It's just a little thing, but it might be worth sharing: at my Jensen autograph, I asked him to say to Misha that we miss him very much and he said that he "definitely will tell him".
Rob: We got this question that we’ve been avoiding because it’s a lot of words. When Castiel is talking 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 “I used to belong to much better club and now I’m powerless, I’m hapless , I’m hopeless, I mean, why the hell not bury myself in women and in decadence, right? It’s the end, baby, that’s what decadence is for. Why not bang a few gongs before the lights go out. But then, that’s just how I roll.” But the script reads “But instead we become this. The only thing, I think, we have left, Dean and me, is each other. If Dean says it’s time to get out in the blaze of glory, win or loose, so be it. I’m in, but then, that’s just how I roll.” It’s 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- it’s possible that there was a shift in language that came from a pass through Kripke. To me that feels like a rewrite based on “ Ok, we know what the subtext is, bury it a little bit.”
Rob: Gotcha.
Ben Edlund: Because, you know, it’s more interesting to know that an then have language kind of be less to the core. I mean, maybe not, sometimes you really want to go to that core. But it didn’t seem necessary in that moment because look at the larger context. This guy is still hanging around. He’s going on a mission. And previously in the prior scene when he’s kind of like, when we used the word insouciant for the first and last time in Supernatural’s 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. He’s basically “You say we a going on a suicide mission and there’s no hope or whatever” and Dean’s going “Yes, that’s what I’m saying” and he goes “Okay, let me go get the truck.” And so, in a sense, it was like- I would’ve done the same thing today. If that makes sense. Looking at the whole.
Rob: I like the idea of burying it more and not serving it on a platter. Letting people-
Ben Edlund: Mainly because all the other aspects of that story tell us that. Show us that, actually. That’s the whole thing. Show us, not tell us. I’ve heard that at some kind of seminar.
-Supernatural Then and Now podcast. BONUS CLIP: Ben Edlund Talks
For those interested in the JIB14 panels, here's the general link to the playlist of my videos:
The videos have been posted in their order of appearance on stage during the event :)
There are some panels missing, either because I wasn't in the panel room at the time or because I was struggling to lift my camera for filming (my arms truly hurt so it's sometimes shaky) and had to take some pause so I could film the ones that interested me the most. Sorry if the one you're looking for is missing! Did my best. 🙏
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i'm at the bedlund talking about destiel i'm at the reminiscing about misha avoiding the cw sniper like a squirming eel i'm at the gay firefighter actor talking about network censorship i'm at the collective prayer for a spn revival i'm at the gay madonna!jensen that lives in our heads i'm at the cockles happening at a non-cockles con