Hugs

Timing of Sam and Dean hugs by @spndeangirl

Sam: Sorry, I’m worried, you know? Ever since we locked Michael up, Dean’s been acting strange, and he just packed up and left, and then... Mary: What? Sam: He hugged me. Mary: That’s sweet. Sam: Mom, we don’t hug. I mean, we do, but only if it’s literally the end of the world, you know? – Sam and Mary Winchester, 14.11 Damaged Goods

The Winchesters are not really a huggy bunch – or so you might have thought back in season one. But careful analysis of the hug statistics reveals an increasing propensity for hugging not only other people, but also each other, culminating in the veritable hug orgy of season 8. However Castiel is perpetually overdue a hug or two.

In 14.11 Damaged Goods, the Winchester tendency not to hug is commented upon after Dean hugs Sam, Donna Hanscum, and Mary Winchester all in a short period of time. The fact that Dean did so is considered a sign that something is really wrong; Sam tells Mary that they usually don't hug unless it's literally the end of the world. Sam later hugs Rowena in 15.03 The Rupture as he kills her at her request.

See also Sexual Encounters

Episodes

Dean declaring his wuv for hugs in 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon.

Season 1

• 1.01 Pilot – John/Young Dean
• 1.06 Skin – Sam/Rebecca
• 1.07 Hook Man – Lori Sorenson/Sam
• 1.09 Home - Sam/Dean. DISPUTED - as Dean helps Sam after he is nearly strangled by the possessed lamp.
• 1.16 Shadow – Dean/John; John/Sam
• 1.18 Something Wicked – John/Young Sam

Season 2

• 2.11 Playthings – Susan/Sam
• 2.15 Tall Tales – Sam/Frat Pledge
• 2.19 Folsom Prison Blues – Deacon/Sam; Deacon/Dean
• 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be – Dean/Mary; Dean/Jess; Mary/Sam
• 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One – Ava Wilson/Sam; Dean/Sam (Sam is dead for most of the hug however)
• 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two – Dean/Sam; Dean/Ellen

Season 3

• 3.02 The Kids Are Alright – Lisa/Dean; Ben/Dean
• 3.11 Mystery Spot – Sam/Dean; Bobby (Gabriel)/Sam

Season 4

• 4.01 Lazarus Rising – Dean/Bobby; Sam/Dean; Pamela/Bobby
• 4.03 In the Beginning – Mary/John
• 4.04 Metamorphosis – Travis/Dean; Travis/Sam
• 4.10 Heaven and Hell – Pamela/Sam

Season 5

• 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil – Bobby/Dean; Bobby/Sam
• 5.02 Good God, Y'All – Ellen/Dean
• 5.14 My Bloody Valentine – Cupid/Dean; Cupid/Sam; Cupid/Castiel
• 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon – Young Sam/Dean; Dean/Mary; Pamela/Sam
• 5.22 Swan Song – Bobby/Sam; Dean/Bobby; Dean/Lisa

Season 6

Jared and Jensen rehearsing the hug from 6.12 Like A Virgin.

• 6.01 Exile on Main St. – Dean/Sam; Dean/Lisa; Samuel/Dean
• 6.12 Like a Virgin – Sam/Dean; Sam/Bobby

Season 7

• 7.07 The Mentalists – Dean/Melanie Golden
• 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding! – Garth/Dean
• 7.18 Party On, Garth – Garth/Sam; Garth/Dean
• 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental – Castiel/Sam & Dean

Season 8

• 8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin – Dean/Benny; Dean/Sam
• 8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy? – Kevin/Linda Tran; Dean/Castiel
• 8.06 Southern Comfort – Garth/Dean (x2); Garth/Sam
• 8.14 Trial and Error – Dean/Kevin
• 8.19 Taxi Driver – Dean/Benny; Bobby/Sam; Dean/Sam
• 8.20 Pac-Man Fever – Charlie/Dean (x3); Charlie/Sam (x2); Dean/Sam
• 8.23 Sacrifice – Dean/Sam

Season 9

• 9.04 Slumber Party – Charlie/Dean (x2); Charlie/Sam
• 9.07 Bad Boys – Dean/Sonny; Timmy/Dean
• 9.08 Rock and a Hard Place - Sam/Jody; Dean/Jody
• 9.11 First Born – Sam/Castiel
• 9.12 Sharp Teeth – Garth/Sam; Dean/Garth
• 9.17 Mother's Little Helper – Josie Sands (Abaddon)/Henry Winchester
• 9.18 Meta Fiction – Castiel/Gabriel
• 9.21 King of the Damned – Castiel/Dean; Castiel/Sam
• 9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles? – Sam/Dean

Season 10

• 10.08 Hibbing 911 - Sam/Jody; Dean/Jody
• 10.11 There's No Place Like Home – Dean/Charlie; Sam/Charlie (x2)
• 10.14 The Executioner's Song – Sam/Dean
• 10.18 Book of the Damned – Dean/Charlie; Sam/Charlie; Charlie/Castiel

Winchester Family Hug from 12.22 Who We Are

Season 11

• 11.02 Form and Void – Dean/Jenna
• 11.07 Plush – Dean/Sam/Donna
• 11.12 Don't You Forget About Me - Jody/Sam and Jody/Dean
• 11.16 Safe House – Sam/Dean
• 11.23 Alpha and Omega – Dean/Sam; Castiel/Dean

A farewell hug from Dean to Sam in 14.11 Damaged Goods.

John has a tearful goodbye with his boys.

Season 12

• 12.01 Keep Calm and Carry On – Mary/Dean; Castiel/Dean
• 12.02 Mamma Mia - Mary/Sam
• 12.03 The Foundry - Mary/Sam
• 12.04 American Nightmare - Sam/Magda Peterson
• 12.09 First Blood - Sam/Cas, Sam/Mary, Dean/Cas, Dean/Mary
• 12.16 Ladies Drink Free - Sam/Claire Novak, Claire Novak/Dean
• 12.17 The British Invasion - Eileen Leahy/Sam
• 12.22 Who We Are - Dean/Sam; Sam/Mary; Sam/Mary/Dean

Season 13

• 13.03 Patience - Dean/Missouri Mosely; Dean/Jody Mills
• 13.06 Tombstone - Dean/Cas; Sam/Cas; Jack/Cas
• 13.10 Wayward Sisters - Dean/Jody; Sam/Jody
• 13.11 Breakdown - Dean/Donna; Sam/Donna
• 13.21 Beat the Devil - Dean/Mary
• 13.22 Exodus - Sam/Mary; Dean/Sam; Sam/Charlie

Season 14

• 14.02 Gods and Monsters - Jack/his grandmother
• 14.03 The Scar - Dean/Jack; Dean/Jody; Sam/Jody
• 14.05 Nightmare Logic - Dean/Mary; Sam/Mary
• 14.08 Byzantium - Castiel/Jack; Kelly/Jack; Castiel/Kelly Kline; Dean/Jack
• 14.11 Damaged Goods - Dean/Sam; Dean/Donna Hanscum; Dean/Mary
• 14.12 Prophet and Loss - Dean/Sam
• 14.13 Lebanon - John/Sam/Dean
• 14.20 Moriah - Castiel/Jack

Sam and Dean reunited in Heaven.

Season 15

• 15.03 The Rupture - Sam/Rowena
• 15.06 Golden Time - Sam/Eileen Leahy
• 15.09 The Trap - Dean/Castiel
• 15.10 The Heroes' Journey - Dean/Garth (twice); Sam/Garth
• 15.11 The Gamblers - Castiel/Jack; Sam/Jack
• 15.12 Galaxy Brain - Dean/Kaia Nieves
• 15.16 Drag Me Away (From You) - Dean/Caitlin Johnson; Sam/Caitlin Johnson
• 15.18 Despair - Sam/Donna
• 15.19 Inherit the Earth - Dean/Sam
• 15.20 Carry On - Dean/Miracle; Dean/Sam

External links

• Fanvideo of Supernatural hugs by AshSPN
• SPN Hugs Charts & Graphs, entire series analysis by fogsrollingin