Supernatural
Of the two brothers inSupernatural , Sam is often understand as the brains of the procedure . Often shown conduct research , work on the lap covering - top , and figuring out account , Sam provides much - needed aid when they figure out a case . In gain , Sam can think on his feet in unmanageable situations . On top of this , Sam seems more aware of the emotions of others . His empathy or excited intelligence / smarts is also high .
While we could take care at any episode ofSupernaturaland identify at least one smart Sam moment or two , we chose the following moments that do truly examine how smart Sam is as well as how valuable he is to the home stage business .
Wards The Trunk Of The Impala
Sam ’s intelligence service was quickly shew in the first season . Dean has been drive around ( and John before him ) with a massive amount of weapons inthe Impala body . Once they have the Colt , the heavy weapon that can bolt down nearly anything , it is also in the trunk . Obviously , the trunk of the Impala probably is n’t the safest space for such important particular , specially for the Colt . Sam decides to guard the trunk of theImpalain order to keep the Colt and other item in it secure from supernatural hands .
Drives The Woman In White Into The House
In the very first episode , Sam and Dean inquire a woman in white . While alive and after finding out about her hubby ’s infidelity , she drowned her two children , and then jump off a bridge to her death . Now , as a ghost , she targets men suspected of unfaithfulness . She even invite them as if to show further proof of their infidelity or potential to commit it . At her request , they take her home , and after bemoan that she can never go back , she kills them .
She endeavor to do the same to Sam . Although Sam has never been unfaithful , it does n’t weigh because in her mind – all human being will finally be unfaithful . Sam saves himself by driving the Impala and her into the house . Smart , he earn that her biggest reverence was to go home and have to front the children that she killed .
Figures Out Molly Isn’t Aware She’s A Ghost
Sam and Dean go looking for two ghosts in Season 2’sRoadkill . One of the ghosts come running toward their car , asking for help . Sam quickly realizes that Molly does n’t know that she ’s a touch .
He watch this quick and shares it with Dean . make this knowledge , both gives Sam fellow feeling for Molly , but also help them know how to work with her .
Senses Jack Isn’t Evil
When Jack ( Lucifer and Kelly Kline ’s son ) is born , a identification number of calamitous events occurred . Kelly Kline died . Then Cas was killed . Lucifer tried to find his son . A snare in the fabric of this world head them to see another human race , an alternate world that was n’t the kind . In that other world , their mother , Mary , in a moment of sacrifice helped her boys by staying behind with Lucifer . Also , Crowley died .
So , it is easy to see why Dean would think that Jack could be malefic . tot to this , Jack was born a young adult , not a babe . He also possesses a scary amount of power . However , Sam realizes that Jack deserves a prospect and was just move out of fear when he first zapped them with his ability . Sam look beyond the situation and sees more than most .
Figures Out How To Kill The Fear Ghost
Working with Bobby in Season 4 , they figure out how to kill the fearfulness touch that infect Dean . If they do n’t succeed , then Dean will die . While Bobby provides the needed research , that a ghost born of fear needs to be killed with fear , Sam picture out how to do it .
Cut to Bobby saying , " This is a terrible architectural plan . " as luck would have it , a terrible plan worked , and Dean lived to see another day .
Finishes Rowena’s Spell
time of year 15 relieve oneself Sam out to become awitch . It seems that his previous friendship with Rowena led to him learning magic from her . Apparently , he ’s a quick written report ( which does n’t surprise us ) . He finds a spell that Rowena had been working on to restore Mary back to corporal variant after Jack ( without a person ) had blasted Mary dead . The trance was almost finish . Sam was able to finish and do such a complicated spell to bring Eileen back to life is a testament to his intelligence .
Tricks The Poker Warlock
In Season 5 , a warlock have got a very particular poker secret plan where the meeter gamble with the years of their life , not money . If they deliver the goods , they can gain back their youth . If they do n’t , they chop-chop age and could go bad . Bobby decides to play , and he lose 25 class . Dean decides to avail get Bobby back his years , and he loses even more of his own years . Both Bobby and Dean do n’t want Sam to bring , thinking Sam to be a horrible salamander instrumentalist .
But Sam is telling and tricks the warlock by acting like he loses his nerveless when Dean is brought up , playing into the warlock ’s assumptions . In the remainder , Sam wins all the years back , and proves that he is a good stove poker player due to his intelligence . He can read his opponent , a acquisition both Bobby and Dean did n’t have .
Conducts A Reverse Exorcism
In Season 8 , upon learn that the Prophet Kevin ’s mom is being hold surety by demons , Sam and Dean go to save her . One of the daimon had inhibited her good acquaintance and goes to leave ; the inglorious smoke of its soulfulness exits .
Sam contain it by transmit a reverse dispossession and making the fiend soul go back into the organic structure it had left . When Dean ask how he did it , Sam casually say ( almost with a shrug ) that he just said the dispossession backward .
Outsmarts Famine, One Of The Horsemen
In Season 5 , the deadly horsemen walk the ground , and Sam and Dean try on to get the better of them . Famine encourages Sam to salute demon blood and to pop the demons currently protecting the horse fancier . Sam starts to do it , exorcising the fiend souls out of their homo vessels . However , he stops , and we see the dark mirky mortal at the level . Famine then eat the souls , and say Sam that Sam does n’t have the mogul to kill him .
Sam conceive on his feet , suppose , " You ’re correct , but it will work on them . " By exorcise the demons that Famine has eaten , the demons that are now inside Famine , Sam effectively kills Famine .
Learns Of Chuck/God’s Intent In Having Dean Kill Jack
In Season 14 , Chuck / God present the brothers with a horrifying foreign mission – to vote out Jack with a special gun that Chuck / God cook up . The only catch – whoever shoots it will suffer the same wound . Jack , now without much a someone , recently pop Mary Winchester . So , Dean believe that Jack must be put down . Chuck / God gives him a way to do it .
evidently , something fathom off with the scenario , and all throughout the episode , Sam is aware that something does n’t feel veracious . When he notices the way Chuck / God looks at Dean point the gun at Jack , he says , " Are you savor this . " In the end , Sam figures out that Chuck / God has been playing their whole life for his own use . In a prompt minute , Sam picks up the extra grease-gun and shoot God / Chuck . While it does n’t kill God / Chuck , the snap weaken him , giving the Winchesters a opportunity against the most powerful baddie they have ever play .
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