The Top 11 Supernatural Characters I’d Love To See Back
I’m pleased to be posting another guest article from Laurel.Β It’s been a long while since we’ve had a Top Ten (or 11 in this case) article, so enjoy!
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Yes, eleven.Β Dare to be different.
Note that a fair few of these characters have just about zero chance of coming back (IΒ suppose I canβt actually say they wonβt ever return; this is Supernatural, after all), but I donβt care.Β Pipe dreams never hurt anyone.Β Β
1. Sarah Blake (played by TaylorΒ Cole) – Appeared in: βProvenance.β
Truthfully, Iβm incredibly surprised Sarah has not been brought back yet.Β IΒ mean, Iβve never seen even one fan bitch about her, which, to my recollection, has never happened for a female on this show, let alone a love interest, and on top of that, sheβs alive.Β Granted, she and Sam didnβt do the deed, which seems to be the catalyst for imminent demise, but still.
I think itβd be very interesting to see her next season as a hunter, personally.Β After all that happened in βProvenance,β IΒ canβt imagine Sarah reverting back to the stagnant life of antique dealingβno offense to any antique dealers who may be reading thisβand Iβd go so far as to say itβs plausible she became a hunter.Β Now, whether sheβd be hunting on the side while keeping the cover of an antique dealer, or whether sheβd be on the road like Sam and Dean, or something else, IΒ havenβt the slightest.Β But what IΒ do know is that itβd be awesome to have her return, preferably as a recurring guest star, though Iβd settle for a one-episode gig, too.Β So long as she doesnβt die, of course.
Besides, sheβs Jared-approved!
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2. Young Sam (played by Colin Ford) – Appeared in: βAΒ Very Supernatural Christmas,β βAfter School Special,β βWhen the Levee Breaks,β and βDarkΒ Side of the Moon.β
Not that anyone would say otherwise, but IΒ just have to profess how much I love this dude.Β To this day I remain amazed that he and Jared arenβt related; their resemblance is uncanny.Β More than that, the kid can act.Β From the bitchfaces to the restrained anger to the mouth twitches to the hair, Colin is Jared fifteen years younger.Β I donβt think thereβs a more perfect older-younger casting out there, to be honest.Β And while Iβm sure Ridge Canipe and Brock KellyβJensenβs younger counterpartsβare nice guys, thereβs just something off about their portrayal of Dean.
Although, to be fair, Colinβs a tough act to follow…or act alongside with, as the case may be.Β In any event,Β Iβd LOVE to have young Sam come back for next season.Β Thus far heβs had scenes alone, with older Sam, and with older Dean, so up next should be the three of them together, right?Β πΒ IΒ have no idea how itβd be done, but IΒ think the scene would be absolutely phenomenal.
3. Season 1 Samhair. (Shut up, yβall know Samβs hair is the fourth character of the show.)
BANGS.
Oh how IΒ mourn season one Sammy hair.Β IΒ mean, donβt get me wrong, I canβt find one instance where Jared isnβt positively gorgeous, but…Samβs hair in some later seasons is just…yeesh.Β Granted, there are some episodes in which itβs okay (βBorn Under a Bad Sign,β βFresh Blood,β and βDark Side of the Moonβ come to mind):
But for the most part, season one hair is by and large the best.
So thusly, hair people, the way IΒ see it, there are two viable options for season six:
1. Bring back the bangs, or
2. Let Jared style his own hair.Β Seriously, it looks amazing at every convention.Β I donβt know how he does it (God knows IΒ spend an infuriatingly long amount of time trying to configure my own to be even remotely presentable), IΒ really donβt, but IΒ would far from object if the same could be done for Samβs.
4. Adam Milligan (played by Jake Abel) – Appeared in: βJump the Shark,β βPoint of No Return,β and βSwan Song.β
IΒ was one of the few people who was really optimistic about the episode βJump the Shark.βΒ IΒ knew full well that it could turn out to be a disaster, but IΒ both had trust in Kripke, and in Jake Abelβeven though I hadnβt seen any of his work before. Β However superficial this may sound, it was just seeing his picture that did it.Β Just as with Colin Ford, the casting people lucked out with Jake; he looks remarkably like a mix between Jared and Jensen, resembles Jeffrey Dean Morgan, too.Β Theyβd gotten the look down…now they just needed the acting.Β And boy did Jake deliver.Β Iβm the kind of person whoβll watch a show and usually guess the mystery before the halfway mark is done, but in that episode, IΒ had no idea that Adam was actually a ghoul, and theΒ real Adam was long dead.
And IΒ was overjoyed when he reappeared in not only the hundredth episode, but the season finale as well.Β IΒ thought his portrayal of the real Adamβone who most definitely did not want to be brought back from the deadβwas wonderful; he had the Winchester mannerisms of being sarcastic and shutting himself off down pat.Β Then it called for a character change again, to turn into Michael, who previously had only been played by Matt Cohen, and he did that awesomely, too.Β IΒ totally believed that he and Jared were not playing Adam and Sam, but Michael and Lucifer, and thatβs exactly how it should have gone.
Now, part of me hopes that, like Sam, Adam was released from Hell and got to go back to Heaven where his mom and that one chick are.Β But another part of me wants him to return to Earth alive, to do…I donβt know what.Β IΒ donβt want him the third person in the Impala necessarily, but perhaps the occasional hunting ally for Sam and Dean.Β Mainly, IΒ just want to see Jake play Adam againββcause he rocked that role.
5. Andy Gallagher (played by Gabriel Tigerman) – Appeared in:Β βSimonΒ Saidβ and βAll Hell Breaks Loose, Part I.β
Poor, poor Andy.Β You were so awesome while alive.Β But sadly, as did the majority of awesome characters on this show, you died soon after we knew you.
I donβt really have specific reasons why Iβd love Andy to come back beyond that IΒ adored his character.Β IΒ thought he was funny, smart (despite his penchant to get high, he did read Hegel, Kant, and Wittgenstein), and towards the end, got to be pretty badass, too.Β Iβm guessing one of the rationales behind killing Andy was because he was a Psykid, a storyline that got totally dropped, but Iβm sure the writers could come up with some way to bring him back, right?Β After all, they are having [SPOILER highlight if you want to read : Grandpa Campbell and Azazel (Fred Lehne Azazel)] return, so why not Andy?
6. Victor Henricksen (played by Charles Malik Whitfield) – Appeared in:Β βNightshifter,β βFolsomΒ Prison Blues,β βJus In Bello,β and βAreΒ You There, God?Β Itβs Me, Dean Winchester.β
This is one of the βhas just about zero chance of coming backβ characters IΒ was talking about.Β βAre You There, God?Β Itβs Me, Dean Winchesterβ was the episode that shattered my head fanon of Henricksen having somehow escaped the explosion back in Colorado and instead went on to become this kickass hunter.Β Somewhat preposterous, yes, but IΒ liked the idea.Β And then they go and make him this vengeful spirit raised by Lilith.Β Well, fine.Β Destroy my dreams, why donβt you, Kripke?
Nevertheless, IΒ think itβd be super fantastic to get Henricksen for an encore performance, and Iβm guessing the majority of my fellow fandomers wouldnβt disagree.
7. Jessica Moore (played by Adrianne Palicki) – Appeared in:Β βPilot,β βBloodyΒ Mary,β βWhat Is and What Should Never Be,β and βFree to Be You and Me.β
In spite of the fact that Jess is half a decade dead now, she has appeared three times since her fiery demise, none of them in a flashback, interestingly enough, and sheβs a character that IΒ think would be plausible to guest again.Β Iβm not sure in what capacity, but hey.Β So far sheβs twice been a figment of Samβs imagination and once a figment of Deanβs, so Iβd say she has a higher than likely chance of returning.Β (Okay, so her latest appearance was Lucifer playing mind games with Sam, but thatβs just superfluous.)Β Just, preferably, not as a tool for trying to turn Samβor Dean, IΒ supposeβDark Side again.
8. JamieΒ (played by Melinda Sward) – Appeared in: βMonster Movie.β
If IΒ didnβt love Lisa so much, Iβd totally ship Dean and Jamie together.Β Hell, even still, IΒ think theyβd be a great couple.Β Jamie reminded me a little of Sarah, to be honest: she had an initial freak out at hearing what Sam and Dean do, like anyone would, but then she realized that it wouldnβt do any good to keep being the damsel in distress, and so held her own.Β To the point of killing the shapeshifter and saving both boysβ lives.Β In any event, itβd be cool to see her again, and if she did so like my mental vision of Sarah would (i.e. a hunter), then thatβd be all the better.
Just to mention, the spoiler in No.10 hasn’t been whited out yet.
(That could so be a political comment on my future employment prospects.)
I forgot how much I loved Sarah until she was brought up again. I actually really liked her, and I hope she comes back.
I also want Andy back, and Adam. I loved real Adam, not ghoul Adam so much, but real Adam.
Yes to all of the above and if we’re allowing dead people ( a la Hendriksen ) I’d chuck in Ash ( what a surprise! ) and Ron the Mandroid fancier as well …
Faellie – Yeah, I know. I asked Alice to white it out; in my original LJ post it was, but apparently it didn’t transfer.
Suze – Ooh, yeah, I’d love to see Ronald back, too! He was awesome.
Laurel,
First off, I adore your name!!!!
Secondly, thanks for this awesome list. I love Sarah and agree, never heard a bad word said about her. Like Jaime she seemed to be a great pairing for Sam as Jaime was for Dean. Perhaps the two ladies could team up and do some demon/vampire/shapeshifter et al hunting.
I agree with your whited out post on who didn’t make the list here as I love her and am glad for your sentiments as well.
Jake Abel was excellent in all four incarnations he brought to the screen and I enjoyed all of them but the real Adam is my favorite, a perfect blend of anger, independence…or as Sam said, With that attitude you’d fit right in around here…he so did.
Ash, Ash, Ash, I definitely hope he returns and while some don’t enjoy the retreading of past characters I would truly enjoy it if a way could be found to bring back Nicki Aycox as Meg…maybe, maybe, maybe.
The ones that are returning according to the spoilers have me very excited…ten more weeks, yikes, must. stop. counting. the. days.
Thanks for this fun list and never be afraid to be different, 11 faves or 12 or 21, with fun writing and lots of love it’s a great read.
Some pretty yummy pics of Sam in there! π
Yes, I’d like to see Sarah back too. I liked her for Sam…so did Dean. π
Great list, Laurel!
I’d love to see back:
hahaha Sam’s hair
-Adrianne Palicki
-of course Jeffrey Dean Morgan
-Meg
-Richard Speight aka the Trickster, Lucky and the archangel Gabriel
-and the demon Cassie from 3.04 Sin City
and you know? the girl on 5.04 The End, The girl that played Risa.
elle2 – Why thank you! That’s very nice of you. Haha, a Sarah and Jamie hunting team would be all sorts of awesome! Adam did indeed fit into the Winchester family, whether he wanted to or not (emphasis on the latter), and I think if he hadn’t been taken over by Michael, Sam and Dean would’ve grown on him.
Nicki was amazing; much as I thought Rachel did a fine job, there’s still something about Nicki that embodies Meg’s true form. Though Jared did, in my opinion, the closest to Nicki’s performance.
Sablegreen – Couldn’t resist! Sam/Jared is just so…well, you know. π And you’re totally right: Dean *did* tell Sam to marry her, after all.
anielle – Ah, yeah, I should’ve. I can’t believe I forgot those appearances! I’m such a bad fan. Gordon would be interesting to bring back, and I too hope CHuck isn’t gone for good.
Perfect List. And thank you for including the bit about Season 1 Sam Hair. I miss it terribly. From what I hear, Jared doesn’t care for the long hair either.
I agree on almost everything, except having Adam back. I’d like him back for just one episode, so we can find out what happened after Michael and Lucifer fell into the pit.
Totally agree on your list. I love that you added the Sam hair in there.
One charakter I would like to return is Ellen. I loved it how the boys treated her with respect (and sometimes even fear). And how she treated the boys, not like she wanted to be their mother, but still with motherly love.
Your list is great!
Especially I love Sarah Blake (but NOT to be killed off). She was perfect for Sam.
Andy I adored and was sick when he was killed. Such a sweet personality. He was so content with his state in life and “had everything he needed”. What a sweetie!
I want to find out that Adam is back with his mom. Loved how he was so perfect a fit for a Winchester.
I’d love to see Missouri back but am so scared if they do that they will kill her off too! I’d rather never see her again than have that happen. (Why does Sera love to kill everybody?) π
I too was hoping Henrickson could become a hunter and interact with the boys from time to time. Disappointed that he is a goner.
Really really missing Ellen, Jo and Ash. Love all three of them.
Trickster just has to be back. He’s just the best! Let God reward him for his loyalty and revive him like Cas.
Loved Sam’s hair in season 1. When it is away from his forehead he seems a much more hardened character and I like his personality in season 1, 2 and 3 the best.
Colin Ford is just amazing!
Jamie was adorable and a sensible and brave lady and had the good taste to connect with a re-hymenated Dean. Lucky Jamie!! π
Love the Ghostfacers and trust they will be back at some time. Hell House is one of my favourite episodes.
I’d love to see more of Chuck also in any one of his personas. God/prophet/author/shmuck/loser
Loved Ron too but I’m afraid he’s really gone for good. He was almost as good a hunter as the Winchesters. A great researcher. He could have been a big help to them if he had survived. Too bad Ronnie Resnick! Rest in peace.
As for the street light bursting when Sam appeared outside of Lisa’s house, I read another theory which I approve of, and that is that Cas brought Sam there and that is why the light shattered. Always happens when angels first appear. I do not want him to be back with more dark powers or anything. I just want human Sammy back!
Love lists like this. More lists please.
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Always thought Sarah was the best female character they could have developed. Besides liking the actress, I liked the character’s venturesomeness and adaptability. The writers seemed to want to introduce full blown female hunters or demons who always made Sam and Dean appear dumb. Sarah was perfect as someone who could have grown into being a hunter–and it would have been fun to watch her do so and sharpen her skills to equal the guys–beside bringing a woman’s perspective to the job. And, it would be nice to have someone around who really likes Sam.
GORDON!! π― How did I forget Gordon! Serious mental slippage going on here … He must return. Dead/undead/ half-dead/ bit poorly … Don’t care, most excellent weasly psyco chap and much missed with his big cheesy grin and murderous ways … π
Hi Laurel
Great list. Would have to agree with the majority of them.
I too would love to see Sarah and Missouri again, providing they are not killed off.
And would like to know what happened with Adam and Jesse (antichrist).
Sorry to say IΓ’β¬β’m not much of a fan of the Ghostfacers so I donΓ’β¬β’t have them on my list (runs for cover).
Lovely article, Laurel, thank you – I will sign any petition to bring Sarah back, and he young Winchester parents, Lenore and- the kind of hair Jared wore at the L.A. and Rome convention… yes, he hardly ever looked more handsome.
And, I would love the return of some urban legends or some new ones (the creature from the black lagoon ;-))
Thanks for this, dear, cheers, Jas
thank you i was also a fan of season 1/early season 2 sam hair and i have often though it bizarre that his hair is better in real life probably because it isn’t slatered in product and straightened within an inch of it’s life.
I love the ghostfacers and i hope they return, they’re such the anti sam and dean!
The person i’d really love to see back is Ellen, i loved Ellen she was one of my favourite characters and i was so happy to see her again in season 5.
Also Missouri,i f i had to pick anyone to return it would be her. I would love to see her come back and she’s not even dead so she could quite easily cross paths with the boys.
I know it’s very unlikely but John winchester could you imagine after all that’s happened what it would be like for the boys (and possibly adam) to meet their father again, how would they all react (and bobby too for that matter) that would just be an amazing episode.