"Supernatural" lead stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki shared their thoughts about how they prefer the TV series to end.
The hit CW show doesn't seem to be on its way to a conclusion now that it is on its way to a whopping 12th season. The two actors used to have their own takes on an ideal ending for their characters, but now -- as the series progressed lengthily -- they don't have an exact answer.
"If you'd asked me season 1, I would've thought that it would've been the apocalypse. But then again, you can't end the TV show with the worst thing happening," said Ackles, who plays Dean Winchester, as quoted by Entertainment Weekly. "As we've evolved, I think that there's different roads that the show could certainly go down that would be interesting. I think we've taken some really good turns."
Viewers Should be Left Wondering
Padalecki, who portrays the younger Sam Winchester, acknowledged that "Supernatural" changed in many ways over time.
"Part of me, loving 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' always thought it'd be great to see the boys against insurmountable odds and to freeze-frame on them and just hear stuff in the background. You don't know if they die, you don't know if they live, but you know that they're going to go out in a blaze of glory," Padalecki explained, as reported by EW.
Now, the actor thinks that there are other possible options to end the series. These viable conclusions "leave room for opinion and room for interpretation" and shouldn't show the characters living or dying, and will instead leave the audience wondering on what has happened to them, the news outlet further reported.
Padalecki, 33, said that there's one major quality about Dean and Sam regardless of their fates.
"The boys can't stop fighting," he said, as quoted by EW. "As long as they're alive, they're not going to stop fighting. We're going to have to see them continue to do good together. I think that's what's the most important part."
The 12th season renewal of "Supernatural" puts it as the longest running show in CW's history. The position was previously held by "7th Heaven," which wrapped up after 11 seasons.
CW President Mark Pedowitz said in January that "Supernatural" will likely be on the air for years to come as long as the team continues to deliver stories and the ratings are good, Cinema Blend reported. Pedowitz believes that the show, which first aired in 2005, will even outlast his tenure at the CW.
"Supernatural" Season 11 is now on its 17th episode titled "Red Meat."
