Castiel in 8.02 episode stills

[rogueslayer452]

As for the sneak peeks everyone seems to be freaking out about, I'm actually not that worried about it? With all the interviews and general overview of what this season is going to be exploring, I'm mostly neutral and optimistic about where the story direction is heading. Every character is going to be going through something, giving their arcs some individual attention separately from one another and yes, that means some of them will go through the wringer because of it. But I'm positive all will come together by the end of the season regardless. Besides, Carver has already stated a while back that nothing is what it appears to be, which means that what happened in Purgatory, and in turn what happened to Castiel, is going to be the mystery that will be gradually revealed for at least the first half of the season.

Aside from that, I'm also very pleased with the casting of the new group of characters that will be introduced this season, particularly with the new angel. Now that was a pleasant surprise I didn't see coming.

Comments

[romeo-ambiences.livejournal.com]

Well, I haven't been freaking, but I don't know what to think. I really wanted a BAMF Cas and fear we won't get that.

I personally read Dean as being shifty when talking about Cas to Sam, which, unfortunately, doesn't help in trying to decipher the mystery of Purgatory except to emphasize there is a mystery.

Any theories or are you just happy to wait and see?

As I've said elsewhere, Mr. No One is a Bigger Fan of Dean and Cas than Me better be closer to my definition of fan instead of Gamble's with her BS statement about loving Castiel and Misha.

I was also pleased with the casting of the new angel.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Well, I haven't been freaking, but I don't know what to think. I really wanted a BAMF Cas and fear we won't get that.

Oh, I'm positive we will get that. Both Carver and Misha have confirmed that Castiel will go into warrior mode while in Purgatory, which will sober him up from where he was last season, thank goodness. He will return to who he once was when we first met him, just a little changed due to his experiences (i.e. his immense character development, which will be continued with what he encounters in Purgatory as well.)

Any theories or are you just happy to wait and see?

I'm just pretty content with everything we've gotten so far, in terms of the interviews and the possibilities, which makes me very excited to where this could all go.