S10·E22 The Prisoner

Episode recap

The dark fantasy television series Supernatural, created by Eric Kripke, follows brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they hunt supernatural beings. The series features Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as Dean. In the tenth season episode titled The Prisoner, when it comes to the Stynes, Dean decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Sam tries to come to terms with his decision.

Throughout the course of the television series, which was broadcast on The WB and later The CW for fifteen seasons from September 13, 2005, to November 19, 2020, the brothers follow in their father's footsteps as hunters. As boys, Sam and Dean lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force, after which their father raised them as soldiers to fight evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth. Their father taught them about the paranormal evil living in the dark corners and on the back roads of America and how to kill it.

The core cast of the series includes Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, and Misha Collins. The show blends drama, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and fiction, maintaining its focus on the family business of saving people and hunting things.