This page lists the writer and director for each episode. You will also find a listing of each episode a person has been involved with on their own page.
The Supernatural writing team and post-production is based in LA, while the show, except for the pilot, is filmed in Vancouver.
Following a large roster of writers in Season One, Supernatural has had a core group of around eight writers each season. Writing on a TV show is not a solo effort - story arcs and individual episodes will be developed and broken in collaboration the writers' room. Eric Kripke, Bob Singer and Sera Gamble in particular have a greater input and influence on the scripts than their individual writing credits indicate. In addition, story editors and writers' assistants have input as well at different parts of the scripts development. Some writers' assistants have gained writing credits on the show including Emily McLaughlin, Jenny Klein and Jackson Stewart. Stunt coordinator Lou Bollo also has two story credits.
The showrunners are involved in both the creative and operational aspects of the show. Veteran Bob Singer was brought on by the studios to work with Eric Kripke when the series began and remains in that position in Season 7. Eric Kripke stepped down as showrunner at the end of Season 5 but has continued to have creative input into the show. Sera Gamble, who began as a writer and story editor with Supernatural in Season 1, was elevated to showrunner in Season 6. After she left the show at the end of Season 7, Jeremy Carver was appointed showrunner.
It is normal practice for TV writers, directors or other crew to be given a producer or executive producer credit as based on their length of tenure or seniority in the production team, although not all of these will actually take on roles more broadly involved in the shows' production.
Some regular writers who have moved on from Supernatural include:
For more information on each writer and director, see their individual entries.
| Episode
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Writers
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Directors
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| 1.01 Pilot
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Eric Kripke
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David Nutter
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| 1.02 Wendigo
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Eric Kripke; story by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton
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David Nutter
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| 1.03 Dead in the Water
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Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker
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Kim Manners
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| 1.04 Phantom Traveler
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Richard Hatem
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Bob Singer
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| 1.05 Bloody Mary
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Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton
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Peter Ellis
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| 1.06 Skin
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John Shiban
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Robert Duncan McNeill
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| 1.07 Hookman
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John Shiban
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David Jackson
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| 1.08 Bugs
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Bill Coakley and Rachel Nave
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Kim Manners
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| 1.09 Home
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Eric Kripke
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Ken Girotti
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| 1.10 Asylum
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Richard Hatem
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Guy Bee
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| 1.11 Scarecrow
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John Shiban
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Kim Manners
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| 1.12 Faith
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Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker
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Allan Kroeker
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| 1.13 Route 666
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
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Paul Shapiro
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| 1.14 Nightmare
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Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 1.15 The Benders
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John Shiban
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Peter Ellis
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| 1.16 Shadow
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 1.17 Hell House
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Trey Callaway
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Chris Long
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| 1.18 Something Wicked
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Daniel Knauf
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Whitney Ransick
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| 1.19 Provenance
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David Ehrman
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 1.20 Dead Man's Blood
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Cathryn Humphris and John Shiban
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Tony Wharmby
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| 1.21 Salvation
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Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker
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Bob Singer
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| 1.22 Devil's Trap
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 2.01 In My Time of Dying
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown
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John Shiban
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 2.03 Bloodlust
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Sera Gamble
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Bob Singer
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| 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
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Raelle Tucker
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Kim Manners
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| 2.05 Simon Said
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Ben Edlund
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Tim Iacofano
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| 2.06 No Exit
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Matt Witten
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Kim Manners
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| 2.07 The Usual Suspects
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Cathryn Humphris
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Mike Rohl
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| 2.08 Crossroad Blues
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Sera Gamble
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Steve Boyum
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| 2.09 Croatoan
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John Shiban
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Bob Singer
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| 2.10 Hunted
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Raelle Tucker
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Rachel Talalay
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| 2.11 Playthings
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Matt Witten
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Charles Beeson
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| 2.12 Nightshifter
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Ben Edlund
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 2.13 Houses of the Holy
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Sera Gamble
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Kim Manners
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| 2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign
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Cathryn Humphris
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J. Miller Tobin
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| 2.15 Tall Tales
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John Shiban
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Bradford May
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| 2.16 Roadkill
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Raelle Tucker
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Charles Beeson
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| 2.17 Heart
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Sera Gamble
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Kim Manners
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| 2.18 Hollywood Babylon
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Ben Edlund
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 2.19 Folsom Prison Blues
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John Shiban
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Mike Rohl
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| 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be
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Raelle Tucker
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Eric Kripke
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| 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One
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Sera Gamble
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Bob Singer
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| 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 3.01 The Magnificent Seven
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 3.02 The Kids Are Alright
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Sera Gamble
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock
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Ben Edlund
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Bob Singer
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| 3.04 Sin City
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Bob Singer and Jeremy Carver
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Charles Beeson
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| 3.05 Bedtime Stories
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Cathryn Humphris
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Mike Rohl
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| 3.06 Red Sky at Morning
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Laurence Andries
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Cliff Bole
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| 3.07 Fresh Blood
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Sera Gamble
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Kim Manners
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| 3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas
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Jeremy Carver
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J. Miller Tobin
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| 3.09 Malleus Maleficarum
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Ben Edlund
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Bob Singer
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| 3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me
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Sera Gamble and Cathryn Humphris
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Steve Boyum
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| 3.11 Mystery Spot
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Jeremy Carver; story by Jeremy Carver and Emily McLaughlin
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Kim Manners
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| 3.12 Jus in Bello
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Sera Gamble
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 3.13 Ghostfacers
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Ben Edlund
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 3.14 Long-Distance Call
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Jeremy Carver
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Bob Singer
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| 3.15 Time Is on My Side
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Sera Gamble
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Charles Beeson
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| 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 4.01 Lazarus Rising
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Eric Kripke
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Kim Manners
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| 4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
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Sera Gamble; story by Sera Gamble and Lou Bollo
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 4.03 In the Beginning
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Jeremy Carver
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Steve Boyum
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| 4.04 Metamorphosis
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Cathryn Humphris
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Kim Manners
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| 4.05 Monster Movie
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Ben Edlund
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Bob Singer
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| 4.06 Yellow Fever
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
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Eric Kripke and Julie Siege
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Charles Beeson
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| 4.08 Wishful Thinking
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Ben Edlund; story by Ben Edlund and Lou Bollo
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Bob Singer
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| 4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Sera Gamble
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Charles Beeson
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| 4.10 Heaven and Hell
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Trevor Sands; story by Eric Kripke
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J. Miller Tobin
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| 4.11 Family Remains
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Jeremy Carver
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 4.12 Criss Angel Is a Douchebag
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Julie Siege
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Bob Singer
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| 4.13 After School Special
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Adam Kane
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| 4.14 Sex and Violence
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Cathryn Humphris
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Charles Beeson
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| 4.15 Death Takes a Holiday
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Jeremy Carver
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Steve Boyum
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| 4.16 On the Head of a Pin
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Ben Edlund
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Mike Rohl
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| 4.17 It's a Terrible Life
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Sera Gamble
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James L. Conway
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| 4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book
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teleplay: Julie Siege; story: Julie Siege and Nancy Weiner
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Mike Rohl
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| 4.19 Jump the Shark
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 4.20 The Rapture
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Jeremy Carver
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Charles Beeson
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| 4.21 When the Levee Breaks
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Sera Gamble
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Robert Singer
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| 4.22 Lucifer Rising
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Eric Kripke
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Eric Kripke
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| 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil
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Eric Kripke
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Bob Singer
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| 5.02 Good God, Y'All
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Sera Gamble
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 5.03 Free to Be You and Me
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Jeremy Carver
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J. Miller Tobin
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| 5.04 The End
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Ben Edlund
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Steve Boyum
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| 5.05 Fallen Idols
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Julie Siege
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James L. Conway
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| 5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Charles Beeson
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| 5.07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
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Sera Gamble with Jenny Klein
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Bob Singer
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| 5.08 Changing Channels
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Jeremy Carver
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Charles Beeson
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| 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters
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Eric Kripke; story by Nancy Weiner
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James L. Conway
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| 5.10 Abandon All Hope...
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Ben Edlund
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 5.11 Sam, Interrupted
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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James L. Conway
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| 5.12 Swap Meat
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teleplay by Julie Siege; written by Julie Siege, Rebecca Dessertine and Harvey Fedor
|
Bob Singer
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| 5.13 The Song Remains the Same
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Sera Gamble and Nancy Weiner
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Steve Boyum
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| 5.14 My Bloody Valentine
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Ben Edlund
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Mike Rohl
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| 5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Jeremy Carver
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John Showalter
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| 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Jeff Wollnough
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| 5.17 99 Problems
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Julie Siege
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Charles Beeson
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| 5.18 Point of No Return
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Jeremy Carver
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 5.19 Hammer of the Gods
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Rick Bota
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| 5.20 The Devil You Know
|
Ben Edlund
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Bob Singer
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| 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
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Sera Gamble
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 5.22 Swan Song
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Eric Kripke; story by Eric "Giz" Gerwirtz
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Steve Boyum
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| 6.01 Exile on Main St.
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Sera Gamble
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Phil Sgriccia
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| 6.02 Two and a Half Men
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Adam Glass
|
John Showalter
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| 6.03 The Third Man
|
Ben Edlund
|
Bob Singer
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| 6.04 Weekend at Bobby's
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Jensen Ackles
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| 6.05 Live Free or Twihard
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Brett Matthews
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Rod Hardy
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| 6.06 You Can't Handle the Truth
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story by David Reed, Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder; teleplay by Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder
|
Jan Eliasberg
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| 6.07 Family Matters
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
Guy Norman Bee
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| 6.08 All Dogs Go to Heaven
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Adam Glass
|
Philip Sgriccia
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| 6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...
|
Ben Edlund
|
John Showalter
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| 6.10 Caged Heat
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teleplay by Brett Matthews; story by Brett Matthews and Jenny Klein
|
Robert Singer
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| 6.11 Appointment in Samarra
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Sera Gamble and Robert Singer
|
Mike Rohl
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| 6.12 Like a Virgin
|
Adam Glass
|
Philip Sgriccia
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| 6.13 Unforgiven
|
Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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David Barrett
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| 6.14 Mannequin 3: The Reckoning
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Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder
|
Jeannot Szwarc
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| 6.15 The French Mistake
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Ben Edlund
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Charles Beeson
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| 6.16 ...And Then There Were None
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Brett Matthews
|
Mike Rohl
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| 6.17 My Heart Will Go On
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Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder
|
Philip Sgriccia
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| 6.18 Frontierland
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Andrew Dabb, Daniel Loflin, and Jackson Stewart; teleplay by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
Guy Norman Bee
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| 6.19 Mommy Dearest
|
Adam Glass
|
John Showalter
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| 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King
|
Ben Edlund
|
Ben Edlund
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| 6.21 Let It Bleed
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Sera Gamble
|
John Showalter
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| 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much
|
Eric Kripke
|
Robert Singer
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| 7.01 Meet the New Boss
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Sera Gamble
|
Philip Sgriccia
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| 7.02 Hello, Cruel World
|
Ben Edlund
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Guy Bee
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| 7.03 The Girl Next Door
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
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Jensen Ackles
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| 7.04 Defending Your Life
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Adam Glass
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Bob Singer
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| 7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 7.06 Slash Fiction
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Robbie Thompson
|
John Showalter
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| 7.07 The Mentalists
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Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
|
Mike Rohl
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| 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
Tim Andrew
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| 7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
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Ben Edlund
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Guy Bee
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| 7.10 Death's Door
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Sera Gamble
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Robert Singer
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| 7.11 Adventures in Babysitting
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Adam Glass
|
Jeannot Szwarc
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| 7.12 Time After Time
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Robbie Thompson
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 7.13 The Slice Girls
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
|
Jerry Wanek
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| 7.14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
Mike Rohl
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| 7.15 Repo Man
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Ben Edlund
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Thomas J. Wright
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| 7.16 Out with the Old
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Jenny Klein and Bob Singer
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John Showalter
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| 7.17 The Born-Again Identity
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Sera Gamble
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Robert Singer
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| 7.18 Party On, Garth
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Adam Glass
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Philip Sgriccia
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| 7.19 Of Grave Importance
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
|
Tim Andrew
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| 7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
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Robbie Thompson
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Johnny MacCarthy
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| 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental
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Ben Edlund
|
Ben Edlund
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| 7.22 There Will Be Blood
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
Guy Bee
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| 7.23 Survival of the Fittest
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Sera Gamble
|
Robert Singer
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| 8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin
|
Jeremy Carver
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Robert Singer
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| 8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?
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Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
|
John Showalter
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| 8.03 Heartache
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
|
Jensen Ackles
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| 8.04 Bitten
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Robbie Thompson
|
Thomas J. Wright
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| 8.05 Blood Brother
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Ben Edlund
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Guy Bee
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| 8.06 Southern Comfort
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Adam Glass
|
Tim Andrew
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| 8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
|
Charlie Carner
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| 8.08 Hunteri Heroici
|
Andrew Dabb
|
Paul Edwards
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| 8.09 Citizen Fang
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Daniel Loflin
|
Nick Copus
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| 8.10 Torn and Frayed
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Jenny Klein
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Robert Singer
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| 8.11 LARP and the Real Girl
|
Robbie Thompson
|
Jeannot Szwarc
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| 8.12 As Time Goes By
|
Adam Glass
|
Serge Ladouceur
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| 8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler
|
Ben Edlund
|
Philip Sgriccia
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| 8.14 Trial and Error
|
Andrew Dabb
|
Kevin Parks
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| 8.15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits
|
Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
|
John Showalter
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| 8.16 Remember the Titans
|
Dan Loflin
|
Steve Boyum
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| 8.17 Goodbye Stranger
|
Robbie Thompson
|
Thomas J. Wright
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| 8.18 Freaks and Geeks
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Adam Glass
|
John Showalter
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| 8.19 Taxi Driver
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Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
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Guy Bee
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