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Castiel IS the plot device for Supernatural seasons 4-15

Ok ok I know, This show is about two brothers fighting demons and angels in their muscle car while blaring the "greatest hits of mullet rock" up and down the back roads of America. How is the angel of Thursday who shows up 4 seasons in the reason the plot keeps moving? Well, dear reader, Supernatural has this uncanny ability to have life imitate art and the writers are no exception. In the season 14 finale, it is revealed that not only has Chuck (God) fixated on the Winchester brothers, but has fabricated almost every aspect of their life to get the perfect story. In this moment the writers of Supernatarual not only changed the context of 14 years worth of television. They made themselves the ultimate bad guys for their protagonists. So, how does Castiel fit into all of this? What is his role? His role is what it always was, the being who is able to move the plot along in a way the big bads and the writers alike never expected. An example of Castiel being an unexpected plot device starts with his introduction. In the season 4 premiere "Lazurus Rising", Castiel infamously got Dean out of hell and said, "I'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition". Eric Kripke, the creator of Supernatural explains that the writer strike in 2008 was the reason Dean was left in hell at the end of season 3 and Castiel was a fast way to bring him back. So, in the name of moving the story along, Kripke made the choice to introduce angels and changed the plot forever. The actor for Castiel, Misha Collins talked about how he originally signed on for 3 episodes but after the first episode aired, the character was such a big hit they asked him to stay. Outside of the writing, Castiel is also constantly moving the plot along within the realm of the show. He helps Dean prevent Chuck's prophecies from coming to fruition (We later find out they were God's prophecies). He always comes back from the dead (in seasons 4,5,6,9, and 12) when nobody expects it to the point where the angel Naomi says he can't even die right. Naomi also states Castiel "came off the line with a crack in his chassis", a reference to the fact that Heaven has never been able to keep him in line. This sentiment is echoed later in season 15 when the Winchesters and Castiel face God. God expresses his frustration with the brothers for not playing the roles he assigned them. He then goes after Castiel for not being able to control him. He tells Castiel that he is the only version of himself that stayed on Earth and rebelled against Heaven for the Winchesters. He tells Castiel that he was the obstacle that always stood in the way of his story. This confirms that in everything Castiel did, the good and the bad, not only defied god. But, in writing his own story, he helped break the Winchesters out of theirs.

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