5 Supernatural Episodes That Broke the Fourth Wall, Ranked

written by Ethan Briggs

June 3, 2023 12:45 pm

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Supernatural was even more meta than you thought.

Eric Kripke and the other creators of Supernatural are known for their love of pop culture, so the iconic dark fantasy series was full of references to other projects familiar to viewers. Many of these references did not serve any particular purpose, but they definitely made the show more compelling to watch and often broke the fourth wall between the characters and the audience.

Here are five most fascinating episodes of Supernatural that break the fourth wall, ranked by their IMDb score.

5. Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

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Season 12, Episode 15

IMDb score: 8.2/10

This episode doesn't break the wall between the audience and characters, but it does break the wall between the characters and the actors who portray them.

Dean shows up with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, saying it was his father's favorite weapon. John Winchester, Sam and Dean's father, is played by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, also known for his role as Negan on The Walking Dead. The character's signature weapon was the exact bat.

4. Hollywood Babylon

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Season 2, Episode 18

IMDb score: 8.4/10

This episode is chock full of references to the work of the cast and crew. While on vacation in Hollywood, Sam and Dean catch a glimpse of two notable shows, Gilmore Girls, in which Jared Padalecki also played a character named Dean, and Lois & Clark, referring to Jensen Ackles' involvement in the Smallville series.

3. The Real Ghostbusters

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Season 5, Episode 9

IMDb score: 8.8/10

In the episode, we learn that the world of Supernatural has a god named Chuck who is writing a novel series about the adventures of Dean and Sam. In the same episode, the heroes end up at a LARP event dedicated to Chuck's work, where fans cosplay Dean and Sam themselves!

2. Fan Fiction

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Season 10, Episode 5

IMDb score: 9.4/10

Fans of Chuck's work decided to put on a musical. In particular, it touches on the theme of fanfiction about Dean and Castiel's ship, which also takes place in the show's real-life fandom!

1. The French Mistake

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Season 6, Episode 15

IMDb score: 9.6/10

In this episode, Sam and Dean find themselves in a parallel universe on the set of a show called… Supernatural! In the alternate reality, their names are Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, and Jared's real wife, Genevieve Padalecki, also plays his wife in the episode.