Not only that, but the Richard Speight Jr.-directed hour was the last episodeSupernaturalcompleted before the COVID-19 mandated shutdown.
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I think they’re describing it correctly and I would echo their thoughts.
Some episodes are entertainment and some episodes matter.
I think this episode, in the life ofSupernatural, matters.
Episode 17 had such an explosive ending.
I feel like any surface stories, any fluff has been moved out of the way.
I did that a little bit for this episode with some visuals.
I was able to just dive right in, so to speak.
I want my episodes to resonate long after I’ve turned in my cut because I love the characters.
I love the process of storytelling visually and it all matters to me.
I get emotionally invested in it.
Yeah, there was added pressure, not from the producers, but it was self-induced.
But how could there not be because here you are?
It was a lot of pressure and pressure that I responded to because I wanted the job.
I wanted to be part of that team that told one of the last three stories.
And I remember feeling when I wrapped, that I had just been shot out of a cannon.
And at the same time, interestingly, my episode was the last one shot before COVID.
A day after I wrapped, the show shut down.
That makes it unique in itself.
What was your final day on set like?
It wasn’t a simple day.
[So] I didn’t say goodbye.
I didn’t go through and shake hands.
It literally did 48 hours after my show finished shooting.
But we made our day.
We shot our show.
It didn’t close us down.
It didn’t slow us down aside from it being a topic of conversation, and then everything changed.
I immediately had to shift my energy into real life and educating my children.
I never had the moment.
I still haven’t had the moment and may never get it.
That’s what happens.
I’ll never pat a back.
Those moments will never happen as a group and as a unit.
None of those things took place inSupernatural.
When I say, “Them,” I mean Jared.
I mean Brad [Creasser], the A-camera operator.
I mean every crew member.
It had great writing.
It had great stories.
But more important than that, it was populated by great people and that made it a livable space.
[Supernatural] was unique.
It won’t happen again because TV has changed dramatically.
Supernaturalairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
