Sequence finales could be tough even for exhibits with the sorts of fanbases who’ve caught round by means of thick and skinny, and I might nonetheless say that Supernatural‘s ending is likely one of the most controversial style finales of the final ten years. Now, with the celebrities busy within the 2025 TV schedule and the twentieth anniversary of the collection premiere approaching, showrunner Andrew Dabb mirrored on the storyline that he thinks actually might need ruined the collection if the writers had gone in that path.
Whereas followers can all the time debate whether or not or not Sam and Dean obtained pleased endings with their reunion within the afterlife on the finish of the collection finale, I am guessing many will agree with the showrunner that the scrapped storyline in all probability wasn’t wanted at any level within the fifteen seasons. (All fifteen can be found streaming with a Netflix subscription now.) Talking with TV Insider, Andrew Dabb stated:
One story line we all the time talked about, which we by no means did was mainly Sam and Dean go public. They’re like, ‘Look, we’re placing out a PSA. Monsters are actual. When you see one thing, one thing exhibits up in your city, it’s a monster. We are able to’t be in all places. We’re simply going to get the phrase on the market.’
The Winchester brothers could have had a reasonably sizable community of allies by the tip, however they undoubtedly by no means went public with a PSA. I may have imagined it taking place in a dream sequence, meta episode, time journey storyline, and even parallel world that no present may pull off fairly like Supernatural did, however not in the primary canon of the present. And that is saying one thing, for the reason that essential canon of the present as soon as de-aged Dean for an episode and made him a Taylor Swift fan! Dabb went on:
It could’ve form of blown up the present in a really odd approach. However that was all the time one thing I used to be like, ‘They in all probability ought to try this, what I imply? Simply share some data, share it round.’ However once more, a bit of logistically tough for the present.
Sam and Dean handed loads of what then appeared like factors of no return over time, nevertheless it might need taken an intervention from Chuck/God at his strongest to make that storyline logistically possible. The showrunner clarified that the storyline would have been in a finale, and I would say that may be a good larger finale cliffhanger than that point Castiel died (once more). Andrew Dabb defined why this actually would have been going too far:
All of the sudden, Sam and Dean are identified worldwide, which, once more, I feel sounds fascinating in principle, however I truly suppose would’ve destroyed the present. It could not have been any good, which is likely one of the causes we didn’t do it.
Wanting a Supernatural revival, that storyline will doubtless by no means be explored for Sam and Dean Winchester. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles weighed in on a revival doubtlessly taking place sometime, with Padalecki doubling down on the thought of returning for a restricted collection. Ackles thought that the present might need been R-rated on a streamer, and he may see perks of retaining it “like a broadcast present.” Andrew Dabb had his personal take, evaluating the way forward for Supernatural to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Recordsdata.
The chances of the Supernatural world returning through a by-product do not appear nice both. The Wayward Sisters collection by no means obtained off the bottom regardless of that includes some fan-favorite Supernatural characters and getting a backdoor pilot, and The Winchesters solely lasted one season. For now, followers can all the time return through Netflix and rewatch any of the 300+ episodes of the unique collection, none of which contain the boys issuing a PSA about monsters.