"No Rest for the Wicked" is the third-season finale of The CW television series Supernatural. Written by series creator Eric Kripke and directed by Kim Manners, the episode was first broadcast in the U.S. on May 15, 2008. The narrative follows Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), brothers who hunt supernatural creatures, as they attempt to save Dean's soul from damnation. The episode marks the final appearance of Katie Cassidy as the demon Ruby. The writers initially intended that Sam would save Dean, but the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike prevented the development of that storyline throughout the season. Dean is instead killed, and sent to Hell. The episode received high ratings for the season, and garnered generally positive reviews from critics. The decision to follow through with Dean's Hell- bound contract was praised, as were the performances of Padalecki and Ackles. Sierra McCormick was noted for her "creepy" demon character Lilith. Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked_(Supernatural)> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1602: English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold led the first recorded European expedition to visit Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Gosnold> 1864: American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out of the Shenandoah Valley. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market> 1911: Mexican Revolution: A force of Maderistas captured Torreón and proceeded to massacre 303 of the city's Chinese residents. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre%C3%B3n_massacre> 1948: The Australian cricket team, on tour in England, set a first- class world record that still stands by scoring 721 runs in a day against Essex. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1948> 1966: Disapproving of his handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ordered an attack on the forces of General Tôn Thất Đính and ousted him from the position. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4n_Th%E1%BA%A5t_%C4%90%C3%ADnh> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: familial: 1. Of or pertaining to a human family. 2. Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family. 3. (pathology) Inherited. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/familial> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:   It is a callous age; we have seen so many marvels that we are ashamed to marvel more; the seven wonders of the world have become seven thousand wonders.   --L. Frank Baum <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum>