Supernatural (season 3)
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| Supernatural Season 3 | ||
 DVD cover art | ||
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of episodes | 16 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | The CW | |
| Original run | October 4, 2007 – May 15, 2008 | |
| Home video release | ||
| DVD release date | Region 1: September 2, 2008 Region 2: August 25, 2008 Region 4: October 1, 2008 | |
| Season chronology | ||
| ← Previous Season 2 | Next → Season 4 | |
Season three of Supernatural, an American television series, began airing on October 4, 2007. This is the third season to air on the CW television network. Season three regular cast members include Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohan.
This season focuses on Sam and Dean continuing to hunt demons, the introduction of mysteriously benevolent demon Ruby (Cassidy), and a rivalry with Bela Talbot (Cohan), a professional thief who steals the Colt. Much is made of the fact that Dean's crossroad deal means that this is his last year on Earth before going to Hell. Lilith serves as a recurring villain throughout the season.
Supernatural's season three, along with many other American television shows, was caught in the middle of a contract dispute between the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The dispute led to a strike by the writers, which caused this season to end prematurely with only sixteen episodes being produced, instead of the standard twenty-two episodes.
Contents |
Starring
Main
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
- Katie Cassidy as Ruby (6 episodes)
- Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot (6 episodes)
Recurring
- Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (7 episodes)
- Sterling K. Brown as Gordon Walker (2 episodes)
- Cindy Sampson as Lisa Braeden (2 episodes)
- Michael Massee as Kubrick (2 episodes)
- Rachel Pattee as Lilith (1 episode)
- Sierra McCormick as Lilith (1 episode)
Episodes
- See also: List of Supernatural episodes
In this table, the number in the first column refers to the episode's number within the entire series, whereas the number in the second column indicates the episode's number within that particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to how many Americans watched the episode live or on the day of broadcast.
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "The Magnificent Seven" | Kim Manners | Eric Kripke | October 4, 2007 |
| The season begins with brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) bracing themselves for the possibility of an apocalyptic war. They realize that hunting down the hundreds of demons that escaped from the Devil's Gate—a doorway to Hell briefly opened at the end of the previous season—will be an enormous task. With only a year left to live—he made a demonic pact to resurrect Sam—Dean decides to live life to the fullest and exhibits a carefree attitude that troubles Sam, who is trying to find a loophole. Friend and fellow hunter Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver) informs the brothers about a supernatural sighting in Nebraska, which turns out to be seven demons that are the manifestations of the Seven Deadly Sins. While investigating, they meet Isaac (Peter Macon) and Tamara (Caroline Chikezie), a husband and wife team of hunters. Isaac and Tamara trail one of the demons to a bar, but discover that all the patrons are possessed. The two are restrained, and Isaac dies after being forced to drink drain cleaner. Before the demons can target Tamara, Bobby and the Winchesters crash their car into the building. They throw the personification of Envy into the trunk, and drive away with Tamara. The hunters interrogate the demon and then exorcise it. Later that night, the other Sins track them down. During the scuffle, a mysterious blonde named Ruby (Katie Cassidy) saves Sam and kills three demons with a magic knife before departing. The rest of the Sins are exorcised. As Sam continues his research the next day, Dean reveals that a clause in his pact will end Sam's life if he tries to escape the deal. | |||||
| 46 | 2 | "The Kids Are Alright" | Phil Sgriccia | Sera Gamble | October 11, 2007 |
| Dean reads about a death in Cicero, Indiana where a man was pushed onto a power saw. He wants to go to Cicero so that he can visit Lisa Braeden (Cindy Sampson), a woman he knew eight years prior. He drops Sam off at a motel and drives to her house. He arrives during her son Ben's (Nicholas Elia) eighth birthday party. Dean suspects that he is Ben's father. Lisa denies this, and tells Dean about the saw accident. Meanwhile, Ruby visits Sam at a diner. She surprises him with her knowledge of his psychic abilities, and informs him that something happened to all of his mother's friends. She tells him that there is a job in town. Moments later, Dean calls Sam and reveals that four other "accidents" occurred in Lisa's neighborhood. As Dean helps Ben deal with bullies, Sam investigates one of the accidents—a man fell off a ladder—and notices the child is behaving oddly. A mark on the mother's neck also catches his attention. Later, Sam researches changelings. He suspects that the creatures have replaced the local children, killed the fathers, and are feeding on the mothers. The brothers discover the mother changeling is using a vacant house as her base. Inside, they find Ben, the other children, and the local realtor in cages. The mother changeling, in the form of the realtor, attacks them. Sam retaliates with a flamethrower, and all the changelings explode in flames upon her death. The real children are returned, and Dean explains everything to Lisa. She thanks him. Dean reluctantly turns down an offer to stay, telling her that it is not his life. Elsewhere, Sam confirms to Ruby that all of his mother's friends were killed. She reveals herself as a demon, but claims that she wants to help him. | |||||
| 47 | 3 | "Bad Day at Black Rock" | Robert Singer | Ben Edlund | October 18, 2007 |
| Kubrick (Michael Massee) visits fellow hunter Gordon Walker (Sterling K. Brown) in prison, and is told that Sam must die due to his inhuman nature. Elsewhere, the brothers are alerted to a break-in at one of their father's storage rooms in Buffalo, New York, where thieves stole a rabbit's foot. Sam and Dean use security footage to track them down and retrieve the item. However, Bobby informs them that the foot is cursed. Anyone who touches it—Sam already has—is granted good luck, but will die within a week if the foot is lost. As Bobby researches a method to destroy it, Sam begins having good luck. Later they are eating, and a waitress spills coffee on Sam to distract him and steals the foot. Sam begins to have bad luck, so they interrogate one of the thieves—the other who touched the foot has since died—and they learn about the woman who hired them, Bela Talbot (Lauren Cohan). Bobby knows of her and how she steals supernatural items for profit, and gives them a lead on her location. Dean retrieves the foot from Bela's flat in Queens, but Sam's bad luck helps Kubrick and another hunter track him down. They prepare to kill Sam, but Dean arrives in time and uses the good luck of the rabbit's foot to incapacitate them with a pen and TV remote. Bobby finds a ritual to break the curse, but Bela interrupts before its completion. She demands the foot, and shoots Sam in the shoulder to display her ruthlessness. Dean tricks her into becoming cursed, forcing her to allow the foots destruction. At the end of the story, Kubrick visits Gordon in prison again. Believing the coincidences that helped him to locate Sam were caused by God, he agrees to help Gordon break out of prison. | |||||
| 48 | 4 | "Sin City" | Charles Beeson | Robert Singer & Jeremy Carver | October 25, 2007 |
| Demonic omens and two unusual deaths lead the brothers to Elizabethville, Ohio, a once-sleepy town that has been turned into a haven for gamblers and drinkers. They first speak with Father Gil (Robert Curtis Brown), who witnessed a suicide in his church. A fellow hunter named Richie then takes them to a local bar to investigate its owner Trotter. A fight breaks out between two patrons, and the bartender Casey (Sasha Barrese) uses the distraction to lure away Richie. She takes him to a home owned by her parents, and kills him in the basement. Elsewhere, Ruby helps Bobby repair the Colt—a mystical gun capable of killing anything. As Sam tests Trotter and discovers that he is not possessed, Dean searches for Richie. He locates the demonic Casey, and tricks her into stepping inside a devil's trap—mystical symbols capable of rendering a demon powerless. Dean begins an exorcism, but Casey destroys the book and telekinetically causes the basement entrance to cave in. Now trapped together, Dean and Casey begin a conversation. Though the demons encouraged Trotter to bring gambling and prostitution to the town, the citizens' behavior is merely human nature. She also reveals that the demonic world is in disarray following Azazel's death and Sam's failure to step up as leader. The two continue their discussion, and Casey begins developing respect for Dean. Meanwhile, Sam is unable to locate Dean or Casey, and enlists the help of Father Gil. He leads Sam to Casey's other home just as Bobby arrives. Father Gil reveals himself to be a demon and incapacitates them. He breaks into the basement and frees his lover Casey. Despite her pleas, Father Gil sets his sights onto Dean. Sam intervenes and kills both demons with the Colt. | |||||
