Rob: We got this question that weāve been avoiding because itās a lot of words. When Castiel is talkingĀ to Dean in a truck about being human, the line that was aired is a different line that the script reads.
Ben Edlund: Sure.
Rob: So the line that aired is, Castiel says āI used to belong to much better club and now Iām powerless, Iām hapless , Iām hopeless, I mean, why the hell not bury myself in women and in decadence, right? Itās the end, baby, thatās what decadence is for. Why not bang a few gongs before the lights go out. But then, thatās just how I roll.ā But the script reads āBut instead we become this. The only thing, I think,Ā we have left, Dean and me, is each other. If Dean says itās time to get out in the blaze of glory, win or loose, so be it. Iām in, but then, thatās just how I roll.ā Itās just an interesting little difference.
Rich: Well somebody had to rewrite that, right?
Ben Edlund: Sure, I mean, like that was either a rewrite based on a note or something that- itās possible that there was a shift in language that came from a pass through Kripke. To me that feels like a rewrite based on ā Ok, we know what the subtext is, bury it a little bit.āĀ
Rob: Gotcha.
Ben Edlund: Because, you know, itās more interesting to know that an then have language kind of beĀ less to the core. I mean, maybe not, sometimes you really want to go to that core.Ā But it didnāt seem necessary in that moment because look at the larger context. This guy is still hanging around. Heās going on a mission. And previously in the prior scene when heās kind of like, when we used the word insouciant for the first and last time in Supernaturalās history. I believe, unless it gets quoted later in 15 seasons and I missed that. At that point he is totally ride or die with Dean. Heās basically āYou say we a going on a suicide mission and thereās no hope or whateverā and Deanās going āYes, thatās what Iām sayingā and he goes āOkay, let me go get the truck.ā And so, in a sense, it was like- I wouldāve done the same thing today. If that makes sense. Looking at the whole.Ā
Rob: I like the idea of burying it more and not serving it on a platter. Letting people-Ā
Ben Edlund: Mainly because all the other aspects of that story tell us that. Show us that, actually. Thatās the whole thing. Show us, not tell us. Iāve heard that at some kind of seminar.
-Supernatural Then and Now podcast. BONUS CLIP: Ben Edlund Talks
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ābuck should end up with tommyā ābuck should end up with eddieā buck should end up with a firefighter played by misha collins
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we might not have got a destiel kiss but now every time a fictional guy that people gay-imprint on gets to gay kiss someone on tv, destiel and supernatural trend on tumblr in a tribute to those who paved the way. and so the cycle repeats and castielās final words live on.. maybe happiness isnāt in the having after all
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OBSESSED with the fact that supernatural is trending because a character came out as bi ON A DIFFERENT SHOW! hilarious. Supernatural you will always be famous
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buck: iām so nervous
dean winchester: donāt worry, itās gonna be okay
*3 hours later*
doctor: your surgery was a success
buck: wait, whereās dean?
doctor: who do you think gave you the bisexuality?
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castiel the gay angel literally went to superhell for the future of popular gay ships. those old good omens guys, the gay firefighters. cas died for gay ships everywhere like jesus on the cross
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Aaron Bushnell's final social media post before his self-immolation.
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