The synopsis for the one hundredth episode of the CW’s “Supernatural” is on the spoilery side, but if you think you can take it, scroll down to the bottom of this article. As we are on the topic of sacrifice, here’s a tidbit about how much more the Winchester brothers will sacrifice.
You’ve seen from last week’s episode of “Supernatural”, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) die once again, but word from executive producer Ben Edlund (“Angel”, “The Tick”, Firefly”) says the Winchesters dying time and time again will be a torturous trend for our hero brothers:
“As it turns out, we’ve decided that Sam and Dean are going to die many times. And this is a terrible plight, when you think about it. It’s a terrible thing when nobody lets you die. They might imprison you forever or take over your body or they might torture you, but you can’t get out of the game. That’s Sam and Dean’s problem.”
Will their sacrifice pay off in the end? Edlund continues:
“This thing is like a volcano. It’s trying to keep our heads straight as we march further into … We’re trying to keep it dramatic, accessible and emotionally connected while walking further and further into the mechanics of a universe. I mean, we have angels and demons, and we’re talking about that. We have characters looking for God, literally looking for God! So the challenge is to somehow navigate all of this stuff with the same kind of semi-naive popcorn-movie [style] to keep it from being pretentious. How can you do a portrait of the entire cosmological workings of the universe AND keep it at a Saturday matinee level of enjoyment? That is a challenge.”
Since “Supernatural” has been picked up for another season, how will they carry on the show post- apocalypse? Edlund considers the possibilities:
“What a challenge! I think it’s very exciting to maintain something after you’ve really … We think we got to go fight Ganesh. We got to get out of the Judeo-Christian matrix, and it’s Ragnarök,” said Edlund. “We got to go the Norse End of Days after this. We’ll cycle through. And then everyone finds they’re living on top of a turtle, which is the Japanese world myth.”
SPOILERY SYNOPSIS BELOW-
Supernatural 100th episode, entitled “Point of No Return” Synopsis
Dean (Jensen Ackles) begins to think the only way to stop Lucifer is to say yes to Michael, but the angels decide they don’t need him anymore. Dean, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Castiel (Misha Collins) are horrified at the angels’ new game plan and take on Zachariah (guest star Kurt Fuller) to prevent an all out war on Earth. Meanwhile, a familiar face returns. Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Jeremy Carver
“Point of No Return” airs on April 15th.
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