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|ShortSummary = [[Castiel (Supernatural)|Castiel]] does not kill [[Sam Winchester|Sam]], [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] and [[Bobby Singer|Bobby]], but warns them not to interfere in his business. Assuming his new role as God, Castiel sets out to right some of the wrongs in the world. The Winchesters summon Crowley in exchange of a spell to bind Death, they summon him but Death is not pleased, Dean orders him to stop Castiel, but the former angel is one step ahead of them, leaving Dean to face an angry Death, while Sam struggles to deal with the broken wall in his mind due to memories in the cage. Castiel appears to them, confronting the brothers and prepares to kill them. Death tells Castiel that consuming every soul in Purgatory isn't his only problem, Death confides that he also consumed one of God's earliest creations, "The Leviathans" - the first beasts. Castiel breaks the binding spell due to the betrayal of Dean when he tells Death to reap him. Eventually, Castiel disappears, Death tells the brothers that he warned them about Purgatory, and he tells them to persuade Castiel to return every soul back to Purgatory. Death then leaves. Castiel awakens in a room full of massacred individuals and believes he is too weak and finds he cannot control the powers of the Leviathans, and goes to the brothers for help; they re-open the door and although they send most of the souls back into Purgatory, the [[Characters_of_Supernatural#Leviathans|Leviathans]] remain. The beasts take over Castiel's body and claim to have killed him. Meanwhile, Sam has a vision of [[Characters_of_Supernatural#Lucifer|Lucifer]], who tells Sam that he didn't truly escape, and is still in the cage -- that this is just his own ultimate torture. Sam disappears, leaving Dean and Bobby to face the new threat on their own. The Leviathans confront and attack Dean and Bobby. Their intentions on Earth are yet unknown.
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Supernatural season 7
Season 7
File:Supernatural S7 DVD.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover art
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseSeptember 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) –
May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 6
Next →
Season 8
List of episodes

The seventh season of Supernatural, an American television series created by Eric Kripke, premiered on September 23, 2011 , and concluded on May 18, 2012, airing 23 episodes. The season focuses on protagonists Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) facing a new enemy, stronger than they have encountered so far, and everything they know, as well as all their weapons are rendered useless.

On January 12, 2012 the show won two People Choice Awards including Best Network TV Drama.[3] On April 4, 2012, it was announced Sera Gamble was stepping down as showrunner, and that Jeremy Carver was stepping up for season eight.[4]

Warner Home Video released the on DVD as a five-disc box set in Region 1 on September 18, 2012, and in Region 4 on October 17, 2012.

Cast

Stars
Guest stars

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 this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to how many Americans watched the episode live or on the day of broadcast.

No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
U.S. viewers
(million)
1271"Meet the New Boss"Phil SgricciaSera GambleSeptember 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)3X70522.01[5]
1282"Hello, Cruel World"Guy BeeBen EdlundSeptember 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)3X70531.80[6]
1293"The Girl Next Door"Jensen AcklesAndrew Dabb & Daniel LoflinOctober 7, 2011 (2011-10-07)3X70511.72[7]
1304"Defending Your Life"Robert SingerAdam GlassOctober 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)3X70541.69[8]
1315"Shut Up, Dr. Phil"Phil SgricciaBrad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-LemingOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)3X70551.92[9]
1326"Slash Fiction"John ShowalterRobbie ThompsonOctober 28, 2011 (2011-10-28)3X70561.74[10]
1337"The Mentalists"Mike RohlBen Acker & Ben BlackerNovember 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)3X70571.84[11]
1348"Season 7, Time for a Wedding!"Tim AndrewAndrew Dabb & Daniel LoflinNovember 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)3X70581.85[12]
1359"How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters"Guy BeeBen EdlundNovember 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)3X70591.55[13]
13610"Death's Door"Robert SingerSera GambleDecember 2, 2011 (2011-12-02)3X70601.89[14]
13711"Adventures in Babysitting"Jeannot SzwarcAdam GlassJanuary 6, 2012 (2012-01-06)3X70611.82[15]
13812"Time After Time"Phil SgricciaRobbie ThompsonJanuary 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)3X70621.55[16]
13913"The Slice Girls"Jerry WanekEugenie Ross-Leming & Brad BucknerFebruary 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)3X70631.72[17]
14014"Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie"Mike RohlAndrew Dabb & Daniel LoflinFebruary 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)3X70641.88[18]
14115"Repo Man"Thomas J. WrightBen EdlundFebruary 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)3X70651.74[19]
14216"Out with the Old"John F. ShowalterRobert Singer & Jenny KleinMarch 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)3X70661.73[20]
14317"The Born-Again Identity"Robert SingerSera GambleMarch 23, 2012 (2012-03-23)3X70671.63[21]
14418"Party on, Garth"Phil SgricciaAdam GlassMarch 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)3X70681.78[22]
14519"Of Grave Importance"Tim AndrewEugenie Ross-Leming & Brad BucknerApril 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)3X70691.57[23]
14620"The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo"John MacCarthyRobbie ThompsonApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)3X70701.61[24]
14721"Reading Is Fundamental"Ben EdlundBen EdlundMay 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)3X70711.66[25]
14822"There Will Be Blood"Guy BeeAndrew Dabb & Daniel LoflinMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)3X70721.58[26]
14923"Survival of the Fittest"Robert SingerSera GambleMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)3X70731.56[27]

Production

The series was renewed for a seventh season on April 26, 2011[28]and will remain on Fridays at 9:00 pm in Eastern time and at 8:00 pm in Central time, and will be paired with Nikita.[29]

The CW announced on August 20, 2011 that the season's episode order was also increased to 23 episodes, from the established 22-episode pickup the series usually receives.[30]

Season seven had premiered on Friday, September 23, 2011.[31] Filming began on July 6, 2011.[32] The plot will see everything Sam and Dean encountered so far, and everything they know, as well as all their weapons, are rendered useless. There are also revelations by the show creators that Castiel has been "transformed" and redemption is a core factor.[33][34] On January 11, 2012 it was announced by the executive producer of the show, Robert Singer, that there's another cliffhanger ending planned for season seven.[35]

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