Supernatural is gearing up to air it's 300th episode next month, reinforcing the suspicion that this show will outlive all of us.
When TV Guide spoke to the cast on the red carpet for the 300th episode celebration, the stars were naturally very tight-lipped about the landmark episode, but we did get a few clues about how it's all going to go down from Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
"There have been some rewrites," Ackles told TV Guide. "The first pass was great and there were some folks -- the guys that make way bigger decisions than me -- who were like, 'I think we need to punch it up a bit.' So they went back and revamped, and I think it's going to be pretty epic."
Padalecki sympathized with the conundrum of writing an episode worthy of this anniversary, saying, "I feel for the writers because they have to decide if they're going to go crazy meta, just a true shout out to the fans like Episode 200, or if they're going to make it an episode that still progresses the storyline or some mixture of the two. It's a daunting task, no doubt."
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We now know that Sam and Dean's father, John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) will make an appearance in Episode 300, thanks to a wish-granting scenario that will occur for Dean. The elder Winchester won't be the only one to get closure from John's visit though. Padalecki told TV Guide that this episode will be very cathartic for Sam, who always had a turbulent relationship with his father.
"There's some scenes that also make it come full circle," Padalecki said. "For Sam specifically... we see [him] get some reconciliation that he hasn't really had, he's been desiring. He didn't even know he was really looking for this. We see him tie up some loose ends and really make the most of his situation, and it's a pretty awesome situation."
Supernatural's 300th episode airs Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8/7c on The CW.
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