Sam and Dean Winchester are in the middle of a
shoot-out. Standing in a parking lot in Dodge City,
Kan., they’ve got machetes on their hips and guns in
their hands as they exchange fire with the monster of
the week—and this one’s just robbed a bank. As Dean
slides across the trunk of a nearby car to take cover,
his gun jams. Spoiler alert: This wasn’t in the script.
In an instant, Sam Winchester morphs into Jared
Padalecki as he jokingly tells his costar Jensen
Ackles, “Do something, Dean!” Somehow, the two
finish out the scene, fluctuating seamlessly between
being Sam and Dean fighting for their lives and
Jared and Jensen fighting off bouts of laughter. Thetake ends and seconds later a car drives by as a passenger sticks her head out the window and perfectly sums up what just
happened with two words: “Supernatural, baby!” (Without missing a beat, Padalecki responds, “Thanks, Mom. Miss you!”)¶
The on-set shenanigans aren’t news to fans ofSupernatural and its epic blooper reels. Rather, they’re one of the main reasons
this show is entering its 13th season: Because everyone, from the writers to the stars, still has a whole lot of fun making it.
As co-showrunner Robert Singer says, “We’re not bored yet.”¶ And neither are the fans. The longest-running series in
The CW’s history,Supernatural started out following brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they road-tripped across the
country in their 1967 Impala and hunted everything from ghosts to vampires. The show premiered on The WB in 2005 at a
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