SUPERNATURAL Creator Eric Kripke on His ‘Unexpectedly Emotional’ Reaction Episode 300

Supernatural — “Lebanon” — Image Number: SN1413D_BTS_0372bc.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Behind the scenes with Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam, Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester — Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

When SUPERNATURAL aired its 300th episode in February, a very special viewer watched the Winchester family have a bittersweet reunion: series creator Eric Kripke.

Kripke ran the first five seasons of the (very) long-running WB-turned-CW drama, but left in 2010 after he finished his intended arc for the show. (He’s created REVOLUTION, co-created TIMELESS, and ran the upcoming Prime Video series THE BOYS in the years since his departure.)

The writer has always been a vocal supporter of the series, but the milestone prompted tweets about the hour itself and a look back at where everything started. Read more