Supernatural: Season 5

2009 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 5 of Supernatural

Season five picks up right after Sam opens Lucifer's prison by killing Lilith. As Hell fully opens up, the Winchesters are rescued by an unknown force and watch the start of the Apocalypse from an airplane. The angels are in trouble, and no one seems willing to help them defeat Lucifer. Castiel has lost his powers from Heaven, and Bobby, still in the hospital and in a wheelchair, asks him to heal him. Sam, full of doubts, decides to quit hunting, while Dean joins Castiel to track down the archangel Raphael. The brothers face an Apocalypse that has already begun.

22episodes

Sep 10, 2009premiered

May 13, 2010latest episode

15.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Sympathy for the Devil
Sep 10, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Sam, Dean, and Bobby must deal with the aftermath of the Devil's escape from Hell, and receive startling news from the Prophet Chuck.
Directing: Robert Singer · Writing: Eric Kripke · Starring: Mark Pellegrino, Bellamy Young, Marci T. House, Frank Topol
5x02 Good God, Y'All!
Sep 17, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
Hunter Rufus Turner calls in Bobby, Sam, and Dean to deal with a demon infestation in his town, but they soon discover the truth is much more horrifying. Meanwhile, Castiel goes to seek the only entity that can defeat Lucifer.
Directing: Philip Sgriccia · Writing: Sera Gamble · Starring: Titus Welliver, Steven Williams, Shawn Roberts, Genevieve Fleming
5x03 Free to Be You and Me
Sep 24, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.0
Sam decides to stop hunting but has a hard time after he receives a surprise visit. Dean and Castiel try to find the Archangel Raphael in their bid to stop the Apocalypse.
Directing: J. Miller Tobin · Writing: Jeremy Carver · Starring: Adrianne Palicki, Mark Pellegrino, Scott Michael Campbell, Emma Bell
5x04 The End
Oct 1, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Dean refuses Sam's efforts to help him battle the Devil, and then wakes up to find himself five years in the future, in a wasteland where Lucifer has begun his endgame by unleashing a virus that transforms humans into zombies.
Directing: Steve Boyum · Writing: Ben Edlund · Starring: Lexa Doig, John Paul McGlynn, Devyn Dalton, Dwayne Bryshun
5x05 Fallen Idols
Oct 8, 2009 · 41 min · ★ 7.6
Sam and Dean head to a small town where people are murdered by famous dead icons. However the brothers come to a dead end when two teenagers reveal they saw Paris Hilton kidnap their friend.
Directing: James L. Conway · Writing: Julie Siege · Starring: Paris Hilton, Daryl Shuttleworth, Paul McGillion, Robert Clarke
5x06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future
Oct 15, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
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 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.
Directing: Charles Beeson · Writing: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb · Starring: Gattlin Griffith, Ever Carradine, Keith MacKechnie, Raquel Riskin
5x07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
Oct 29, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
Sam and Dean discover a witch is running a high-stakes poker game where the currency is life years vs. 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.
Directing: Robert Singer · Writing: Sera Gamble · Starring: Hal Ozsan, Pascale Hutton, Christopher Russell, Chad Everett
5x08 Changing Channels
Nov 5, 2009 · 41 min · ★ 9.0
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?
Directing: Charles Beeson · Writing: Jeremy Carver · Starring: Richard Speight Jr., Steve Bacic, Hiro Kanagawa, Sarah-Jane Redmond
5x09 The Real Ghostbusters
Nov 12, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
Super fan Becky uses Chuck’s 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 sour after a real ghost appears on the scene.
Directing: James L. Conway · Writing: Eric Kripke · Starring: Devin Ratray, Ernie Grunwald, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Teagan Rae Avoledo
5x10 Abandon All Hope... Mid-Season Finale
Nov 19, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Philip Sgriccia · Writing: Ben Edlund · Starring: Mark Sheppard, Mark Pellegrino, L. Harvey Gold, Darryl Scheelar
5x11 Sam, Interrupted
Jan 21, 2010 · 41 min · ★ 8.0
A former hunter named Martin, who is currently institutionalized, calls Sam and Dean for help investigating a case in the mental hospital. The brothers get themselves admitted as patients to check out the mysterious monster that is attacking the patients, but their incarceration pushes both to the breaking point as they unleash their inner demons against each other.
Directing: James L. Conway · Writing: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb · Starring: Jon Gries, Lara Gilchrist, Malcolm Stewart, Michelle Harrison
5x12 Swap Meat
Jan 28, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
Gary, a teenage nerd, conjures up a body-switching spell and changes bodies with Sam. Thrilled by his new handsome and built body, Gary (now Sam) investigates a case with Dean and takes advantage of his good looks and age by hitting on women and getting drunk. Meanwhile, Sam is stuck in Gary's teenage body, dealing with intrusive parents and high school.
Directing: Robert Singer · Writing: Julie Siege · Starring: Colton James, Sarah Drew, Patricia Harras, Eileen Pedde
5x13 The Song Remains the Same
Feb 4, 2010 · 41 min · ★ 8.4
The angels send Anna back in time to kill John and Mary Winchester before they can conceive Sam knowing that if Sam was never born then Lucifer won't be able to use him as his vessel. Castiel sends Sam and Dean back to 1978 so they can stop Anna, and the two brothers are reunited with their parents. Mary recognizes Dean as a hunter since he visited her in the past once before but tries to keep the truth from John.
Directing: Steve Boyum · Writing: Sera Gamble, Nancy Weiner · Starring: Julie McNiven, Matt Cohen, Matt Ward, Juliana Semenova
5x14 My Bloody Valentine
Feb 11, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Castiel helps Sam and Dean hunt down Cupid on Valentine's Day after townspeople start to kill each other for love. However, after Cupid tells them he's innocent, they discover Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, has arrived in town.
Directing: Mike Rohl · Writing: Ben Edlund · Starring: James Otis, Lex Medlin, Jay Brazeau, Colin Corrigan
5x15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Mar 25, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Sam and Dean investigate Bobby's home town where the dead are rising from the grave but instead of attacking humans, they are happily reuniting with their families. The brothers turn to Bobby for help but he tells them not to worry about it and to leave town. Suspicious, Dean investigates and comes face to face with Bobby's dead wife, who has no memory of what happened to her. Once the zombies start turning evil, the boys tell Bobby he has to kill his wife but he refuses.
Directing: John F. Showalter · Writing: Jeremy Carver · Starring: Carrie Anne Fleming, Troy Ruptash, Scott McNeil, Ben Geldreich
5x16 Dark Side of the Moon
Apr 1, 2010 · 41 min · ★ 8.3
Ambushed by angry hunters, Sam and Dean are shot and killed. When they wake up in heaven, Castiel tells them that they need to find an angel named Joshua, who talks directly with God. But he also has a warning, Zachariah is searching for them.
Directing: Jeff Woolnough · Writing: Daniel Loflin, Andrew Dabb · Starring: Roger Aaron Brown, Colin Ford, Nels Lennarson, Kerry van der Griend
5x17 99 Problems
Apr 8, 2010 · 41 min · ★ 8.1
Sam and Dean are outnumbered by demons, but are saved at the last minute by Rob and his townspeople, who are aware of the Apocalypse, and have been training to fight and kill demons. The small town is very religious and Sam and Dean meet Pastor Gideon, who introduces them to his daughter Leah, whom he claims is a prophet. Leah tells the townspeople they must obey her orders if they want a spot in Heaven but when she starts turning the townspeople against each other in the name of the Lord, the brothers realize they must kill her.
Directing: Charles Beeson · Writing: Julie Siege · Starring: Michael Shanks, Larry Poindexter, Kayla Mae Maloney, Johannah Newmarch
5x18 Point of No Return
Apr 15, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.4
Dean begins to think the only way to stop Lucifer is to say yes to Michael, but the angels decide they don't need him anymore. Dean, Sam, and Castiel are horrified at the angels' new game plan and take on Zachariah to prevent an all out war on Earth. Meanwhile, a familiar face returns.
Directing: Philip Sgriccia · Writing: Jeremy Carver · Starring: Jason Vaisvila, Michael Robinson, Kurt Fuller, Jim Beaver
5x19 Hammer of the Gods
Apr 22, 2010 · 41 min · ★ 8.5
Sam and Dean are kidnapped by a group of gods, including Kali, Ganesh, and Baldur and held hostage in a small hotel. The gods want to use Sam and Dean as bargaining chips to stop the Apocalypse, but Gabriel shows up and warns them that if Lucifer finds them he will kill them all. Unfortunately, one of the gods turns on the rest and Lucifer appears.
Directing: Rick Bota · Writing: Andrew Dabb, Daniel Loflin · Starring: Mark Pellegrino, Rekha Sharma, Adam Croasdell, Matt Frewer
5x20 The Devil You Know
Apr 29, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
The demon Crowley tells Sam and Dean he can help them find the remaining Horsemen rings so they can trap Lucifer. The brothers are doubtful until Crowley leads them to Brady, the Handler for Pestilence and Death. However, Brady refuses to give up their locations and sets Pestilence after the Winchesters.
Directing: Robert Singer · Writing: Ben Edlund · Starring: Mark Sheppard, Eric Johnson, Rocky Anderson, Carmen Moore
5x21 Two Minutes to Midnight
May 6, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Philip Sgriccia · Writing: Sera Gamble · Starring: Mark Sheppard, Julian Richings, Matt Frewer, Leah Gibson
5x22 Swan Song Season Finale
May 13, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 9.1
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.
Directing: Robert Singer · Writing: Eric Kripke · Starring: Mark Pellegrino, Nicolai Guistra, Anthony Harrison, Nathan Smith