Supernatural (season 4)

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Supernatural Season 4
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Original run	September 18, 2008 – May 14, 2009
Home video release
DVD release date	Region 1: September 1, 2009 Region 2: November 2, 2009 Region 4: January 6, 2010
Season chronology
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Season four of Supernatural, an American television series, began airing on September 18, 2008. This is the third season to air on the CW television network. Season four regular cast members include Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles.

This season focuses on Sam and Dean continuing to hunt demons, the introduction of a mysterious angel, Castiel (Misha Collins), as well as Sam Winchester's new powers, and Dean's return from Hell and his memory of his time spent there. This season also touches on the brothers' continuing hunt for Lilith, who is trying to release Lucifer on the world.

Contents 1 Starring 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Cast 4 References

Starring

Main

• Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
• Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

Recurring

• Misha Collins as Castiel (12 episodes)
• Genevieve Cortese as Ruby (11 episodes)
• Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (7 episodes)
• Julie McNiven as Anna (5 episodes)
• Robert Wisdom as Uriel (4 episodes)
• Christopher Heyerdahl as Alastair (3 episodes)
• Traci Dinwiddie as Pamela Barnes (3 episodes)
• Kurt Fuller as Zachariah (3 episodes)
• Katherine Boecher as Lilith (2 episodes)
• Rob Benedict as Chuck Shurley (2 episodes)
• Mark Rolston as Alastair (2 episodes)
• 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
61	1	"Lazarus Rising"	Kim Manners	Eric Kripke	September 18, 2008
Four months after being dragged to Hell by Lilith's minions, Dean inexplicably wakes up, buried underground in a coffin. He escapes his underground confinement and tries to contact Bobby, when he's suddenly ambushed by an unknown entity. He is reunited with Sam, who is just as surprised at Dean's resurrection as he himself. Together with Bobby, the Winchester brothers find a psychic, Pamela Barnes, to help them discover what pulled Dean out of Hell. Pamela does find out the name of the being, Castiel, but, disregarding psychic warnings, the sight of seeing Castiel burns her eyes out, resulting in her becoming permanently blind. It is also revealed that Sam's psychic abilities have advanced greatly as he now is able to exorcise demons. He also seems to be frequently meeting with Ruby, who has possessed a new host. Sick of being toyed with, Dean decides to summon the thing together with Bobby in order to find out what it wants and prepares a ritual. The ritual succeeds and Castiel appears, an angel of the Lord. He explains that he is responsible for dragging Dean out of Hell and, when Dean asks why he of all people would be worthy of being saved, that God has work for him to do.
62	2	"Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester"	Phil Sgriccia	Story by: Sera Gamble & Lou Bollo Teleplay by: Sera Gamble	September 25, 2008
Bobby asks the Winchester boys for help when fellow hunters of his are being killed off one by one in a most gruesome way. Sam is haunted by FBI Agent Henrickson who died in the explosion caused by Lilith, accusing Sam of failing him. Together with Bobby they find out that they're being haunted by the spirits of the people they couldn't save, which is called "The Rising of the Witnesses", a sign of the upcoming Apocalypse. Meg Masters (Nicki Aycox) and two twin girls also appear and haunt Dean, Sam and Bobby, who perform a ritual to ward off the angry spirits. Later, Castiel appears to Dean in a dream and reveals that "The Rising of the Witnesses" is one of many seals, which are being broken by Lilith in order to bring on the Apocalypse, in which Lucifer will walk the earth.
63	3	"In the Beginning"	Steve Boyum	Jeremy Carver	October 2, 2008
Sam sneaks out of the apartment once again to meet with Ruby. When Castiel appears beside Dean's bed, he transports Dean back in time to the '70s in Lawrence, Kansas. There, he meets a younger John Winchester (Matt Cohen) and Mary Campbell (Amy Gumenick). This family reunion gets bigger when Dean meets his and Sam's grandfather (Mitch Pileggi), who is a hunter and so is his mother. However, there is more to this than Dean had imagined. He discovers Mary was a hunter and had made a desperate deal with Azazel that resulted in his appearance the night she died. There are several allusions to "Back to the Future" in this episode.
64	4	"Metamorphosis"	Kim Manners	Cathryn Humphris	October 9, 2008
After watching Sam harness his powers, Dean angrily confronts him. Dean and Ruby also have a confrontation. Distance and tension is put between the two brothers as Dean realizes his younger brother is manifesting the demonic blood inside him with Ruby's help, and lying to him about it. Sam argues that he is able to save people and exorcise demons at the same time, but Dean reveals to Sam that Castiel has ordered him to stop Sam or else Castiel will, indicating he will kill Sam otherwise. Meanwhile, a hunter asks Sam and Dean for help in a case involving a man who is going through a metamorphosis into a Rugaru—a monstrous creature that consumes human flesh. During the hunt, Sam lashes out on Dean, saying he is tired of how Dean looks at him like a freak. Sam and Dean further separate as the tension increases between them.

Cast

References