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.

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Yeah, I think for many there's a lot of hesitation and uncertainty of how his character will be treated, judging from the way the show has dealt with him over the last two seasons. Which is understandable. But the clip itself is very vague, as it's meant to be. I mean, it's not like they're going to magically reveal everything in just that tiny clip of the premiere before the season actually premieres.

So yeah, I think there was a tad of an overreaction to that. Fandom tends to lean more towards expecting the worst case scenario in anything, no matter what it is.

For me, I think what intrigues me about this season isn't just what has been said via interviews and the like, but the overall sense that everything is going to be intentionally cryptic, that it's going to leave us guessing and second-guessing everything, and it's going to be more complex to what is really happening underneath the surface. We're going to be getting character development and growth, separate storylines and arcs, a bigger plot that is going to be revealed along the way. I'm definitely excited for what this season is gonna bring. :D