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SUPERNATURAL Season 11 DVD: Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles Look Back on The Darkness
“In a way, [Sam and Dean] always fight the good fight, no matter what they’re going through,” SUPERNATURAL star Jensen Ackles explains in an exclusive sneak peek from the show’s season 11 DVD/Blu-ray box set. In season 11 the brothers were had to fight the good fight after unleashing a primal and evil force on the world. In fact, it was the first evil force in existence: The Darkness. This being — also known as Amara — was “born” alongside God and acted as the darkness to his light.
But God locked her away from the world once he started creating the archangels and she had spent countless millennia stewing and waiting for her revenge. When the Winchesters unleashed her upon the earth, she spent the majority of season 11 trying to find her hidden brother and draw him out for a show-down.
In “The Winchester Mythology: Shedding Light on the Darkness” featurette on the show’s DVD/Blu-ray’s the cast and producers sit down to talk about how the Darkness fit into the show’s mythology and the sacrifices that the Winchesters were prepared to make in order to defeat her. We have an exclusive look at that featurette for you below.
The SUPERNATURAL season 11 DVD and Blu-ray is available as of September 6. For more details about the box set and special features, click here or head over to Amazon to purchase the set for yourself: DVD or Blu-ray.
SUPERNATURAL returns for an all new season on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW (browse through photos from the season 12 premiere).
SUPERNATURAL Season 11 is Out on Blu-ray and DVD Today
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own.
The eleventh season of SUPERNATURAL has landed on DVD, Blu-ray and digital release today (September 6). The show now stands as The CW’s longest-running scripted series and season 11 of SUPERNATURAL saw the show going back to its roots: its biblical roots, to be exact. The actions of Sam and Dean Winchester at the end of season 10 inadvertently released a villain known as The Darkness. As it turns out, The Darkness also goes by another name: Amara (a.k.a. God’s sister). As the yin to his yang, he locked away before her destructive nature could wipe out his creations.
The Winchester brothers were once again pitted between ancient good and evil forces in season 11, much as they were in season 5 when the apocalypse came calling. This time Dean was pulled towards the “darkness” side of the fight, as his connection to Amara via the Mark of Cain meant that he felt drawn towards her once she manifested herself as a human (albeit with incredible powers) and vice versa. Meanwhile, Lucifer (who had been locked away thanks to Sam’s sacrifice at the end of season 5) took the reappearance of his “aunt” as a chance to escape Hell. And, thanks to Castiel, he inhabited the other angel’s body, escaped his cage and was roaming the earth once again, humiliating and dethroning Crowley as the King of Hell (a fact Crowley definitely wasn’t happy about).
In the end, Dean was prepared to sacrifice himself in order to destroy Amara. But the reappearance of God (a.k.a. Chuck) meant that He and His sister could work out some long-festering sibling issues and went off together in order to heal. Whether these two ancient beings will ever return to SUPERNATURAL in the future is anyone’s guess, but since no one ever really disappears on this show we’re assuming they’ll pop up again before the series ends.
The end of season 11 introduced two new arcs for season 12, including the British Men of Letters. This group — formerly associated with the Men of Letters that Sam and Dean’s grandfather belonged to — isn’t too happy that the Winchester brothers have been wreaking havoc in the U.S. over the years and nearly ended the world a bunch of times. And one of them — Lady Toni Bevell — came to collect the brothers and get them in line. But all she found was Sam, who believed that his brother was dead. After shooting him off-screen, it looks like the younger Winchester brother is in serious danger and is without his brother or his familiar allies. Finally, Amara gifted Dean with a monumental present as thanks for reuniting her and her brother: the return of his mother, Mary. After being dead for three decades, Mary Winchester is back and she will have to get used to life in the 21st century and get to know the two grown men who were just young children when she died all the way back in the pilot.
The DVD and Blu-ray sets of SUPERNATURAL contain a wealth of special features that will be sure to delight SUPERNATURAL fans — particularly those who are interested in the behind the scenes details.
- Jensen Ackles on Directing “The Bad Seed”. Star Jensen Ackles takes viewers behind the scenes of latest directing gig for the show. There’s interviewes with co-stars Jared Padalecki and Mark Sheppard, Production Designer Jerry Wanek and co-writers Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Lemming.
- On Set With SPN: The Real Fan Contest. Two fans – one from the US and one from Japan – won an online contest held by Warner Bros last year. They each took one friend to Vancouver for the ultimate set visit and behind the scenes look at the show.
- The Winchester Mythology: Shedding Light on the Darkness. The actors and producers talk about the Darkness and how she fit into the storyline for season 11. Watch an exclusive sneak peek from this featurette.
- Digital Magic: Enhancing the Sets with VFX. SUPERNATURAL is a show with quite a few visual effects, whether big or small. This featurette takes you behind the scenes with the VFX and art departments and focuses on two big VFX projects for season 11: building Lucifer’s cage in Hell and the submarine in “The Vessel”.
- Deleted Scenes. There’s deleted scenes for numberous episodes in season 11.
- Gag Reel. The gag reel for SUPERNATURAL is always an instant classic.
- Supernatural 2015 Comic-Con panel
- Audio Commentary. Watch three episodes (“Baby”, “Just My Imagination” and “Don’t Call Me Shurley”) with behind the scenes details from the writers, actors and directors.
Learn more about the season 11 box set below and then go order a copy for yourself on Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray.
SUPERNATURAL returns for an all new season on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW (browse through photos from the season 12 premiere).
The CW’s Longest-Running Scripted Series
SUPERNATURAL: THE COMPLETE ELEVENTH SEASON
Contains All 23 Episodes from Season Eleven
Plus over Four hours of Bonus Content including Featurettes, Commentaries, Deleted Scenes and a Gag Reel!
The Darkness Arrives On Blu-ray TM and DVD
September 6, 2016
The series that spawned several novels, magazines, comics, games, and even an anime series continues with more thrilling adventures as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season on Blu-rayTM including Digital HD and DVD on September 6, 2016. The set contains all 23 gripping episodes from Season Eleven and is packed with over four hours of bonus content – including featurettes, commentaries, the show’s packed Comic-Con panel, deleted scenes, and a priceless gag reel. Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season is priced to own at $49.99 SRP on DVD and $54.97 SRP on Blu-ray including Digital HD.
Season Eleven plunges Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) into extreme peril as they face The Darkness, a sinister new menace unleashed upon the Earth. They continue their monster-hunting missions, battling the usual werewolves, black-eyed demons and even a vengeful ghost in a stuffed bunny costume, but with a sharp new focus: destroy The Darkness. Needing all the help they can get, the brothers turn to fallen angel Castiel (Misha Collins); the King of Hell, Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard) and even an unassuming God (Rob Benedict)– only to come face to face with Lucifer and Crowley’s power-hungry witch-mother Rowena (Ruth Connell). Strap yourself in for the Winchesters’ darkest adventures yet as they journey between Heaven and Hell in all 23 electrifying episodes of the epic suspense thriller.
“After eleven captivating seasons, there is no denying that Supernatural is an extraordinary TV success story,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “With both strong ratings on The CW and strong sales on home entertainment platforms, the series continues to enthrall its passionate and dedicated fan base. We are very excited to release Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season with four hours of bonus content for fans to add to their collection.”
Supernatural returns this fall, airing Thursdays at 9/8c on The CW, and stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th, Gilmore Girls) and Jensen Ackles (Smallville, My Bloody Valentine) as Sam and Dean Winchester, in addition to Misha Collins (24, Girl Interrupted) as Castiel and Mark A. Sheppard (In the Name of the Father, White Collar) as Crowley. Created by Eric Kripke (Revolution, Timeless), the eleventh season of the hit series was executive produced by Jeremy Carver (Being Human) and Phil Sgriccia (Smallville). Produced by Warner Bros. Television, Supernatural returns for its twelfth season this fall on The CW.
Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD Features
· On the Set with Supernatural: The Real Fan Contest
· Jensen Ackles on Directing “The Bad Seed”
· Digital Magic: Enhancing the sets with VFX
· The Winchester Mythology: The Darkness
· 2015 Comic-Con Panel
· 3 Audio Commentaries
· Deleted Scenes
· Gag Reel
23 One-Hour Episodes
1. Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire
2. Form and Void
3. The Bad Seed
4. Baby
5. Thin Lizzie
6. Our Little World
7. Plush
8. Just My Imagination
9. O Brother Where Are Thou?
10. The Devil in the Details
11. Into the Mystic
12. Don’t You Forget About Me
13. Love Hurts
14. The Vessel
15. Beyond the Mat
16. Safe House
17. Red Meat
18. Hell’s Angel
19. The Chitters
20. Don’t Call Me Shurley
21. All in the Family
22. We Happy Few
23. Alpha and Omega
Digital HD
The eleventh season of Supernatural is also currently available to own on Digital HD. Digital HD allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital HD is available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, CinemaNow, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. A Digital HD copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage through participating UltraViolet retail services including CinemaNow, Vudu and Flixster Video.
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SUPERNATURAL Season 12 Premiere Photos: The Return of Mary and the Quest to Save Sam
Two big things happened at the end of season 11 of SUPERNATURAL: Mary Winchester was brought back to life and Sam Winchester was kidnapped by the British Men of Letters (although the show wanted us to believe he might have been killed).
The CW has released photos from the season 12 premiere that reveal a few important facts: Sam is, indeed, still alive. He’s also tied up and being interrogated by Toni Bevell and tortured by a woman identified in the photo credits as Ms. Watt. As the younger Winchester brother suffers at the hands of the British MOL, Dean, Mary and Castiel are on a hunt to find and save Sam. And along the way, they too come in contact with Ms. Watt, who manages to bloody up the rescue group. Will Dean find his brother before the end of the season premiere? Only time will tell!
Thanks to spoilers from Comic-Con, we also know that once the brothers are reunited, both of them will understandably be concerned about Mary as a hunter. After all, we know how prone the Winchesters are towards protectiveness, so having her back in their lives after losing her so young will mean they’re doubly worried about losing her again.
Elsewhere in season 12, expect to see Castiel on the hunt for Lucifer, who will be inhabiting a new body soon enough. Crowley is also searching for the angel who stole his throne to get a little revenge.
Browse through the photos above and tune in for the season premiere of SUPERNATURAL on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
SUPERNATURAL Comic-Con Press Room: The Return of Mary, the Hunt for Sam and Lucifer and More
SUPERNATURAL stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Mark Sheppard and Misha Collins — along with executive producers Robert Singer and Andrew Dabb — spoke to reporters at Comic-Con about season 12. Guest stars Samantha Smith (Mary Winchester) and Ruth O’Connell (Rowena) also visited the press room.
The Hunt for Sam. The search for Sam takes over the first “couple of episodes,” Singer said. Sam is kind of going through hell with the British MOL. One thing they found interesting with this situation is that Sam thinks Dean is dead. “As far as he knew, the bomb blew up and that’s what saved the world. So he’s really excited to see Dean when Dean shows up.” Plus, Toni tells him his brother is dead. “That doesn’t take up too many episodes. We get that over with pretty quickly but I think [those episodes are] action-packed and all our characters are involved. Everybody has their own piece in those stories.” He thinks we get season off with a bang and will see everyone involved.
Dean Goes “TAKEN” When Sam Gets Captured. Dean doesn’t know what’s going on with Sam at first, but Sam thinks Dean is dead. Ackles said that Sam got shot at the end of the season and we see in the trailer for season 12 that he’s been captured. “[Sam] has no reason to believe Dean would even be coming for him. Dean’s got to figure out quickly what has happened, where [Sam[ is and it turns into a bit of TAKEN [the movie].” In fact, Ackles said the writers even kind of plagiarized a line from the TAKEN film. Not the “particular set of skills” line, but more like the “when I find you and I will find you” speech.
The Added Dynamic of Mary. Dabb doesn’t think that the introduction of Mary dramatically changes the the dynamics of the show as a whole because SUPERNATURAL has “always been about family and the show’s always about Sam and Dean.” There’s the “initial shock [of Mary’s return], of ‘Oh my God, Mom is back. What does this mean for us?’” But as that wears off, we’ll learn more about Mary as a person. She’s coming back into his world where her sons are adults and they’re adults doing the one thing she didn’t want them to do. The man she loves has passed away and changed a lot. “The John she knew was quiet, unassuming, [a] great guy, loving father. That’s not necessarily the John raising Sam and Dean. He was a very driven, very focused guy.” She feels a lot of guilt about that because if she hadn’t died, none of this would have happened. But from the point of view of Sam and Dean, “this isn’t a mistake. They’re heroes, they saved the world,” Dabb said. Smith also said that Mary’s return and the season is “all about family. About exploring the deeper dynamics of …. learning to be a mother to adult children and adult children learning what it’s like to have a mom that they never had. I think there will be a lot of soul-searching, layered exploration.” She went on to say that Mary is trying to absorb everything she can about this new world she’s in. She’s been dead for more than three decades and life is very different now. “And her children are adults and they were raised without her and her husband is gone.” It’s very much like a lot of noise is coming at her. “It’s Mary dealing with her stuff less than being at odds with either of her children.”
Exploring More About Mary’s Past. Dabb said that we’ll see Mary’s presence “for a while”. She’s not intended to be a one episode character and we will explore more about her “over the course of the season”. We will also learn more about parts of Mary’s history that we haven’t seen before. For example, we’ve been under the impression that once Mary married John she settled down and stopped hunting. “But we’re going to find out that that’s maybe not the whole story.” Expect to see flashbacks to explore this.
Related: Read teasers from the SUPERNATURAL Comic-Con panel
Mary as a Hunter. We’re going to see Mary as a badass hunter. That’s who she was and who she will be when she returns, Smith said. She’s had to do fight training and weapons training to prepare for season 12. “[Mary] will be hunting, I will be fighting and participating. And that is not something that my version of Mary has done so far.” Smith thinks that it will be really “fun for the audience to watch as Mary finds her footing in the current life that she’s given.” Smith also said that the introduction of creatures like angels (which Mary didn’t know about when she was a hunter) is “something that we explore in the first episode.”
Sam’s Reaction to Mary? The brothers will both react differently to meeting their mother, Padalecki said. “For me, what’s most exciting for playing Sam with Mary back in the picture, [is that]…we never saw Sam be a son. We saw him with his dad…but it was contentious. So now we see Sam with him mom, who he doesn’t….he never really knew her and has no ill will towards her. He never really knew her and Dean knew Mom, albeit for four years. But [Dean] has memories of Mom, pictures of Mom. He remembers the sandwiches she used to make. Sam doesn’t know that. He just knows that this is his mother and he loves her. But he doesn’t know her. I think Sam feels towards Mary the way Dean feels towards Sam. He wants to keep Mary safe. I mean, he lost Mary, he never really knew her. But Mary’s a hunter” and if Sam and Dean are going off on a hunt, then their mother will want to go with them. But Sam just wants to protect her, even if he should trust her and her skills. Sam blames his father for all the hunting stuff, Padalecki went on to explain, but you could argue it’s really Mary’s fault or the fault of her lineage. That being said, the “boys know that this is their life, this is what they’re good at, this is the way they can best help the world. So I think it’s a double-edged sword, but they’re grateful they’re in this life because they can do it better than anyone else. But I think we’re going to see Sam probably not want his mom to go out and hunt.” There will be “a few cute moments where Mary’s like ‘well, I’m your mother, you gotta listen’. It’s weird, but it’s kind of right.”
Dean’s Reaction to Mary. Dean’s major reaction to Mary was shown in the sizzle reel from the panel, which happens “face down in the dirt because she flips him down,” Ackles teased. She’s his mother, but she’s also a stranger. He was a toddler when she died and they don’t know each other very well. “That adjustment is going to be very tricky. Mary is also coming back and finding out her two sons are not only grown up and live in a world she is completely unfamiliar with as far as modern technology, but they’re also living in a world that she tried so desperately to get out of when she was alive, which is the hunter world. So now to find out that both of her sons are, indeed, hunters, I think is going to be [a lot] for her to process.” For Dean as well, “the vulnerability of having his mother now is going to be tricky to navigate because essentially it’s another way to force Dean or Sam to do something. Usually Dean only had to worry about his brother, but now he’s really going to have to worry about his mother and his brother.”
Cas’ Pursuit of Lucifer. Cas has Lucifer “in his scopes,” Collins said, after the archangel was pulled out of Cas at the end of last season. “He is bound and determined to find him and he’s pissed off that he made such a sacrifice to Lucifier at the end of last season only to have that be ultimately fruitless. So he’s got a bee in his bonnet for Lucifer and he is going after him pretty hardcore. He’s being forced to make compromises once again in terms of his allies in the hunt for Lucifer.”
Cas Mojo. “He’s got his mojo more or less,” Collins said about Castiel’s powers. “His wings are still….I mean, we haven’t addressed the issue of his wings yet, so it’s possible that his wings are repaired. But as far as I know, he’s unable to teleport.”
The British Men of Letters. Padalecki said that the British MOL and the Winchesters didn’t start off on the right foot at the end of season 11. We’ll soon come to learn that the British MOL are much more regimented and structured. “They know certain parts about the Winchesters that are true, but look bad on paper (ie. they started the Apocalypse, but they also stopped it too) and the Brits aren’t happy about it. But I hope we can come to an understanding.”
The New Lucifer. As announced during the panel, Rick Springfield will be playing a Lucifer vessel. Singer pointed out that Lucifer needs the vessel to say yes to being possessed. “He’s very good at the con.” One of the challenging things about the situation is that Vince (Springfield’s character) starts off as a guy who is “pretty sympathetic and he’s lost his wife. He’s tortured. Once he accepts Lucifer, he is evil incarnate. As an acting exercise it’s pretty intense. He’s written as pretty evil. It’s a good part.” Singer also confirmed that Springfield will play a little guitar on the show.
The Aftermath of God and the Darkness. Collins said they’re largely taking the action back to earth in the first part of the season so they haven’t explored much about what’s happening in Heaven since the whole God and Amara thing.
Rowena’s Taking a Break From Power Plays. “I was very hopeful that the end of the season [11] had impacted her and changed her,” O’Connell said. “And sure enough, when I got the script for [episode 12.02] , it has. It will be interesting to see where that picks up and where it goes from there. Ultimately I would love at some point for her to really dig in deep and really find power and strength, but I don’t know if that happens.” O’Connell also said that it will be interesting to see Rowena’s continued family dynamics with Crowley and maybe even Gavin and to especially to see Rowena’s reaction as a grandmother.
The Return of the Thule. They have something really cool coming up in episode 12.05 – it will be the “triumphant or not-so-triumphant” return for the Thule, who have decided to bring back Hitler. But the SUPERNATURAL version of Hitler is described as a “psychotic Richard Simmons.” Apparently “Sam and Dean are going to find Hitler,” Dabb teased. “And I think that’s opening up some interesting doors for us just in terms of doing more crazy stuff.”
The Monsters of SUPERNATURAL. Singer said that there aren’t many big new monsters to tease for season 12. But there “a great demon in one of the early [episodes]. We do our best when you take monsters that the audience knows about and you give them personalities or you put a different spin on them. Eric Kripke used to say ‘every villain is the hero of his own story’ and that’s something that we try to do. To give them a story as well. And that’s what I think have worked for us best.”
SUPERNATURAL returns for its twelfth season on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
SUPERNATURAL Comic-Con Panel: The Cast and Producers Tease Season 12
God and Amara made up in the season finale of SUPERNATURAL, putting aside millennia of family anger and heading off for some alone time. Meanwhile, Dean got a gift in the form of his resurrected mother, while an operative from the British Men of Letters may have shot Sam. And Cas got banished by the operative, while Crowley found himself adrift after losing his throne to Lucifer.
SUPERNATURAL stars Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Mark Sheppard and Misha Collins — along with producers Robert Singer and Andrew Dabb — took to the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to tease what’s to come in season 12.
11.22 – We opened with a sizzle reel from last season, featuring amusing fan reactions to episodes.
11.24 – We were also treated to scenes from the premiere. Dean asks his mother if she’s real and as he approaches her, she takes him down to the ground. There’s a few scenes of Mary and Dean in the car and Sam tied up in the back of a trunk and being burned by a blowtorch. Cas is fighting with an angel blade on a road and Mary seems confused by cell phones. Mary also says “I never wanted this for you and Sam”.
11.30 – Moderators Richard Speight and Rob Benedict introduce Jensen as having launched his career on “The Bowlegged and the Beautiful”.
Related: Read spoilers from the SUPERNATURAL Comic-Con press room
11.31 – “You don’t get bigger than God,” Singer said. “We’re going to try to get back to basics a little bit. Tell smaller stories. Some good old-fashioned horror stories. We’ve set up the British MOL and they’ll be part of what we’re doing. [Also in] the first part of the season, there’s a hunt for Lucifer.”
11.33 – Padalecki said that “Sam Winchester is alive. Because he’s not a lose-chester”. We will find out more about Toni, who is part of the British MOL and more about their worldwide society. We’ll also find out more about what they want from Sam and Dean in the episodes to come.
11.35 – How will the boys respond to Mary’s return? Ackles said that it presents the show with a dynamic we have never had. When Mary died, Sam was a baby and Dean was a child. “Dean grew up and Sam just got larger,” he joked. The children that she know, they’re now men, so the relationship is “kind of non-existent. It’s going to be an interesting situation of them trying to bridge that massive gap that occurred over the past 30 some odd years”. But how will she plug herself into their lives? Will that leave the brothers vulnerable? For the longest time the best way to get to one of the brothers is to trap one and get the other to come running, but throwing Mary into the mix can make them vulnerable too. He doesn’t know exactly where it will take the boys, but he’s excited for it.
11.37 – Samantha Smith (Mary Winchester) joins the panel.
11.38 – Smith said that Mary’s sons are now “older and taller than [she] is.” She’s always loved Mary and now she gets a chance to experience her from a whole new perspective. And now she doesn’t have to pass through as a ghost, so she’s having a lot of fun. “It could go anywhere”.
11.39 – Padalecki said that one of the things that SUPERNATURAL has been able to do is to explore “both sides of the equation”. One of the biggest things about the show is family and it will be an interesting dynamic to see someone like Mary who is 100% of Sam and Dean’s blood, we’ll find out more about how family is formed and what it means. It’s about “exploring that dynamic between two brothers and two sons again. Sam always had an issue with John for obvious reasons probably. But he dealt with it. Now Sam and Dean with their mother is starting anew.” Does blood make you family or is it about more than just sharing DNA?
11.42 – Dabb said that Mary has been mythologized to the brothers. They’re meeting someone who they have some knowledge of, but they don’t really know her. “We didn’t want things to be super easy”. She was raised a hunter and walked away from it like Sam did. But now she’s getting back into it. This is something they deeply want, but they understand family can be a vulnerability. Cas knows how important Mary has been to Sam and Dean, so he has a specific response to her as well.
11.43 – Collins said that Cas is back to a little bit of “Cas from season 4”. He thinks Cas’ wings are still broken, but he’s got a lot of his mojo. He’s angry and he’s got a fighting spirit and he’s after Lucifer. Collins also joked that Cas is tattling a lot to Mary.
11.44 – Collins said there’s an interesting dynamic between Cas and Mary because “in a way we’re outsiders”.
11.46 – Benedict’s hamster makes a reappearance at this panel.
11.49 – Sheppard said there’s a hint that “my family dynamic might be returning in a slightly more expanded scale. I genuinely love Ruth, but I cannot stand Rowena”.
11.50 – Ruth O’Connell also makes an appearance at the panel. “Hello, Mother,” Sheppard says dryly.
11.51 – Will any old characters return? Jody and Donna will be back, as will Claire and Alex. Gavin (Crowley’s son) will be back as well.
11.52 – Dabb said Rowena had a big move this past season. She’s wanted to be the power behind five different thrones since we met her. In season 12 she’s taking a step back and we’ll meet her “in kind of a funny and cool mindset”. But then she’ll be drawn back in. For Crowley, he’s been dethroned by Lucifer. Early on, revenge will be a driving force. In the future, Crowley’s relationship with the boys will keep developing.
11.54 – Singer said that Lucifer is going to try out a few different vessels, but he needs a strong one. The first vessel that he feels comfortable with is a rock star who is trying to make a comeback. His name will be Vince and we’ll see him in a few episodes early on. Vince will be played by Rick Springfield (he shot his first scene on Friday)! Dabb said that ruling Heaven or Hell lacks an appeal now. But being Lucifer comes with baggage, so he’s trying to take a bit of a vacation.
11.58 – Collins said that Cas became Lucifer because he was really down on himself (a bit of self-loathing and self-sacrifice).
11.59 – Padalecki said that he and Ackles “walked into a restaurant and someone said ‘Damn, are you here to kill ghosts or something?’ He seemed genuinely concerned.” He said sometimes when the light flickers or it gets cold, he says “it’s OK, guys, I got this”. Ackles said that the paranormal would probably be smart enough to steer clear of two guys who have played hunters for over a decade. “That being said, if we ever do run into an issue, I feel like I could handle myself”.
12.05 – In a surprise move, a questioner asks his girlfriend if she’ll marry him. The cast applauds.
12.07 – Ackles says the other day he asked his 3 year old daughter if Padalecki’s sons are her friends and she said “no, they’re my boys”. He assumes their kids are going to want to “stay in the family business”.
12.09 – Padalecki says that we have never seen the brothers have a proper dynamic as “being sons”. They get a chance to be boys again with Mary.
12.11 – Ackles says he’s looking forward to seeing the hunter side of Mary and the similarities in how she deals with the supernatural and how the boys deal with it.
Stay tuned for more from the SUPERNATURAL press room!
SUPERNATURAL returns for its twelfth season on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
Warner Bros. Comic-Con Bags: SUPERNATURAL, THE FLASH, LUCIFER and More
Warner Bros. and Comic-Con are once again teaming up on the official bags of SDCC, with 18 different versions for fans to enjoy, and this year, the cool convention carriers come with a hidden secret — an interactive, augmented reality experience courtesy of the visual discovery app Blippar. This year, it’s not what’s in the bag, but what’s on the bag — and just a few simple steps will allow fans to unlock the surprise content, using the Blippar app on iOS and Android devices.
To experience the special content from the bags, fans can download the free Blippar app to an iOS or Android mobile device, then scan the bag using the device’s camera via the Blippar app to unlock the exclusive augmented reality experience.
For more about how this AR experience will work, check out the video below. Warner Bros. Television series featured on the SDCC bags are THE 100, ARROW, THE BIG BANG THEORY, BLINDSPOT, DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, THE FLASH, GOTHAM, iZOMBIE, LUCIFER, SUPERGIRL, SUPERNATURAL and a combo bag with THE ORIGINALS and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. You can also see what the bags will look like in the slideshow above.
Warner Bros. at Comic-Con: SUPERNATURAL, BLINDSPOT, THE FLASH and More
Warner Bros is bringing 21 shows to San Diego Comic-Con in July, including DC series ARROW, THE FLASH, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and SUPERGIRL, as well as SUPERNATURAL, BLINDSPOT and newcomers RIVERDALE and POWERLESS and so much more.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
6:00–10:00 p.m. Warner Bros Preview Night Screenings: RIVERDALE, POWERLESS, PEOPLE OF EARTH, FREQUENCY, TIME AFTER TIME, TEEN TITANS GO! and JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION.
THURSDAY, JULY 21
10:15–11:15 a.m. Teen Titans Go! Video Presentation and Q&A — When there’s trouble, you know who to call…Teen Titans! When you want an awesome time at Comic-Con, you also know who to call…Teen Titans!!! Join a Titan-sized panel featuring producers Aaron Horvath (MAD) and Pete Michail (Space Racers) along with voice cast members Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton and Tara Strong for a screening and Q&A covering your favorite animated series. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on characters from DC, Teen Titans Go! airs Thursdays at 6/5c on Cartoon Network. Room 6DE
12:00–1:00 p.m. Justice League Action Video Presentation and Q&A — The world’s greatest Super Heroes return to television in Justice League Action, an all-new quarter-hour animated series. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman lead the DC Super Heroes against their most infamous foes in adventures packed with relentless thrills, fun and action. No need to wait for the good stuff to start; each 11-minute episode jumps in with lightning-paced action and heroics. Whether defending the Earth, facing invaders from space, or battling the bizarre forces of magic, the always-rotating team of Justice League heroes, are up to any challenge. Join producers Butch Lukic (Justice League), Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) and voice cast members Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) and Diedrich Bader (Batman: The Brave and The Bold) for a Q&A and exclusive sneak peek at this highly anticipated new series. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on characters from DC, Justice League Action is coming soon to Cartoon Network. Room 25ABC
FRIDAY, JULY 22
10:00–11:00 a.m. Inside The Big Bang Theory Writers’ Room — Join The Big Bang Theory writers as they return to San Diego to take you inside the biggest moments of season nine and behind-the-scenes of TVs #1 comedy! From the wedding to the baby news to Shamy’s big night, find out what goes into making the hit series each week, and how the writers keep things fresh after more than 200 episodes! Join the show’s executive producers and writers as they take you inside the writers’ room for a lively discussion and special video presentation. From Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, The Big Bang Theory returns for season 10 on September 19, airing Mondays at 8/7c on CBS. Ballroom 20
12:30–1:30 p.m. The 100 Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Following the climatic events of the season finale, join The 100 as the critically acclaimed series returns to San Diego for its annual appearance at Comic-Con. ALIE has been defeated, and The City of Light destroyed, but The 100’s victory is bittersweet as a new threat comes into focus. With the clock ticking and Earth’s radiation levels rising, our heroes must put aside their differences to save what remains of humanity. Will The 100 go quietly into that good night, or will they find hope and faith in each other, as they face their darkest chapter yet? Be among the first to find out what’s in store for season four. Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television, The 100 returns midseason with all-new episodes on The CW. Ballroom 20
2:00–2:30 p.m. People of Earth Pilot Screening and Q&A — From Emmy® winners Conan O’Brien (Conan) and Greg Daniels (The Office), and creator David Jenkins comes People of Earth, a half-hour single-camera comedy series about a support group for alien abductees. Join series star Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show), co-executive producer David Jenkins and executive producer Greg Daniels for a screening of the pilot episode followed by a Q&A. People of Earth centers on skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham (Cenac) who investigates a support group to write about its members’ supposed alien encounters. The more he digs into their oddball claims, however, the more he realizes a semblance of truth to their stories and, possibly, even signs that point to his own alien abduction. The onetime outsider now finds himself a part of this eclectic group of misfits, all the while struggling with the idea of knowing that life could exist beyond our world. Produced by Conaco in association with Warner Horizon Television, People of Earth is coming this fall to TBS. Room 6BCF
2:30–3:00 p.m. Powerless Pilot Screening and Q&A — It’s a Super Hero’s world. We just live in it. Join cast members Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), Danny Pudi (Community), Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory) along with executive producer Ben Queen (A to Z) and executive producer/director Michael Patrick Jann (Reno 911) for a screening of the pilot episode and Q&A covering the first comedy series set in the DC universe. Powerless is the story of Emily (Hudgens), a young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused when Super Heroes and Super Villains treat the city like their own personal battleground. Taking care of insurance needs one by one, Emily and her team of co-workers might not have any superpowers but they are out to make a difference in people’s lives and prove that you don’t need to have powers to be powerful! From Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from DC, Powerless premieres midseason on NBC. Room 6BCF
5:30–6:30 p.m. iZOMBIE Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Television’s only Zom-Com-Rom-Dram, returns to San Diego for their third appearance at Comic-Con. After experiencing the heart-pounding season two finale, be among the first to get the scoop on what’s in store for season three! Now that Clive is in the know about zombies, how will his dynamic with Liv change? With Ravi’s cure robbing Blaine of his memories, what will Major decide to do with his borrowed time? Will Peyton continue her efforts to take down crime lord, Mr. Boss? And will Vivian Stoll, new owner of Max Rager, succeed in making Seattle its zombie headquarters? Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars as well as executive producers Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (Veronica Mars). From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Spondoolie Productions and Warner Bros. Television and based upon characters created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred for Vertigo from DC Entertainment, iZOMBIE returns midseason with all-new episodes on The CW. Ballroom 20
SATURDAY, JULY 23
?11:00–11:45 a.m. The Vampire Diaries Special Video Presentation and Q&A — The cast and creative team behind The Vampire Diaries return to San Diego, for an exciting eighth appearance at Comic-Con! Series stars will join executive producers on stage for a video screening and Q&A session. From Bonanza Productions Inc., Outerbanks Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, The Vampire Diaries returns Friday, October 21, at 8/7c on The CW. Ballroom 20
?12:00–12:45 p.m. Blindspot Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Following the shocking first season finale, join Blindspot as the # 1 new series on broadcast TV from the 2015–16 season returns to San Diego for its second appearance at Comic-Con! Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander star in this one-hour action thriller from Berlanti Productions and Quinn’s House, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Stapleton stars as hardened FBI agent Kurt Weller, who is drawn into a complex conspiracy when a mysterious woman, with no memories of her past, is found in Times Square, her body completely covered in intricate cryptic tattoos. As Weller and his teammates at the FBI — Edgar Reade (Rob Brown), Tasha Zapata (Audrey Esparza) and the tech-savvy Patterson (Ashley Johnson) — begin to investigate the veritable road map of Jane Doe’s tattoos, they are drawn into a high-stakes underworld that twists and turns through a labyrinth of secrets and revelations — with the information exposing a larger conspiracy of crime, while bringing her closer to discovering the truth about her identity. Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson and writer/executive producer Martin Gero. Blindspot returns to NBC for its second season on September 14 at 10/9c, before moving to its regular time period of Wednesdays at 8/7c the following week. Indigo Ballroom
??12:50–1:25 p.m. The Originals Special Video Presentation and Q&A — The Originals returns for a fourth season with more supernatural intrigue, romance and bloodshed in The Big Easy. Join executive producers and series stars for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, The Originals will air midseason on The CW. Indigo Ballroom
1:30–2:05 p.m. Lucifer Special Video Presentation and Q&A — All Hell will break loose when Lucifer returns to heat things up in San Diego. Indulge your deepest desires and be among the first to get the scoop on what’s sure to be a devilishly fun second season! Join us for a sizzling sneak peek at season two, followed by a Q&A with series stars as well as executive producers Joe Henderson (White Collar) and Ildy Modrovich (CSI: Miami). From Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television and based upon characters created by Neal Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo from DC Entertainment, Lucifer returns September 19, airing Mondays 9/8c on FOX. Indigo Ballroom
2:10–3:00 p.m. Gotham Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Gotham’s origin story continues to unfold, and as the show enters its third season, the stakes will be higher than ever! Super Villains are continuing to push Gotham City toward the brink, and while Jim Gordon remains at the forefront of the fight against crime in this dangerously corrupt city, how far will he go to save Gotham? Throughout season two, Gordon’s moral compass wavered more than ever, creating both personal and professional dilemmas in his life as villains emerged from the city’s darkest places, including Arkham Asylum’s secret experimental lab, Indian Hill. Bruce Wayne also began to unravel some of Gotham City’s — and his family’s — deepest secrets, leading him to discover that Wayne Enterprises could be behind some very dangerous schemes poised to tear the city apart. Be among the first to see what’s in store for season three as Gotham returns to Comic-Con with a special video presentation, followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from DC, Gotham returns September 19 with all-new episodes airing Mondays at 8/7c on FOX. Indigo Ballroom
3:30–4:15 p.m. Supergirl Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Supergirl will be returning for more supercharged adventures in the show’s new home on The CW this fall! Wondering who’s in that pod, or what will be bringing Superman to National City? Join the series’ cast and creative team for a special video presentation, followed by a Q&A where they’ll discuss these season two hot topics and more! From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from DC, Supergirl’s second season will premiere Monday, October 10, at 8/7c on The CW. Ballroom 20
4:15–5:00 p.m. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Special Video Presentation and Q&A — After saving the world — and all of time — from the immortal madman Vandal Savage, then bidding farewell to two of their fellow comrades, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, the Legends received an unexpected visit from a mysterious new ally, Rex Tyler, who tasked the team with a brand new mission. What that mission is, how the Justice Society of America will factor in and who will be aboard the Waverider when The CW’s Super Hero team-up series returns for its second season are questions that the cast and creative team will seek to answer when they descend upon San Diego for their second visit to Comic-Con. From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from DC, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow returns Thursday, October 13, at 8/7c on The CW. Ballroom 20
5:00–5:45 p.m. The Flash Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Parallel universes…and doppelgangers…and man-sharks, oh my! The second season of The CW’s highest-rated series had more than its fair share of twists and turns, but none compared to Barry Allen’s jaw-dropping decision to go back in time and save his mother from his arch-nemesis, Reverse-Flash, a decision that called the entire timeline into question. But fear not, fans, you won’t have to wait until the fall to start getting answers to some of your most pressing questions, as the cast and creative team behind the show make their annual appearance at Comic-Con to begin giving fans insight into the show’s highly anticipated third season. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, and based on characters from DC, The Flash returns Tuesday, October 4, at 8/7c on The CW. Ballroom 20
5:45–6:30 p.m. Arrow Special Video Presentation and Q&A — In the face of worldwide nuclear destruction at the hands of the maniacal mystic known as Damien Darhk, Oliver Queen (aka Green Arrow) united Star City with a message of hope that allowed him to vanquish the season four Big Bad once and for all. However, our heroes’ triumph came at a cost, and the future of Team Arrow was left hanging in the balance. Now, as the show takes aim on season five, Oliver will set out to save his city from a new threat — one which he personally created — as both the newly appointed Mayor of Star City and as the Green Arrow. Returning to San Diego Comic-Con for the fifth consecutive year, the cast and creators of the hit CW series will be on-hand for a lively conversation surrounding the upcoming season. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, and based on characters from DC, Arrow returns Wednesday, October 5, at 8/7c on The CW. Ballroom 20
6:30 p.m.–7:20 p.m. Riverdale Pilot Screening and Q&A — Things aren’t always what you expect in Riverdale. Based on the iconic characters from Archie Comics and produced by Berlanti Productions (The Flash, Supergirl, Blindspot, Everwood), this one-hour drama is a bold, subversive take on the surreality of small-town life. As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom — and nothing feels the same. Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is still the all-American teen, but the summer’s events made him realize that he wants to pursue a career in music — and not follow in his dad’s footsteps — despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale’s young music teacher, Ms. Grundy (Sarah Habel). Which means Archie doesn’t have anyone who will mentor him — certainly not singer Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), who is only focused on her band, the soon-to-be-world-famous Pussycats. It’s all weighing heavily on Archie’s mind — as is his fractured friendship with budding writer and fellow classmate Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse). Meanwhile, girl-next-door Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) is anxious to see her crush Archie after being away all summer, but she’s not quite ready to reveal her true feelings to him. And Betty’s nerves — which are hardly soothed by her overbearing mother, Alice (Mädchen Amick) — aren’t the only thing holding her back. When a new student, Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), arrives in town from New York with her mother Hermione (Marisol Nichols), there’s an undeniable spark between she and Archie, even though Veronica doesn’t want to risk her new friendship with Betty by making a play for Archie. And then there’s Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch)… Riverdale’s Queen Bee is happy to stir up trouble amongst Archie, Betty, and Veronica, but Cheryl is keeping secrets of her own. What, exactly, is she hiding about the mysterious death of her twin brother, Jason? Riverdale may look like a quiet, sleepy town, but there are dangers in the shadows. Riverdale makes its Comic-Con debut with a screening of the complete pilot episode, followed by a Q&A with series stars and executive producers. Riverdale is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. Room 6BCF
7:25–8:15 p.m. Frequency Pilot Screening and Q&A — Based on the New Line feature film, Frequency is the story of a father and daughter who are supernaturally reunited two decades after his suspicious and untimely death. New York detective Raimy Sullivan was only 7 when her father, Frank Sullivan, an undercover cop, abandoned his family in pursuit of a case that led not only to his family’s breakup, but also his eventual death undercover. Always believing her dad died in disgrace as a corrupt cop, Raimy set forth to surpass him in law enforcement, rising through the ranks to detective. But everything she knows changes when somehow Raimy and Frank connect — across two decades — over Frank’s vintage ham radio in the garage. Where once Frank was lost in the shadows of his undercover work in 1996, he has now miraculously been found by his now-grown daughter in 2016. As they forge a new relationship while working together in two time periods to close an unsolved serial murder investigation, their emotional connection transcends time to not only repair the broken bonds of their family, but also defy fate and change the course of destiny. Frequency makes its Comic-Con debut with a screening of the complete pilot episode, followed by a Q&A with series stars Peyton List (The Tomorrow People, The Flash), Riley Smith (Nashville, The Messengers) and Mekhi Phifer (Torchwood, ER), along with executive producers Jeremy Carver (Supernatural, U.S. version of Being Human) and Jennifer Gwartz (Lethal Weapon, Veronica Mars). From Lin Pictures in association with Warner Bros. Television, Frequency premieres Wednesday, October 5, at 9/8c on The CW. Room 6BCF
8:20–9:15 p.m. Time After Time Pilot Screening and Q&A — Using the 1979 novel and movie as a launching point, Time After Time chronicles the epic adventures of a young H.G. Wells. At the age of 28, the 19th century scholar has yet to publish any of his landmark science fiction novels, but his idealistic thinking and radical ideas have led him to actually create a time machine. When his longtime friend — the charismatic (and secretly psychopathic) Dr. John Stevenson, aka Jack the Ripper — finds himself cornered by the authorities at Wells’ London home, he escapes to present-day New York City using the time machine. Naturally, Wells follows, but instead of the Utopian society he imagined would be in the future, he finds a world more aligned to Stevenson’s temperament. Fortunately, Wells meets up with Jane Walker, an assistant curator at a museum staging an exhibition on H.G. Wells, the Father of Science Fiction. As Wells and Jane come together, they will not only play a dangerous endgame with Stevenson, but also find themselves involved with the incredible characters and scenarios that inspired Wells’ War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau and more. An epic love story charged with danger and adventure, Time After Time gives an unpredictable spin on the mythology of H.G. Wells by looking at the world of today through the eyes of yesterday. Time After Time makes its Comic-Con debut with a screening of the complete pilot episode, followed by a Q&A with executive producers Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries, Dawson’s Creek, The Following, Scream movies) and Marcos Siega (Blindspot, The Following, The Vampire Diaries, Dexter, Cold Case, Veronica Mars) and series stars Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter films, Pitch Perfect, Game of Thrones, 13 Hours, UnREAL) and Genesis Rodriguez (Identity Thief, Man on a Ledge, Entourage, Big Hero 6). Based on the novel written by Karl Alexander and produced by Outerbanks Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television, Time After Time premieres midseason on ABC. Room 6BCF
SUNDAY, JULY 24
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Supernatural Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Join series stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th [2009]), Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine 3D), Misha Collins (Ringer) and Mark A. Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica), along with executive producers Robert Singer (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) and Andrew Dabb (Supernatural) in Hall H to answer questions from the audience about what’s in store for the 12th season of this exciting series! Fans will also be treated to an exclusive video presentation featuring series highlights, as well as a portion of the special features from the upcoming Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season DVD and Blu-ray™ release on September 6. The 12th season of Supernatural will premiere October 13 in its new Thursday time period at 9/8c on The CW. The series is produced by Kripke Enterprises Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Hall H
3:00–4:15 p.m. Animaniacs Live! — It’s time for Animaniacs…LIVE! Join the voice cast of the iconic animated series Animaniacs — Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille and Jess Harnell — along with series songwriter Randy Rogel for a zany, animany and totally insaney afternoon as they perform songs from the beloved cartoon. Animaniacs Live! will be coming to a city near you. For tour information, please visit www.animaniacslive.com.
SUPERNATURAL Season 11 Finale Recap: Who Survives the Final Confrontation With Amara?
The ultimate showdown between light and dark took place on the season finale of SUPERNATURAL, but was Dean Winchester (bound to the Darkness) a casualty of that battle?
We picked up the season finale of SUPERNATURAL exactly where the last episode left off. While Sam went to help an unconscious God, Dean tentatively approached what he thought was an unconscious Lucifer. But if you were paying attention in the last episode you know that Amara killed Lucifer. At the very least, she ripped him from Cas’s body. But God is weakened and our rag-tag team of heroes has a new problem: the sun is dying. Amara is seemingly going for the slow-but-steady route of killing the planet and everyone on it.
Fortunately, God still had some mojo, so he zapped the group back to the bunker and Dean immediately broke out the beer. He recognized the futility in trying to fix the sun and he’s pretty much done with everything unless Sam can give him something tangible to fight.
Meanwhile, over in England (a.k.a. Vancouver doubling for England), we met Lady Antonia (Toni) Bevel. After watching a news report about the sun’s strange behavior, she received a call with the 411 about what was really going down. While she headed down to a secret study in her basement, we saw there was a wall full of information about the brothers. Soon after, she kissed her sleeping son goodbye and headed off.
Rowena, meanwhile, was cozying up to God back in the bunker, making him some tea and the pair are bonding over horrible kids (Rowena’s sucking up to God was a high point of the episode). Sam was not happy that everyone was being so fatalistic about their situation, but he was determined that they figure out a plan. As Cas and Dean headed out on a beer run (where Dean told Cas that he’s been a great friend to the brothers), Sam called them back to the homestead. His new plan? He wants to kill Amara. But how?
God had the solution: the Darkness can be killed with light. Specifically, the force of 10,000 suns set to supernova. Since suns were not readily available, what could they use instead? Souls. Rowena offered to use souls to build a bomb. So Cas headed to heaven to ask the angels for some of their souls and Crowley agreed to go back to Hell to see what was left down there. And the brothers? They decided to round up some ghosts.
Sam and Dean headed to an old sanitarium that was very, very haunted and got to killing themselves some ghosts. Thanks to a crystal from Rowena, they managed to trap all the souls. But someone was spying on them….Billie the reaper.
Back at the bunker, Cas announced that the angels were refusing to help because they know God is dying. Instead, they’re sealing up heaven and preparing to die with dignity. Crowley also turned up nothing. Enter Billie, who was quickly brought up to speed on the plan. And she agreed to help them. After all, if you want souls, you just have to call a reaper. And gather up souls Billie definitely did — a couple hundred thousand, to be exact. She then bade the boys goodbye and Cas said they needed to bring the bomb to Amara via someone she trusted. Specifically…Dean. But Dean couldn’t just drop a bomb at Amara’s feet and run…he had to *be* the bomb. Once Rowena placed the souls inside Dean the clock was running, because he only had an hour to accomplish his task before becoming a walking, ticking time bomb.
While our heroes and villains built their soul bomb, Amara was hanging out in a beautiful park — possibly just waiting patiently for the world to die. An older lady stopped by to chat up the Darkness and Amara seemed…conflicted. Particularly when the woman started talking about the importance of family. “Even when you hate them, you still love them,” the lady said. And from the look on Amara’s face it appears that she agreed.
The Winchesters, God, Crowley and Cas all headed to Mary’s grave and Sam expressed concern about this crazy plan. But Dean insisted this was the only way. As Dean said goodbye to his friends and brother, he gave out a laundry list for his funeral. And then he was spirited away to Amara’s pretty park. Dean told her he was there to give himself to her as he slowly approached her. But she immediately knew about the bomb he was carrying. And yet, she wasn’t afraid, because he had never been able to hurt her. She also revealed that the sun was dying because God was dying — and that she too would cease to exist when God died and the universe died along with him.
At the same time, Crowley, Cas, Sam, God and Rowena headed to a bar to ride out the possible end. God continued to deteriorate, while Amara confessed to Dean that she just wanted God to pay. But Dean Winchester knows a thing or two about revenge and he explained that revenge was never the way to go. Family is the way to go and it’s the one thing that really matters. Back at the bar, Sam told God he just needed to hang on a little bit longer and then Chuck disappeared.
It turned out that Amara had summoned Chuck for a talk about family. She confessed how angry she was at God when he turned his attention from her and created the world, but she also doesn’t believe revenge will make her happy. “What you’ve made, it’s beautiful,” she told him. And then she took his hand and healed her brother, thus returning the power to the sun. Back at the bar, everyone believed that Dean had succeeded in the plan and was gone.
Meanwhile, God took back the souls from Dean, and he and Amara headed off for a family meeting. But before she disappeared, Amara thanked Dean for giving her what she really wanted. And in return, she would do the same for him.
Sam and Cas arrived back at the bunker and had a pretty terrible introduction to Lady Toni Bevel. She immediately banished Cas and then told Sam that the Men of Letters was taking him in. He’s caused too much trouble for too long. He resisted, naturally, and then….she shot him? Maybe. We don’t know because his body was off-side when her gun went off.
And then, in the cliffhanger moment, Dean was trying to find his way back to civilization when he heard a woman’s voice calling out for help. It was Mary Winchester. In the flesh.
“Mom?” he asked.
Fade to black.
This definitely wasn’t the best finale SUPERNATURAL has ever had. In fact, it was a bit of a let-down. Overall, there seemed to be a lack of urgency and strong emotion in this episode. Had this been a finale back in earlier seasons we would have seen stronger protestations from Sam about Dean’s plan, despite whatever he said about respecting his brother’s decisions. But perhaps the weakest aspect of it was Amara’s about-face. After a season full of anger and hatred we’re just supposed to believe she truly loves her brother? That may be true, but it doesn’t seem earned. Her rage at the world would have played out better all season if we had seen her having conflicting feelings about her brother before now. Family forms such a cornerstone of the SUPERNATURAL universe, but Amara was played as a straight villain for so long it’s hard to understand her motivations now. Regardless, the fact that the season ended without much of a fight also seems like a let-down. I don’t need an apocalypse to close out every season, but God and Amara just drifting off into the ether while holding hands seems….anti-climatic. After all that tension and build-up, where was the hard-won resolution?
Regardless, the end of another season of SUPERNATURAL is also a time to look ahead. The show finally seems ready to turn attention back to the Men of Letters arc with the introduction of Toni, which is a good thing. This is an arc that has a lot of untapped potential and hasn’t been a focus for the show in a long time. Naturally, I’m not even the least bit worried that Sam Winchester is dead, but watching him and Dean go head-to-head with old school Men of Letters members could be interesting next season. Of course, the biggest surprise/question is Mary. Is she alive again? Will she be a recurring character on the show? Or has Amara just given Dean a chance to see his mother in the flesh one more time? We’ve got more questions than answers right now, but that’s always the way with this show.
SUPERNATURAL will return this fall on The CW.



































