Outlander fans rejoice! The first official season four trailer was released today giving us a glimpse of the trials Jamie and Claire Fraser will face this November.
The couple must try to start anew in America after the tragic shipwreck by connecting with some of Jamie’s relatives currently living there. This appears to be a tense situation for Claire, but we will have to wait and see.
We also see Roger calling Brianna after discovering something vital about Claire’s time with Jamie. What dangers might await her?
One thing is for sure; adventures in colonial America will be fraught with difficulties for our two foreign lovers who must again face an impending war.
Outlander will premiere on Starz on November 4, and in the meantime, check out the trailer below:
Over the last decade, a certain trench-coated celestial has warmed his way into the hearts of the Winchesters and the audience of Supernatural. Castiel broke through the barn door on September 18, 2008, and throughout the next decade, he has been a source of laughter, tears, and more than a few awesome bad guy take downs.
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW
September 18, 2018, will be the ten-year anniversary of Castiel’s first appearance on Supernatural, and we are celebrating by publishing an article daily leading up to that special day. Each article will focus on Castiel’s five biggest moments from one of the ten seasons he has been a part of the show. If you missed them, you can see his biggest moments from Season 4 here, Season 5 here, and Season 6 here. On the anniversary itself we will post an ode to Castiel and his time on Supernatural, and you won’t want to miss that!
Season 7 is a tough one because Castiel only actually appears in five episodes, one of which only counts for the first roughly five minutes. On top of that, “Cas” is not really “Cas” for most of those few four episodes. For the most part, he switches between what fans like to call Godstiel, Leviathan!Cas, Emanuel and Crazy!Cas, all with their own quirks and personalities. All that being said, I was still able to find 5 awesome Castiel moments from Season 7.
Season 7, Episode 1 – “Meet the New Boss”
Now, I’m not saying Cas made the right or good, choice, but there is something about a righteous, all-powerful Castiel (or Godstiel) that is both terrifying and a little sexy. One of the first acts that he performs as God takes place at “Lady of Serenity Church” where the preacher is giving a sermon about the sin of homosexuality. Cas shows up and assures the congregation that he, God, is “utterly indifferent to sexual orientation,” which is great! But then he kills a congregation member and the Preacher which is… less great. But he sees himself as righting wrongs and correcting false beliefs in him, so it is hard to believe he is doing the wrong thing.
This is also the first moment that the audience sees that all is not well with Cas – he stops and leans on a pew as we hear the voices of the souls inside him whispering to him. He leaves the pew scorched as he lifts his hand, and as he walks out of the church, he changes the stained glass behind him from supposedly Jesus to an image of himself. It is a small detail, but it shows how he truly believes he is virtuous and almighty, and because of that we don’t disagree with the horrible acts he is committing. It allows the audience to stop and think about what exactly it means to be right or wrong, and at the same time adds a new dimension to the character of Castiel.
Season 7, Episode 17 – “The Born-Again Identity”
Jumping ahead almost the entire season, (as he supposedly died in episode two,) Cas returns in a pivotal season arc episode. With Sam’s visions of Lucifer becoming completely debilitating, Dean reaches out to one Emanuel, a supposed healer. When Dean finds him, who should Emanuel actually be but the one and only Castiel, just without any memories. After teaming up with Meg the demon, played by the lovely Rachel Miner, the three head to the hospital to help Sam, only to find it guarded by several demons. Dean tells Emanuel that he has smote demons before and that he can do it again now. Emanuel walks into the pack of demons and, just as Dean assured him, he is able to kill each and every one. As he smites each of them, his memories return, and it gives the audience and awesomely edited montage of Castiel’s best (and worst) moments on the show. As the demons lie dead on the ground, Castiel is finally back and able to help Sam.
This scene is important not just because of its place in the plot, but also because on a technical level it is exquisite. The whole sequence is set to “Turn into the Earth” by the Songbirds which adds a badass, grungy, almost western vibe. As always, the special effects are spot on, and the way the montage is edited really gives the viewers the feeling that, after nearly a season without him, Cas is back – even if officially that is just for a few minutes.
Season 7, Episode 21 – “Reading is Fundamental”
In episode 17, Castiel attempts to make one of his past wrongs right. Though he was the one who broke Sam’s wall back in Season 5, he tries to fix it now that he isn’t quite so power-hungry by transferring the effects of Sam’s mental trauma unto himself. While in Sam this trauma manifested as visions of Lucifer, for Cas it manifests as… pacifism? Tranquility? Being kind of stoned? It is never actually clear how it affects Cas internally, but externally, it causes him to be a little… different. He is a bit funnier and less serious than usual, but also spacey and distracted.
There are a lot of great Crazy!Cas moments or aspects: his fascination with bees, literally teleporting to avoid conflict, and making sandwiches as a way of “helping out” are just a few. Perhaps most importantly is that after all the damage he did while he was Godstiel, he is now completely unwilling to fight anymore.
My favorite scene, however, takes place at the hospital and shows us just how different this version of Castiel really is. Sam and Dean bring him and Meg a stone tablet that Cas is able to identify as the “Word of God.” They ask him if he can read it and he looks at it intensely, but quickly and sarcastically says, “Tree. Horse. Fiddler crab. I can’t read it,” and just shrugs it off. In the past in this type of situation, Cas would be doing whatever he could to help the Winchesters, or at least give insight as to where to find help if he could not provide it. But Crazy!Cas takes it as an opportunity to make a joke and lighten the situation, as he often does. Throughout the show, Cas has been a friend, ally and resource for the Winchesters, but as this scene shows, Crazy!Cas happens to be more of a snarky, yet kind, responsibility and companion.
Season 7, Episode 23 – “Survival of the Fittest”
At the beginning of this episode, Castiel is worried about his garrison of angels when he finds he can no longer the angels’ voices. After realizing they’ve all been wiped out, he asks Meg to return him to the Winchesters. Once again, he tells Sam and Dean he refuses to fight, but he offers his help in form of approving the bone the Winchesters chose to kill Dick Roman.
Towards the end of the episode, Dean and Cas find themselves in a warehouse of sorts, alone. This is one of the few scenes since the events of Season 6 (Castiel working with Crowley, hurting Sam, betraying Dean, etc) where they are able to pause and just talk. Castiel finally attempts to explain his strange behavior, explaining that he believes he’s bad luck. As they talk, Castiel says he detects a note of forgiveness from Dean, which Dean agrees to, telling him he’s probably going to die anyway so he might as well forgive him. Dean tells Cas that he wants him by his side, no matter what condition he’s in. In his own words, he says, “Sorry, but I’d rather have you, cursed or not.” In return, despite his earlier protests, he tells Dean, “I’ll go with you, and I’ll do my best.” This moment is important because it shows just how deep the friendship between these two go. Through monsters, demons, betrayal, sacrifice, and even after Castiel caused mental harm to Sam, Dean and Castiel still have each other’s backs when it comes down to it.
Season 7, Episode 23 – “Survival of the Fittest”
Though Castiel still refuses to fight, he is still helpful to Sam and Dean when it comes down to taking on Dick Roman. Castiel can see past the face of the “meat suit” in order to tell which copy of Dick Roman is actually him. Once Dean and Castiel track him down together, Dick tries to taunt Castiel by thanking him for releasing the leviathan.
At one point, Dick Roman moves towards Dean to attack him, causing Castiel to intervene in order to push Dean aside, sacrificing himself by shielding Dean from Dick’s blow. By doing this, he gets himself thrown across the room and into a wall, and were he not an angel he probably would have been seriously injured.
Though a small gesture in terms of the span of the Team Free Will monster fighting timeline, in terms of Crazy!Cas’s arc, him doing this is huge. For the past several episodes, Cas was steadfast in his pacifism and told Dean he didn’t want to fight time and time again. And yet, the moment Dean was about to be attacked by a biblical monster, he did not hesitate to sacrifice himself and protect Dean. Not only that, but he later aids in the violent death of Dick Roman by pulling his head back and holding him still so Dean can impale him with the weapon created to kill leviathan. When Dick Roman explodes, black goo goes everywhere, and the last we see of Castiel (and Dean) in Season 7 is the two of them disappearing along with Dick Roman.
Throughout each season so far, Castiel has changed and grown from a heavenly soldier to, by the end of the Season 7, a fallen angel in Purgatory. Even with only being in just four episodes, and barely being his true self, Season 7 continued Castiel’s growth through his loyalty to and bond with Sam and Dean. Now, with Purgatory on the Season 8 horizon, only adventure awaits the little tree topper.
Check back tomorrow for our fifth post in our series celebrating ten years of Castiel on Supernatural where we look back at five of Castiel’s biggest moments in Season 8.
Teen Wolf alum Tyler Hoechlin is reprising his role as Superman on The CW’s Supergirl this December. The Man of Steel will be around for the annual three-night crossover event taking place between Arrow,The Flash, and Supergirl on December 9th, 10th, and 11th. He won’t be showing up alone though – as reported earlier, Lois Lane will also be joining!!
There hasn’t been any discussion yet of how she ends up being included or whether or not she and Clark are a couple. At the Heroes & Villains Fan Fest in Edison, New Jersey, Hoechlin said, “We don’t know exactly where Clark and Lois are in their relationship in the crossover. I’m trying not to guess what we’ll have together, I’m just excited for how we present the relationship.”
As far as we know, casting for the perfect Lois to Hoechlin’s Superman has not yet started. Who would you like to see play Lois Lane? Let us know your picks in the comments!
For our next installment of the Fandom Photographer Spotlight, we’re spotlighting Liz Larson Photography! See Liz’s answers and some of her work below!
Nerds and Beyond: How long have you been doing photography and how did you get started?
Liz Larson Photography: I don’t specifically remember when I started being interested in photography. I remember having cameras as far back as elementary school. I got into it more seriously at 14 when I took a photography class in high school, which I continued taking as often as possible to the point where the teacher had to come up with new curriculum because I’d gotten two or three classes past what they offered. I continued taking classes through college (all on film cameras) and ended by taking one digital photography class my last quarter. So my editing is self taught for the most part. Photography has been the one hobby I’ve stuck with, through many many artistic endeavors that I pick up and put down.
Nerds and Beyond: What originally inspired you to start the doing fandom (cons, concerts, etc.) photography?
Liz: At the beginning it was just so I’d have pictures for me. It was similar to how I took little point and shoots to concerts (because that’s all I could get in with Seattle’s camera policies) so it was just a fun hobby. Then it occurred to me that at cons I could bring in a DSLR and nobody cared, so I started actually trying at Dallas & Pasadena 2015.
Nerds and Beyond: What fandoms are you most known for photographing?
Liz: At this point it’s basically just Supernatural cons and concerts that stem from those (Louden Swain, Station Breaks, Briana Buckmaster, etc.)
Nerds and Beyond: What equipment are you usually using?
Liz: Currently I have a Nikon d7100 with Sigma lenses. I tend to use my 18-35mm & 50-100mm f1.8s at concerts, & my 70-200mm f2.8 at cons. Hoping to upgrade my camera to a full frame sometime next year but this is what I’ve been working with for the past few years.
Nerds and Beyond: Which events are typically your favorite to photograph?
Liz: I’ve always loved the atmosphere of concerts, so concerts outside of cons are my main favorites, then Saturday Night Special, then karaoke. Though the vendor room jams are pretty special as well. I love watching an artist get into their music & whatever emotions come with it & share that with a crowd while the crowd is giving it right back. In that sense, panels tend to make me antsy.
Nerds and Beyond: What would you say right now, is your favorite photo you’ve ever taken?
Liz: I have new favorites on any given day. One of my current favorites isn’t con or concert related at all. I was sitting in my backyard watching the sprinkler water the daisies and got curious about how it would show up in photos so I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures. It goes to show that you can get great pictures out of mundane, every day things. Then this photo of Rob’s shoes from the Swain New York shows in January is also a favorite. I love detail shots of things like shoes that most people may not always focus on, and I adored the colors from the venue.
Nerds and Beyond: If given the opportunity are there any celebrities that you’d like to work with?
Liz: I have so many. Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster, Rob Benedict… those are probably my main three I’d love the chance to work with. Though I’ve had fleeting thoughts of what sort of shoot I’d do with Jason Manns, Richard Speight, jr., Matt Cohen, or Michael Borja if given the opportunity. One of my favorite things to do is do portraits of little groups of friends just because they can bounce off each other and you can grab tiny moments that are more genuinely THEM rather than someone posing for a camera. So shoots with say, Briana & Rich, Rob & Kim, Borja & Ruth, sound so fun to me. In terms of celebrities I’ve never met that would feel entirely unattainable, Chris Evans & Sebastian Stan would be fun. Or Paul Rudd. For other musicians, Matt Nathanson, & Mary Lambert would be awesome.
Nerds and Beyond: Are there any other photographers who personally inspire you or whose work inspires you?
Liz: There are so many talented photographers kicking around our fandom anymore that it gets hard to choose, & there are new ones popping up all the time! As for current favorites, Megan will always be inspirational, she seems to excel at everything she tries whether it’s photos of people, animals, or flowers. I’ve been loving perfmishka’s photos from Rockwood last year. Chris is always amazing, I’ll forever want to pick his brain about photography. Really there are too many to name, I’d be here all day if I tried. You can learn things from everyone’s different style.
Nerds and Beyond: Do you have any advice, tips, tricks or words of wisdom for other photographers/aspiring photographers?
Liz: It’s the easiest thing to compare your work to others & feel lacking. We all get into slumps, & plateaus, & beat ourselves up for it. But the truth is, you bring yourself to your work, if your work was exactly the same as (insert favorite photographer here) then that would make both you & them replaceable, & that’s not how it works. Everyone brings their own unique eye & way of doing things to their art. One of my favorite things is to look at the same exact moment that multiple photographers caught at a con, or look at what friends & I at shows have taken when we sat next to each other all night. It all turns out so different, whether it’s different angles, use of composition techniques, or editing. You can get past plateaus, your style will be ever changing, just keep going, keep trying new things, and challenging yourself.
Nerds and Beyond: Do you have an online store or website where we can see more of your work?
Liz: I’m still threatening making a website but I’m not quite there yet. So right now I’m on twitter, instagram, and facebook as liznlarsonphoto, and redbubble as liznlarson. I also sell prints of non convention photos if you contact me via DM on twitter.
Jason Manns and Blake Lewis were recently on a short, 4-city tour on the East Coast. I attended three of their shows, in Richmond, VA, Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. Hayden Lee joined them in Charlotte for the most packed and energetic show of the run. Though this tour was small in the number of shows, it was big in terms of support from the fans. Those who attended were mostly die-hard Jason and/or Blake fans, but some new fans were made along the way (hi, I’m a brand new Blake fan!).
The Tin Pan in Richmond is a cozy restaurant/bar. The stage is low to the ground, and sitting at a high top table gave a great view.
The Evening Muse in Charlotte is a small bar with another low set stage. The place was packed, thanks to the addition of Hayden to the roster.
Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta is a venue familiar to many Louden Swain and Station Breaks fans. Having a more intimate crowd than those shows gave the venue a very different, relaxed atmosphere.
Jason never fails to come to the table with his classic voice, beautiful guitar, and moving lyrics.
Blake brought big energy with his beatboxing, but also showed off his incredible vocals.
Hayden was a joy, bringing the audience in with his unique tone, interesting songs, and vibrant personality.
I highly recommend you check out any of these artists live. They all did an amazing job and they are all incredible people. I will gladly see them again when given the opportunity.
Over the last decade, viewers have watched as Castiel has developed into a vital part of Supernatural. He has gone from the Winchesters’ guardian to a family member, and he stole the hearts of many fans the moment he strolled into that barn and confronted Dean Winchester.
Photo credit: The CW
September 18, 2018, will be the ten-year anniversary of Castiel’s first appearance on Supernatural, and we are celebrating by publishing an article daily leading up to that special day. Each article will focus on Castiel’s five biggest moments from one of the ten seasons he has been a part of the show. If you missed them, you can see his biggest moments from Season 4 here and Season 5 here. On the anniversary itself we will post an ode to Castiel and his time on Supernatural, and you won’t want to miss that!
Today we will take a look back at Castiel’s biggest moments of Season 6.
As a refresher, Castiel has been with the Winchesters for just two years at this point, and he is already an integral part of the Winchester family, though he may not know it himself. The angel who started out as the Winchesters’ guardian is now battling many evil forces alongside them. Season 6 saw Castiel face new challenges in Heaven, with the Winchesters, and ultimately make decisions that forever altered all of their lives.
Season 6, Episode 16 – “The French Mistake”
Though the war in Heaven takes place off-screen, we are given a few glimpses of Castiel’s progress on the battlefield. Cas, now working with Balthazar, uses Sam and Dean as a diversion for Raphael.
The Winchesters are given a key and are told it opens the vault holding the weapons of Heaven that Castiel has been trying to find. The key must not fall into Raphael’s hands or he will possess their power. Balthazar tells them to protect it with their lives. In an effort to keep the boys out of Raphael’s reach, Balthazar sends Sam and Dean into an alternate reality where their lives are a television show.
Raphael falls for the diversion and sends an angel after Sam and Dean. He manages to steal the key, but Sam and Dean are able to track him down and follow him back to their reality.
Castiel appears in one of the final moments of the episode, saving Sam and Dean from the wrath of Raphael. He reveals that the Winchesters were only a diversion and that he now has the weapons of Heaven. He spreads his wings in a display of strength and Raphael retreats.
The events of this episode give us a glimpse at just how far Castiel is willing to go to win the war against Raphael. He chooses to use his friends as pawns, placing them in harm’s way in order to further his chances of winning the war. This is just one of many events throughout Season 6 that show how ruthless and determined Castiel becomes.
His plan is successful, which increases the odds of winning the war and also bolsters his self-confidence in his decisions, making him think that he is on the right path. This is a major victory for Castiel and leads the audience to believe he might win and become the ‘new God.’ However, we are also left to wonder just how far Cas is willing to go and what that might mean for Sam and Dean.
Season 6, Episode 20 – “The Man Who Would Be King”
There are several events in this episode worth highlighting in our look back at Season 6. The episode opens with Castiel praying to God, and for the first time, we get to see the events of the last 19 episodes from his point of view. Castiel’s motives are laid bare for judgment both to the audience and to God as he defends his actions. “Let me tell you my story. Let me tell you everything,” he pleads.
Castiel reveals the details of his deal with Crowley to locate Purgatory and split the souls within 50/50 between them. Enticed by the idea of so much power, Crowley persuades Castiel to start the civil war in Heaven.
CROWLEY:
Angels need leaders, so be one. Gather your army and kick the candy out of each and every angel that shows up for Raphael.
CASTIEL:
Are you proposing that I start a civil war in heaven?
CROWLEY:
Ding! Ding! Ding! Tell him what he’s won, Vanna.
CASTIEL:
You’re asking me to be the next Lucifer.
CROWLEY:
Please. Lucifer was a petulant child with daddy issues. Cas, you love God. God loves you. He brought you back. Did it occur to you that maybe he did this so you could be the new sheriff upstairs?
Though he wanted to ask for Dean’s help rather than partner with the demon, he did not want to disturb the peace Dean finally found with Lisa and Ben.
Castiel was faced with two terrible options: call on Dean who would certainly help, but that would also drag him back into a life he’s trying to leave behind, or partner with Crowley. He simply chose the worst of the two in an attempt to give his friend some peace and happiness. It’s hard to fault him for wanting Dean to be happy, though looking back, it was this moment when Castiel made his deal with Crowley that began his slide down a slippery slope.
From here, he experiences a series of unfortunate events, Castiel edition. From raising a soulless Sam from Hell, to lying and deceiving his friends, and working with Crowley, each decision only brings Castiel deeper and deeper into trouble. Unfortunately, this is only the first time in Supernatural where we see Castiel’s good intentions turn all kinds of bad.
I think it is important to note that this one moment where Castiel decides to work with Crowley is reminiscent of the biblical story of the snake convincing a naïve Eve to bite the apple. When all is said and done, it’s that one decision that ultimately leads to Castiel’s downfall. Castiel sums up this moment himself by saying, “I believe it is what you would call a tragedy from the human perspective.”
Season 6, Episode 20: “The Man Who Would Be King”
As this episode progresses, we get more information from Castiel and what I think is another significant moment for his character. He talks of the dispute with Raphael in Heaven and how he is constantly manipulating and spying on Sam, Dean, and Bobby to make sure they do not know he is in league with Crowley to locate Purgatory.
When Castiel unknowingly betrays himself by using a pop culture reference to Superman and kryptonite in casual conversation with Dean, Dean is immediately suspicious. After all, they had used that same phrase during a private conversation earlier in the episode when they didn’t know Castiel was spying on them.
All doubts of Castiel’s actions are erased when Sam, Dean, and Bobby trick Castiel into a ring of holy fire and force him to confess. He attempts to explain his actions.
Castiel’s efforts to explain are fruitless, though. Sam, Dean and Bobby no longer trust his judgment or expect him to tell the truth. Dean tells Cas that he should have come to them for help, and he should quit working with Crowley to locate Purgatory immediately. Unfortunately, we see that Castiel has no intentions of doing so.
Castiel’s attempt to conceal his actions from the Winchesters come crashing down in this moment. They have figured out that he is working with Crowley, and that he has been spying on them and deceiving them for months. Not only do Castiel’s plans to keep the Winchesters from attacking Crowley fail, but he has also lost their support and friendship. It’s easy to see by his expression and his unwillingness to meet Dean’s eyes that he’s ashamed by his actions, but still maintains he’s doing the right thing.
He has broken their trust and knows that will not be an easy thing to regain. Castiel has been so driven to do whatever it takes to beat Raphael that foolishly, he never once stopped to consider that the Winchesters might have been willing to help him in his mission. Ultimately we watch has his bond with Sam, Dean and Bobby crumble, and Castiel is left alone.
Season 6, Episode 22: “The Man who Knew Too Much”
Castiel now fully believes in the righteousness of his motives for starting the civil war in Heaven and is more dedicated than ever to defeating Raphael. He and Crowley are close to opening the doors of Purgatory to acquire the souls within. Castiel tracks down an old friend of Bobby’s who also happens to be a monster escaped from Purgatory.
Castiel tortures her until she reveals how to open the doors, then takes some of her blood to perform the ritual, killing her in the process. It is in this alleyway that Castiel confronts Sam, Dean and Bobby yet again. It is here that we see Castiel has barely scraped the surface of just how far he will go to win his war.
Castiel touches Sam’s temple, destroying the wall between Sam’s conscious mind and the memories of Hell. He tells Dean he will heal Sam if, and only if, they stand down and let him complete the ritual to open Purgatory. Now left with an unconscious Sam, Dean and Bobby are preoccupied with his suffering for most of the episode. It is only after a pep talk from Bobby that Dean agrees to leave Sam and try to stop Cas and Crowley one more time.
This moment was particularly heartbreaking to watch. Castiel’s uncharacteristic choice to hurt and possibly kill Sam is yet another sign of just how far he’s fallen and how badly he wants to defeat Raphael and rule Heaven.
As we know, this moment has dire consequences for both Castiel and Sam in future seasons. I also believe that this moment served to convince Sam, Dean, and Bobby that they would likely have to kill Castiel to stop him. This is irrefutably a big moment for Castiel, but it’s also one of the worst decisions the character has ever made during the course of Supernatural.
Season 6, Episode 22: “The Man Who Knew Too Much”
Now in possession of the spell and all ingredients, Castiel meets with Crowley as planned. However, Castiel surprises everybody watching and Crowley, informing him that he is no longer happy with their previous agreement. Castiel now plans to take all the souls of Purgatory for himself, leaving Crowley with nothing.
CASTIEL:
You get nothing. Not one single soul.
CROWLEY:
Can’t help notice, seems a bit unfairly weighted. Castiel. You wouldn’t dare. I brought you this deal.
CASTIEL:
You think I’m handing all that power to the king of Hell? I’m neither stupid nor wicked.
CROWLEY:
Unbelievable. Have you forgotten that you’re the bottom in this relationship?
CASTIEL:
Here are your options. You either flee, or you die.
Crowley flees, but returns shortly with Raphael at his side, having struck a deal with him instead. Though they offer Castiel the same deal, flee or die, Castiel outsmarts them both by giving them the wrong blood for the spell.
Castiel performs his ritual in private and returns to face down both Crowley and Raphael, now with all the power of Purgatory’s souls inside him. Dean, Sam, and Bobby are also on the scene, having arrived in an attempt to stop the ritual. Castiel displays the power he now possesses by blinding everyone in the room including the archangel.
Cas lets Crowley escape, but kills Raphael with a snap of his fingers. It’s worth noting that this is a favorite move of Lucifer, possibly hinting at the evil now residing in Castiel. Dean tries to persuade Castiel to return the souls to Purgatory before it kills him, and possibly everyone, but Castiel is not about to relinquish his newfound power. He plans return to Heaven and punish Raphael’s followers.
Before he can leave, Sam tries to kill him with an angel blade, which does nothing, and shows us just how powerful Cas has become. He leaves them with an ultimatum, worship him as their new God or die.
Castiel justifies his decision to renege on their deal by making it seem like a righteous choice; of course he can’t give that much power to the King of Hell. However, as his actions have become more and more ruthless throughout the season, it’s easy to see that Cas just wants to take all the power for himself, ensuring no other being will be able to stop him.
Looking back at these moments, it’s clear that Castiel is headed down a dark path, though in his mind, he tries to defend those choices as being for the greater good. Castiel takes a step into the shoes of the villain at the end of Season 6 and viewers are left wondering how he’s ever going to redeem himself.
Our fallen angel has changed drastically in this season and it is thanks to Misha Collins’ amazing acting that it is 100% believable. We don’t question the sudden behavioral changes as odd acting choices, but rather wonder what is happening behind the scenes to make Cas act this way. Collins’ delivery is flawless and it is no wonder both writers and audience refuse to let him leave!
Check back tomorrow for our next post highlighting Castiel’s five biggest moments of Season 7, and we’ll see just how he manages to get back on the good side of both the Winchesters and the viewers.
If you were watching football this afternoon, you might have caught a surprise glimpse of a familiar face when David Haydn-Jones appeared in a commercial.
David Haydn-Jones, probably known best for his recurring role as Arthur Ketch on Supernatural, announced back in July that he booked an amazing new gig which caused him to miss out on a day he had previously planned to be at Creation Entertainment’s “Salute to Supernatural” convention in Chicago, but that’s pretty much all we knew about his role until today.
Now, you can see him in the State Farm commercial with Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers in the commercial below:
It’s a bit of a shock to see Haydn-Jones on-screen without the British accent we’re so used to from Supernatural, but hilariously, he’s still in the signature Ketch suit and talking about supernatural creatures!
Left to Right: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Sera Gamble, ‘You’ author Caroline Kepnes, and Shay Mitchell. Photo courtesy of @seragamble on Instagram
Where is the line between cute and creepy? Interested and in too deep? That is what Lifetime’s newest show, You, intends to find out.
Set in New York City, You is a love story gone wrong. In Part Two of our three-part interview series, Executive Producer Sera Gamble sits down with Nerds and Beyond to share more about the romantic thriller. Sera, along with director/producer Greg Berlanti, are the creators and showrunners of You, which has already been picked up for a second season before even premiering.
To find out more about Sera, check out Part One here, and without further ado, here is Storytelling with Sera Gamble, Part Two.
Nerds and Beyond: What exactly is You, and how you got involved with the project?
Sera Gamble: “It’s a love story,” she said dryly. (laughs) The very shortest way to describe it is it’s a love story about a stalker. Really, it’s a story of a very thoughtful bookstore owner named Joe Goldberg who is extremely observant. He meets a young woman named Beck, played by Elizabeth Leil, whom he is interested in, and he starts by doing the stuff we all do, due diligence of googling and things that we find completely normal in our hyper connected culture today. But, he takes things a lot further. And it’s all told from his point of view, at first, which gives the story a whole new perspective.
As for how I got involved, I was really lucky that Greg Berlanti sent me the book. He had just read it, he called me and said “I’m reading this book, it feels addictive in that way of binging a TV show, read it and if you see the same thing in it that I do let’s chat about it.” Within a few pages I completely understood why he was so excited about it. It’s so timely, it’s only become more timely in the last year. We decided to write it together and it’s an absolute pleasure to write with Greg. He’s someone who currently is really well known for producing a large amount of shows at the same time, but I think first and foremost he’s just a terrific writer. I felt very fortunate that I got to write with him.
N&B: So, it’s told from the point of view of the guy who maybe isn’t the good guy, then. But he sees himself as the good guy?
SG: What was immediately interesting to me about the character of Joe Goldberg is that when he crosses the line, when he invades her privacy, when he behaves in a stalking way, when he commits acts of violence, which, you know, he might do once or twice this season, none of this is coming from a place of relishing being some sort of bad person. He has a strong code about love and it’s not an alien code. It’s a code that we should all recognize from the great romances we grew up loving. Certainly I grew up loving. You know, those romantic comedies where a man chases a woman through an airport to declare his love, or sabotages her entire life to declare his love, or stands outside her window at night with a boombox, whatever it is… watches her sleep like vampires do, right? In watching that stuff, I’m always really aware that if you change the music to creepy music, we’re watching a horror movie where a guy is stalking a girl, and yet I’m so taken with it. Joe has internalized these messages about how a good man should be in a relationship and he takes them to absolutely the wrong conclusions. So that’s the “fun” in the show.
He sees himself as sort of a bit of a white knight on a horse. I mean really he has a lot of great qualities, he certainly is not your standard issue Hollywood psychopath. He has a tender beating heart in there, but the lines that he will cross for love, the lines that he will cross for the woman that he cares about, are deeply troubling. It is entertaining but it’s also something that becomes a litmus test. You get the opportunity to really look at the stuff we just accept in storytelling about men and women. So while the show is really fun and subversive, and I do hope people watch it and really enjoy it, I think it’s also kind of a fun way to hold a mirror up to our current culture and say, “These things that we’re talking about that have been brought to light lately are dangerous for women and cause women so much trouble in our lives.” And these rules that we’re imparting to women in our culture, they’re also troubling for men. The same thing that created #MeToo is really damaging to men as well.
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N&B: You mentioned watching old romances and how they’re not as romantic as you remembered them. Why do you think it’s important in 2018 to tell this story and what impact do you think You could have?
SG: It’s always been important to tell this story. I remember being in maybe seventh or eighth grade, and my best friend’s mom took us to a revival theater to watch Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca. And I remember being so taken with Lawrence Olivier’s character, so romantic and old fashioned. But the way he treats the woman he’s interested in in that story is repulsive! (laughs) I think there are things that we romanticize about the relationships between men and women in particular, about “heterosexual mating rituals,” If we’re gonna say it in a scientific way, that are deeply troubling. I have always wanted to explore that because I consider myself to be a really independent progressive feminist person, and I have never defined myself based on my relationships with men. But when I watch those movies, when I hear those classic love songs, it instills that same kind of longing in me. And that both things are true at the same time for me that I just don’t believe that women or men should be defined by each other and that also I have internalized all this stuff, is fascinating. And that’s what we’re pulling apart in the show to put under a microscope.
N&B: You have worked on a few projects that were originally books, such as The Magicians and now You. Can you talk a bit about that process of adapting a book to television, and how do you decide what to change, how that adaptation comes to be?
SG: I’ve been really fortunate in that I’ve gotten to work very closely with Lev Grossman who wrote The Magicians novels as well as Caroline Kepnes who wrote the so far two books in the You series. It always starts with a conversation with the author, first and foremost in the process with Jon (McNamara) on The Magicians and with Greg Berlanti on You. We want to bombard the author with questions such as why they wrote what they wrote, what they meant by anything that confuses us or intrigues us and what is the beating heart of the story for them. If I have the opportunity to hit up the author for clues, I always take up that opportunity.
Another thing that I’ve learned really well over the last couple years is that TV and books are very very different media. You can spend hundreds and hundreds of pages just sitting at a breakfast table with a bowl of Cheerios and your protagonist in a novel because you’re deep inside their head, but you can’t really spend episodes and episodes and episodes of TV in a bowl of Cheerios. (laughs) On TV, if you want to illuminate how a character is feeling, the strongest tool you usually have is to put another character in the scene and see how they bounce off one another. Adjustments always have to be made so that you can tell the story. On The Magicians we deviated and we remixed the plots a lot. That’s just what the show required. And I think people who are fans of Caroline’s books will see an awful lot that they loved from the first book in season one, but also to make it a TV show we expanded the world quite a bit. There are characters that are being invented, there are storylines that are not in the book and characters don’t always meet the same fate as they did in the books, but I think that’s the most pointed I can be about that without giving away a spoiler.
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N&B: You happen to have a cast with some backgrounds in related material, such as Penn Badgely who was on Gossip Girl and Shay Mitchell who was on Pretty Little Liars. How has it been working with the cast?
SG: They’re fantastic, as people already know because they’ve seen their other work. Everyone approached this material really thoughtfully and seriously and I’m just very excited for people to see Penn’s work and Shay’s work and John Stamos’s work, really everybody’s work in the show because they really went there. We had a lot of conversation about where these characters were coming from and when you’re working with an actor who is established and who is a star, you always hope you can provide them with material that represents an evolution for them. Everyone in this cast has evolved and those shows that we know them for were just their beginnings of long and interesting careers for them. Everyone’s hope is that this show allows you to enjoy them and see them in a new light. Seeing bits of their depth and bits of their thoughtfulness that are new to you.
N&B: Finally, What scene or aspect of the You are you particularly excited for people to see?
SG: I’m excited for people to see everyone’s performances. I think everyone did such fantastic work. As the season goes on, the show moves from being exclusively from the point of view of Penn’s character Joe Goldberg and into Beck’s point of view. It was important to us to start exclusively from his point of view because you want the experience of watching Beck from afar and not knowing anything that Joe doesn’t know. But it turns out he’s not a completely reliable narrator. He makes a lot of assumptions about why she’s behaving the way she is, and sometimes he’s not right. It was important to us to move it to her point of view and start to illuminate what’s going on with this young woman. So I’m especially excited to get into those later episodes where we pull back some more layers on Beck and you really get to get a sense of what makes her tick and what’s most important to her.
You premieres on Lifetime tonight, September 9, at 10/9c. Stay tuned for Part Three of Storytelling Sera Gamble where we spoil all things The Magicians season four, coming soon.
This interview was edited for brevity and clarity.
To continue our series celebrating 10 years of Castiel being on Supernatural, today we will look at some of his biggest moments in Season 5. If you missed it yesterday, you can check out our first article and Season 4’s biggest moments here. Season 5 was a very important one for our angel. He proved to Sam and Dean on multiple occasions that he would do anything to help and protect them, including turning his back on heaven and slowly losing his grace due to that decision.
Castiel comes a long way throughout this season. He starts off trying to find God to fix everything that has gone wrong so far, only to learn that God has disappeared and wants nothing to do with his creation. Eventually, Cas learns to stand up for himself, his new-found family, and what he believes is right – even if he ends up dying in the process. Of the ten seasons Castiel is in so far, Season 5 shows some of the most character growth and development than in almost any other season.
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest moments for Castiel in Season 5.
Season 5, Episode 3 – “Free to Be You and Me”
At the beginning of this episode, Sam and Dean are separated and each doing their own thing. Sam is avoiding hunting and what is expected of him by working in a bar, while Dean is hunting alone. Castiel finds Dean and requests his help in hunting down the archangel, Raphael, for information on the location of God. After some back and forth where Castiel informs Dean that he needs his help because Dean is the only one who will help him, Dean agrees to go with him.
Dean and Castiel go to the sheriff’s office for information on the suspected sighting of the archangel. Cas wants to just tell the sheriff the truth, and becomes confused when Dean tells him that the truth would never work in getting the information they need. Dean gives Cas a fake FBI badge, straightens his tie, and tells him that they need to lie. Still confused, Cas asks why, and Dean hilariously responds by saying, “Because that’s how you become President.” The boys walk into the sheriff’s office and Dean pulls out his FBI badge to introduce himself. He has to nudge Cas to remind him to play along, and Cas adorably fumbles the introduction by opening his badge upside down.
Castiel continues to be awkward and confused during the rest of the interview, but the sheriff does give them the information they need. The two then go to the hospital to find the vessel that the archangel left behind.
Later, we find Dean in an abandoned house with Castiel appearing and stating he just came back from Jerusalem. Castiel explains the holy oil he retrieved and how it can be used to trap an angel. Dean asks about their chances of survival through all of this, and Cas replies that only Dean is likely to make it out of this encounter alive. Dean then asks if Castiel has any plans for his last night on Earth, which leads to a funny discussion where Castiel reluctantly admits he’s a virgin and Dean ends up dragging Cas off, saying, “There are two things I know for certain. One, Bert and Ernie are gay. Two, you are not going to die a virgin.”
The next time we see Dean and Cas, they are sitting at a brothel with Castiel looking completely terrified. Dean is an excellent wingman, though, and sets Cas up with a girl named Chastity. Cas goes with her looking incredibly uncomfortable. A few minutes go by when we hear Chastity scream. Dean goes to investigate and finds Cas in a state of disarray. After inquiring about what happened, Cas replies that he simply told the girl that it wasn’t her fault that her father ran away. Dean then drags Castiel out of the brothel, laughing hysterically the entire time.
The following morning, Cas and Dean eventually bait Raphael into a trap. Raphael attempts to scare the boys into submission with threats, but Cas and Dean continue to frustrate Raphael until he begins to advance on them, leading him into a ring of holy oil that Castiel lights to trap the archangel. Castiel then attempts to ferret out any information about God from Raphael, learning that God is gone and that the archangels purposefully set the apocalypse in motion. Castiel asks how he’s alive if God is dead, and Raphael replies that Lucifer could have brought Cas back so that the two fallen angels could rebel against heaven together. Castiel doesn’t buy that, and they leave Raphael trapped in the ring of holy fire with Castiel telling Raphael, “Today, you are my little bitch.”
As the episode concludes, Dean and Castiel share a moving conversation in the Impala where Dean encourages Cas to keep looking for God if he still believes that he is out there. Cas asks Dean if he is okay and happy event without Sam, and Dean responds that he’s good and has had more fun with Cas in the past 24 hours than he has with Sam in years.
I found that there wasn’t one specific moment in this episode that could easily be chosen as significant for Castiel. Instead, there are dozens of little moments within it that show how Castiel is growing and learning. The importance of this entire episode is the cultivation of the friendship and bond between Dean and Castiel. This bond is one of the main reasons why Castiel rebelled against heaven in the first place. Castiel begins learning how to hunt Winchester-style and also learns how to have a little bit of fun. These lessons are important for all future story lines that Castiel is part of.
Season 5, Episode 10 – “Abandon All Hope”
The episode begins with Castiel following Crowley as Crowley makes a deal and then returns to his place of residence which is warded against angels. Sam and Dean, with the help of Jo, infiltrate Crowley’s compound to retrieve the Colt. Crowley gives up Lucifer’s next known location and the Colt without any trouble because he, too, wants the boys to kill Lucifer.
The next scene is at Bobby’s house where Ellen and Jo are attempting to get Castiel drunk by having him drink multiple shots of whiskey in a row. Sam, Dean, and Bobby are discussing the plans and likely outcomes of the mission that is planned for the next day. Dean goes off to flirt with Jo and then Bobby calls everyone into the living room for a group photo. He says jokingly that he’ll need something to remember everyone by. Ellen sarcastically replies that it is nice to have an optimist around. Cas, not recognizing the sarcasm, brings the tone of the room down dramatically by replying, “Bobby is right. Tomorrow we hunt the devil. This is our last night on earth.” The picture is then taken with everyone having serious and contemplative expressions instead of smiling faces.
The next day, everyone apart from Bobby, drives into the surprisingly abandoned town. Deciding to split up to figure out what is happening, Castiel stays with Ellen and Jo. As he looks around, he realizes that the town is not empty after all, but full of reapers who are invisible to everyone but him. Castiel goes to investigate why all of the reapers are in town and disappears into a building. When he arrives in the room, he hears the words, “Hello brother,” and everything flashes white. Cas is trapped in a ring of holy fire by Lucifer. Lucifer assumes that Cas is there with the Winchesters, even though Cas denies it and says he is alone. The two have a conversation about riding in a car, Lucifer’s vessel deteriorating and Castiel’s loyalty to the Winchesters. The conversation ends with Cas saying that he would die before joining Lucifer and allowing him to take Sam as a vessel.
The next scene with Castiel shows the demon Meg coming to tell Lucifer that she has pinned down the Winchesters’ location. Lucifer goes to complete the ritual, leaving Castiel and Meg alone. Castiel keeps Meg talking while using his grace to unscrew a bolt that attaches a pipe to the wall, causing the pipe to slam into Meg and making her fall into the circle of holy fire with him. Castiel attempts to smite her, but his grace is too low, so instead, he pushes her down and uses her body as a bridge to escape the holy fire in a move that is extremely intelligent and absolutely ruthless.
Sam and Dean find Lucifer and attempt to kill him with the Colt. Though they manage to shoot him, the Colt does no damage to the archangel. Lucifer then completes his ritual to raise Death after sending both boys flying into trees. Castiel sneakily appears while Lucifer is distracted and manages to fly Sam and Dean out of harm’s way.
This entire episode is significant for many characters. There is a reason why this was the mid-season finale, after all. Though Castiel’s part in this episode was not the main story line, he still had a very important role to play. Castiel standing up to Lucifer to say that he is on neither the side of Heaven or Hell but on the side of the humans is extremely important. We already knew Castiel would go against heaven’s plan, but this scene proves unequivocally that our favorite angel would never betray the brothers to join with Lucifer. Castiel’s bold move in grabbing Meg to use her to get out of the ring of holy fire was epic, and is more proof that Castiel doesn’t care what he has to do in order to help the Winchesters save the world. The most significant part of this entire episode might be when Bobby makes sure Cas is included in the end-of-the-world family photo. Though the scene is short, it doesn’t take away from the fact that Cas is included as part of Team Free Will, or some might say, part of the family. And that is definitely a big deal.
Season 5, Episode 17 – “99 Problems”
Castiel does not make an appearance in this episode until over halfway through, but his short time on-screen has some of his funniest moments. Sam and Dean are in a town that is being led to take out demons and prepare for the apocalypse by a young woman suspected to be a prophet. The boys call Castiel for assistance as the town’s rules and regulations become more strict. Castiel arrives, stumbling, in the motel with Sam while Dean is out.
SAM:
What’s wrong with you? Are you…drunk?
CASTIEL:
No!…Yes.
SAM:
What the hell happened to you?
CASTIEL:
I found a liquor store.
SAM:
And?
CASTIEL:
And I drank it. Why’d you call me?
Sam goes on to explain what is going on in the town and why they called for Castiel’s help. When Dean arrives, Cas explains that she is not a prophet, she is actually the Whore of Babylon and has been tricking everyone into believing that her rules and exorcisms are all from the word of angels. He goes onto explain that the Enochian exorcism really means, “You breed with the mouth of a goat.”
Castiel finds a weapon that can kill the Whore of Babylon, but explains that it can only be wielded by a true servant of Heaven, which none of them are. After proving that he is an angel and helping convince a priest that his daughter is actually a monster, Cas and the gang goes to defeat her. Battle and beat-downs ensue that end with Dean surprisingly killing the Whore of Babylon. Castiel is helping care for the pastor when Dean manages to escape to the Impala and run away from everyone with the intention of saying yes to Michael.
The hilarity of a drunk Castiel made the scenes he’s in a few of the funniest scenes that Castiel is ever part of. They give the fandom many fantastic one-liners like, “It’s funnier in Enochian,” and, “Don’t ask stupid questions,” just to name a few. However, the underlying issue for Castiel in this episode is much more serious.
The importance of this episode for Castiel lies in him dealing with his emotions. As a disciplined angel, Castiel did not have to deal with many emotions. Now that Castiel has been torn from Heaven and is learning what it is like to be human, he is having to deal with the emotional pain of accepting that God has left the world (including him!) to its own devices. Castiel handles these confusing and intense emotions the same way he’s learned Dean would, by drinking an entire liquor store in order to get drunk. As sad as that is, drunk Cas is still super funny and provided us with some great moments in this episode.
Season 5, Episode 18 – “Point of No Return” (a.k.a The 100th Episode)
This entire article could be made up using only moments from this one episode. Castiel played such a large role in the story and showed how awesome he is on many occasions. At the beginning of the episode, he helps Sam bring Dean back to Bobby’s house, and takes out two angels in a fantastic fight scene to bring Adam to the Winchesters in order to keep him safe. He’s mad and frustrated with Dean throughout the episode and tells him often by using his newly learned communication tools: grumpiness, sarcasm, and attitude.
After Dean uses the angel banishing spell that Cas taught him against Cas to escape from Bobby’s house, Castiel finds him trying to use a Jehovah’s Witness to contact the other angels. Castiel puts the other man to sleep and drags Dean into the alley for an intense confrontation. Cas throws Dean against the wall, punches him multiple times and gets up in face to yell, “I rebelled for this? For you to surrender to them?” He continues to pummel Dean even after Dean begs him to stop, replying, “I gave everything for you, and this is what you give to me?” Cas continues to beat Dean up until Dean is lying on the ground and taunts Castiel to finish him off by yelling, “Just do it!” Fortunately, that appears to be enough to snap Castiel out of his haze of rage, and instead of continuing to beat Dean, he puts him to sleep and brings him back to Bobby’s house.
Later, the boys need to go and try to rescue Adam from the clutches of Zachariah before Adam says yes to being Michael’s vessel. Sam decides to trust Dean to not say yes to Michael and brings him along to the fight even though Cas makes it very clear that he thinks it’s a bad idea. Due to Castiel’s prior investigating, they know that there are five angels inside the warehouse guarding the room where Adam is being held. Cas says that he is going in alone to take out all of the angels so that Sam and Dean can try to save Adam.
Dean asks if Castiel knows that this plan is basically a suicide mission. Castiel’s reply of, “Maybe it is. But then I won’t have to watch you fail. I’m sorry, Dean. I don’t have the same faith in you that Sam does,” shows just how extremely upset Cas is with Dean’s plan to give up and say yes to Michael. Castiel then goes inside the warehouse. He kills one angel easily and goads the other four angels into all of them coming after him at once. As soon as the other angels make their move, Castiel rips open his shirt to show a banishing sigil that he carved into his chest. Cas succeeds in banishing all of the angels in the warehouse, including himself, in a plan that was innovative and brilliant.
Of all of the episodes in this season, this one shows Castiel as the warrior angel he once claimed to be. Many times throughout the course of Supernatural, Castiel is shown to be awkward or confused, but we do not see that side of Castiel at all during this episode. Instead, we see what a fierce fighter he truly is. As Dean warns Sam after he was beaten and thrown around by Cas, “Don’t piss off the nerd-angels.” It turns out to be excellent advice, because the socially awkward angel really can kick some ass, and this episode proves just how fierce Castiel can be.
Season 5, Episode 22 – “Swan Song”
In one of the best season finales Supernatural has ever had, the role Castiel plays in “Swan Song” can sometimes be overlooked. This episode focuses more on what happens to Sam after he says yes to Lucifer and how Dean copes with his brother essentially being dead with his body still alive. Yet, we know that Castiel is there to support the Winchesters in every step of the process. He is there to help catch the demons needed for Sam to get juiced up. He is there as they decide the most likely place to find Lucifer. He is there to say goodbye and good luck to Sam, knowing that his loyalty and support is needed in that moment. He helps by being his wonderfully awkward self and making Sam laugh when he doesn’t understand that honesty is not always the best policy when it comes to poignant goodbyes. He’s there to support Dean after Sam is unable to defeat Lucifer after saying yes, knowing that no one can replace his brother, but thinking maybe a friend can help. He is there to help Bobby try to convince Dean not to do anything stupid that will risk his life, knowing that Bobby couldn’t bear to lose another one of his boys. Throughout the entire episode, Castiel is there.
At Stull Cemetery, where the final showdown between Michael and Lucifer is to take place, Castiel arrives to stand with Dean and Bobby in a last chance effort to thwart the apocalypse. Castiel proves once and for all who he is loyal to and what he believes in after he throws a Molotov cocktail filled with holy oil at Michael with his best and most quoted line, “Hey, assbutt!”
Unfortunately, Lucifer takes personal offense to Castiel throwing holy fire at Michael and mercilessly kills Castiel for doing what he knew was the right thing to do. Lucifer then kills Bobby after Bobby tried to shoot him, and begins to punch and torment Dean. Sam is ultimately able to overpower Lucifer’s hold on his body, and manages to not only be brave enough to jump into the cage in Hell, but also to grab Micheal and bring him down with him as he falls. Dean despairs that everyone he knows and loves is dead, but as he is kneeling next to the Impala, Castiel appears alive and well, and heals both him and Bobby. Dean asks if Cas is God, and Castiel laughs and says no, but he does think that God was the one to bring him back again, new and improved.
The next scene we see is Castiel sitting shotgun in the Impala while Dean drives. The two are having a conversation about what to do next. Castiel says he is planning on returning to Heaven to help lead the angels. During their talk, Castiel discovers that Dean is angry at God for not intervening more. Castiel calmly explains that Dean got what he wanted: no Paradise or Hell on Earth, just more of the same. He asks what Dean would rather have, peace or freedom, and then disappears without saying goodbye.
Castiel came a long way from the beginning of the season when searching for God’s help. By the end of Season 5, he is standing up to his brothers for freedom and choice. He is murdered and resurrected again because of his own choices that he has made. All of the many, many things Castiel learns throughout Season 5 shapes his actions and decisions for future seasons.
Check back tomorrow for more of Castiel’s best moments in Supernatural when we continue our series and take a look at Season 6.
Today, a live stream for the film was launched on it’s Youtube page, called Code 8th. Every month, on the 8th day, crew from the film will be doing a live stream to update everyone on any news about it.
The stream today was hosted by Davin Lengyel and Michael Davison. They also did an interview with screenwriter Chris Pare.
During the live stream, we learned a few things. First, all items that can be shipped from the Indiegogo campaign were shipped. As far as the film, they did have some reshoots this Summer, but they finally do have a final cut of the film done and are adding in the VFX, as Robbie’s tweet stated.
Robbie and Stephen also sent in a video message, stating they were really excited and that premiere dates were still being worked out and hopefully announced soon.
You can watch the live stream below!
We’re so excited for the update, and we can’t wait for more!
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