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In 2019, after the release of the [[Hell Ghosts]] upon the world, Rowena chose to sacrifice herself to save the world by using her own body to imprison all of the souls and demons and cast them back into Hell. At Rowena's request, and with great reluctance, Sam was indeed the one who fatally stabbed Rowena. Everyone around her watched as she imprisoned the damned souls into her body and fell through the fissure into Hell as it closesclosed.

When the Winchesters and Castiel return to Hell in search of [[Michael]], they discover that Rowena's [[soul]] took up the empty position of Queen of Hell. Retaining her old personalityand her humanity, Rowena aids the Winchesters once again in the fight against [[God]] and even urges Dean and Castiel to mend their broken relationship.

While Rowena studies the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'' in [[Rowena's Apartment|her flat]], she is surprised by a sudden visit from Jack. He admits that he accidentally killed Mary and needs Rowena's help to undo it. She tells Jack there is a spell, ''Magice Necromantiorum,'' that they may be able to use. But when Sam and Dean arrive to the flat, Jack realizes that Rowena had been stalling and teleports Rowena and himself to the Bunker to collect the ingredients.

Following the return of [[Eileen Leahy]] as a [[ghost]], Dean suggests creating another Soul Catcher and sends Sam to [[Rowena's Apartment ]] to find her stash, suggesting that Sam can make one as he was Rowena's protégé. With the help of Eileen, Sam finds Rowena's magical stash, including journals of her spellwork throughout her life, and he becomes emotional at the reminder of his dead friend. Among Rowena's journals, Sam finds a [[resurrection]] spell Rowena had been creating to bring [[Mary Winchester]] back, one that Sam realizes can be used to bring back Eileen. Sam is subsequently captured by the remaining two witches, who suggest that Rowena specifically excluded Sam from being harmed by the curse because she wanted him to inherit her magical stash once she was gone. Sam is later able to kill the [[Witch Mother]] with a spell Rowena taught him and use Rowena's resurrection spell to bring back Eileen.

The Winchesters and [[Castiel]] use a spell from one of [[Rowena's Spellbooks]] to enter [[Hell]] in search of [[Michael]]. As the three fight with [[demons]], they are shocked when Rowena interrupts them. Rowena explains that following her death, she was able to seize control of Hell for herself and has now become the new Queen of Hellas a damned soul rather than an actual demon. Though she knows Michael may not be in Hell anymore, Rowena directs her demons to search for the [[archangel]] and talks to the trio in her throne room. She talks about how the demons fear her and despite the things she misses in being alive, she absolves Sam for killing her, assuring him that dying was one of the best things that happened to her. Noticing tension between Dean and Castiel, Rowena, noting her own long list of regrets from life, urges the two to make amends. Later, a demon brings word that Michael is no longer in Hell and the Winchesters take their leave.

Sam and Dean journey to Hell in search of [[the Occultum]]. Upon arriving they are met by a demon, and ask to see Rowena, whom the demon reveals is giving orientation to all the newly damned [[souls]], a fact the demon does not seem so enthused about, before telling Sam and Dean he'll take them to her. However it turns out to be a ruse set up by [[Sister Jo]] in exchange for releasing them from Hell. As a result, Sam and Dean kill the demons and leave Hell. ===[[15.15 Gimme Shelter]]===The [[crossroads demon]] [[Zack]] told Castiel and Jack that Rowena ended the practice of making demonic [[deals and pacts]], believing that souls on Earth will end up where they belong, essentially putting crossroads demons out of a job. She also closed Hell's doors, preventing demons from ascending into the world unless they're summoned. When Sam and Dean discover this, Dean shows pleasure at Rowena putting the demons in their place.

 '''Meta'''<div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;">*[https://larinah.tumblr.com/post/103997067282/rowena-magnus-and-the-island-of-dr-moreau Magnus, Rowena, and The Island of Doctor Moreau…on identity, isolation, and people who think they should be able to do whatever they want no matter who gets hurt] by larinah (November 2014); [https://web.archive.org/web/20180903160102/http://larinah.tumblr.com/post/103997067282/rowena-magnus-and-the-island-of-dr-moreau archive link]* [https://wwwdrsilverfish.tumblr.com/post/114748863374/rowenas-good-day-10x16 Rowena’s Good Day 10x16] by drsilverfish (March 2015); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190602220121/https://drsilverfish.tumblr.com/post/114748863374/rowenas-good-day-10x16 archive link]*[https://waywardsam.tumblr.com/post/173843642293 Lucifer vs. Rowena: A Study in Character Development] by waywardsam (May 2018); [http://archive.today/yipdN archive link]*[https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/177953354077/royalrowena-im-writing-this-for-rowena All in all, Funeralia is my favorite Rowena episode] by royalrowena (September 2018); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181227084147/https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/177953354077/royalrowena-im-writing-this-for-rowena archive link]*[https://mad-as-a-box-of-frogs.tumblr.com/post/187689636352/bollocks-rowena-in-beat-the-devil-13x21-best Rowena in Beat the Devil] by mad-as-a-box-of-frogs (September 2019); [https://web.archive.org/web/20200327014838/https://mad-as-a-box-of-frogs.tumblr.com/taggedpost/187689636352/bollocks-rowena-cosplay in-beat-the-devil-13x21-best archive link]*The Witch and the Winchesters by mittensmorgul (December 2019); [https://archiveofourown.org/works/21641770 AO3 link]* [https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/articles/article-archives/the-family/21000-nate-s-character-chat-supernatural-s-rowena Nate's Character Chat: Supernatural's Rowena Cosplay on Tumblr]-Character Study Video by Nate Winchester for The Winchester Family Business (Feb 23, 2018).</div>