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gwaevalarinAre we finished with the arc about Sam's memories of Hell?
No. Sam heroically got it together to help his brother in the finale. He spent a lot of credit just to be vertical in that final scene (when he tried to rescue Dean from Castiel). He'll pay a really big price for that in the beginning of season 7.
Erm, when "he tried to rescue Dean from Castiel"? Dean wasn't in any danger from Castiel. They TALKED.
Now that Misha Collins is no longer a series regular, how much will we see Castiel?
I can't say exactly how much he'll be around without giving away a lot. We will see him in more than just the first episode. There's never been a character we've loved as much as Castiel or an actor loved as much as Misha. With the exception of Jared and Jensen, Supernatural has a long history of weaving characters in and out of the story.
We already know that Cas will be in the first two episodes, so "in more than just the first" doesn't really give us anything. I see what you did there, Sera.
I don't like how she talks about weaving characters in an out of the story again. That does not sound good, but I still hope she's only trying to set us on the wrong track. Probably wishful thinking, I know.
What does that mean for Castiel's story line?
I can't give away too much about it, but I can say that we plan to pick up very, very soon after where we left off and explain exactly what the transformation was for Cas, what he plans to do with the angels in Heaven and to Sam, Dean and Bobby, and to Crowley. The whole nine yards.
That doesn't sound good.
What we're saying is that Cas is not evil. He's transformed. That might not be good, but that's not mustache-twirling evil either.
Okay, that bit is having me more hopeful again. He is not evil. Exactly. Good to hear Sera state that so clearly. Also, from the spoilery pictures I've seen, and the tidbits of dialogue, I get the impression, that on some level, Cas will still be his "innocent" self, desperately trying to do the right thing. And that is something I may be able to get behind. Lost, lonely, confused Cas with godlike powers and the same old good intentions? We can talk about that.
Balthazar and Crowley have added great wit to the show. Is Balthazar truly dead? Will Crowley be back?
Cas really stabbed Balthazar with an angel knife, so he really killed him. But this is Supernatural. We often find ways to explore characters again in the future, and we really like Balthazar. And yeah, we will see Crowley again.
I hate that she doesn't leave us the possibility that there was something else going on in that scene. And I still refuse to accept it. Okay, so Castiel really stabbed and killed him. That doesn't mean that there wasn't more behind it, right? Like Balthazar's Grace merging with Cas' to help him deal with all those souls.
I still haven't seen Balthazar's beautiful wings, so he can't be dead dead.
And at least there seems to be a chance that he will be back. They said the same thing with Gabriel last season, and we never saw him again, so I'm not holding my breath, but... you know, there is hope.
YAY, Crowley!
Will goings-on in Heaven be a plot line this season?
We did the Apocalypse [in season 5], then we did the post-Apocalyptic civil war [in season 6]. Those were huge celestial stories. We’re interested in what happens on Earth in Season 7.
I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into this, but this does open up the possibility to "weave Cas out of the story" for a while. As in, the boys save him, and he returns to Heaven for some quiet to deal with everything that's happened. Or to clean up there again and do it right this time, with more experience and no Raphael around. He's alive, and as okay as can be expected under the circumstances, and he can always come back. Yes, wishful thinking again, I know. There are a thousand possibilities, some good, some bad, some acceptable. I'm just trying to get through the hiatus being as hopeful as I can.
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Does that mean some fresh blood or favorite faces from the past?
You will see some faces from the past - alive or dead. We also have some new recurring characters in mind.
I know about two so far. Faces from the past that is.
Any women?
Some of them are not gender-determined, actually. [Laughs]. I guess that tell you that they are not love interests.
Can I just be really annoyed for a moment, not only about this question and answer, but generally about how every female character has to be defined as love interest or no love interest from the moment they turn up? That's not making the whole women on Supernatural problem any better.
Will Sam and Dean’s half-brother Adam return? He seems to have been left languishing in Hell.
We have a couple of ideas. People ask me about him all the time and I promise that we haven’t forgotten about him.
I sure hope you haven't forgotten about him. It's not even that I care that much about Adam. I don't mind him, I guess I even like him. But he is an innocent, rotting in the most terrible place in hell with Michael and Lucifer, and the Winchesters are at least partly responsible for this. Not to mention that he IS their half-brother, and even though family may not end with blood, blood is still family. So the fact that they never even tried to save him, that they didn't so much as mention him, does not exactly reflect well on the boys.
And finally, what's the prognosis for the wrecked Impala?
Well, the last time we saw it, it was upside down! But it would have to be in a million pieces not to have Dean put it back together again!
I was never really worried about her, but good to know.
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No. Sam heroically got it together to help his brother in the finale. He spent a lot of credit just to be vertical in that final scene (when he tried to rescue Dean from Castiel). He'll pay a really big price for that in the beginning of season 7.
Erm, when "he tried to rescue Dean from Castiel"? Dean wasn't in any danger from Castiel. They TALKED.
Now that Misha Collins is no longer a series regular, how much will we see Castiel?
I can't say exactly how much he'll be around without giving away a lot. We will see him in more than just the first episode. There's never been a character we've loved as much as Castiel or an actor loved as much as Misha. With the exception of Jared and Jensen, Supernatural has a long history of weaving characters in and out of the story.
We already know that Cas will be in the first two episodes, so "in more than just the first" doesn't really give us anything. I see what you did there, Sera.
I don't like how she talks about weaving characters in an out of the story again. That does not sound good, but I still hope she's only trying to set us on the wrong track. Probably wishful thinking, I know.
What does that mean for Castiel's story line?
I can't give away too much about it, but I can say that we plan to pick up very, very soon after where we left off and explain exactly what the transformation was for Cas, what he plans to do with the angels in Heaven and to Sam, Dean and Bobby, and to Crowley. The whole nine yards.
That doesn't sound good.
What we're saying is that Cas is not evil. He's transformed. That might not be good, but that's not mustache-twirling evil either.
Okay, that bit is having me more hopeful again. He is not evil. Exactly. Good to hear Sera state that so clearly. Also, from the spoilery pictures I've seen, and the tidbits of dialogue, I get the impression, that on some level, Cas will still be his "innocent" self, desperately trying to do the right thing. And that is something I may be able to get behind. Lost, lonely, confused Cas with godlike powers and the same old good intentions? We can talk about that.
Balthazar and Crowley have added great wit to the show. Is Balthazar truly dead? Will Crowley be back?
Cas really stabbed Balthazar with an angel knife, so he really killed him. But this is Supernatural. We often find ways to explore characters again in the future, and we really like Balthazar. And yeah, we will see Crowley again.
I hate that she doesn't leave us the possibility that there was something else going on in that scene. And I still refuse to accept it. Okay, so Castiel really stabbed and killed him. That doesn't mean that there wasn't more behind it, right? Like Balthazar's Grace merging with Cas' to help him deal with all those souls.
I still haven't seen Balthazar's beautiful wings, so he can't be dead dead.
And at least there seems to be a chance that he will be back. They said the same thing with Gabriel last season, and we never saw him again, so I'm not holding my breath, but... you know, there is hope.
YAY, Crowley!
Will goings-on in Heaven be a plot line this season?
We did the Apocalypse [in season 5], then we did the post-Apocalyptic civil war [in season 6]. Those were huge celestial stories. We’re interested in what happens on Earth in Season 7.
I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into this, but this does open up the possibility to "weave Cas out of the story" for a while. As in, the boys save him, and he returns to Heaven for some quiet to deal with everything that's happened. Or to clean up there again and do it right this time, with more experience and no Raphael around. He's alive, and as okay as can be expected under the circumstances, and he can always come back. Yes, wishful thinking again, I know. There are a thousand possibilities, some good, some bad, some acceptable. I'm just trying to get through the hiatus being as hopeful as I can.
[...]
Does that mean some fresh blood or favorite faces from the past?
You will see some faces from the past - alive or dead. We also have some new recurring characters in mind.
I know about two so far. Faces from the past that is.
Any women?
Some of them are not gender-determined, actually. [Laughs]. I guess that tell you that they are not love interests.
Can I just be really annoyed for a moment, not only about this question and answer, but generally about how every female character has to be defined as love interest or no love interest from the moment they turn up? That's not making the whole women on Supernatural problem any better.
Will Sam and Dean’s half-brother Adam return? He seems to have been left languishing in Hell.
We have a couple of ideas. People ask me about him all the time and I promise that we haven’t forgotten about him.
I sure hope you haven't forgotten about him. It's not even that I care that much about Adam. I don't mind him, I guess I even like him. But he is an innocent, rotting in the most terrible place in hell with Michael and Lucifer, and the Winchesters are at least partly responsible for this. Not to mention that he IS their half-brother, and even though family may not end with blood, blood is still family. So the fact that they never even tried to save him, that they didn't so much as mention him, does not exactly reflect well on the boys.
And finally, what's the prognosis for the wrecked Impala?
Well, the last time we saw it, it was upside down! But it would have to be in a million pieces not to have Dean put it back together again!
I was never really worried about her, but good to know.
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Date: 2011-07-23 07:57 am (UTC)Last year at this time I was all excited and couldn't wait for the Season premiere, but the closer it gets the more tied in knots I get this time around. I would almost prefer just writing Season 7 for myself and ignoring the show altogether.
I won't of course...I'll give it a chance but I'm not liking what I'm hearing!
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Date: 2011-07-23 08:56 am (UTC)The main difference is that I didn't have to worry about Cas back then. Unfortunately, that is the part that makes it so much tougher to deal with this year.
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Date: 2011-07-23 08:42 am (UTC)But YAAAAY for Crowley! I was really hoping he'd come back.
And I absolutely agree about Adam. It's not even that I care for him, but I think it's pointless and cruel to have him rot in the cage without anyone even trying to help him. It's OOC for both Sam and Dean (esp. Sam who has the first-hand experience of the cage) to leave him like this.
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Date: 2011-07-23 09:50 am (UTC)I honestly don't know what to think and expect at this point. I'm just holding on to interpretations that may mean that it'll turn out somewhat okay.
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Date: 2011-07-23 02:45 pm (UTC)And I am SO with you on the issue of Balthazar's non-existent wingprint. Sure, it's possible that they simply forgot to show it (they didn't show Anna's wingprint either), but . . . I don't think they'd just "forget" something that huge. And as Castiel said, Balthazar is now a part of him. So maybe we'll see Balthy again . . .
Poor, poor Adam. Abandoned by everyone. :(
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Date: 2011-07-23 05:51 pm (UTC)In addition to the missing wings, what I find weird is this: We stay in the exact same room for pretty much the rest of the episode, right? Yet there is no sign of Balthazar's vessel - or the wingprint - anywhere. It's like he just disappeared. Obviously, that could be a mistake as well, but maybe it wasn't.
Or if all else fails, and Balthazar really is just dead, Castiel could just use his new powers to bring him back.
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Date: 2011-07-27 06:41 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-07-27 10:41 pm (UTC)Her non-answers don't bring any real comfort. Sure, I'm slightly more hopeful that Cas won't be killed off, but I'm really not looking forward to him playing god. oh, sure it might be fun to read in a fan fic, but it's not something I ever wanted to see on screen.
And the knowledge that he's not evil per se is a semi-relief because I didn't want to see Cas 'transformed' either. Although Cas sounds like he's kept his innocence/naivete, I fell for Cas' personality, which we all saw was SO NOT there in the finale. *sigh* So yeah, I'm at a complete lost as to what we'll be seeing for him.
I especially do not like how he's cut off from the Winchesters. Why do they create something as awesome as TFW only to dismantle it? Don't they know (or care) that it's part of the appeal of the show?
As for Balthazar I've lost pretty much all hope for seeing him back on the show. Gwaevalarin's scenario of Castiel bringing Balty back from the dead is the most likely way that we'll see him again (which I'm not holding my breath for since they've done a lousy job at bringing back some of my other favorites).
And I always assumed that Crowley was coming back as Cas stated he had plans for him.
If they're trying to build up anticipation for season 7 they aren't doing a very good job at it are they?
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Date: 2011-07-29 08:56 am (UTC)I hope that next season Misha will play him in a way that makes the old Cas at least shine through. If we then get OUR Castiel back at some point, I think I can deal with the "transformation" for a while.
But really, I'm just holding on to every sparkle of hope I can find at this point.
As for Balthazar, I'm sure Cas could bring him back, but as long as he is powerful enough, why would he? He feels betrayed and doesn't understand that Balthazar only did what he did to protect him. And as soon as Cas is himself again - assuming that happens - and might understand, he won't have the power any more to do it.
I won't give up hope, but to be honest, I don't really expect him to return.