Comic-Con: Screams, cheers (and some spoilers!) at 'Supernatural' panel
Jul 27, 2008, 08:36 PM | by Dafna Pleban
Categories: Comic-Con 2008
To a cacophony of screams and whoops, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki filed onto the stage for the Supernatural panel at Comic-Con on Sunday (along with show creator 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 was left in hell the last time we saw him (after a rather messy and tragic exit from this mortal plane) seeing him literally crawling out of the grave was both heartening and terrifying. 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) before anything else could be revealed.
Following a terrific response from the audience, Kripke revealed that Supernatural had just signed on X-Files alum Mitch Pileggi to play Dean and Sam's grandfather in an episode that promises a little time travel as well. Fans can also look forward to more from the Winchester past, including a story centering on when Mary and John Winchester were not only still alive, but much younger. The panel wrapped up with a sneak peak of the gag reel that will be on Supernatural's season 3 DVD (to be released later 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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