‘Supernatural’ season 10, episode 12 preview: Jensen Ackles’ Dean becomes his younger self

After a few stories on “Supernatural” that were geared more specifically around the Mark of Cain, tonight’s episode felt like a breath of fresh air. Sure, the mark was still there, but seeing Charlie brought back some more of the classic “Supernatural” feeling. We’re a bit of a finicky fan in some ways, given that we miss the classic format when it’s gone, but then want more serialized episodes when we start to descend into too many monster-of-the-week plots.

For the time being, though, we have to say that we’re pretty excited about next week’s “About a Boy.” It is a chance to see Dean transform into a younger version of himself, but also see “Downton Abbey’s” own Mrs. Patmore in a role that is very different than the kindly character she is known. this one sounds like a blast, and you can see the synopsis below:

“Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate – people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking – Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel’s next victim and reverts to his 14 year old self.”

This episode has been teased for a little while, and thanks to that, there is probably more hype around it than there would be otherwise.

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