When Eric Kripke appeared with Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki at Comic-Con, fans sat on the edges of their seats. Kripke, though, was his usual cryptic self, leaking more teasers than wholesome spoilers for Season Four.

One nice touch for X-Files fans, Mitch Pileggi will show up as Mary Winchester’s father. Of course, it would be an interesting coincidence if Sam and Dean showed up to a mystery and meet Mulder and Scully. In a universe that holds both duos, it would almost need to happen, and they would be a lot more helpful than Bela ever was.

Kripke and the boys did open up a bit more about Season 4, though, at the press roundtable.

Diehard fans know that must, and will, come back. In fact, the title of the season premiere, Lazarus Rising, makes an early return for Dean less than mysterious. Mystery, however, is what Eric Kripke has in mind for Season Four. Although Dean comes back early, the mechanics and the players involved in how and why it happened will remain to unravel over time.

Along the many other mysteries, only over time will we discover any details of Dean’s fate in the underworld. One thing Kripke has alluded to, like in other mythologies (Buffy, for instance) time in Hell moves much faster than time here. Four months in our time may have been like years for poor brother Dean.

According to Kripke, after an awkward Season Three, Kripke says he’s ready to turn up the heat, going into the best years for Supernatural. At this point, the show’s abundant supply of loyal fans are in for quite a ride. Both main characters have hit bottom. Dean has literally been to Hell and back. We don’t know, for sure, how or why he was brought back. His time there has surely left him quite a mess, and he’s going to fit into the destiny that, previously, only included Sam. His quick, shoot from the hip, personality, however, will still be there.

Up till now, Sam’s special powers and dark side have only given us passing glances. Now, Jared Padalecki is excited to see the show explore these elements of Sam in Season 4.

Thanks to my compatriot Cynthia, from SF Universe, and Karla Petersen at the Union-Tribune.

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Every Supernatural fan is dying to find out what happens in the first episode of Season Four. After two consecutive springtimes wondering if our beloved Sam and Dean Winchester would return to us, next Autumn, we were finally able to enjoy the final half-dozen Season Three episodes without worrying if there would be a Season Four. Those same episode also left us with the death of older brother Dean, and to see him in the waning moments of the season, agonizing in a bizarre Hell.

So, fellow fans fainting for further factual finds for favorite, fresh, fraternal fiction, join me alliteratively through a roundup of Supernatural Season Four Premiere Spoilers. Okay, maybe not alliteratively. That would just be annoying. The factoids are actually very “open”. So open, I’m not sure I believe any of them. So open, however, that the spoiler-sensitive may still not want to venture beyond the jump…

• The teaser-y screening of the first five minutes of the episode reveal Dean digging his way from the grave. We see from a newspaper, that Dean must have been in Hell for four months. Suddenly, though, an unknown force whacks Dean, knocking him out. [The new, recurring demon Castiel?]
• Bobby introduces Sam to Pamela Barnes –played by Tracy Dinwiddie- a psychic who attempted to summon the Yellow Eyed Demon, Azazel himself. Bobby calls her “the best damn psychic in the state.” They contact her to help track down demons. [Remember the war?]
• They also hope that Pamela can help them find out about Dean’s fate.
• Something attacks Bobby.
• Sam appears to hook up with Kristy, described as 20-something, “sexy, snarky, and adept at adjusting to any and every situation”. [Sounds like Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction.] She also sounds to be savvy about the ways of the demons, and other underworldlies.
• Castiel, a new demon that no human can see, seems to be talking to [Dean]. A discussion between them makes it sound like Castiel must have rescued Dean. Dean (“guy”) asks a lot of questions of Castiel, but, hey! He’s out! What more could he want?
• Castiel is calm, but very good at getting people’s attention as well as gaining their trust.

Bon apetit!

How much do you believe? 100%? 5%? 0%? Let’s hear what you think, in the comments.

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If you love Supernatural, and you enjoy digging into the behind-the-scenes details of the show, then you’re probably familiar with writer Sera Gamble. As writer or story editor for most of the series, so far, she has to take at least some of the blame for elevating out fears of cannibals, big country lakes, mirrors, clowns, falling in love with werewolves, mausoleums, and –now- melon ballers.

She shares her take on season 3, and teases us about season 4, in her interview with Alice Jester at BlogCritics.com. She does touch on some spoilers that are, technically, already floating about on the internet. So, if you’re squeamish about spoilers, you won’t want to read this interview. She does, however, mention that she’d like to leak fake spoilers out, to help fans be as surprised and excited, as the writers are, when they create each episode.

In fact, right now, she says, she’s working on episode 2 for next season; one which brings back several characters from the past. She also talks a bit about the process –how ideas are pitched and expanded- in the writers’ room, as well as her newer role as producer

So, if you don’t mind a little spoiler action, check out this new Sera Gamble interview at BlogCritics.com.

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Here are a couple of clips, a little later than we usually see them, but we have them now. Eat them up, digest, leave some comments expressing your thoughts, your worries, and your hopes.

In No Rest for the Wicked Clip 1, Sam (Jared Padalecki) is assuring Dean that he’s not going to go to Hell. When Dean looks at Sam, he gets a spooky glimpse of Sam’s face distorting into some demonic form. So, let the creep fest begin…

In No Rest for the Wicked Clip 2, Dean tells off Ruby, and tells Sam that she’s trying to trick him. Ruby is adamant that she can help Sam use his psychic, demon powers to destroy Lilith, and save Dean. Dean punches her, and the real action begins!

So, grab your lucky charms and rub, “Please, don’t be a cliffhanger. Please, don’t be a cliffhanger…”

What are your plans for the season finale of Supernatural?

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Check out some highlights:

• Lilith biblical and Mesopotamian myth origins.
• Little girl vs. Big, Strong Man: the girl’s got skills.
• Lilith is the destroyer of children. So, this is going to be a “badass” battle to make the YED look like Toto (the band or the dog, I’m not sure. Those are my words, anyway).
• Religion? God? Angels? Origins of the Universe? Not so much? Or, do tell, Kripke?
• Sam’s and Dean’s personal belief systems?
• More Bela-ge – talk of the mercenary, Mr. Haney-woman of Supernatural Season Three.
• Jensen and Jared in tuxedos. Mucho macho, Man!
• Supernatural backstory much? Yes, sir!

Check out Eric Kripke’s answers at Eclipse Magazine.

What do you think of Lilith? Adam’s first wife? How do you feel about Kripke’s answers? Do you even more questions for the creator of Supernatural? Leave your comments and discuss?

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3.14 Long-Distance Call
Air Date: 1 May 2008

DEAN GETS A CALL FROM HIS FATHER — Dean (Jensen Ackles) is stunned after he receives a phone call from his dad (guest star Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who tells him he has a solution to get Dean out of his deal. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean fight because Sam is skeptical that it is really John on the other end of the phone and warns Dean not to listen to him but Dean disagrees and sets off on his own path to follow his father’s orders. Charles Beeson directed the episode written by Sera Gamble (#314).

Don’t forget to check out the other Long-Distance Call Spoilers, as well as the insights from this episode’s writer, Sera Gamble.

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When asked about the following four things, Ausiello said two of them are correct:

• Will Dean die?
• Will Dean go to Hell?
• Will Sam turn dark?
• Will Sam fight against Dean?

Of course, everyone wants to know which! Read more from Michael Ausiello at Ask Ausiello.

What do you think is going to happen to Sam and Dean Winchester in the last episodes of Season 3? Leave some comments with your thoughts.

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Gamble also spills some spoilers for the rest of the season, as well as her thoughts on the potential for Season Four. That nagging question about Ruby and Bela, and the fans’ strong feelings about them. There’s even talk about an old semi-hunter friend showing up again, as well as a brand new hunter who shows up toward the end of this season. [I'll spoil a bit more after the break, if you're not squeamish about that.]

Girls, I’ve had loads of questions and comments about those “delicious tattoos”. Well, Ms. Gamble spills about those, too.

Episode 3.14

In the next episode, they steer clear –more or less- of the mythology introduced in Jus in Bello. It’s a bit of emotional relief –comic maybe- involving the Hellhound’s Lair boys from Season One episode Hell House. They show up doing a pilot for a cable show called Ghostfacers, so you can imagine the pseudo-documentary mayhem that will ensue. Sera Gamble says it will be “an entertaining episode.” Plus, it gives us –and them- a little emotional break before it gets too close to the big day for Dean, as his year comes to a close.

Miss Gamble also explains the crazy writing credits for Dream A Little Dream of Me, in that Cathryn Humphris completed the story that Sera Gamble began. Eric Kripke pulled her in to the writing of Jus in Bello.

Also appearing in Sera Gamble’s spoilage:

• Lilith
• Agent Henriksen
• The Tattoos! I know, already mentioned, but everyone keeps asking.
• Ellen Harvells returns in the season finale!
• New hunter, who, at this point, is a “paranoid survivalist type”.

So, check out exactly what she says at Interview: Sera Gamble.

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Now, Eric Kripke and Jared Padalecki, recently, have been talking a lot about Sam’s developments in upcoming episodes. We’re going to see more and more of the darker side of Sam. Are we going to see that Sam is really part demon, somehow? Are we going to find out that John Winchester is not really Sam’s biological father?

What are we going to find out about Mary Winchester? Does she have some kind of good, paranormal background? Is she some kind of angel? Did she know the YED, before she met John Winchester?

It’s time to scour the rest of the Supernatural-verse looking for more clues! Where’s that comic…?

Chime in, and let’s hear what you think is going to happen. We’ve got loads of time to examine, frame-by-frame, episodes on DVD, and ponder every nuance of Kripke’s cryptic interview answers. What do you think is going to happen to Sam? And with all this, how is he going to help Dean? Is Ruby going to take out Bela, then save Dean herself, right before knocking some sense into Sam? Is Alison Dubois going to have to tell Sam what his mother thinks of his actions? Or is Melinda Gordon going to have to do it?

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• Kripke talks about his vision of Supernatural as a modern-day western.
• Kripke and the writers often talk about a spinoff possibility about Sam Colt and a bunch of 19th century hunters in the U.S. West.
• In Jus in Bello we meet the big bad demon that replaces the Yellow Eyed Demon, that we’ve heard about; the one that the demon “Casey” told Dean about in Sin City. This demon sees Sam as competition, so watch out, boys!
• He emphasizes that he has known the last scene of the show since the beginning. It’s all planned out, and super-secret.

Check out the full Eric Kripke interview at StarPulse.com.

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