Interview with 7x03 Guest Star
Jewel Staite on Sam's First Supernatural Kiss, Eating Brains
Eating brains was only part of the pleasure for Jewel Staite when she guest-starred on Friday's episode of The CW's Supernatural (9/8c).
"I saw that Jensen [Ackles] was directing," Staite tells TVGuide.com. "He's an old friend of mine, so I thought, 'Ooooh, fun! That would be great.' Luckily it all worked out. When you get on a show where one of the actors is directing, it can go either way. Sometimes they can stress out if they have too much on their plate, but he was so calm and so cool and so collected. He just really impressed me. We had some days we didn't even go the full 12 hours of shooting. We were let out early because he knew exactly what he wanted and when he got it, he moved on."
In the episode "The Girl Next Door," Staite plays a demon who knew Sam (Jared Padalecki) when they were both children. Despite her habit of eating brains (what's a hungry demon to do?), they struck up an adolescent romance. More than a decade later, Sam will investigate a case in which he'll again encounter his childhood friend.
Like her character, Staite also has certain appetites. The self-professed foodie and budding food blogger shared with us details on Sam's young demon love, her latest projects and where she plans to eat next.
What can you tell us about your character Amy?
Staite: She's a special type of demon, but she's a demon with a heart of gold. She's just doing what she has must to survive and take care of herself and her family. She's Sam's long-lost love from childhood and she kind of comes back and takes him by surprise and throws him for a bit of a loop.
Is it just brains that she eats? Can you clarify how she does it?
Staite: Yes, kind of. She sort of sucks out the brains. It's not as messy as it sounds. It's a clean demon-killing.
She seems to have a conscience. Does she only target low-life victims?
Staite: She tries her best to do that, but sometimes the hunger is too much and she kind of slips up.
What can you say about the relationship history that Amy has with Sam?
Staite: I think the most important part of their relationship history is that I was his first kiss. Amy was Sam's first demon kiss. I can hold that claim to fame, which I'm quite proud of.
Is your character somehow involved with the case that he's investigating?
Staite: Not really, well, a little bit. I think she's the last person that he expects to see, let's put it that way.
What does she feel about him now? And you mentioned that she has a family?
Staite: She has a son that she's trying to take care of. He takes precedence over everything else. I think she has a soft spot for Sam and she cares about him. They have good memories together I think. She doesn't want to hurt him, but she will if she has to in order to protect her son.
Is there a possibility of seeing Amy again after this episode? Would you want to come back if they made it possible?
Staite: Well, I don't want to give too much away, but I would absolutely be willing to. That crew was so much fun. All they do is laugh on that set. That's literally all they do. I think I laughed for three straight days. I would love to go back.
When I saw a sneak peek of the episode at Comic-Con, there's a joke in there, when Amy goes by the name "Amy Pond." Were you aware that's a Doctor Who reference (one of the current Doctor's companions)?
Staite: It was already in the script when I read it. I'm not a Doctor Who fan, and I had no idea about that until I mentioned it to some sci-fi fans. They were all like, "Oh my God, that's hilarious!" They had to explain it to me.
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