Spoiler-ish interview with Eric Kripke
At first I thought that everyone should have already read these interviews. But then I said, self, if that's not true? Personally, both of them caused my previously empty room to fill with at least three - yeah, three - plot bunnies, so why not share the most salient extracts with you? *evil grin*
There are some spoilers. Some specific, it will happen this-and-that with that character, and some vague news, for episode 3 and 4, and the rest of the season.
I'll leave you all with the one question that burns unanswered in my mind: First season, Dean gets laid. *takes a moment to remember the glorious scene*. Second season is Sammy's turn *mind wanders at the memory*
*wipes the drool*.
So, uhm... third season, we get a repeat of Dean's, or we get them together?
As Supernatural Returns, Your Burning Questions Are Answered!
Three weeks ago, TVGuide.com invited you, the avid fans of the CW's Supernatural (tonight at 9 pm/ET), to submit your latest batch of burning questions to series creator Eric Kripke. The response, as is to be expected from you Winchester lovers, was... immense.
Will we ever find out why Mary Winchester seemed to recognize the face of the Yellow-eyed Demon on that fateful night 23 years ago? - Rod
Eric Kripke: Yes, you'll definitely find out, most likely before the end of this season. Also, the Mary mystery deepens and escalates a bit in Episode 2, so tune in for that.
Will we get more backstory about Bobby this season? I'd love to know how he became friends with John and the boys, and how he knows so much about the supernatural. - Lynn
Kripke: We'll be spending a lot more time with Bobby this season. He's really growing into a kind of surrogate father to the boys - wise and caring, with none of their actual father's borderline-psycho, cruel obsessions. I think it's refreshing to place a positive figure into the boys' lives for a change. Bobby is in Episodes 1, 3, 4 and 10 so far, and will definitely be in more. In Episode 10 of this season, Bobby will fall into a mysterious and seemingly incurable coma, and Sam and Dean will investigate in order to save their good friend... only to realize that a killer is attacking his victims inside of dreams, and the killer is somewhere in Bobby's head. So Sam and Dean will eventually enter Bobby's dreams, and they'll learn a couple of surprising things about him, including how he was initiated into hunting in the first place.
Is there a possibility of getting another (or several) flashback(s) this season? - raputathebuta
Kripke: I feel like I'm being much too nice, saying yes to everything, but yes, there will be a flashback of the Lil' Winchesters, in Episode 8 (our Christmas episode). We'll see a typically dysfunctional, screwed-to-hell snapshot of what Christmas was like for young Sam and Dean.
I know the whole psychic-children storyline is supposedly over, but will the significance of the YED giving baby Sam blood be addressed? - zofia27
Kripke: Yes, it will be addressed. (See above, regarding Mary and her recognition of the YED.) All of these things are tied together.
Is there a reason Dean and Jess were both born on January 24 (albeit, like, 5 years apart)? - Ashlyns
Kripke: There is a reason, but not a creepy, mythology, conspiracy reason. January 24 is my wife's birthday, and it's kinda my valentine to her.
Will the boys ever get on the good side of the law, or at least manage to convince Agent Henriksen they're not the bad guys? - silverbella
Kripke: I don't want to say what happens, but we're working on a fun episode where Henriksen catches the boys, and we climax the storyline with a few twists and turns the audience won't see coming... I hope.
We've seen some great one-episode characters such as Missouri and Lenore. Are there any plans to bring them back? And if not, will you continue to explore the idea of characters who live in this world and know about demons/spirits who are nonhunters? (Excluding Bela, since we already know about her being a mercenary.) - qtarmywife
Kripke: We've always loved the idea that the Supernatural universe is a fleshed-out one with lots of characters and the potential for lots of other stories. So yes (damn it, I'm saying yes again!), we'll continue to flesh out the world. We meet some new hunters in the season premiere (besides Ruby and Bela), and we meet other hunters in Episodes 3 and 4.
Was it harder coming up with new myths and legends for Season 3 than it was for Seasons 1 and 2? - winchesterco101
Kripke: Not really, thank god. I have a huge list of urban legends, and we've only burned through about half of them, and there's hundreds more out there in books and online. I think we'll be cancelled long before we run out of story ideas. And this season, we have so many mythology triggers to pull that we've found we have too much story too tell, rather than not enough - which is a great problem to have. - Additional reporting by Tina Charles, who blogs about Supernatural for TVGuide.com
and the second:
2. What can fans expect from your show at the start of the new season?
This is the season I’ve been personally waiting for, for what that’s worth. The Gates to Hell have been opened, and hundreds of Demons have been unleashed upon the American landscape. We find Sam and Dean fighting the first battles of this new, very scary, very dire war. On a personal note, Dean sold his soul, and he’s living his last year, which is rich terrain to explore. Sometimes he’s hedonistic, something he’s nostalgic, sometimes he’s terrified…all the different emotions terminal patients experience, basically. As for Sam, he’s struggling against Heaven and Hell to save his brother. Meanwhile, Sam begins to grow up this season… He becomes stronger. More decisive. A better hunter. A better leader.
On top of that, there’s Creepy Evil Children, Vampires, Unlucky Rabbit’s Feet, Witches, Bloody Fairy Tales, Evil Santas, Roadside Mystery Spots, and so much more.
3. How far in advance do you plan your show’s story arcs? Going into the season, do you know how the season is going to end?
We have a rough outline of the show’s mythology…usually about two seasons worth. Currently, we know the storyline through about the middle of the fourth season. But the outline is intentionally left with many large, gaping holes, because you figure out so much as you go, and you need to leave room to adjust and improve and alter, as the Season progresses.
Now, am I the only one squeeing out loud?
You can find the original, complete interviews here and here.
There are some spoilers. Some specific, it will happen this-and-that with that character, and some vague news, for episode 3 and 4, and the rest of the season.
I'll leave you all with the one question that burns unanswered in my mind: First season, Dean gets laid. *takes a moment to remember the glorious scene*. Second season is Sammy's turn *mind wanders at the memory*
*wipes the drool*.
So, uhm... third season, we get a repeat of Dean's, or we get them together?
As Supernatural Returns, Your Burning Questions Are Answered!
Three weeks ago, TVGuide.com invited you, the avid fans of the CW's Supernatural (tonight at 9 pm/ET), to submit your latest batch of burning questions to series creator Eric Kripke. The response, as is to be expected from you Winchester lovers, was... immense.
Will we ever find out why Mary Winchester seemed to recognize the face of the Yellow-eyed Demon on that fateful night 23 years ago? - Rod
Eric Kripke: Yes, you'll definitely find out, most likely before the end of this season. Also, the Mary mystery deepens and escalates a bit in Episode 2, so tune in for that.
Will we get more backstory about Bobby this season? I'd love to know how he became friends with John and the boys, and how he knows so much about the supernatural. - Lynn
Kripke: We'll be spending a lot more time with Bobby this season. He's really growing into a kind of surrogate father to the boys - wise and caring, with none of their actual father's borderline-psycho, cruel obsessions. I think it's refreshing to place a positive figure into the boys' lives for a change. Bobby is in Episodes 1, 3, 4 and 10 so far, and will definitely be in more. In Episode 10 of this season, Bobby will fall into a mysterious and seemingly incurable coma, and Sam and Dean will investigate in order to save their good friend... only to realize that a killer is attacking his victims inside of dreams, and the killer is somewhere in Bobby's head. So Sam and Dean will eventually enter Bobby's dreams, and they'll learn a couple of surprising things about him, including how he was initiated into hunting in the first place.
Is there a possibility of getting another (or several) flashback(s) this season? - raputathebuta
Kripke: I feel like I'm being much too nice, saying yes to everything, but yes, there will be a flashback of the Lil' Winchesters, in Episode 8 (our Christmas episode). We'll see a typically dysfunctional, screwed-to-hell snapshot of what Christmas was like for young Sam and Dean.
I know the whole psychic-children storyline is supposedly over, but will the significance of the YED giving baby Sam blood be addressed? - zofia27
Kripke: Yes, it will be addressed. (See above, regarding Mary and her recognition of the YED.) All of these things are tied together.
Is there a reason Dean and Jess were both born on January 24 (albeit, like, 5 years apart)? - Ashlyns
Kripke: There is a reason, but not a creepy, mythology, conspiracy reason. January 24 is my wife's birthday, and it's kinda my valentine to her.
Will the boys ever get on the good side of the law, or at least manage to convince Agent Henriksen they're not the bad guys? - silverbella
Kripke: I don't want to say what happens, but we're working on a fun episode where Henriksen catches the boys, and we climax the storyline with a few twists and turns the audience won't see coming... I hope.
We've seen some great one-episode characters such as Missouri and Lenore. Are there any plans to bring them back? And if not, will you continue to explore the idea of characters who live in this world and know about demons/spirits who are nonhunters? (Excluding Bela, since we already know about her being a mercenary.) - qtarmywife
Kripke: We've always loved the idea that the Supernatural universe is a fleshed-out one with lots of characters and the potential for lots of other stories. So yes (damn it, I'm saying yes again!), we'll continue to flesh out the world. We meet some new hunters in the season premiere (besides Ruby and Bela), and we meet other hunters in Episodes 3 and 4.
Was it harder coming up with new myths and legends for Season 3 than it was for Seasons 1 and 2? - winchesterco101
Kripke: Not really, thank god. I have a huge list of urban legends, and we've only burned through about half of them, and there's hundreds more out there in books and online. I think we'll be cancelled long before we run out of story ideas. And this season, we have so many mythology triggers to pull that we've found we have too much story too tell, rather than not enough - which is a great problem to have. - Additional reporting by Tina Charles, who blogs about Supernatural for TVGuide.com
and the second:
2. What can fans expect from your show at the start of the new season?
This is the season I’ve been personally waiting for, for what that’s worth. The Gates to Hell have been opened, and hundreds of Demons have been unleashed upon the American landscape. We find Sam and Dean fighting the first battles of this new, very scary, very dire war. On a personal note, Dean sold his soul, and he’s living his last year, which is rich terrain to explore. Sometimes he’s hedonistic, something he’s nostalgic, sometimes he’s terrified…all the different emotions terminal patients experience, basically. As for Sam, he’s struggling against Heaven and Hell to save his brother. Meanwhile, Sam begins to grow up this season… He becomes stronger. More decisive. A better hunter. A better leader.
On top of that, there’s Creepy Evil Children, Vampires, Unlucky Rabbit’s Feet, Witches, Bloody Fairy Tales, Evil Santas, Roadside Mystery Spots, and so much more.
3. How far in advance do you plan your show’s story arcs? Going into the season, do you know how the season is going to end?
We have a rough outline of the show’s mythology…usually about two seasons worth. Currently, we know the storyline through about the middle of the fourth season. But the outline is intentionally left with many large, gaping holes, because you figure out so much as you go, and you need to leave room to adjust and improve and alter, as the Season progresses.
Now, am I the only one squeeing out loud?
You can find the original, complete interviews here and here.