The CW’s long-running sci-fi/fantasy show has given us emotional upheavals over the course of 15 years. In fact, by the end of the first season, we learned to expect it. Although this makes it easier to deal with it. From breathtaking cliffhangers to beloved character deaths. supernatural became proficient at crippling their fans with outright grief, which often led us to deny what we had just seen.

The Winchesters were at the center of the show. More precisely, two brothers named Sam and Dean (Jared Padalecki as well as jensen), and fans immediately fell in love with them. With the family being the focal point in SPN, many characters have become so for boys over the years. After all, the family does not end in blood. But while every member of this wayward family has made an emotional impact on fans in some way, Sam and Dean’s heartbreaking moments will always have the opportunity to hit us a little differently. From the moment we first lost one of our brothers in Season 2 to that heartbreaking season 8 finale, these boys continue to have us reeling at the thought of these moments even years after they originally aired.

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. All. Finale - “Go On”

While in general supernatural The final, except for the first five minutes, made us cry, some moments were more striking than others. The final episode of this beloved show has always been heartbreaking. However, nothing could have prepared us for the fact that we will falter at the end.

While Dean’s death caused us emotional turmoil for nearly ten minutes straight, what little emotional balance we had left was shattered when the boys were reunited in heaven. Yes, even in his “pilot” clothes! It only made the end of the series even more real. And millions of people (including this author) were not ready to say goodbye to their beloved wayward monster hunters.

“Sammy, close your eyes.” - ‘Brother’s Keeper’

Heavily influenced by the Mark of Cain, Dean continues down a darker and darker path after Charlie’s death two episodes earlier. He kills the Styne family and brutally beats Castiel, nearly killing him with an angel blade, before warning him that he won’t hesitate to kill him or Sam if he sees them again.

When another hunter dies because of Dean’s fun, he summons Death (Julian Richings) to kill him before he can harm anyone else. Death refuses, but agrees to send him away in exchange for killing Sam. After convincing Sam that the world would be a better place without them, Sam reluctantly agrees, leading to a heartbreaking interaction between the two. And when Sam placed the photos of their mother and their children at Dean’s feet, what little emotional stability you had left immediately dissipated.

“I’m proud of us.” -‘Do you believe in miracles?’

We are accustomed to knowing that death is in the world SPN was not always consistent by the end of the second season. Most of the time it didn’t last long. Both Sam and Dean were experts at dying and immortalizing just as quickly. In Ash’s words, “you boys die more often than anyone I’ve ever met.”

But when Metatron stabbed Dean in the chest in the season nine finale, it was a devastating blow when he died in Sam’s arms shortly after. It’s easier to see that we knew he probably wouldn’t stay dead, didn’t make it look like Sam broke down while he cradled his beaten and bloodied brother. When he returned, to his surprise, he returned with bruises under his eyes, and thus Dinmon was born.

“Why don’t you believe in us too?” - “Prophet and Loss”

Episode 12 supernaturalThe penultimate season gave the fans a hit like we haven’t had in a while. Trying to find a way to save Dean and get Archangel Michael out of his head, Dean decides that the only way to protect everyone else is to lock himself forever in an unbreakable coffin at the bottom of the ocean.

After initially agreeing to help Dean with his plan in the previous episode, “Prophet and Loss” ended with Sam breaking down. The younger Winchester first punches his brother and then falls into his arms. Seeing and feeling the heartache in Sam’s words and expressions at the thought of losing his brother again was not easy.

“You walk out that door, never come back!” - “When the dam breaks”

The boys have had their fair share of fights, fights and disagreements over the years. There is no doubt about this. But the penultimate episode of the fourth season saw perhaps one of their worst fights of all. The fourth season was a bumpy one for the Winchester brothers, with Sam’s addiction to demonic blood, betrayal and secrecy at the forefront of much of the controversy. And ended in a violent confrontation between them.

With their relationship already in shambles, when Sam defends Ruby from Dean, Dean calls him a monster. Since Sam is pumped with demonic blood, his strength is inhuman and he effortlessly knocks Dean down. Sam goes so far as to strangle Dean, claiming he doesn’t know him, never knew him, and never will. He leaves Dean writhing in pain on the floor, who tells him, “If you walk out that door, never come back.” It was hard to see how the boys furiously gnawed each other’s throats.

“I wish I didn’t feel anything, Sammy.” - ‘Heaven and Hell’

Aside from the physical ailments Dean endured throughout his time in Hell, it understandably also caused him some emotional trauma. In the first half of the fourth season, Dean withdrew into himself and tried his best not to talk about his time in the pit, not wanting to pull the memories out. But everyone has a breaking point, and Dean got it at the end of the tenth episode.

Dean revealed that while it could have been four months for Sam, it was more like forty years for him, saying that for thirty years he had been tortured in ways he couldn’t imagine, and in the last ten years he started to torture. soul itself. Completely broken, he confessed that he wished he didn’t feel anything. Dean’s heartache, guilt, and emotional turmoil spread throughout the fans, leaving us to hesitate for a long time.

“Sic, Em, Boy.” - ‘No peace for the wicked’

This can be considered one of the most graphically gruesome moments in history. supernaturalFifteen years. After his deal with a demon to save Sam in the previous season, Dean’s time is up and the hellhounds come to take him. Sam, Dean and RubyKatie Cassidy) made one last attempt to save the older brother of the Winchesters, but, unfortunately, it did not end well.

In a shocking turn of events, Lilith possessed Ruby without the knowledge of the boys or fans. In a brutal and violent turn of events, Lilith’s possessed Ruby took great pleasure in setting the demon dogs on Dean, as Sam can only watch as the hellhounds tear his brother to shreds. If it wasn’t hard enough to see seeing a powerless Sam cradle his brother and then a battered and bloodied Dean screaming Sam as he was stuck in hell, you won’t be left with dry eyes as the season ended on one damn belly… punchy cliffhanger.

Editing - “Swan Song”

supernatural was supposed to last only five seasons. Showrunner Eric Kripke were adamant about it, but when the show got greenlit for a sixth season, they changed the ending to make room for another entry in the life of the Winchester brothers. In other words, Sam was never supposed to show up under the streetlight near Lisa’s house.

While the episode may have changed slightly, the basics remain the same. And our hearts were always meant to be broken. Through this montage of brothers over the years, Sam regains control, Dean is forced to watch his brother seemingly disappear forever into Hell. No matter how the series ended, we were in for an emotional ride.

“I had one job. And I ruined everything.” - “All Hell Breaks Free Part 2”

At the end of the second season, we first saw the death of one of the brothers. The second season was heavily focused on Sam and other people of varying powers who all encountered the Yellow Eyed Demon when they were children. Azazel led Sam to the abandoned city, and while Dean and Bobby found him in a brutal turn, they had to watch as one of the other captives brutally stabbed him in the back.

While Sam’s death scene broke us, nothing could have prepared us for when Dean would speak to Sam after he died. Among other things, Dean admitted that he felt that he had one job - to protect Sammy, but believes that he screwed up. It’s a heartbreaking scene that didn’t hold back, and the raw emotions behind the scene only intensified when Dean sold his soul to bring his little brother back to life.

“Didn’t you ever think that there was something, past or present, that I could put before you.” - ‘Victim’

The main storyline of the eighth season was to permanently close the gates of Hell, and with the help of Kevin Tran (Osric Chau), the boys figured out how to do it. But when it comes to the supernatural, things aren’t that simple. Price? Three Trials of God. Bathe in the blood of a hellhound, save an innocent soul from hell and cure a demon. So nothing serious, just your daily routine.

Season 8 culminated with a hell of a cliffhanger. But that’s not what made the fans reel. When Dean discovers that Sam will die if he completes the trials, he immediately informs Sam, but the younger doesn’t care about death, revealing that his biggest sin was how many times he let Dean down. This is one of the most excruciatingly memorable moments with Brother Winchester in the entire series, and every time he is able to take you out of action.