x5vale | New Sera Gamble interview, what do you think?

New Sera Gamble interview, here

Some things under the cut, since they asked not to repost the whole interview.

This:
With half a season as showrunner under her belt, Sera takes the opportunity to explain why she and the other producers decided to give this season a noir feel, why they ran with the soulless Sam story line, what went into reconstructing Sam's character, what’s coming up for the brothers in terms of their relationship, what it’s been like creating the character Death, what’s coming for Castiel, Samuel, monsters and others, why a civil war in Hell is just another day at the office for demons, and how there’s another exotic trip coming in Sam and Dean’s future (with a fun twist of course).

This is the only thing she said about Dean:
Question: WFB: Oh, poor Dean. You’ve shown how capable he can be as a family man (“Two and a Half Men” is particularly swooning) yet the universe still drags him into the horrors of hunting (his confession in “You Can’t Handle The Truth” is particularly heart breaking). On top of that, his own brother hasn’t been there for support and even put him in harms way. Will he continue to carry on as reluctant hero or will he gravitate more toward that fighting spirit and purpose he had in earlier seasons?

SG: I think there’s always been a bit of the reluctant hero in Dean, and there’s also always been a true free spirit in him. It’s part of what makes him such a complex and interesting character—that duality.

She said we'll hear again about Adam.

ETA
Just read some of the comments there...looks like that Alice is really not very open to listen to some very well put critics.

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From:

ann-tara.livejournal.com

LOL! Just discussing this interview in other quarters too. ;) First of all, you have to understand that Alice Jester of WFB is a diehard Sam!girl, and the site is primarily about the worship of Sam/JPad. Don't let the name of the site fool you - their only real interest is Sam and Jared. So every time Alice gets Sera's ear, it's always about Sam and for Sam stories. She once presented Sera with a list of Sam!girl demands a couple years ago.

So, yeah, no surprise there's no interest in Dean. Then again, Sera Gamble never really talks about Dean either unless she's directly forced into it.

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metallidean-grl.livejournal.com

I'm excited as ever for the "second half" of the season. I have a whole new positive feeling about the first half and I am so excited to see where Dean and Sam's journey is going to go next. I am going to try and take it as it comes and not have any unrealistic expectations.

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aphrodite33.livejournal.com

No offense here Val, nothing Sera said would have pleased the Dean half of the fandom. There were no spoilers only a few most of it is what we know already.

And honestly many Dean fans are calling out to their half of the fandom by saying watch Fringe live, until we get what we want. Basically threatening SPN's existence...

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phantomas.livejournal.com

I don't think they know what to do with Dean, really. The push Sam on these outwards risky experiences and never deliver on their full consequences, and keep Dean in a limbo of pain, probably because Jensen is great on close up ;)

I'll watch it. I want to keep following the boys till there are episodes to watch. But they way they are going/have been going for a while now, ...bah.

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2sexyboys.livejournal.com

I will watch this show until it ends, no matter what, but there isn't a flow like other seasons. I'm not like a lot of others here, who watch VD or some other show with just as love or more than spn. I watch other shows, but spn is really the bee end for me. I have put a lot of love into these boys and I want pay off for them and me, a pay off we all deserve. At the moment we aren't getting that. The soulessSam was a mistake imo, to Samgirls, he was hot, okay fine, but he wasn't a decent human being, he couldn't stay that way, he was dangerous, but of course Dean is going to be treated like crap for doing what he did for Sam *sigh*

I don't like Sera's interviews when it comes to Dean cause she says almost the same thing just in a different way every time. He's a complex character, he's a hero. That's it everytime. And they do nothing with him. Sure most things are from his pov in a way, but he is always on the side looking in. He really is basically doing nothing but looking after Sam.

Honestly I liked in a way, Lisa and Ben, but now they are forcing the 'family' down my throat. I don't want Dean being a daddy to Ben on odd eps. I want the Sam and Dean show.

I have no interest in Adam. I am sorry, he's character never made sense from day one and never will. I don't care where he is to be honest.

So as usually, when it comes to Dean Sera says squat. They should have asked about Sam, she would have talked forever LOL

Rant off

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kimmer1227.livejournal.com

I think my brain is gonna explode. Seriously! You just said to me in another thread that dealing with fans is hard. You got that right. I think I'm just dense or something. I don't see all these issues in writing Sam or Dean.

I had a long ramble of wordies, but decided it was just me being rambly and opinionated, so I deleted it. I'll just say. I don't see the Dean show or the Sam show. Just SPN. I think/hope the sometimes inconsistent soulless!Sam storyline will pay off by seasons end. I'll be watching.

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wynefred.livejournal.com

Interesting in a non-revealing kind of way. She likes to dance around the answers, doesn't she?! Heh. I am pleased to know that they're going to at least mention Adam again. My one big annoyance this season has been that they'd seemed to have forgotten about their little brother who's also trapped in the pit, and one mention mid-season just wasn't enough to really satisfy me.

I think their decision to go soulless with Sam was interesting and made a kind of sense. I also think Jared has played it very well. I've absolutely loved how he managed to amp up the sexy this season (even with his shirt on, soulless Sam is hothothot). Of course, now that I've feasted my eyes and enjoyed a little bit of fun with him, I'm more than ready for the boys to be brothers again. Dean needs his Sammy back!

I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. Bring on the weird and crazy monsters! Brotherly angst and brotherly schmoop! More Lisa and Ben. Yeah, it could be very cool. :D

Thanks for posting the article, hon! Oh, and the internet card on Sis's laptop is broken so she's not around much these days. I'll make sure she has some online time over the next couple of days.

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oanaspn.livejournal.com

Hey Val! Wow! ann_tara & 2sexyboys expressed my thoughts exactly! I was expecting something this kinda of blah from Sera and Alice, since they are some die hard Sam fans, no offense to them. From my point of view, since Eric let go and Sera got to be the showrunner and to WRITE Dean's character...everything crumbled, although Jensen sure does a terrific job @ portraying Dean. Robo Sam was creepy and a walking disaster, and of course that Dean will be blamed and chastised (again) for trying to help his brother. Despite the fact that my favorite show lost his magic, i will watch till the very end, i invested to much of my life in these boys to give up now. Dean is my favorite tv character: EVER, and honestly, when i watch TVD (i watched from the very first epi when it came up:)))i 'm getting a little glad because watching Stefan/Damon it reminds me of the incredible connections Sam/Dean had, and most definitely will never have...

"SG: We’re touched and amazed and we will never get used to our fans’ loyalty and attention. We all blush and get squirmy at the mere thought of being popular on any level".
LOL! Really? All? Squirm & blush?:)

So yeah, i'll wait patiently for the boys to return because i really missed them but, i know you understand...everything changed

Thanks for sharing this Val, and sorry for the long, slightly pissed off rant:)

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leelust.livejournal.com

Heh, i managed to read almost all of it (skipped questions because since it's from AJ site i knew questions will be samsamsamsam.
What can i say... sera sounds very passive-agressive there. just like kripke after Shit Song fiasco.
I didn't expect there anything interesting about dean (because of the site and because sera never talks about Dean if she's not asked). But i couldn't not to laugh at her mentioning that everyone there loves the idea of soulless sam theme. Yeah,right when even her own stars weren't happy about it and begged it to stop. She could pretend better, you know.

All in all it think the interview was pointless.
Not to start anything i'll post my other thoughts in my journal.

From:

albeitslowly.livejournal.com

You don't wanna know what I think, but I love you. I think I've already had words with one or two of the other commenters on a another board. It's just not worth the drama, methinks.

From:

a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com

*Skips spoilery*

*hugs*

From:

pinkphoenix1985.livejournal.com

thanks Val :)

Honestly, I've reached a stage where I just don't like either brother very much. I think that they could have done so much with both and just didn't. Same goes for Castiel. Bobby's on the fence I think...

I still watch and write about Supernatural BECAUSE I miss the brothers so much. I'm just waiting hoping to have some type of payoff of a sort...

And yeah there will ALWAYS be the fans who don't feel that their AWESOME brother #1 doesn't get all the treatment and screen time that he deserves and whine about it constantly. But hey Supernatural didn't start off with only one brother travelling the US by himself- there were TWO brothers! :)

And I fear that SPN will go the way of SV and just limp off the screen after its 10th or 11th season and honestly while I know a lot of fans want SPN to be always on TV. I want it to end with a bang and leave us satisfied but wanting just a little more...