Supernatural: Season 3
Supernatural’s third season, comprising sixteen episodes, picks up the ongoing story of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they continue their work as hunters of the paranormal. The season maintains the series’ blend of drama, mystery, and sci‑fi/fantasy, following the brothers on the road in their 1967 Chevrolet Impala as they confront a variety of supernatural threats while trying to protect innocent people. Their
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester are brothers who work together as hunters of supernatural entities.
- Their family business involves traveling across America in a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, often referred to as “Baby.”
- The series blends drama, mystery, and sci‑fi/fantasy, focusing on saving people from paranormal threats.
- Prior seasons established an overarching saga that continues into Season 3, which consists of sixteen episodes.
Season overview
Supernatural’s third season, comprising sixteen episodes, picks up the ongoing story of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they continue their work as hunters of the paranormal. The season maintains the series’ blend of drama, mystery, and sci‑fi/fantasy, following the brothers on the road in their 1967 Chevrolet Impala as they confront a variety of supernatural threats while trying to protect innocent people. Their “family business” of tracking and eliminating ghosts, demons, and other entities remains central, and the narrative expands the overarching saga introduced in earlier seasons. Throughout the season the brothers’ relationship, their personal sacrifices, and the moral complexities of hunting are explored, reinforcing the show’s focus on loyalty, duty, and the cost of confronting forces beyond the natural world. The episodes often blend folklore with modern settings, and the brothers rely on research, weapons, and each other to overcome challenges. Season three also deepens the mythology surrounding the Winchester lineage and the rules governing the supernatural realm, setting up future confrontations.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Magnificent Seven
Oct 4, 2007 · 40 min
Seven demons, based on the Seven Deadly Sins, are released into the world and the brothers must combat them with the aid of a married Hunter couple.
The Kids Are Alright
Oct 11, 2007 · 42 min
Sam & Dean track down changelings that are pursuing mothers and their children. A boy they protect bears a strange resemblance to Dean, which at first makes Dean uncomfortable beca
Bad Day at Black Rock
Oct 18, 2007 · 40 min
The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great lu
Sin City
Oct 25, 2007 · 41 min
The brothers investigate the death of a man who committed suicide in a church. However, Sam is forced to team up with an unexpected ally when Dean disappears with a female demon wh
Bedtime Stories
Nov 1, 2007 · 40 min
A young girl trapped in a coma by her wicked stepmother sets off a series of murders based on the fairy tales her father reads her. Meanwhile, Sam tries to get Dean out of his deal
Red Sky at Morning
Nov 8, 2007 · 41 min
Bela gets in the way yet again as Sam and Dean are investigating multiple victims who drowned even though they were nowhere near water. Sam and Dean make the creepy discovery that
Fresh Blood
Nov 15, 2007 · 40 min
The brothers capture a female vampire named Lucy who has no idea how she became one, which leads them to Dixon, a male vampire who is a little too giving. Gordon returns with a ven
A Very Supernatural Christmas
Dec 13, 2007 · 42 min
In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean follow the trail of a creature that abducts its victims by using their chimneys. Dean would like to celebrate Christmas like they use
Malleus Maleficarum
Jan 31, 2008 · 40 min
The seemingly harmless practices of a group of neighborhood witches goes bad when one of them kills a woman. Ruby offers her assistance... but she has a few secrets of her own.
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Feb 7, 2008 · 41 min
Dean interrogates a college student after the death of Dr. Greggs. Bobby, Sam and Dean all discover the truth behind the fatal death when they all get locked in a nightmare of thei
Mystery Spot
Feb 14, 2008 · 40 min
Dean is killed after looking into a case about the disappearance of a man with Sam. The next morning, Sam is shocked to find Dean alive and is hit with the realization that he is r
Jus in Bello
Feb 21, 2008 · 43 min
FBI Agent Henricksen finally captures Sam and Dean, but is caught in the middle when a horde of demons descends on the small-town jail to eliminate the brothers.
Ghostfacers!
Apr 24, 2008 · 42 min
In a change of pace, Sam and Dean decide to star in a violent, profane reality show named Ghostfacers. The show takes them to the haunted Morton Mansion, and they soon realize they
Long-Distance Call
May 1, 2008 · 41 min
Sam and Dean search for a Crocotta that uses the phone and computer as a means to communicate with people. Its goal is to get people to commit suicide and take their soul. Dean get
Time Is on My Side
May 8, 2008 · 43 min
Sam and Dean discover a doctor who, back in 1816, became obsessed with finding the secret of eternal life by taking people's vital organs. Meanwhile, Bobby finds Bela and Dean leav
No Rest for the Wicked
May 15, 2008 · 40 min
Sam, Dean, and Bobby hunt down Lilith and fight her and her demons in a final effort to save Dean's life.