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Они замечательныеТранскриптThe last time "Supernatural" was honored at the PaleyFest event in Los Angeles, they were finishing up their first season. Five years later, they're about to start filming the Season 6 finale, and the stakes have been raised significantly.
Zap2it caught up with Jensen Ackles behind the scenes to talk about what's to come for the final stretch of Season 6 -- but before we got the dish on future episodes, we wanted to get Ackles' reaction to the much-buzzed about meta episode, "The French Mistake," in which Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) suddenly found themselves living in the real world, in which they're better known as Jared and Jensen.
Ackles knew it was a groundbreaking episode when, for the first time, the writers decided to run an idea by the actors before breaking the story. "For the first time ever we had a conference call up in the studio at 'Supernatural,' and we had [Eric] Kripke on the phone, Sera [Gamble], we had Bob [Singer], and we sat around the table, Jared and I, and they literally pitched us the idea, which was the first time in 127 episodes," he says.
The pitch was met with some hesitation. "I gotta be honest, at first I was like 'You wanna what? Oh, I don't know,'" he says, grimacing. "Just because that was really whipping the veil back. But when they said 'Listen, you will never have to play Jensen,' I was like okay, that's good, because I'm not interesting. But the fact that I got to play Dean was fun."
One of our favorite parts of the meta madness was when Sam discovered some video clips of Ackles' previous work. An actual snippet of Ackles' work on "Days of Our Lives" (YouTube it, kids, you'll be forever changed) was featured in the scene.
"I didn't even recognize myself when I saw that," Ackles laughs. "I was like 'Is that... no!' They had it on set when we filmed that scene." He's not embarrassed by his soapy roots, though -- nor should he be! "Hey, I'm here as a result of everything that I've done prior to this moment, so I don't regret it."
"The French Mistake" was a good laugh, but as we saw from the subsequent episode, "...And Then There Were None," the tone of the show will be darker as we approach the Season 6 finale. In one highly anticipated upcoming episode, Sam and Dean travel back in time to retrieve the legendary Colt - way back in time.
We asked Ackles if getting to head back to the Old West was the fulfillment of a dream for himself and Padalecki. "Absolutely. For a couple of Texas guys? I sent my father a photo of me in my western getup, and he just simply wrote back in a text message, 'Well, you've been rehearsing for that scene since you were six!"
Ackles and Padalecki head back to Vancouver to continue working on episode 6x21, which is a Dean-centric episode. "Twenty-one I know is going to be a big one for me. Twenty-two is a big one for Jared's character. The stakes are raised, the emotions are high."
Aren't they always? Last season's finale, "Swan Song," was one of our favorite "Supernatural" episodes ever, tying in the brothers' history with each other and the war between heaven and hell.
"I don't know that we can outdo that," Ackles says. "That's Kripke's 5-year plan, and he stuck to it, and I give him kudos for that. This will be a little different, but it'll still be tough." He's referring to the physical and emotional toll that those last few episodes always take on the actors. "Jared and I have done 21 episodes - it's like running a marathon all season, and then at the very end they ask you to sprint the last two miles. It's exhausting. But at the end it has a good payoff."
We're all hoping for a Season 7, and as far as ratings go, chances are good that The CW will bring "Supernatural" back for another ride down the highway. We can't help but wonder when the show does finally end, hopefully many years from now, how Sam and Dean will fare. We asked Ackles what he envisions as a happy ending for Dean.
"Probably a Thai massage parlor?" he jokes. "No, I'm just kidding. Eric's gonna write that in now, I know he is. I think it'd be [Dean] and his brother kind of taking off in the Impala and having things back to Season 1, just doing what they do best and just doing it until they can't do it anymore. Souls intact, everything intact, going out guns blazing." He pauses. "Maybe it's a Butch Cassidy and Sundance thing, maybe it's Thelma and Louise. Who knows."
If you're not familiar with "Thelma & Louise," you should be -- but basically, the movie ends with the two friends driving their car off a cliff into the Grand Canyon. Ouch.
After the interview, Ackles came back to add: "Actually - no Thelma and Louise. We have to save the Impala. The Impala can't be damaged in Dean's happy ending." ©
ТранскриптThere's a quote attributed to W.C. Fields: "Never work with children or animals." While "Supernatural" has had its fair share of creepy kids on set, it's relatively rare that series star Jared Padalecki works with animals (his own pets notwithstanding).
As we've seen in previews for upcoming episodes, though, Padalecki did ride a horse for the upcoming Old West themed episode. When Zap2it caught up with him at the PaleyFest event on Sunday, we had to ask him if that old Fields quote rang true in his experience.
Luckily, Padalecki has some experience with horseback riding. His wife, Genevieve Cortese Padalecki, is an accomplished equestrian - she starred on ABC Family's "Wildfire," about a horse ranch, for four seasons. "It was so fun," Padalecki says. "I love riding horses. I'm not a great, great rider - my wife is. She did a show about a horse for four years, so she's a tremendous rider. We actually just went out and she went horseback riding, and I went jogging with my dog."
He didn't have to look like an expert for the "Supernatural" episode. "I loved getting on it," he says. "Luckily, it wasn't like 'Sam jumps over a car and stops and fights!' It was like, 'Sam's not supposed to be able to ride a horse.' So Jared's not a great rider, but Jared is a better rider than Sam is, so it was fun to get on the horse and act awkward and fall off and do all the things that you see beginning riders on horses do. It was nice to, once again, just poke fun at yourself."
Padalecki is well-known for being an animal lover - most notably, he's an active and enthusiastic supporter of the Los Angeles dog shelter A Dog's Life Rescue. We mentioned to Padalecki that some of his fans at SupportSupernatural.com are in the process of raising $30,000 for the shelter, and he was visibly humbled.
"I would hate to lessen it by trying to put words to it," he says. "It's an honor. The acknowledgements of the fans and the acclaim that they've given us and the support, and to support other causes that we're involved in, it's really cool. It's a really cool life I have. I'm kind of a little emotional right now."
He looks straight at the camera with a message for the fans who have rallied behind the cause. "I love you guys," he says, blowing a kiss. He makes sure to mention fans Lindsay Warren and Heather Vitas, who have worked tirelessly to fundraise. "Thank you, thank you, thank you. Y'all mean so much to me. I really can't put into words how much I'm just very very appreciative to you guys."
Though there were rumors that Padalecki was up for movie roles during the "Supernatural" hiatus, he tells us that his plans mostly involve hanging out with "Supernatural" fans. "As of right now, we're doing a few conferences around the world," he says. He'll be in Rome, England, Germany, and Nashville. "Right now, no movies, just kind of going around meeting fans worldwide."
"He's got these conventions, so we'll get to do some really incredible trips and treks," Genevieve adds. She tells us that sometimes she's overwhelmed by how "blessed" their life is, thanks to "Supernatural" fans. "I feel embarrassed sometimes," she admits. "I can't believe that this is our life and we have this opportunity. It's crazy, and it's so cool."
Jared is equally humble. "It's like my third family," he says of his fans. "I have my family, my on-set family, and then our 'Supernatural' family, so I love them. My 'Supernatural' family's the biggest and strongest, so I love 'em." ©
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ТранскриптNever fear, loyal Zap2it readers -- when we caught up with Jared Padalecki at the PaleyFest event in Los Angeles, we made sure to get your most burning "Supernatural" question answered:
"No, I do not have a tanning bed in my house," Jared confirms. "As you can probably tell right now. I look like I haven't been outside in thirty years... I do not have a tanning bed in my house, nor pictures of myself on my walls."
We were just kidding, of course.
We were mostly curious about how Jared's wife, Genevieve Padalacki (née Cortese) responded to the idea of returning to "Supernatural" for the meta episode, in which she played a highly exaggerated version of herself. Jared and his co-star Jensen Ackles have generally kept their private lives away from extensive media scrutiny, so we were surprised to see them give viewers a glimpse into even a (very) fictionalized version of their lives.
"It was fun to go 'Hey, we're going to bring your wife back, because Gen played Ruby in Season 4, so to bring her back as herself. I was like, 'Hey baby, would you be up for coming back to 'Supernatural?' And at first she was like, 'No.'"
Genevieve explains that when she first joined the "Supernatural" family in Season 4, she had a rough time stepping into the role of Ruby, previously portrayed by fan favorite Katie Cassidy. Producers asked her to give the character her own spin instead of trying to emulate Cassidy's mannerisms, which didn't go over too well with many fans. The criticism of her performance made her hesitate to return to the show.
"I was just more nervous because it was a very intense experience for me to take over Katie's shoes. We all decided to do it in a different way than how she did it, and there was a lot of backlash. I don't take criticism well," she admits. "I was like, 'What do you mean? I'm doing my job!'"
After Ruby died, Genevieve had no plans to be on the show again. "I got kind of nervous," she says, "And then we got married, and I thought, 'Well this is his show.'"
Once she realized that she wouldn't be playing Ruby, she was immediately on board. "She goes, 'Really? Cool!'" Padalecki says. "She was a great sport, and she had a fun time making fun of ourselves and actors and actresses in general."
"The way [Jared] presented it was so funny," Genevieve adds. "I was like, any chance to make fun of myself, and to make fun of the industry, I'm so there."
Speaking of the industry, Genevieve tells us that she decided to take a year off after their Feb. 27 wedding, but she's ready to get back in the game. "It's pilot season right now, so it's now back to the grind and hoping something pops," she says. ©
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