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Supernatural: Will God Return to Help
the Winchesters?
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Chuck-Shurley-God-1076374.aspx
Let's not sugarcoat it: Things on
Supernatural are a mess right now.
Sam ( Jared Padalecki ) and Dean
( Jensen Ackles ) have split up, there
are no more prophets coming to lend
a hand, and Earth is caught in the
middle of full-on wars for control
over Heaven and Hell.
Maybe it's time for some divine help.
During his time masquerading as The
Prophet, Chuck (n God) rewarded
those who had the bravery to defy
his plan (Team Free Will FTW!). But
he wasn't above stepping in to save
his favorite creations when the
situation got too dire, either. Yet as
the lines between Heaven, Hell and
Earth continue to blur, God is
nowhere to be seen and rarely even
discussed. So what's the deal?
"Selfishly, Jensen would love to have
[ Rob Benedict ] come back to the
show because he's one of my
favorites of all time," Ackles tells
TVGuide.com. "I mean, God would
not be too happy at the disarray that
has become his creation, so to
speak. It's utter chaos. It's
everything but the Apocalypse."
Then again, God was happy to watch
Michael and Lucifer nearly incite the
Apocalypse in Season 5, putting full
faith in the Winchesters to prevent it.
It's possible that the current situation
is simply another test of the brothers.
But the Winchester Gospels are
completed and Sam and Dean already
more than proved their worth to the
deity. Chuck called himself a "cruel,
capricious God," but this would be
crossing a line, even for him.
No matter the reason behind God's
absence, any potential return would
bring up a new problem for the show
to tackle: the anticlimax of absolute
power. "I think the risk we always run
with Supernatural as a show is ... if
you got God on your side or an angel
on your side, you're never really in
danger," Padalecki says. "So, part of
the story we try to tell is humans
[are] fallible and we're not immortal
and we do have to watch out for
each other and watch out for
ourselves. And when you bring God
into the mix, either he destroys you
or he doesn't."
Supernatural helped combat this
same problem with Castiel ( Misha
Collins ) by temporarily turning him
human earlier this season, but for
God there's no such option (that we
can imagine at least). As Padalecki
rightly points out, it would be easy
for God to become a failsafe for the
Winchesters and provide far too
simple a solution for the complex war
that's been building all season.
Though Ackles does see some
potential in an entity who "is able to
really light the fire and put fear into
every being on the planet," the actor
notes, "I think it could be interesting,
but I haven't read it yet."
Showrunner Jeremy Carver admits to
TVGuide.com that the God debate is
a constant topic in the Supernatural
writers room, but the timing just isn't
right. "We talk about it all the time,"
Carver says of Chuck's return. "And I
think we have all determined that up
until this point at least, God has
always served our story best as an
absent father. It's a very
understandable characterization."
And one that helps cement one of the
core themes of Supernatural: daddy
issues. Sam and Dean's relationship
and enduring problems with John is
one of the things that have always
bonded the brothers together. By
reinforcing the notion of an absent
father through God's own absence,
Supernatural highlights the strength
of Sam and Dean's relationship and
how they've overcome every obstacle
in their path with only each other to
count on. It's also created an
interesting parallel with the angels,
who handle their own father's
absence drastically different.
So maybe Supernatural doesn't need
God anymore, after all. Especially in
light of creator Eric Kripke 's departure
at the end of Season 5, which " not
coincidentally " was also Chuck's
final appearance. The Prophet was an
avatar for the former showrunner that
he used to comment on the writing
process and add to the show's
already rich meta-appeal. But now
that Kripke's gone, it seems
Zachariah was right and God truly
has left the building.
"Kripke's sort of parting words were,
'No more God.'" Padalecki recalls. To
revive Chuck, a stand-in for a creator
who's no longer around, could do
injustice to the Kripke's legacy. But if
the chaos on Earth continues to
escalate, we wouldn't mind one last
appearance by our favorite deity to
help the Winchesters out of a jam. Or
at the very least, finally confirm
Chuck's true identity in canon.
Do you think God should return?
Supernatural airs Tuesdays at 9/8c
on The CW.
the Winchesters?
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Chuck-Shurley-God-1076374.aspx
Let's not sugarcoat it: Things on
Supernatural are a mess right now.
Sam ( Jared Padalecki ) and Dean
( Jensen Ackles ) have split up, there
are no more prophets coming to lend
a hand, and Earth is caught in the
middle of full-on wars for control
over Heaven and Hell.
Maybe it's time for some divine help.
During his time masquerading as The
Prophet, Chuck (n God) rewarded
those who had the bravery to defy
his plan (Team Free Will FTW!). But
he wasn't above stepping in to save
his favorite creations when the
situation got too dire, either. Yet as
the lines between Heaven, Hell and
Earth continue to blur, God is
nowhere to be seen and rarely even
discussed. So what's the deal?
"Selfishly, Jensen would love to have
[ Rob Benedict ] come back to the
show because he's one of my
favorites of all time," Ackles tells
TVGuide.com. "I mean, God would
not be too happy at the disarray that
has become his creation, so to
speak. It's utter chaos. It's
everything but the Apocalypse."
Then again, God was happy to watch
Michael and Lucifer nearly incite the
Apocalypse in Season 5, putting full
faith in the Winchesters to prevent it.
It's possible that the current situation
is simply another test of the brothers.
But the Winchester Gospels are
completed and Sam and Dean already
more than proved their worth to the
deity. Chuck called himself a "cruel,
capricious God," but this would be
crossing a line, even for him.
No matter the reason behind God's
absence, any potential return would
bring up a new problem for the show
to tackle: the anticlimax of absolute
power. "I think the risk we always run
with Supernatural as a show is ... if
you got God on your side or an angel
on your side, you're never really in
danger," Padalecki says. "So, part of
the story we try to tell is humans
[are] fallible and we're not immortal
and we do have to watch out for
each other and watch out for
ourselves. And when you bring God
into the mix, either he destroys you
or he doesn't."
Supernatural helped combat this
same problem with Castiel ( Misha
Collins ) by temporarily turning him
human earlier this season, but for
God there's no such option (that we
can imagine at least). As Padalecki
rightly points out, it would be easy
for God to become a failsafe for the
Winchesters and provide far too
simple a solution for the complex war
that's been building all season.
Though Ackles does see some
potential in an entity who "is able to
really light the fire and put fear into
every being on the planet," the actor
notes, "I think it could be interesting,
but I haven't read it yet."
Showrunner Jeremy Carver admits to
TVGuide.com that the God debate is
a constant topic in the Supernatural
writers room, but the timing just isn't
right. "We talk about it all the time,"
Carver says of Chuck's return. "And I
think we have all determined that up
until this point at least, God has
always served our story best as an
absent father. It's a very
understandable characterization."
And one that helps cement one of the
core themes of Supernatural: daddy
issues. Sam and Dean's relationship
and enduring problems with John is
one of the things that have always
bonded the brothers together. By
reinforcing the notion of an absent
father through God's own absence,
Supernatural highlights the strength
of Sam and Dean's relationship and
how they've overcome every obstacle
in their path with only each other to
count on. It's also created an
interesting parallel with the angels,
who handle their own father's
absence drastically different.
So maybe Supernatural doesn't need
God anymore, after all. Especially in
light of creator Eric Kripke 's departure
at the end of Season 5, which " not
coincidentally " was also Chuck's
final appearance. The Prophet was an
avatar for the former showrunner that
he used to comment on the writing
process and add to the show's
already rich meta-appeal. But now
that Kripke's gone, it seems
Zachariah was right and God truly
has left the building.
"Kripke's sort of parting words were,
'No more God.'" Padalecki recalls. To
revive Chuck, a stand-in for a creator
who's no longer around, could do
injustice to the Kripke's legacy. But if
the chaos on Earth continues to
escalate, we wouldn't mind one last
appearance by our favorite deity to
help the Winchesters out of a jam. Or
at the very least, finally confirm
Chuck's true identity in canon.
Do you think God should return?
Supernatural airs Tuesdays at 9/8c
on The CW.
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