Supernatural: Hello, Cruel World

"Hello, Cruel World"
Series Supernatural Season 7, Episode 2
Air date	September 30th, 2011
Writers	Ben Edlund
Director	Guy Bee
Producers	Todd Aronauer; Kristin Cronin; Andrew Dabb; Ben Edlund; Sera Gamble; Adam Glass; Peter Johnson; Serge Ladouceur; Daniel Loflin; Craig Matheson; McG; Jim Michaels; Philip Sgriccia; Robert Singer; Jerry Wanek
Starring	Jared Padalecki; Jensen Ackles
Episode guide
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"Hello, Cruel World" is the first episode of season seven of the paranormal thriller series Supernatural and the 128th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Guy Bee with a script written by Ben Edlund. It first aired on the CW Network on Friday, September 30th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (EST).

Cast

Starring

Actor	Role
Jared Padalecki	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	Dean Winchester

Guest Starring

Actor	Role
Misha Collins	Castiel
Jim Beaver	Bobby Singer
Mark Pellegrino	Lucifer Morningstar
Kim Rhodes	Jody Mills

Co-Starring

Actor	Role
Cameron Bancroft	Doctor Gaines
Benito Martinez	Edgar
Olivia Steele-Falconer	Annie
Lori Triolo	Head nurse/Leviathan
Patti Allan	Madeline Hackett
Michael Rys	Hospital administrator
Hamza Adam	Forensics tech
Justin Breault	EMT
Travis Nelson	Manning/Leviathan
France Perras	Receiving nurse
Andrew MacFarlane	Scott
Jason Duiven	Williams/Leviathan

Appearances

Characters

• Annie
• Bobby Singer
• Castiel
• Dean Winchester
• Edgar
• Gaines
• Jody Mills
• Lucifer Morningstar (As an hallucination only)
• Madeline Hackett
• Manning
• Sam Winchester
• Scott
• Williams

Locations

• Kansas

• Stockville

• Stockville High School

• South Dakota

• Sioux Falls

• Morning Star Endeavors (As an hallucination only)
• Singer residence
• Singer Salvage Yard
• Sioux Falls General Hospital

Races & Animals

• Angels
• Demons
• Humans
• Leviathans
• Shape-shifters

Organizations

• Stockville Sharks

Items

• Fire poker
• Handgun
• Hell Cage
• Knife
• Scalpel
• Shotgun
• Syringe
• Wheelchair

Vehicles

• 1967 Chevy Impala
• Ambulance
• Taxicab

Powers

• Possession
• Regeneration
• Shape-shifting
• Superhuman strength

Miscellaneous

• Drinking beer
• Evisceration
• Full moon
• Gunshot victims
• Hallucinations
• Hospital
• Impalement
• Morgue
• Shot in the head
• Stabbings

Notes & Trivia

• Supernatural was created by Eric Kripke and developed for television by Kripke, McG and Ben Edlund. It was produced by Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television. The series ran for fifteen seasons from 2005 to 2020, spanning a total of 326 episodes. Although the primary cast consists only of Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) and Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester), it also features a semi-regular cast of recurring characters such as Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester (Sam and Dean's father), Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer, Samantha Ferris as Ellen Harvelle and Misha Collins as the angel Castiel.
• Director Guy Norman Bee is credited as Guy Bee in this episode.
• Actress Olivia Steele Falconer is credited as Olivia Steele-Falconer in this episode.
• Actor Isaiah Adam is credited as Hamza Adam in this episode.
• Named Leviathans featured in this episode include Annie, Doctor Gaines, and Edgar.

Allusions

• Dean Winchester uses the alias of Ian Anderson in this episode. Ian Anderson is the name of the lead singer and song writer of the progressive rock band Jethro Tull.

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See also

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External Links

• "Hello, Cruel World" at IMDB
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• "Hello, Cruel World" at the Supernatural Fandom

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Season Seven This article pertains to an episode from season seven of the Supernatural television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Supernatural season 7 episodes category. Episodes "Meet the New Boss" • "Hello, Cruel World" • "The Girl Next Door" • "Defending Your Life" • "Shut Up, Dr. Phil" • "Slash Fiction" • "The Mentalists" • "Season Seven, Time for a Wedding" • "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters" • "Death's Door" • "Adventures in Babysitting" • "Time After Time" • "The Slice Girls" • "Plunky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie" • "Repo Man" • "Out with the Old" • "The Born-Again Identity" • "Party On, Garth" • "Of Grave Importance" • "The Girl With the Dungeons & Dragons Tattoo" • "Reading is Fundamental" • "There Will Be Blood" • "Survival of the Fittest" Main characters Sam Winchester • Dean Winchester Supporting characters Castiel • Bobby Singer • Lucifer Morningstar • Crowley • Jody Mills