What can you tease about Supernatural‘s Nick? –Patrick
When Dean, Sam and Cas finally find out Nick’s murderous actions, the fallout is “not going to be pretty,” Mark Pellegrino teases. “It’s going to be very violent.”

During Thursday’s Supernatural, the hunter started to experience odd, slightly fuzzy vision while talking to his friends and family. Of course, he didn’t say anything to his loved ones about the unsettling development, and no concrete answers were offered about what’s happening. But given that Dean spent the very beginning of this season possessed by an archangel, it stands to reason that perhaps Michael hasn’t fully departed his perfect vessel.

“It’s Michael-ish related,” executive producer Brad Buckner confirms of the twist. “That’s a big question mark leading into the midseason finale: ‘What is that? What’s going on with him?'”

Buckner also notes that Michael is “out there with an agenda somewhere, and the question mark is, ‘Does he need permission to take Dean over again?'”

Star Jensen Ackles, too, describes what’s happening to his character as a remnant of his possession. “There’s some leftover stuff going on with Dean that is from his time as Michael,” the actor shares. And as much as Dean would probably like to pretend that nothing is wrong, the problem “won’t fade away. It’s actually going to start to fester, and it’ll rear its pretty nasty head.”

So on top of Jack’s ailing condition, Dean now has the dastardly archangel to worry about again, as well — and for good reason. “If Michael re-enters him, he could well be the instrument for the end of the world,” Buckner reminds us.

When Jack (Alexander Calvert) first started coughing up blood on Supernatural, we knew it was not headed anywhere good, but now we're wondering if maybe we underestimated how bad this health scare is going to get! Supernatural wouldn't spend more than a year making us fall in love with this kid only to rip him away from us, would it? (Answer: Of course it would, what show have you been watching?)

After realizing Jack's illness wasn't just a tickle in his throat, Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Cas (Misha Collins) devoted all their time and energy to saving their surrogate son's life, even calling in Rowena (Ruth Connell) to attempt a magical fix-it. Unfortunately, even a powerful spell mixed with archangel grace couldn't restore Jack's life force, and now the boys are out of options. Jack is dying, and there's literally nothing they can do to stop it. Right?

"It's dire at this point," says Alexander Calvert. "I think we should keep our fingers crossed for him. Jack has definitely been on a rough road."

Time will tell if the boys find a way to avoid Jack's grim fate, but with one plan out the window, they've got to come up with a new one fast. According to Misha Collins, each of them will have to deal with the fallout of Jack's life hanging in the balance in their own way. "It's hard for all three of us because, in a weird way, each of us has taken on the role of father, which I think is possibly kind of competitive. We're all vying for the position of father. Like, 'Who's your favorite dad?'" Collins tells TV Guide.

"But it's been an interesting thing, I think, for each of us to explore with the characters," he continues. "For Castiel, I am uniquely positioned to guide him through the process to be an angel, to lose your powers, to become human, to feel flaccid and ineffective and like a burden. In the process of guiding him through that, Castiel has been telling Jack, 'It doesn't matter if you don't have your powers. It doesn't matter if you're just a human. You still belong to this family unit.' And by virtue of the fact that he's telling Jack that, I think Cas has to, by the transitive property, start to feel like he belongs in some way. Like if Jack belongs, then Cas has to belong, and after being involved with these guys for 11 years, I think this is the first time that Cas is starting to feel like, 'Maybe I have a place here.'"

While no one would ever argue that Cas has been firmly lodged in the Winchester family for years now, it's worrying to think about whether that sense of belonging will be taken from him if they can't find a way to save Jack's life. But you know, they do say that parents who lose a child are more likely to break up...

Oh yeah, and there's that little problem of Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) possibly being resurrected from the Empty. So that's got to be great news for everyone involved. Can't that guy just stay dead?!

Unfortunately, Lucifer isn't the only thing coming back from the Empty this season. According to Collins, we'll be seeing more of that horrifying creature that lives there too. We first met the Empty when Jack resurrected Castiel, leaving him to wander around in the darkness, hovering between life and death. Collins played this mysterious antagonist with a kind of whimsically violent personality that made him both instantly appealing and off-putting for audiences. Now Collins confirms to TV Guide that the Empty will be returning as as character this season, but we shouldn't expect it to be wearing Castiel's face again.

"We will see more of the Empty — played by somebody else. I was recast, so apparently the producers didn't like my iteration of the Empty," he jokes.

After John Winchester sacrificed himself to save Dean —and became the show’s first big death — in Supernatural‘s season 2 premiere, fans assumed they’d seen the last of him. They were wrong, of course, because John came back briefly in the season 2 finale to help him boys kill Yellow Eyes and therefore complete his lifelong mission. Since then, John has popped up occasionally with Matt Cohen playing a younger version of the character, but as for Jeffrey Dean Morgan returning to the role, well, that’s something the show saved for episode 300 (which sees him return when Sam and Dean are granted a wish).

But will the 300th — which focuses heavily on “closure” for Sam and Dean — be the last we see of John? Morgan certainly hopes not. “Hopefully they’ll leave it in a place where John could come back again,” Morgan tells EW. “My dream would be to come back and do something in the last year, the last episode, the last couple episodes, whatever, and do a proper little arc.”

Seeing as how Morgan was only on set filming for two days for his part in the 300th episode, he says he’d love the chance to spend a bit more time with the character. “It’d be fun to have some time and really dig in,” he says, adding, “Maybe [episode 300] won’t be the end of John. Like I always say to everybody: ‘It’s Supernatural, anything can happen.'”

Michael is still hanging out in Dean's head, and the metaphorical barrier that's keeping him tucked away won't hold for much longer. With very few options and time running out, the Winchesters have one hell of a problem on their hands. And according to Supernatural boss Andrew Dabb, things are about to go from bad to worse — much sooner than you think. As they chase down a lead that might be able to help with this Michael issue, the brothers will make a startling discovery that changes everything.

"What they very quickly realize is Michael has not been idle in Dean's head," Dabb told TV Guide. "The Michael thing is gonna happen a lot sooner than people think and have some pretty massive consequences for all of our characters."

We all knew Michael wasn't going out without a fight, but this sounds downright apocalyptic. The brothers will need a miracle — how about Jack's (Alexander Calvert) grace being restored — if they intend to stop Michael without taking down Dean along with him.

The fact that Nick (Mark Pellegrino) has become Lucifer's most devoted minion is equally distressing. Instead of using this second shot at life to start fresh, he'll spend his time searching for the Devil, and that quest will lead him down a very dark path.

"You're dealing with someone who has probably the most advanced form of Stockholm Syndrome you'll ever find," Dabb explained. "His life was not great. He had a normal marriage, but he's also a guy that spent most nights out drinking. He felt powerless, and he felt ignored and forgotten. With Lucifer, he felt important and powerful and it became intoxicating to him. I don't think it's something he can let go. When he came back, he had the gift of a second chance at life, which he'll probably squander because at the end of the day, he needs that drug."

Consumed by his obsession with Lucifer, Nick is setting himself up for a pretty bleak future. "He needs Lucifer and he will do anything to get it. The rest of the season is gonna show that he will go through extreme lengths to achieve that," Dabb said.

"Bad things are coming, as they always are, for the Winchesters."
By Jess Lee 11/02/2019

If seeing John Winchester again wasn't enough for Supernatural fans, there's going to be a new twist in store for brothers Sam and Dean.

Showrunner Andrew Dabb discussed with IGN what to expect from the rest of the 14th season, and he shared that, although "bad things are coming" (as you would expect), our heroes will continue to grow as characters.

It's just as well that we're definitely getting a season 15!

"I will say, true to Supernatural form, season 14 does not end on an 'everybody is super happy and hugging' note, necessarily," Dabb said. "Bad things are coming, as they always are, for the Winchesters.

"But I do think that, moving into 15... I think that people will be surprised and will be happy in terms of where we're going, not only in terms of the plotline, but also in terms of our guys and their ongoing growth as people."

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Dabb also teased that another familiar face will be returning later in season 14.

"In terms of going forward, in episode 20, I will say that we get visited by an old favourite," he said.

Last month, Supernatural was confirmed to be renewed by The CW alongside the likes of Supergirl, Arrow, Riverdale, and The Flash.