Watch a new behind the scenes look at Supernatural‘s upcoming 200th episode, “Fan Fiction,” as well as a brief clip.
In this video from EW, Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, as well as several of the guest stars of the episode, discuss the quirky, meta concept that celebrates the show’s bicentennial episode:
The official synopsis for Supernatural season 10, episode 5, “Fan Fiction,” reads:
“SUPERNATURAL CELEBRATES ITS 200TH EPISODE — When Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate the disappearance of a teacher, they are stunned to see the school is putting on a musical based on their lives. Familiar faces abound in this milestone episode. Phil Sgriccia directed this episode written by Robbie Thompson (#1005).”
See a batch of promotional stills from the episode here.
The episode’s writer, Robbie Thompson — who has written a number of fan favorite episodes including season 7’s “Slash Fiction” and “Time After Time,” season 8’s “LARP and the Real Girl” and “Pac-Man Fever,” and season 9’s “Slumber Party” and “First Born” — describes his inspiration for the script: the show itself.
“When they told me I was gonna write it — I pitched pretty hard for this one, I really wanted it — I went back and watched the first five seasons of the show again. I’ve seen most of the episodes a handful of times, but I just watched it all in a row. I hadn’t watched it all the way through since I got the job, so to watch again, and now knowing Jared and Jensen and Misha [Collins] and Mark [Sheppard] and everybody else, you watch them grow up in front of your eyes.”
Beyond the show, though, Thompson credits his wife. “[S]he’s a TV writer as well, but she’s a big musical theater kid… she really loves it, and her passion for it inspired me. Everybody in the [musical’s cast] is named after people in my wife’s theater group… they’re all people she did shows with.”
Meanwhile, Variety has a sneak peek at the musical production’s version of Supernatural‘s unofficial theme song, “Carry On My Wayward Son,” as Sam and Dean watch on in an emotional moment:
Supernatural season 10, episode 5, “Fan Fiction,” airs Tuesday, November 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET on The CW.
Source: EW
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