Official description of “Supernatural” 8.12 “As Time Goes By”
In all the excitement of the People’s Choice Awards…we can’t forget the show is back next week!
The official description for episode 8.12 was released today…sounds very, very interesting!
SAM AND DEAN MEET THEIR GRANDFATHER — Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are stunned when a man who claims to be Henry Winchester (guest star Gil McKinney), their grandfather, suddenly appears in their hotel room demanding to know where he can find John Winchester. Henry has time-traveled to stop a demon named Abbadon (guest star Alaina Huffman) and was looking for John’s help. Through Henry, Sam and Dean learn more about their father and the Winchester blood line. Serge Ladouceur directed the episode written by Adam Glass (#812).
Well, well, well! Me thinks Grandpappy Winchester may have some ‘splaining to do!
What are you thoughts?
Okayyyyy. So if Henry Winchester is indeed who he says he is then it seems he was either a hunter or a really, really adventurous mechanic. So either something happened to get him out of the hunting life before John was born, or too young to remember, or he hunted and his family (or at least John) didn’t know what he was doing. Or he hunted before he settled down. Or he hunted all along and John has the memory (and observational skills) of a goldfish. Or it’s a retcon.
What happens if Henry dies in this episode and it’s before John is born? Will John (and then Sam and Dean) cease to exist? Would that be a bad thing (because no Sam and Dean) or a good thing (because no Hell/demon blood/Apocalypse etc etc etc etc x 100) You know, his feels like that episode of Futurama where Fry travelled back in time and managed to became his own grandpa! (Oh God, please don’t let Sam and Dean become their own grandpa…..)
Or after Mary died, he helped John hunt then…but John never told the boys?
Really interesting!!
MAybe the Winchesters weere part of an Illuminati type organization. Theyare thye keepers of all the information out there, and watch how things unfold, protect HUnters secrets.
I just think Jeremy Carver just wants to retcon things to fit into his new Supernatural .
This was announced back in November, might help?:
In 1958, Henry was involved in an anti-demonic cult. Apparently, it runs in the family. Interestingly enough, Henry became involved in the cult in the interest of protecting his 7-year-old son, John.
Cool, no? Henry is described as “Robert Downey Jr. meets Cary Grant” — dapper, smart, and a little arrogant.
Things went south for him when he accidentally opened up a time portal and found himself hurtled into the present-day. He didn’t time-travel alone, though — he finds he was followed through the portal by 28-year-old Josie Sands, a sexy, strong Katharine Hepburn type… with a secret. Sam and Dean encounter Henry and Josie in a hunt for a bloodthirsty demon. Given their family history, they’re pretty wary of him, but he may provide some compelling insight about the ever-enigmatic John WInchester.