<P> Upon Dean 's request , Death retrieves Sam 's soul from the Cage and returns it to him at the end of the sixth season 's mid-season finale `` Appointment in Samarra '' . He gives Sam 's mind a `` protective wall '' to prevent any negative effects it might have on him otherwise , but Death also warns him not to scratch at the wall he has built , or his memories from Hell will destroy him . However , Castiel , in an attempt to distract Dean and Bobby while he attempts to enter Purgatory , brings down the wall , ultimately causing Sam to remember his time in Hell . In the season finale , Sam spends much of the episode attempting to recoup his shattered soul , including the memories of his soulless self and tortured self . Once complete , he reawakens , though still struggling with the visions of the Cage that his soul endured . </P>
<P> Upon Dean 's request , Death retrieves Sam 's soul from the Cage and returns it to him at the end of the sixth season 's mid-season finale `` Appointment in Samarra '' . He gives Sam 's mind a `` protective wall '' to prevent any negative effects it might have on him otherwise , but Death also warns him not to scratch at the wall he has built , or his memories from Hell will destroy him . However , Castiel , in an attempt to distract Dean and Bobby while he attempts to enter Purgatory , brings down the wall , ultimately causing Sam to remember his time in Hell . In the season finale , Sam spends much of the episode attempting to recoup his shattered soul , including the memories of his soulless self and tortured self . Once complete , he reawakens , though still struggling with the visions of the Cage that his soul endured . </P>
supernatural who pulled sam out of the cage
supernatural who pulled sam out of the cage
Death
Death