The Spear

The Spear is the 9th episode and the mid-season finale of Season 14. It will air on December 13, 2018.

Summary
Sam and Dean enlist the help of their pal Garth (guest star DJ Qualls) to gain inside information on what Michael may be planning. The brothers split up to each go after weapons that can aid in their fight against the Archangel, but this may be a fight our heroes cannot win.

Plot
TBA.

Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
 * Misha Collins as Castiel
 * Mark Pellegrino as Nick
 * Alexander Calvert as Jack Kline

Guest Stars

 * David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch
 * Yadira Guevara-Prip as Alternate Kaia Nieves
 * DJ Qualls as Garth Fitzgerald IV

Co-Stars

 * Andrea Drepaul as Melanie
 * Felisha Terrell as Alternate Michael
 * Alex Rose as Brett

Featured Supernatural Beings

 * Archangel
 * Dreamwalker
 * Nephilim
 * Seraph
 * Werewolf
 * Vampire

Featured Music

 * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

Continuity

 * Alternate Kaia Nieves previously appeared in The Scar.
 * Alternate Michael previously appeared in a flashback in The Scar.
 * Melanie previously appeared in Gods and Monsters.
 * Arthur Ketch previously appeared in Exodus.
 * Garth Fitzgerald IV previously appeared in Sharp Teeth.
 * Vampires were previously featured in Nightmare Logic.
 * Werewolves were previously featured in Gods and Monsters.
 * The Hyperbolic pulse generator was previously featured in LOTUS.
 * Kelly Kline was indirectly mentioned. She previously appeared in Byzantium.
 * Naomi and The Shadow were mentioned. They previously appeared in Byzantium.
 * Rowena MacLeod was mentioned. She previously appeared in Unhuman Nature.
 * Alternate Bobby Singer was mentioned. He previously appeared in Nightmare Logic.
 * Lucifer was mentioned. He previously appeared in Let the Good Times Roll.

Trivia

 * This is the tenth mid-season finale to feature all main characters of the current season with Asylum, Croatoan, Heaven and Hell, Abandon All Hope..., Death's Door, Citizen Fang, Holy Terror, The Things We Left Behind, and LOTUS being the first nine.
 * This is the second mid-season finale to be written by Robert Berens with The Bad Place being the first one.
 * This is the first time Garth meets Castiel and Jack.
 * This is the first time Jack meets Alternate Kaia Nieves.
 * As of this episode, Alternate Michael is the second Archangel in the series to use a female vessel with Raphael being the first one.
 * It is revealed in this episode that Garth Fitzgerald IV has a daughter.
 * Garth becomes a super werewolf in this episode.

Behind the Scenes
TBA.