Interview with Adam Harrington (Bartholomew on Supernatural )
Exerpts an interview from Screenspy with Adam Harrington (Bartholomew) on his upcoming appearance in Captives. Warning! Mild Spoilers!
It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Bartholomew. Why the long wait in bringing him back?
I knew ahead of time when I would be there. I think it was just something that the writers wanted to do. They knew what they were doing. When I was asked to come in they told me when I would appear and for how long. As to why? There’s a lot of story lines to cater to. Obviously I can’t speak to that because I’m not a writer, but yes it was a conscious decision.
In a recent interview, Misha Collins said “Bartholomew is malicious in a way that Naomi wasn’t. There’s something more sinister about Bartholomew. He seems to me to be less sympathetic.” What’s your own take on Bart?
Unlike Naomi, Bartholomew has a much more personal and emotional investment. I think that emotional and personal angle is oftentimes what pushes villains into more malicious and sinister actions … is that suitably vague enough for you? [laughs]
Well now I want to know what Bartholomew’s personal investment in Castiel is, exactly. Is that something we will discover as we go along?
That is something we will discover in “Captives.” It’s a great episode for Castiel. We see in the promo that Bartholomew gives Castiel a greeting that the audience might not necessarily have thought was appropriate. It’s a smiley, happy greeting. In another promo we actually hear Castiel say “His only choice was to obey or be killed.” People will find out what he’s actually talking about when they watch the episode but there are some high stakes happening.
So there’s more to Castiel and Bartholomew’s relationship than meets the eye?
Yes. We do find out why Bart is, as Misha said, “malicious and sinister.” We find out why he’s so emotionally invested. We also discover more about his relationship with Castiel and how they know each other.
The other thing is that the audience will learn more about Castiel. It’s what’s really cool about this episode in particular. There are actually a lot of hints in the trailer. They reference ‘the unforgiven.’ We learn a little bit more about what that means. Not what it is, but what it may be referring to.
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