To a cacophony of screams and whoops, Jensen Ackles and JaredPadalecki filed onto the stage for the Supernatural panel at Comic-Con on Sunday (along with showcreator Eric Kripke and writers Sera Gamble and Ben Edlund). The panelists and the moderator (EW’s own Alynda Wheat)handled the crowd’s obvious enthusiasm with aplomb, kicking things off with a screening of the first five minutes of the CW show’s season 4 opener. What did conventioneers learn? SPOILER ALERT! Since Dean wasleft in hell the last time we saw him (after a rather messy and tragic exit fromthis mortal plane) seeing him literally crawling out of thegrave was both heartening and terrifying. A newspaper in an abandoned gasstation nearby tells both Dean and the audience that it’s four months later, but the scene ended (with a mysterious force that knocks Dead out) before anything else could be revealed.
Following a terrific response from the audience, Kripke revealed that Supernatural had just signedon X-Files alum Mitch Pileggi to play Dean and Sam’s grandfather inan episode that promises a little time travel as well. Fans can also lookforward to more from the Winchester past, including a story centering on when Maryand John Winchester were not only still alive, but much younger. The panel wrapped up with a sneak peakof the gag reel that will be on Supernatural’s season 3 DVD (to be releasedlater this year). It will no doubt be worth a look — if only to witness Ackles’spot-on reenactment of the YouTube sensation Dramatic Prairie Dog.
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I’m looking forward to the new season.
Thanks for the updates! Really looking forward to Season 3 on DVD and the return for Season 4 in September!
It’s the best show that no one’s watching – this and 30 Rock.
Thanks for the recap!
Was it mentioned when S4 is going to start (date?)
it’ll definitely need time travel for mitch pileggi to play jeffery dean morgan’s dad! he’s not THAT old! (or old-looking)
Yay! Thank you so much for reporting on this panel. This show definitely needs more love!
You just made my damn summer with that little tidbit! Thank you!
um maybe this will be answered after i write this but is their anywhere to actually watch that 5 minutes and gag reel seriously im dying now that i read this even more than before
Snarf, Season 4 starts Sept 18th. And I CANNOT WAIT!!!!
“A newspaper in an abandoned gas station nearby tells both Dean and the audience that it’s four months later, but the scene ended (with a mysterious force that knocks Dead out)”
Ok just how do you ‘knock Dead out’? It that a new way of saying ‘bringing back to life?
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