New Spoilery Sera Gamble Interview - Comic Con Special TV Guide Edition

Are we finished with the arc about Sam's memories of Hell?

No.   Sam herocially 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. 

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. 

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.

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.   

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. 

Will Sam and Dean be on the run a lot?

They will be.  We have new creatures in story for the boys.  We'll bring back some favorites and bring in some new ones.  There's an earth full of monsters and demons and evil spirits.  There's always another bad thing for Sam and Dean to kill. 

Like what?

Good old-gashioned monsters that eat people.  I was just pitched a story with a new creature that does nasty things to people.  We'll also have ghosts and a story with psychics and mediums.

Now that Dean has wiped the memories of ex-girlfriend Lisa and her son Ben - who had given him his once chance at living in a normal family situation - does that kill all chances for the boys to find true love and happiness?

It wasn't what I call a high point for Dean.  I don't think it's a statement about the rest of their lives necessarily, but it certainly is a statement about where they are today.

You’ve killed off or at best exiled anyone that the Winchesters have cared about, other than Bobby.  The show’s been pretty depressing lately.  Any chance for some fun and happiness next season?

There’s always been measure of darkness in the show.  This season, there is a fun story line that’s emerging.  There’s almost a tongue-in-cheek satirical quality to some of the story lines and mythology.  We definitely felt that after all the twists and turns of Season 6, we wanted to have some fun.  We’re all emo, but we’re ready for that. 

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. 

Any women?

Some of them are not gender-determined, actually.  [Laughs].  I guess that tell you that they are not love interests. 

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. 

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!

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Jim Beaver Interview - Comic Con 2011 Press Room

(Alice) Are you still feeling pretty secure that Bobby is going to live through all this?

Oh, I feel pretty secure about Bobby.  On the one hand, it’s “Supernatural.”  They could hammer Bobby’s brains out with a club and he’d probably be back a few episodes later.  I hope they don’t do that but, cause I’m not really a betting man.  Yeah, at this point it feels like that Bobby’s around for the long run. 

Anywhere you’d like Bobby to end up, romantically or otherwise?

That’s pretty much what we all want, isn’t it?  I think all of the characters on the show want to reach a point that they can just live lives of peace and have a real life, instead of always wondering if something is going to take over your brain or eat your face.  Whether there’s romance in Bobby’s life I don’t know.  They haven’t done much to hint about it so I don’t have any strong clues but I wouldn’t be adverse to it.  Romance is nice I hear. 

(Alice) Do you know how many episodes you’re going to be in this season?

I don’t.  I never know how many I’m going to be in.  I know I’m in the first three.  I don’t have any solid, written in stone information after that.  Bobby’s been in more episodes each season than the season before so I presume that at the very least I’ll be around as many as before.  There are no guarantees. 

What about Sheriff Rhodes coming back for a episode?

Sheriff...wait a minute, Sheriff Mills, played by Kim Rhodes.  I make the same mistake the other day.  I should remember because I played Sheriff Mills on “Harper’s Island.”  Kim Rhodes is coming back as Sheriff Mills, but not the one I played on “Harper’s Island.”  She‘s coming back for an episode maybe two.  I’m not certain about the second. The new big bad this season is really going to show it’s face in the second episode.  Sort of by coincidence Sheriff Mills is going to get caught up in that and I think she’s going to rely on Bobby a bit to help her out of the situation.  What happens after that I don’t know because I haven’t read a script past that.  But I think she’s going to be around somewhat. 

There are things I do know that I can’t talk about that made me but a big “maybe” on that.   There’s going to be some interesting infrastructure and geographical shifts in the show.  So a lot of things that Sam and Dean and Bobby have counted on, a lot of things that the audience have counted on, are going to get reshuffled.  I’m running out of synonyms for “reshuffled.” 

Is it possible the that Cas as God will have something to do with the reshuffling? 

I would say indirectly.  A lot of what the guys have counted on in the past isn’t going to work the same way.  They’re gonna have a lot of figuring out something new that does work.  And I don’t know how the writers are going to do it.

In the western episode Bobby makes a reference to “Deadwood.”  Was that scripted?

That was scripted. 

Was it a nod to you?

Yeah, I think so.  And a bit of a shout to the fact that I didn’t get to go back to the old West.  Still steaming about that one.  There were a couple of low key references to my past in that episode.  That one was definitely scripted.  A couple episodes later there was a demon version of Bobby, his name was Ellsworth, who was my character on “Deadwood.”  They’re not stumbling over this stuff.  They’re making it happen.  There was a reference to “Star Trek” in the western episode and originally it didn’t have anything to do my past.  I think I said something like “I only watch The Next Generation.”    Because my wife had been on “Deep Space Nine” and I asked them to change it to that so that made it a little personal but the “Deadwood” one was purely the writers.  I saw it and went, “That’s cool.”

(Alice)  How is Bobby’s relationship going to change with Castiel?  Since they were friends.

What’s happening with Castiel I think is so different than what the audience may expect.       It’s kind of hard for me to talk about how...You know I think...I can’t...The question about how long Bobby’s going be around, if I answered this question I can tell you how long he’ll be around.  About another ten minutes. 

Is the episode of Breaking Bad you’re on coming up?

Tonight!  I gotta get home. 

With that we were done with Jim.  Misha sat down, gave us a cordial greeting, and was rushed off to the panel.  That ended this year’s “Supernatural” press session.  It should be noted that in this press session there where 3 more camera crews and one more press table than before.  Each year that press room gets bigger and bigger.  It’s pretty exciting to see, although disappointing for those of us that have gotten used to having a turn with everyone.  I’m still happy with what I got though and as usual, the next season can’t get here fast enough.

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