Supernatural
Trial and Error
TV Flash files “Trial and Error” as hour 163 of 327 in the TV Flash guide — Supernatural (2005–2020) on WB/CW, season 8, episode 14, aired 2013-02-13, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E14: listed hour 163 of 327 in the Supernatural guide, hour 14 of 23 in season 8. It aired 2013-02-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Everybody Hates Hitler” (S08E13). Next is “Man's Best Friend with Benefits” (S08E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Kevin deciphers the tablet and figures out how to close the gates of Hell. He tells Sam and Dean that according to the tablet one person must face a series of three tests designed by God. The first one - kill a hellhound. Sam and Dean argue over who should complete the trials.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trial and Error sit in the Supernatural guide?
S08E14 is listed hour 163 of 327 — hour 14 of 23 in season 8, season 8 episode 14.
When did Supernatural S08E14 air?
Trial and Error aired 2013-02-13 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Supernatural?
The WB premiere: two brothers, an Impala, monster-of-the-week highway TV. Early seasons are the horror-road mythology before the threat ladder goes cosmic.
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Why this series still plays
Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters across America in a black Impala while family loyalty refuses to stay buried. Eric Kripke's WB/CW series became a 15-season fandom religion: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, salt-and-burn cases, Carry On Wayward Son. Genre longevity as found family forever.
September 13, 2005, The WB puts two brothers and a black Impala on the night like a network once put a cop and a car on Friday: American horror highway TV. Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters while destiny, demons, and family loyalty refuse to stay buried. Eric Kripke's series moved to The CW and ran fifteen seasons through 2020 — among the longest-running North American sci-fi/horror series, 327 episodes. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles made brotherly banter a survival skill between salt-and-burn cases;…
Filed against
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
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- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
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- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
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