Dean Winchester Has One Year Left To Live in ‘Supernatural’ Season 3

Season 3 of follows Sam and Dean on a race against time as they try to reverse Dean’s demon deal, which will find him being dragged to hell for eternity. After Sam’s tragic death in the , Dean traded his soul in exchange for Sam’s life and was given a year to live.

By the end of Season 3, Dean has three weeks left to live, and the brothers are getting desperate. Cue “Time Is On My Side,” when in between interrogating demons for intel about Dean’s impending death, the Winchesters embark on another hunt for something that’s stealing its victim’s organs. While Dean is down for what he thinks is a zombie hunt, Sam quickly realizes that their is Doctor Benton (Billy Drago), a 19th-century surgeon who’s hacked immortality by using some weird science and occasionally stealing organs from civilians whenever he needs a tune-up.

“Time Is on My Side” Pits Sam and Dean Against the Immortal Doctor Benton

Now, on a show where , a few missing organs really don’t seem like that big of a deal.

However, this episode of manages to kick it up a notch by not only having the Doctor steal people’s organs while they’re alive and conscious but also, given his old-fashioned medical knowledge, he packs his victims wounds with maggots, opting to either send them on their way or leave them tied down in his basement.

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