7.23 Survival of the Fittest

Title	Survival Of The Fittest
Episode #	Season 7, Episode 23
First aired	May 18, 2012
Directed by	Robert Singer
Written by	Sera Gamble
On IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995117/
Outline
Monster	Dick Roman Leviathans
Timeline	May 2012
Location(s)
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Bobby
• Castiel
• Crowley
• Meg
• Dick Roman
• Kevin Tran

Definitions

• Prophet
• Leviathan
• SucroCorp
• The Word of God
• Rufus's Cabin

Music

• Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas

• Vincent by Don MacLean plays while Castiel sits in the car

• Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf plays during the Impala's return

Quotes

Castiel: How important is lipstick to you Dean?
Dean: Not very.

Meg (to Dean): Go ask him, he was your boyfriend first.

Trivia & References

The title of the episode "Survival of the Fittest" is a phrase commonly used to refer to the idea that in evolution, the organisms best suited to their environment will survive. source.

This is the last episode to be written by Sera Gamble. Sera has been with the show since the beginning - her first episode was 1.03 Dead in the Water with Raelle Tucker and she has written 29 episodes in total. Sera took over as showrunner in Season 6 after the departure of Eric Kripke. Showrunner for Season 8 is returning writer Jeremy Carver.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 7.23 Survival Of The Fittest (Transcript)

Promotion

• Episode title
• Written by Sera Gamble and directed by Robert Singer
• Recurring character for last 3 episodes
• Finale Official Synopsis
• Promo pics
• Promo clip
• CHCH promo
• Webclip
• Misha Collins previews the episode