart. Later, Dean awakens five years in the future in an abandoned city and is attacked by humans who have been infected with a demonic virus that turns humans into Zombies. Zachariah (guest star KURT FULLER) appears to Dean and explains that this is the world that exists as a result of Dean saying no to helping the angels fight Lucifer. Dean meets up with the Future Dean, who tells him that the virus is the Devil's endgame for destroying mankind. More 5 Fallen Idols Air date: Oct 8, 2009 Sam and Dean decide to start hunting together again and their first case leads them to a small town whose inhabitants are being killed by famous dead icons like Abraham Lincoln and James Dean's car. However, after two teenage girls come forward and claim their friend was kidnapped by PARIS HILTON (in a cameo role as herself), the brothers aren't sure what they are hunting anymore. More 6 I Believe the Children Are Our Future Air date: Oct 15, 2009 Fairy tales do come true! Sam and Dean investigate a series of odd murders that strangely resemble fairytales and urban legends. The brothers track down an 11-year-old boy named Jesse (guest star GATTLIN GRIFFITH) and realize that whatever Jesse believes is coming true. Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Jesse is a serious threat and needs to be eliminated. More 7 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Air date: Oct 29, 2009 Sam and Dean discover a witch (guest star HAL OZSAN) is running a high-stakes poker game where the currency is life years not money. Bobby sees the game as a chance to get out of the wheelchair and bets 25 years, but loses. As Bobby begins to age rapidly, Dean steps in to save him but also ends up turning into an old man, leaving Sam holding the bag for their survival. More 8 Changing Channels Air date: Nov 5, 2009 Sam and Dean get stuck in TV Hell, when The Trickster (guest star RICHARD SPEIGHT JR.) imprisons them in an alternate universe where they are characters in different television series including a sexy medical show, a Japanese game show, a forensics show and a sitcom. The brothers realize the only way to get out of this world is to play along and become the characters in the shows. However, Castiel appears and warns them this universe is dangerous and they must get out before they become forever trapped. More 9 The Real Ghostbusters Air date: Nov 12, 2009 Super fan Becky (guest star EMILY PERKINS) uses Chuck's (guest star CHUCK BENEDICT) phone to trick Sam and Dean into attending a Supernatural fan convention complete with fans dressed up as Sam and Dean. One of the activities is a live-action role-playing game, but things quickly turn scary after a real ghost appears on the scene. More 10 Abandon All Hope Air date: Nov 19, 2009 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 (guest star SAMANTHA FERRIS) and Jo (guest star ALONA TAL) for what could be their last night on Earth. More Show More Episodes Supernatural: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (94) Tv Season Info They've been fighting evil for four years now but Sam and Dean Winchester have never faced a battle like this! Lucifer now walks free and the Apocalypse is near. With the ultimate battle at hand, the brothers must somehow avert the End of Days! Genre: Drama Network: CW Premiere Date: Sep 10, 2009 Creator: Eric Kripke Exec. Producers: McG, Eric Kripke, David Nutter, Peter Johnson Cast Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester Jim Beaver as Bobby Misha Collins Kurt Fuller as Zachariah Robert Patrick Benedict as Chuck the Prophet Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer Mark Sheppard as Crowley Richard Speight Jr as The Trickster Samantha Ferris Matt Frewer as Pestilence Alona Tal Paris Hilton as Herself Lex Medlin as Cupid Michael Shanks as Rob Emily Perkins as Becky Colton James as Gary Julie McNiven as Anna Adrianne Palicki as Visitor Gattlin Griffith as Jesse Michelle Harrison Steven Williams as Rufus Juan Riedinger Larry Poindexter as Pastor Gideon Eric Johnson as Brady Sarah Drew Roger Aaron Brown as Joshua Sean Cullen (II) as Rufus Hal Ozsan as Witch Matthew Cohen as John Winchester James Otis as Famine Carrie Fleming as Bobby's Wife Amy Gumenick as Mary Winchester Jake Abel Jay Brazeau Julian Richings as Death Raquel Riskin Pascale Hutton Jon Gries Kim Rhodes Patricia Harras Kayla Mae Maloney as Leah Demore Barnes Andrew Paul Bernard Russell Christopher Malcolm Stewart Alex Arsenault Lexa Doig Christopher Russell Troy Ruptash Rachel Miner Paul Statman Steve Bacic Matt Ward Johannah Newmarch Traci Dinwiddie Christine Chatelain Rekha Sharma as Kali Keith Dallas as Ganesh Adam Croasdell as Bladur Show More Cast News & Interviews for Supernatural: Season 5 50 Fresh Scary Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This September View All Supernatural: Season 5 News Episodes 1 Sympathy for the Devil Air date: Sep 10, 2009 Twenty-six years ago, Sam Winchester (series star JARED PADALECKI) and Dean Winchester (series star JENSEN ACKLES) 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 in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the lonely and mysterious back roads of the country in their '67 Chevy Impala hunting down every evil supernatural force they encounter along the way. More 2 Good God, Y'all! Air date: Sep 17, 2009 Castiel tells Sam and Dean that he is going to search for God who will be able to defeat Lucifer. Bobby's old hunter friend, Rufus (guest star STEVEN WILLIAMS), is panicked about demons attacking his town, and begs Bobby for help. Sam and Dean arrive at the town and realize there is a spell over the townspeople, making them hallucinate that they are demons and causing them to kill one another. More 3 Free to Be You and Me Air date: Sep 24, 2009 Not sure he trusts himself anymore, Sam decides to give up hunting, but a latenight visit from Jessica (guest star ADRIANNE PALICKI) won't let him off the hook that easily. Meanwhile, Dean, intent on stopping the Apocalypse, continues hunting on his own and teams up with Castiel to find the Archangel Raphael as Castiel believes Raphael knows God's location. More 4 The End Air date: Oct 1, 2009 Sam tells Dean he wants to rejoin with him in the battle of the Apocalypse, but Dean tells Sam that they are better off apart. Later, Dean awakens five years in the future in an abandoned city and is attacked by humans who have been infected with a demonic virus that turns humans into Zombies. Zachariah (guest star KURT FULLER) appears to Dean and explains that this is the world that exists as a result of Dean saying no to helping the angels fight Lucifer. Dean meets up with the Future Dean, who tells him that the virus is the Devil's endgame for destroying mankind. More 5 Fallen Idols Air date: Oct 8, 2009 Sam and Dean decide to start hunting together again and their first case leads them to a small town whose inhabitants are being killed by famous dead icons like Abraham Lincoln and James Dean's car. However, after two teenage girls come forward and claim their friend was kidnapped by PARIS HILTON (in a cameo role as herself), the brothers aren't sure what they are hunting anymore. More 6 I Believe the Children Are Our Future Air date: Oct 15, 2009 Fairy tales do come true! Sam and Dean investigate a series of odd murders that strangely resemble fairytales and urban legends. The brothers track down an 11-year-old boy named Jesse (guest star GATTLIN GRIFFITH) and realize that whatever Jesse believes is coming true. Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Jesse is a serious threat and needs to be eliminated. More 7 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Air date: Oct 29, 2009 Sam and Dean discover a witch (guest star HAL OZSAN) is running a high-stakes poker game where the currency is life years not money. Bobby sees the game as a chance to get out of the wheelchair and bets 25 years, but loses. As Bobby begins to age rapidly, Dean steps in to save him but also ends up turning into an old man, leaving Sam holding the bag for their survival. More 8 Changing Channels Air date: Nov 5, 2009 Sam and Dean get stuck in TV Hell, when The Trickster (guest star RICHARD SPEIGHT JR.) imprisons them in an alternate universe where they are characters in different television series including a sexy medical show, a Japanese game show, a forensics show and a sitcom. The brothers realize the only way to get out of this world is to play along and become the characters in the shows. However, Castiel appears and warns them this universe is dangerous and they must get out before they become forever trapped. More 9 The Real Ghostbusters Air date: Nov 12, 2009 Super fan Becky (guest star EMILY PERKINS) uses Chuck's (guest star CHUCK BENEDICT) phone to trick Sam and Dean into attending a Supernatural fan convention complete with fans dressed up as Sam and Dean. One of the activities is a live-action role-playing game, but things quickly turn scary after a real ghost appears on the scene. More 10 Abandon All Hope Air date: Nov 19, 2009 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 (guest star SAMANTHA FERRIS) and Jo (guest star ALONA TAL) for what could be their last night on Earth. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Supernatural Season 5 All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0) There's a lot to like in Sympathy, although a lot of it feels familiar as well. Sep 10, 2009 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Zack Handlen AV Club Top Critic There are almost too many highlights to mention... Season five deserves almost all the praise that is heaped upon it. Oct 15, 2018 | Full Review… Joe Julians Digital Spy I looked upon all of these things, and saw that they were good. Sep 16, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Demian Television Without Pity What's in store next for Sam and Dean? I have no idea, but you can bet that I'll be sitting on the edge of my seat in anticipation. Sep 11, 2009 | Full Review… Anthony Ocasio ScreenRant It is not just the words however, it is the way they are delivered perfectly by each character that makes the script work as well as it does. Supernatural is blessed with great comic timing and deadpan delivery from both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. Sep 11, 2009 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review… Diana Steenbergen IGN Movies Sometimes a show will peak at their season finale and then come back a little subdued, but the season 5 premiere of Supernatural did anything but that. Sep 10, 2009 | Full Review… Bruce Simmons ScreenRant View All Critic Reviews (6) Audience Reviews for Supernatural: Season 5 Sep 02, 2017 The Apocalypse is nigh in Supernatural's fifth season. With Lucifer released from his cage the Winchester's find themselves combating Revelation prophecies and learn that they are the vessels for archangels Michael and Lucifer to fight the final battle of the Apocalypse. The seasonal arc is especially well-crafted, the culmination of creator Eric Kripke's five season vision for the series. A number of characters from previous seasons are brought back, and new revelations are made about the past. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki give some of their best performances of the series, and recurring guest star Mark Pellegrino does an extraordinary job at playing Lucifer. Additionally, the writers create an interesting take on the Judeo-Christian Apocalypse that's rooted in Scripture, but has a "Supernatural" twist to it. An incredible conclusion to the series (at least how Kripke envisioned it), Season 5 of Supernatural is extremely powerful and has a touching message about sacrifice and the bonds of family. Dann M Super Reviewer Oct 12, 2019 I LOVE THESE GUYS. great content! seen it many times over! matthew f Apr 04, 2019 I cried multiple times during this season. With it suppose to be the end of the series, it turned out to be an extremely emotional end of events. Was this season strong is an understatement. It was downright moving. Family always comes first. Caleb W Oct 14, 2018 A fantastic show with dynamic plot lines with spins on well known urban legends and spooks... From the first season, the chemistry between the characters & actors has been refreshing and believable; this is truly one of those shows that has the fuel to last for years to come! Great work from the cast & crew!!! Phil C Aug 29, 2018 The best season of a great show. Mike S Jun 24, 2018 AMAZING, AWESOME SHOW!!!!!!!! Lexi D May 18, 2018 Best season of a great series if you love charmed and supernatural shows with a bit more grit this is it. Richard S Mar 17, 2018 Season 5 This would have been the sad end series finale but instead it was another beginning of greatness thanks to the spn family and creators! Awesome Series! In my opinion ITS THE BEST TV SERIES EVER! It has EVERYTHING That I LOVE in a TV. show or movie! It has a beautiful epic story. AMAZING Characters, it even has Comedy that just adds to the fun. And its action and suspense is so cool! Its just awesome my whole family loves it and it makes me so excited for every episode its my favorite thing to watch on TV by far! Oh, man I wish it could last forever! Hope that "Wayward Sisters" spin-off lives up to this masterpiece! Thank You creators, writers and everyone involved in "SUPERNATURAL" you are awesome! CARRY ON! I will love this show forever and I re-watch every episode whenever I can! I LOVE Supernatural and the SPN Family you guys rock! I also collect the cool books and stuff because I'm a super nerd for it. : ) I wish I could Give it 100 STARS!! It should have earned a oscar or something for how well it was made! I RATE IT 100,000 stars and UP! Cass A Mar 05, 2018 Season 5 is awesome! ryan w Aug 15, 2017 Who doesn't Love Supernatural starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles I look forward to each and every season. I give it a *5* star Rating. Robert P See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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