This is the last spoiler article I want to publish about Supernatural before the premiere tomorrow night (September 24). I don’t want to read or write anymore – I just want to watch the premiere!
But before we all hang up our hats, I do have a compilation of information and spoilers about season 6 from two very good interviews. The first is a long USA Weekend interview new showrunner Sera Gamble (USA Weekend also recently posted a sneak peek from the season premiere, which you can view here).
Sera reveals the following information:
- They had a plan in place for season 6 back in early season 5. But she doesn't want to commit to a definitive length of how long they will continue the storyline (ie. like Eric Kripke did with his "five year plan").
- The vampire episode (episode 6.05) is a lot of fun and will be a poke at recent vampire popular culture. The episode will contain a few very important character moments for Sam and Dean, but they're taking advantage of the fact that pop culture has a different view of vampires nowadays.
- Sam and Dean's relationship will continue to evolve over the first few episodes of the season. We'll also see some bombshells in their relationship. Sera likes the fact that the brothers have been apart for a year - this gives them an opportunity to develop their characters.
- The season premiere is primarily from Dean's point of view and is a kind of sequel to the original pilot episode. After the premiere, we'll learn more about Sam's story over the next few episodes.
- Dean's relationship with Lisa is less about him being in a romantic relationship than it is about him being part of a family unit.
- Lisa and Ben will not be disappearing after the season 6 premiere, but Dean's relationship with them as a family won't be easy after his brother returns.
- Expect season 6 to focus on a post-apocalyptic world where monsters are behaving differently (as suggested by the promo here). We'll see episodes with creatures we've never seen before and we'll see monsters we thought were extinct. The big question this season is why they're behaving in this manner, as well as their origins.
- Sera says episode 6.02 is really funny. Sam and Dean get saddled with a baby for most of the episode (see photos here). On a side note, it's nice to see that despite the new darker feel of the show that it won't be giving up the comedy aspect.
- Castiel will still be torn between his duties in heaven and his desire to help Sam and Dean on earth. He is back to being a full angel with all of his powers and new responsibilities in heaven. We may only see him in bits and pieces in the first half of the season, but as the season progresses we'll see Castiel more and he'll tie in more with the overall storyline.
- In addition to the reappearance of Grandpa Samuel Campbell, we'll also see some distant cousins of Sam and Dean, including Christian (Corin Nemec), and another female cousin named Gwen. There will be tension between Sam and Dean and their family. Despite always wanting a family connection, Sam and Dean have a tendency to only trust each other.
- They have written (but not yet shot) an episode about fairies. The script was penned by Ben Edlund and Sera says it's hilarious - but this isn't surprising since Edlund has written a lot of funny episodes for this show.
- The season will once again be a balance between serious issues between the brothers and funny episodes/moments.
The second interview comes courtesy of Eric @ IGN, who is currently touring the Supernatural set (and the sets of other WB shows) up in Vancouver with some other bloggers. They had an opportunity to sit down with Jared and Jensen to get their opinions about the season 6 storylines and a few tidbits about what's in store for their characters.
Jensen says it was difficult playing this new version of Dean (the domesticated family man). On a side note, a lot of people are taking this to mean that he's complaining about Dean's new storyline, but those in Vancouver have said that the boys are really excited about how challenging it is to play their characters differently this year. And for those fans who are complaining that this new version of Dean will be so out of character and sucky, let me remind you that Dean has always been loving with his family. As for sensitivity, this is the guy who the term "one perfect tear" was practically invented for. I used to argue with a co-worker about who cried more: Dean Winchester or Jack Shephard.
Season 6 will not be exactly like season 1, according to the boys. While we're going to be seeing more monsters of the week (including vampires, djinns and skinwalkers), expect these monsters to fit into an overarching storyline.
Jared thinks Sam's time in hell was worse than Dean's, because he was trapped inside the cage with two archangels. Whether this turns out to be true is anybody's guess. Jared does confirm that Sam's going to become more of a hardass.
Expect the boys to come to blows! Jensen confirms that the scene at the end of this promo where Dean is hitting Sam isn't edited to look like something else - Dean really beats up his brother. But they have their shared hunting history tying them together. While there is a strain in their relationship, they will get closer again.
So that's all I've got, folks. There's a little over a day until the new season of Supernatural premieres. Check back tomorrow night for a recap and don't forget to watch!
If this is "Dean Show" I refuse to watch.
In fact given that the premier episode is "Deancentric" I'm going out Friday night and will not TIVO it!
One Nielsen household not tuning in! :P
From what I hear, the first episode is just told primarily from Dean's point of view, but I think (especially with Sera running the show now – who's a dedicated SamGirl), that the show will also be focusing on Sam, his stint in hell and how he got out. I don't think it's going to be the Dean Show week after week.
Bjs3 do yoou even know what your talking about. They have already stated the first 2 episodes will be told from Deans point of view. If you are so willing to give up on 5 years of one of the best tv programmes out there because of a title of a episode, Then see ya because quite frankly you are no supernatural fan.