#10: Ellen & Jo’s Deaths
“Abandon All Hope...”
Ellen and Jo Harvelle were a mother and daughter who ran a saloon that often catered to hunters of the supernatural. Frequent allies and a kind of pseudo family to Sam and Dean, Ellen and Jo join the boys on an incredibly dangerous mission to kill the Devil. During a hellhound attack, Jo is mortally wounded.
Hoping to buy time to give the brothers a shot at Satan, Ellen remains behind with her dying daughter and offers to help set off a bomb to kill the pursuing hellhounds. As heroic as Ellen’s sacrifice was, the Winchesters (and fans) likely would have given anything to have the mother-daughter team live to fight another day.
#9: Dean Stops Sam’s Sacrifice
“Sacrifice”
Speaking of sacrifices, season 8 sees Sam Winchester undergo a series of trials and challenges with the end goal of closing Hell forever. Unknown to him and his brother though, the trials will lead to his death. After Dean learns this information from a morally questionable angel, he returns in time to stop Sam from completing the final trial.
The most emotional part of the scene is the interaction between the brothers, as Sam reveals to Dean how much guilt he carries for the times he has let him down, which he feels led Dean to turn to others for help instead of him. Dean counters by telling Sam that his brother will always come first, no matter what.
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