‘Supernatural’ season 9 spoilers: Series boss on what’s next for Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
When “Supernatural” season 9 picks up with new episodes on The CW in January, it will be doing so with so many of its characters in completely new positions. For example, Sam may not really be Sam anymore. Instead, it is Gadreel, and it is unclear whether or not Jared Padalecki’s original character is still in there at all.
But one result of Gadreel’s possession is that it will be doing something that long has polarized fans: For at least a little while, it will force the two Winchesters to each go their separate ways. As executive producer Jeremy Carver tells Entertainment Weekly, this seperation is going to give us a chance to learn more about who Gadreel is, and start to figure out whether or not he will be able to survive.
“We’ve got Sam who’s being possessed and essentially taken over by Gadreel, an angel who’s done this horrible thing. And we’re going to reveal that Gadreel is more complex than we even may have presented him now….I think we’re going to see Gadreel put through his pieces a bit more by Metatron in terms of going down a dark path.”
Carver also is quick to defend the notion of separating Jared and Jensen Ackles characters, saying that it is part of a larger story; but, he also insinuates in here that this is not going to be a change that necessarily lasts forever:
“We frankly go where the story takes us and the story is about two brothers who go hunting monsters in their Impala — no one is more aware of that than we are. So in the same way that some folks may have been complaining that Castiel was apart from the boys when he was human, I like to think he’s gone on a pretty interesting journey. So to cut right to it, the boys might be apart but they’re not apart that long. We’re invested in good story but we’re also not crazy.”
There are also going to be some exciting standalone episodes that take place during the early part of the winter season, but we will have more on those as they start to come up.
Desizinnia
January 5, 2014 @ 11:11 pm
I hope the Gadreel story and struggle lasts longer! The problem with Spn for me is that lately they end the stories too quickly, solve the problems conveniently quick. I’d like them to keep the suspense for a little longer. Jared’s acting has been amazing this far as both Gadreel and Sam, and I bet he has enjoyed the challenge too :) Keep up the good work!
Sam
December 22, 2013 @ 10:22 am
Why in the world do I want to know about Gadreel? Love that Carver as the head of SPN still knows the boys are the heart and soul together but couldn’t give a flying fig about the angels and their story.
deb
December 21, 2013 @ 3:27 am
Actually, this doesn’t sound like anything new, in that it’s (ultimately) simply going to be more brother angst, a theme which has resonated for the past nine seasons. Something which is growing tiresome. *sigh* I wish Carver would discuss Cas. I would like to know something about where HIS story is going, as well.
Person
December 23, 2013 @ 1:58 pm
honestly, I really don’t care about Cas’s story anymore. I feel like his story has grown boring. Angel or Human, his presence has become more for fan fair then about the brothers.
I miss the days when the show was just about the brothers alone. That being said, I am trusting Carver to see what Gadreel has in store, but did they all forget the fiasco that was seasons six and seven? I hated Soulless!Sam, and so did Jensen.
As much as I would like the should to go on forever, it’s in the best interest of the boys if next year is the last. It’s just time.
tvmonkey
January 15, 2014 @ 12:36 pm
Soulless Sam was the only interesting part of season 6 and they should have let it play out for the entire season like they had planned, but instead fans whined and then Jensen whined and they dropped the storyline in favour of the Castiel show.