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Supernatural Chat: Interview -
Richard Speight Jr. on the Possibility
of Gabriel's Return
http://www.tvequals.com/2014/01/13/supernatural-chat-interview-richard-speight-jr-on-the-possibility-of-gabriels-return/
Hey there Supernatural fans! Well it's
almost time for the relatively short
hellatus to be over. Just one more
day until the show returns and I
thought I'd share another interview.
This is the last of the interviews from
Creation Entertainment 's Salute to
Supernatural event in Burbank back
in November. Richard Speight Jr.,
who played the Trickster/Gabriel,
chatted with the press backstage
about the possibility of Gabriel's
return to the show, his thoughts on
getting such an amazing guest role
and how much he knew about the
character from the beginning.
Will Gabriel Ever Return to
Supernatural ?
As you can imagine, the one thing
that everyone wanted to know was
when, if ever, Gabriel would be back.
Apparently, the fans aren't the only
ones who want to see him again.
"The idea of bringing Gabriel back
has been on the table since I left.
The idea of me coming back, either
as Gabriel or the Trickster of a
combination of both, has been on the
table since [my last episode].
Honestly, because I happen to know
several of the guys who are writers
from other worlds, they tell me all the
time that the character will be up on
the board, there will be something
that is being bandied about,
something they're very serious about
and for whatever reason it doesn't
come to fruition."
Gabriel's Return to Supernatural: Not
as Simple as it Sounds
If ideas are always being bandied
about to bring Gabriel back, then why
haven't we seen him? Turns out it's
not as simple as it sounds.
"The character of Gabriel was so
significant in the way he entered and
exited any episode and what he
brought to that specific episode, and
what that episode brought to the
over-reaching mythology and arc of
that season, that they are loathe to
screw it up. So it's a blessing and a
curse. Because the character had
some amazing episodes and I got to
do some great stuff, but what that
also means is you can't just breeze
into an episode and deliver some
information and leave. When that
character comes back it has to come
back in a way that matters, that is
significant, that is consistent with
what the character has been doing
and how dramatic his appearances
have been previously, and has to
have a reason, it has to matter in the
mythology of the show.
"Certainly the angel-centric storylines
that are going on now lend
themselves to possibly opening that
door, and again, it's consistently
being brought up in the writers room,
it's really a matter of all those things
coming to pass. It's so complicated
to do that correctly and even I feel,
as much as I want to come back on
the show, I don't want to jump the
shark with the character."
Gabriel's Return: Looking at it from
All Angles
With all the current angel drama on
screen, some fans are probably
theorizing on ways that Gabriel could
return and help the Winchesters out.
Does Speight ever feel tempted to
make suggestions to the writers?
"It would feel like I was just coming
in from the desk of the obvious if I
said, "Hey, what if I just walked in
that door?" You just don't want to be
that guy. I kind of have to respect my
position on the show, which is an
actor who played a role. I'm not part
of the creative team, I'm not part of
the writing staff and those guys know
what they're doing really well and
better than I would ever be able to do
myself, no matter how much I put
thought into my character. Because
I'm looking at my character, I'm not
looking at every character and
mythology and the story and mini
arcs and major arcs and I think I
would just annoy them."
Keeping the Trickster's Story Close
to the Vest
When he started out on the show,
Speight's character was a janitor who
then turned out to be a Trickster,
who then turned out to be Gabriel.
That was a huge arc for one
character to go through, but in the
beginning, Speight had no idea what
his fate on the show would ultimately
be.
"I knew absolutely nothing. I thought
the first episode was a one-off. I
knew I didn't die and as an actor you
think, "Hey, I'm not dead." But I
didn't put much stock in that. When
they brought the character back the
second time, it was very open-
ended. So then you go, "Okay, I'm
probably coming back again." But
they keep everything very close to
the vest, the Supernatural people. I
think because they want the freedom
to change their minds and they don't
want storylines to leak out. I was just
as shocked as the viewers when I
read [my] third episode and I was
Gabriel. That, I didn't see coming. I
loved it."
If he'd known the entirety of the
Trickster's story when playing him in
that first episode, would he have
played him differently?
"No, I don't so. Anytime I go in to
play a character, I go in to play the
character based on the material
that's handed to me. I don't think
you would've wanted to tip your hand
to the idea that you were a different
character that early on. I stand
behind the choices I made for that
original episode."
There may not be any news yet, but
rest assured, the moment we hear
any news about a return of Gabriel to
Supernatural, we'll be shouting it
from the rooftops.
Richard Speight Jr. on the Possibility
of Gabriel's Return
http://www.tvequals.com/2014/01/13/supernatural-chat-interview-richard-speight-jr-on-the-possibility-of-gabriels-return/
Hey there Supernatural fans! Well it's
almost time for the relatively short
hellatus to be over. Just one more
day until the show returns and I
thought I'd share another interview.
This is the last of the interviews from
Creation Entertainment 's Salute to
Supernatural event in Burbank back
in November. Richard Speight Jr.,
who played the Trickster/Gabriel,
chatted with the press backstage
about the possibility of Gabriel's
return to the show, his thoughts on
getting such an amazing guest role
and how much he knew about the
character from the beginning.
Will Gabriel Ever Return to
Supernatural ?
As you can imagine, the one thing
that everyone wanted to know was
when, if ever, Gabriel would be back.
Apparently, the fans aren't the only
ones who want to see him again.
"The idea of bringing Gabriel back
has been on the table since I left.
The idea of me coming back, either
as Gabriel or the Trickster of a
combination of both, has been on the
table since [my last episode].
Honestly, because I happen to know
several of the guys who are writers
from other worlds, they tell me all the
time that the character will be up on
the board, there will be something
that is being bandied about,
something they're very serious about
and for whatever reason it doesn't
come to fruition."
Gabriel's Return to Supernatural: Not
as Simple as it Sounds
If ideas are always being bandied
about to bring Gabriel back, then why
haven't we seen him? Turns out it's
not as simple as it sounds.
"The character of Gabriel was so
significant in the way he entered and
exited any episode and what he
brought to that specific episode, and
what that episode brought to the
over-reaching mythology and arc of
that season, that they are loathe to
screw it up. So it's a blessing and a
curse. Because the character had
some amazing episodes and I got to
do some great stuff, but what that
also means is you can't just breeze
into an episode and deliver some
information and leave. When that
character comes back it has to come
back in a way that matters, that is
significant, that is consistent with
what the character has been doing
and how dramatic his appearances
have been previously, and has to
have a reason, it has to matter in the
mythology of the show.
"Certainly the angel-centric storylines
that are going on now lend
themselves to possibly opening that
door, and again, it's consistently
being brought up in the writers room,
it's really a matter of all those things
coming to pass. It's so complicated
to do that correctly and even I feel,
as much as I want to come back on
the show, I don't want to jump the
shark with the character."
Gabriel's Return: Looking at it from
All Angles
With all the current angel drama on
screen, some fans are probably
theorizing on ways that Gabriel could
return and help the Winchesters out.
Does Speight ever feel tempted to
make suggestions to the writers?
"It would feel like I was just coming
in from the desk of the obvious if I
said, "Hey, what if I just walked in
that door?" You just don't want to be
that guy. I kind of have to respect my
position on the show, which is an
actor who played a role. I'm not part
of the creative team, I'm not part of
the writing staff and those guys know
what they're doing really well and
better than I would ever be able to do
myself, no matter how much I put
thought into my character. Because
I'm looking at my character, I'm not
looking at every character and
mythology and the story and mini
arcs and major arcs and I think I
would just annoy them."
Keeping the Trickster's Story Close
to the Vest
When he started out on the show,
Speight's character was a janitor who
then turned out to be a Trickster,
who then turned out to be Gabriel.
That was a huge arc for one
character to go through, but in the
beginning, Speight had no idea what
his fate on the show would ultimately
be.
"I knew absolutely nothing. I thought
the first episode was a one-off. I
knew I didn't die and as an actor you
think, "Hey, I'm not dead." But I
didn't put much stock in that. When
they brought the character back the
second time, it was very open-
ended. So then you go, "Okay, I'm
probably coming back again." But
they keep everything very close to
the vest, the Supernatural people. I
think because they want the freedom
to change their minds and they don't
want storylines to leak out. I was just
as shocked as the viewers when I
read [my] third episode and I was
Gabriel. That, I didn't see coming. I
loved it."
If he'd known the entirety of the
Trickster's story when playing him in
that first episode, would he have
played him differently?
"No, I don't so. Anytime I go in to
play a character, I go in to play the
character based on the material
that's handed to me. I don't think
you would've wanted to tip your hand
to the idea that you were a different
character that early on. I stand
behind the choices I made for that
original episode."
There may not be any news yet, but
rest assured, the moment we hear
any news about a return of Gabriel to
Supernatural, we'll be shouting it
from the rooftops.
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