Why Supernatural Killed Off Bobby In Season 7

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In Supernatural Season 7, Episode 10, "Death's Door," Bobby Singer has one of the most terrifying deaths in the entire show.

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Bobby Singer has encountered ghosts, vampires, demons and even many of Lucifer's own ships. So why did Supernatural kill Bobby in season 7?

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Bobby Singer was first introduced to the world of supernatural entities when a demon occupied his wife, and in response Bobby accidentally killed her.

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Bobby was not originally the main character in Supernatural, but became one of the most useful returning characters in the series.

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In Supernatural Season 7, Episode 10, "Death's Door," Bobby Singer is shot while Sam and Dean flee for the Leviathans.

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Supernatural writers murdered Bobby in the episode "Death's Door" to change the direction of the show in a way that would best affect the characters and the audience.

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While Bobby Singer appears on the show several times after "Death's Door", he is always haunted as an alternative version of the supernatural.

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This episode fully describes why Bobby Singer is loving and important to Sam and Dean in Supernatural.

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