Supernatural at Comic Con: Jensen Ackles
July 28, 2008 by Cynthia
Sunday was Supernatural day at Comic Con and myself and a few other reporters got to have a little five-on-one with Kripke and the boys.
Claiming to be sleep-deprived (they shot until 3 am on Saturday and had to be up nearly that early on Sunday to make Comic Con), but looking terrific nonetheless, Jensen Ackles sat down beside me with a big smile and a great deal of excitement over the new season.
But before that, he had fun lining up all of our little tape recorders in front of him, drawing them in like a gambler looking for sevens at the craps table. “Yeah, baby, bring it around!”
It’s no secret that Dean is coming back from Hell in the season opener, but still I warn you that there may be spoilers ahead.
Says Jensen of the new season, “It’s definitely a big turn in the direction it’s been heading for the past three seasons. Now they’re making Dean an integral part of the mythology of the show, which also means a lot more work for me.” He groans and shakes his head but it’s easy to see that it’s all for show. “I think Jared had four days off the first episode which is more than I’ve had in a season. Kripke’s words were ‘you’re a victim of your own success,’ so it’s kind of a double edged sword.
“Dean is not just trying to save his brother from his destiny, now [he's] trying to figure out what’s in store for himself. From what I understand, it’s going to be a pretty epic season.”
Rolling into a fourth season has its ups and downs. On the upside, he’s pleased by how the writing staff has been able to integrate what he’s brought to the character of Dean, seeing it very much as a collaborative process. But as much as he loves the role, he’s ready to call it quits after season five when his contract ends.
“I think five would be good,” And then he offers up a smirky smile. “If I was on Lost, then maybe it would be a different story, it’s 30 characters and I’m living in Hawaii with 5 days off an episode.” But he quickly turns it around into something much more important than the work load. “Putting the work aside, as far as the story goes, I would never want people to get tired of it. I would never want people to be like, ‘okay, they’re phoning it in now.’ I’d rather go out strong, leave them wanting more.”
When it comes time to reflect on the prior season, Jensen, Kripke and the others all have a twinge of disappointment in their voices. With the writer’s strike forcing them to unfold the “Dean’s deal” storyline faster than planned, it all didn’t come together as they’d hoped. The one episode that stood out for all of them, though, was “Ghostfacers.”
“I really loved shooting the “Ghostfacers” episode simply because it was a format we’d never dealt with before. Travis and AJ and those guys were hilarious to work with and very difficult to work with in the sense that our director just kinda let them go off page and improvise as much as they wanted. The difficultly came in just trying to keep a straight face through most of the takes.”
Jensen laughs softly as those days return to him and one person in particular comes to mind. “I’ll bust him, but Jared is not good at that. If anybody is going to crack first, it’s him, and oh man, once you get the giggles it’s hard to stop. That was fun, a good time.”
But Jensen didn’t have a particularly good time when it came to the final episodes. He was really pushed to his limits when it came to filming the final green screen shot of his descent into hell.
“It was miserable. I [spent] about four hours in prosthetics ’cause all those hooks and pieces through the wrists and cuffs and everything, and once I was done I walked on stage and they hooked me up. Cuffs around both wrists and both ankles and then just a belt harness [around my waist] so I was wired up with five different wires. Five guys wrenched me up about 13 feet in the air. I had so much [fake] blood all over me, the harness slipped and the buckle was piercing into my hip. I’m hanging there, all of my weight on this one buckle digging into my hip, and I hung there for what felt like ages and it got so bad that tears were rolling down my face and I was like, ‘let me down, you gotta let me down.’ It was tough, but it turned out to be a really cool shot.”
Click Here to Listen to Jensen Tell the Story
The only thing more torturous for Jensen than filming the final scene of the finale is being asked the question, “why did you make a horror movie on your summer vacation?”
From his reaction, I’d say he’s been asked this more than once. And though it seems like the answer should be a philosophical diatribe on why horror is an honorable art form, the actual answer is much simpler.
“I only had about two months off so there weren’t a whole lot of projects that I was even available for. So the fact that this fit right into that time constraint, it just kind worked out to be that one.”
And with that it’s time to move on, to more reporters and then a room packed full of several thousand screaming fans.
“It’s funny,” says Jensen. “We’re kind of isolated in this little corner of the world up in Vancouver and we spend so much time at work, we’re pretty much 8 days an episode, all day we’re there and the only people we see are each other. So when I come to places like this and I see people who thoroughly enjoy what [we're] doing, it’s very rewarding.”
Come back to SFUniverse for my interviews with Jared, Kripke, Sera Gamble, Ben Edlund and a word or two from The Ghostfacers themselves.
*** So what were Jensen and Jared doing in that photo I posted yesterday? Here’s the scoop. At the end of the press conference, the boys were rushed into a photo shoot with everyone taking shots of them at the same time. The flashes were going off fast and furious and it left the J’s a bit shell shocked, not to mention blind. So the first few snaps were kind of “mug shot,” and me, being the girl who doesn’t always realizes she’s talking out loud, suggested they give us something more interesting, like say “your best male model pose?” Next thing I know Jensen is unbuttoning his shirt and Jared is doing a ducky-lipped version of Blue Steele. Search around on the Internet and you’ll also find a “Captain Morgan” pose which I wasn’t fast enough to capture. Thanks guys! We love it that you can have fun with the fans!
All photos by CBoris, happy to have you share, make icons, whatever you like, but a link back to SFUniverse.com would be greatly appreciated.
People gravitate towards Dean not because the actor brings something extra to the part but because the Dean is written to be the obvious favorite(imo) I am not saying Jensen does not add layers – clearly he does, but Dean is the Jack Baur of supernatural – the wisecracking cool badass who gets to kill most of the bad guys, Sam is written as the emo kid who always needs his big brother to rescue him – I realise things have been changing in the last season but for the first two seasons thats how it has been. So yeah – many people like Dean more but the writing really sets it up like that. To those who say Sam fans should stop whining – if it was made clear that the first two episodes were all about Sam (and Jensen has said that the first two are all about Dean) then yeah Dean girls would be complaining a hell of alot louder than Sam fans. I am not concerned about who is in the mytharc or whatever – I am quite happy for Dean to be involved there – I just want the boys to share screentime – I know there will always be episodes that are more sam heavy and more dean heavy and as long as it balances out I am happy – but give me a break – its been months since we have seen the boys and if I am disappointed that I am maybe not going to see as much of sam as I am of Dean then that is my right – hey I miss my Sam – and the fact that Kripke comes across as a Dean girl has me worried – I don’t want the show to be all about Sam – I want it to be about Samndean.
Just wanted to say thank you the interview. It is good to hear JA`s thought about his character Dean and season 4 of SP. Jensen is amazing and adorable
Great interview. Great actor! Love you Jensen!!
Nice! Jensen looks good in the pictures as usual. That is however not why I like him. He is nice towards fans, acts splendidly and is down-to-earth. Looking forward to more breathtaking acting from you through season 4, Jensen. And also in MBV!!
“You all would whine about how Sam needed characterization AND you wanted him to keep the mytharc all to himself and then couldn’t understand why it would bother us that Dean had no part in the mytharc.”
I’m a Sam fan who is fine with Dean having a mythology of his own to play in. Splash around in the mytharc pool, Dean. Go for it, writers.
So, speaking only for myself, obviously, the worry for this particular Sam Fan is this: I’ve thought many times before that the show was going to really delve into some deep character exploration of Sam. Get to the bottom of his issues with John (especially the unresolved stuff after John’s death), or see him struggle with who/what he is, or really investigate where his very real fear of the hunting life that began at the age of eight came from and whether or not that was at the root of his rebellion, etc. There’s so many places they could have gone, but so far…not so much.
I have no doubt that in addition to Dean’s shiny new mytharc they’ll continue to give us his inner thoughts and feelings as they have in the past and probably have more episodes mapping out his dreams and/or nightmares in vivid technicolor so we know exactly what’s in his head in minute detail. However, I have no such history to draw on for Sam because they simply haven’t done it much yet, especially from the second season on, and I have no faith whatsoever that they will. Based on past experience, my trust that the writers give a damn about Sam’s psyche and inner landscape is about nil. So while I think it’s great that Dean gets to frolic in a mytharc all his own and the Dean fans are happy, I’m quite skeptical that the writers will listen to the concerns of the Sam fans and give them what they’ve been asking for all this time as well.
ANYWAY, that’s my particular concern. It isn’t because Jensen has a mytharc of his own, I honestly don’t care. It’s that I highly doubt we’ll get any serious insight into Sam. Ever. Kripke always seems to find something else to do. Maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised, but I highly, highly doubt it.
However, as this interview is about Jensen, it’s great to see how excited he is about the season and I wish him well. I’m sure he’ll do a great job angsting his way through a mytharc all his own.
Thanks SO MUCH for the interview, Cynthia.
Wow, S4 sounds like it is going to be FABULOUS!!!
On another (very depressing) note, Jensen and Jared are both fantastic, hardworking actors and wonderful people, and I find it saddening that people seem to demean one when his/her favourite character isn’t getting everything that said fan wanted and more. I understand that some Sam fans are worried (and, hey, there are some Dean fans who wonder if this new storyline will still somehow end up being all about Sam) but there is NO need to be rude!!
Once again, thanks Cynthia, and thank you to all you fans who commented rationally and respectfully, y’all are one of the reasons I love this online community so much!!!
I thought I was reading a positive comment from a Sam fan concerning Dean, when I first started to read yours, Charlotte. I quickly understood I was wrong….
You contradict your self, first you say you are fine with Dean having a mythology of his own, then you end it all with “…Jensen(?) has a mytharc of his own, I honestly don`t care..”
We have seen a lot of insight in both Deans (lets stick to characters her) and Sams psyche. Or do we only see what we want to see? MS pops in my mind firstly, then all comments throughout season 3 that showed Sams angst and despair when he thought about Deans deal, what about his angst in AVSC?
I think Krikpe has done Sam justice, and Dean to some extent. That Dean apparantly gets involved is great!!
Jensen is a fantastic actor! What he has given us with character Dean, is excellent! Jensen has turned a 1 dimensional character into a “real” likable person, who many adores, – just like we adore the actor himself.
Great interview!! Thank you for posting – it was good to hear that he is excited about his character and the show! Jensen is a nice person and a really talented actor! Keep up the good work, Jensen!!
Jensen Ackles rocks! He gives the sweetest and bestest interviews ever!
Thank you for giving us insight in the upcoming season.
I also want to ish Jensen good luck with MBV! I have read what especially Todd Farmer has written about JA, and Ja seems like a really likable guy! “The good guy – lets keep him safe”.
I have been a fan of Jensen Ackles for quite some time now. He is a great guy, yes, I know because I have met him.
Always patient, polite and respectful of his fans! Good interview with a good man!!
I like the post. And it seems like Jensen is a fine man. I mean, with his interviews, he answers all the questions just fine. I’ve read alot of interviews he have had, (some might be real or some aren’t), but he has this consistency that i believe other hollywood celebrities don’t have. I don’t even read anything or watched a times when he brags or something. And his role as Dean, he portrays it perfectly. And for Jared’s fans, put it this way right, the show would not go that way without him in it. The attention might be with Jensen since as we all know, his role as Dean is really interesting. And i don’t know, for some reason, he’s really good at it. And by the way, if noticed in the comic con, how gentlemen he was, when one of the lady writer were about to sitdown, he stood up and fixed her chair. So lets just hope the Seaon 4 will go well like the previous seasons which I believe it will. and for Jensen and Jared, you guys rocks!
and by the way. do you happen to have the reason why Jared said: You’ll gonna rebreak Jensen heart guys? I can’t quite figure out? Did Jensen and Danneel broke up or something?
spFan: I think what happened was that Jensen made a reference to Breakback mountain, realised it could be misunderstood, and said something like “easy, easy” to the audience, looked at Jared for support. Jared said then something like: “I`ll have to break Jensens heart” – meaning he didn`t want to do heartbreak mountain…… (Not that I think Jensen wanted to either)…. LOL …. That`s how I understood it…
Thank you Jensen, for a wonderful season 3, with great Ackting!! Good luck with MBV – looking forward to see it!! And of course I will follow Deans development in season 4! It will be a thrilling journey, because you play him!
Take care!!
ITA, Megan. It seems that some Sam fans just want the “Sam Winchester Hour” or something? Why all the complaining through comments in Jensen’s interview though?
So, Charlotte, I guess I’m confused about your feeling that we have not had any serious insight into Sam’s emotions this season. Do you mean to say that we didn’t learn that: Sam was upset and dismayed by Dean’s apparent disinterest in being saved, Sam felt frustrated by Dean and felt he should care about himself, Sam was concerned about Dean’s recklessness and just wanted his brother back (”just cuz”), Sam felt like he needed to be more like Dean because he’s being left alone “in this crap hole of a world”, Sam felt lost and depressed (and enjoys whiskey!) because he couldn’t find a way to save Dean, Sam didn’t want to celebrate Christmas because of bad childhood memories and the fact that it was Dean’s last Christmas, Sam was desperate enough to seek out a doctor who has the secret to immortality, Sam was convinced they would find a way to save Dean, but in the end, Sam was completely destroyed by Dean’s death? I think we’ve had serious insight into Sam in S3, and in every season.
It seems to me that there are a lot of Sam fans that just don’t want Dean to have any place in the mythology besides being Sam’s protector. I guess Dean could be a german shepherd for all they care.
Anyway, I haven’t been this excited about Supernatural since the second season, and I feel that BOTH brothers are going to have very exciting story lines this season.
Oh and spFan: I think the “breaking Jensen’s heart” referred to Jared saying “NO” to a western themed episode, but Jensen really wanting to do one (apparently wearing ass-less chaps!).
JENSEN!JENSEN!JENSENJENSEN!
JENSEN!JENSEN!JENSEN!JENSEN!
MYTHARC!MYTHARC!MYTHARC!
It’s a show people get a GRIP!
OH GREAT here we go again!!!! Some ppl need to get this through there head, SUPERNATURAL IS NOPT COMPLETE WITHOUT ONE OF THEM OUT OF THE PICTURE. THIS SHOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BOTH OF THEM. SERIOUSLY, I SAID THIS BEFORE AND IM GONNA SAY IT AGAIN, IF JENSEN AND JARED CAN GET ALONG AMAZINGLY WELL WHY CAN’T THE FANS.
Anyways. Love u Jensen, can’t wait for Season 4 to begin. and Jensen is such a great guy, and so is Jared. . Can’t wait to see jared’s interview. Gonna be awesome.
I’ve read lots of articles out of Comic Con and I have to say this one and the one with Jared’s interview are hands down my favorites.
Cynthia I think you have a really nice writing style and you go beyond the obvious to try and give us little pieces of who the boys really are.
Thanks for that.
Now I was hesitant to wade in to the wank. But I just have to say that every time I see someone complaining that Sam doesn’t get enough character development, I have to wonder if we watch the same show. Jared has done a great job bringing the different layers to Sam and made him a strong and complex character.
I think Sam fans do both their favorite character and the actor who plays him, a real disservice by this type of complaining. It’s like you are dismissing all the hard work he has put into the character over the years.
So much of the characterization of both boys is in the nuance and subtext that they bring beyond what’s just in the script. Granted Jensen was great at this out of the gate, but Jared has really developed these skills as well. When you keep insisting that Sam has no character, you seem to be implying that Jared is somehow failing in this and I just don’t think that’s fair or true.
Sorry but as a fan of both actors and characters , I just had to get that of my chest.
What about Dean fans who say that Dean is just a side kick. They aren’t watching the same show I am. Dean is the “Hero” of the Hunter arc and has been pivotal throughout all 3 seasons. I seem to recall Dean killing Yellow Eyes, something even John never managed. When Sam tried to kill him, YED disappeared. In my opinion even when Sam’s myth arc was in the forefront of an episode, Dean had to be there to save the day. For example, AHBL 1 — definitely a Sam heavy episode, but Sam DIED… Dean had a wonderful scene at the end of the show that to this point is one of my all time favorites. How did Sam get out of that? Dean saved him by sacrificing himself in AHBL 2; a Dean heavy episode. Another great episode that involved Sam’s myth arc and needed Dean to save the day; Jus in Bello (Dean heavy). Yeah the demons were coming to kill Sam for Lilith… but it was Dean dealing with Henricksen and it was Dean that had the plan that nearly got everyone out of a very rough situation. OK, Sam got to say some cool Latin, but Dean was king of that episode… I think by giving Dean powers (I hope they are giving Dean powers) and bringing him more into the myth arc, it will take him from being a person willing to sacrifice himself for anybody, but especially his brother (there is only so many times he can do that), to a person that can eliminate the powerful baddies without dying in the process (always a good thing in my book).
I think this change is a good thing. Sam won’t be pushed into the background, Dean will just be more capable of playing with the big boys. Now that Sam hopefully will have some powers that he can use against them, Dean needs that same kind of access to maintain the balance. Before this Season Sam may have had powers, but he couldn’t control them. I am hoping he will find control this Season. If he does, Dean needs to get powers also to maintain the balance. We can’t have Sam with powers and Dean without because then Sam will need to protect Dean and that will mess up the whole dynamic they have going on. Dean needs to be capable of still kicking butt even though they are going to be going against bigger and badder demons / monsters in these next two seasons. I think it is going to be great… it is just listening to people jump to conclusions that is tough.
I foind a bit strange Wanker, that you have to come here and tell how great you found Jareds interview???????
Personally I always enjoy Jensens take on things, interview with him is always highly appreciated and I loved this one!! Thank you for posting this!! I have read quite a few and listened to quite a few interviews with Jensen, and he is the best there is!!!
He seems like a really nice guy!!
Jensen you rock!! I am so happy to hear about season 4, and the way the writers will include Dean in the mytharc!! Superb!!
As for you film project, all the best! I am sure MBV will rock too!
Lovely interview! Lovely man!
I don`t think I have been this intrigued by an actor for a long time. He has been called the new Steve McQueen by Patrick Lussier (director of MBV). It will be interesting to follow the wonderfully talented Mr Ackles career!!!
Good to hear about the upcoming season 4 and Deans place in the mytharc is thrilling!
Thank you for posting this interview. I love to read about my favorite actor Jensen Ackles. He is fantastic in his role as Dean. It is good to see his hard work getting recognition!
Alisia chill.
I posted about both interviews here because I didn’t bother to read the comments in the Jared thread. I just assumed it would be more whining about how Sam has no character and since I’ve seen the same stuff posted on every single SPN board (probably by the same 3 or 4 fans), I didn’t want to read it again.
So when I saw it in this thread too, along with some rather nasty comments about the wonderful Jensen Ackles, I decided to state my opinion on how badly I think some of the Sam fans are behaving and have been for the past couple of years.
Debbie C, I agree that the Dean fans have also been whiny during much of the run of the show. However I have to admit that I have not seen too much of this since the season 3 finale. In fact comments from Dean fans have been almost universally positive since the season 4 spoilers came out.
At least they are able to recognize good stuff when they see it. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for my fellow Sam fans.
Sorry DebbieC, I forgot to add that I completely agree with you that there is going to be a ton of great stuff for both Sam and Dean this season and I can hardly wait for September 18 to arrive.
Wanker; my apologies!! I reread your comment, and I see I skipped a few words, you said this one and Jareds are the best…. Sorry. I read to fast first time and thought you only mentioned Jareds interview as the best. Therefore my comment. Sorry again!
Of course comments from dean fans have been universally posivtive since the season four spoilers have come out – the spoilers have all been about Dean – what could they possibly have to complain about?
Wanker, I didn’t read all the comments, but I did notice two comments in this thread that said something like it is about time they gave Dean and Jensen more to do than be a sidekick (just search for sidekick); one of those people later referred to Jensen as Jared’s purse holder. That type of thing seems to be a recurring complaint from Dean fans, just like the complaining from Sam fans that Dean gets all the characterizations, screen time, whatever. So far, the show I am watching is the story of two brothers. Sam needs Dean and Dean needs Sam. Up to this point, overall their screen time, lines, prominence seems to balance out in my opinion. It feels Dean heavy to me, but that might just be my desire to see Sam.
Now, it also might be my bias showing, but I tend to read most of those negative comments to be cracks against the writers, Kripke, or even Dean fans rather than against Dean/Jensen. Things like — write Sam out he might as well be a lamp… are kind of expressing worries (in a rather abrupt way) that Sam’s screen time will plummet; not drop, plummet. These were the same fears the Dean fans had after Dean went to Hell… I don’t know how many times I heard… what is it going to be the Sam show now? etc…. Jensen said that he had never had 4 days off in a season, let alone an episode. That makes Sam fans nervous… Especially considering the currently listed title for episode two. Since it is a spoiler, I will just tell people to check out IMDb if they are interested. Sometimes titles change, but this title kind of tells you what the prominent story line will be.
Since we all know there have been many episodes that are very heavy for one brother or the other… for example, Heart (Sam) and What is and What Should Never Be (Dean). Both are superior episodes that are heavy for one brother or the other, but the brothers interact enough that they will have a shot or two in each location, so they never seem to get a day off… Kind of like In My Time of Dying… Jensen was in every scene except for the quick scene with Bobby, and yet Jared was there often enough that he probably didn’t get much time off.
However, instead of looking like the show is going to be the “Dean show”; which some fans have intimated… My biggest fear, based on the writers’ and the boys’ interviews is that this is going to be the “Dean show” and the “Sam show”… the brothers are going to be separated for a period of time… Maybe Sam doesn’t believe that Dean is really his brother. Maybe he thinks he is a shapeshifter or the Trickster interfering again. Then, maybe Dean gets wind that Sam has been tinkering with his powers and the boys no longer trust each other and go their own ways on hunts for a while. That is my greatest fear. I didn’t like when they were fighting right after John’s death (I need my brotherly love)… But, I trust Kripke and company enough that if they are doing a heavy Dean episode or two to start, they will have a Sam heavy episode or two soon after.
Have faith and it will all work out
Now, now…. Tash, there has been a lot of spoilers about Sam too. Jared is excited about Sam, strange thing some of his fans are not………
This interview with talented, wonderful and really nice Jensen is great! Thank you for posting it! I think the development in his character is well deserved!!
Fully agree that Jensen Ackles has portrayed Dean wonderfully! And it is exciting that he has a place in the mytharc for season 4. Thank you for the interview! It will be thrilling to see season 4!
Wow, what Jensen went though for the last scene was so intense and it added to that scene because he was in agony as well. Great job and I can’t wait to see what is in store for Dean and Sam in season 4.
What a guy! Jensen Ackles rocks!
Continue the good work, you deserve an emmy for your part in SP!!
One of the best interviews I have read! Thank for giving us scoop about SP, and news about JA. Jensen is the best actor ever, nice towards fans and gives everything when he acts. Thank you for 3 thrilling seasons so far, and good luck with season 4 and MBV!!!!
Thank youf or this great interview with Jensen. Man, – I love that man and his Ackting!
“the spoilers have all been about Dean”
That’s a lie. Straight-up. There have been a ton of spoilers about Sam.
Your right there have been spoilers about sam, and they are exciting ones too, and probably we are over reacting as fans tend to do, as Dean fans have done plenty of times in the past. And I am not trashing on Jensen here – I do think he is a very good actor who does a great job of portraying Dean.This is about the writers and Kripke – I am just frustrated that the majority of spoilers are focused on Dean, and according to Jared, the spoilers about delving deep into what Sam has been up to and his emotional state won’t pan out until between eps 8 and 15. I have seen the title to ep 2 and yeah first off its hilarious but its also worrying as is alot of the tidbits we have been getting. Ok so I will wait – see how it pans out and hope I am wrong.
“Congratulations, Dean Girls. You Won.”
“I appreciate the sentiment, but we really shouldn’t take the credit. Jensen created Dean girls, and their adoration for Dean, by being so compelling in his portrayal. Whatever accolades, whatever benefits come out of this, they’re due solely to Jensen and his talent. He deserves every bit of them.”
Jensen’s compelling portrayal of Dean is responsible for one of the most vicious, toxic group of fangirls I’ve ever encountered on the net? I’m sure he’d be embarrassed if he read some of the bashing that’s come out of his side of the fandom. Samfans are used to getting ganged up on and shivved for their opinions, no matter what board it seems to be. And oftentimes moderators let it happen or take part themselves.
Jensen is an excellent actor and a decent guy, but seriously, Dean’s character probably receives about 3/4 of the characterisation and the plot already. You’d have to be a really bad actor to lose with those kinds of odds in your favor. Jensen gets actual lines of dialogue to help establish his character, he gets his motivations spelled out from one end of the season to the other, he gets to own the season premieres and the season finales. Now he’s in the mytharc, and unlike Sam, his role will probably be explored thoroughly and consistently over the entire season. Sam has never had an entire season devoted to him and his plotlines. Seasons 2 and 3 were not mytharc heavy, but Dean’s Deal sl loomed over everything. In Season 2, while there was a mytharc, the entire running set up was created for Dean to make his deal. Nothing they did with Sam actually mattered, as it was setup for Dean. Oh, and then he got to kill the YED while Sam was slammed up against a wall.
And as a Samfan, it feels great when Kripke talks to a group of show fans, and says that Dean is the real hero of the show, “sorry Sam fans.” Kripke insults us directly, not to mention Sam. I think we have every right to be worried about how this season could turn out. It might end up being fantastic, the best season ever, but really, Kripke has yet to show he can be trusted to treat Sam with the care and attention that he’s needed since Devil’s Trap/IMTOD.
Yes, this is a show about two brothers. At least I don’t erase Dean out of the scene and make him invisible when Sam is there. I watch both brothers. I love Sam because he feels so real to me, and I love Dean, too. But Sam is my favorite, and I want to believe Kripke cares about him. Kripke makes that belief hard for me, nearly every time he opens his mouth.
Okay guys, time for a truce. I haven’t moderated out any comments though I’ve come close on a couple.
Jensen and Jared and everyone on Supernatural work very hard to bring you a spectacular show every week. As it is they have to battle with the ratings, the budgets and being on the smallest of the main networks. What they need is a united front from all the fans to help make it through this coming year and the one after.
Many people think TV production is a glamorous life, and granted it has it’s perks, but when you remember that these guys put it all out there week after week — driving themselves to emotionally and physically difficult places — filming in snow and 100 degree heat. Filming until 3 in the morning, 14 hour days and that’s not including the press and the promos and scripts to be learned.
Yes, I know it’s not coal mining, but it’s a lot of work and they appreciate when you appreciate it. So let’s show them how much we appreciate what they do but talking in a positive way going forward.
Thanks!
Cyn
Tell em Cyn. PEOPLE GET A GRIP!
what a gr8t interview. for all the people moaning about the jensen having more scenes then jared i’d like to point out that most of season 1,2 was more focused on sam and his physic abilities -that was a gr8t storyline . i think that both brothers have had equal share of the story lines and i hope the guys will continue the great stories that supernatural have to offer ! love you both equally x x
hijensen ackles my name is maria
i love love supernatural i watch it every thursday
your a good actor
are you friends with jared padalecki.
your fan maria