Misha Collins (Supernatural)
By Lara Martin, News Editor
The last time we visited the Supernatural world, all hell was about to break loose (literally). With Sam and Dean's dramatically deteriorating relationship, the betrayal of Ruby, the apparent obliteration of Castiel, not to mention the impending Apocalypse, it's safe to assume that the brothers and co. are in for a bumpy ride ahead. With the fifth season premiering on its new home of Living next week, we caught up with Misha Collins - aka Castiel - to chat about sibling rivalry, megalomaniac angels and Miley Cyrus...
The last time we saw Castiel he was in a very sticky situation - yet, he manages to survive! What happened?
"I don't know if he did survive. He definitely dies and then comes back to life again so I guess that is a form of survival. He's obliterated by an archangel and is then reconstituted and resurrected but it's still a bit of a mystery who did that. Castiel thinks it was God which might be a bit of a megalomaniac position to take - I'm back because God brought me back! - but that's what he thinks!"Has he lost his powers?
"No - a couple don't function as well as they used to. He has a harder time killing demons, and time travel really takes the wind out of his tails but he teleports with the best of them still!"Will he ever get back to his full strength?
"He is now not in heaven's favour, he is hunted by the other angels and cut off from heaven's power so that means that the powers he has have to be powers that he as an individual can demonstrate and not things he would need to rely on the power of heaven to do. Its not entirely clear where that line is drawn. He's definitely weaker than he was before but he's certainly still one of the best weapons that Sam and Dean have in their arsenal."Is Castiel angry at Sam and Dean for triggering the apocalypse?
"I think at the beginning of the season he is angry because he basically sacrificed his life and died in order to help them stop the apocalypse and they blew it! He is pissed at them but he can't be too high and mighty because he helped trigger it too. No one is without fault or reproach in Supernatural. Everyone is a bit of a fuck-up!"What's his relationship with Sam like this season?
"It's contentious at the beginning because I think Castiel puts a lot of the blame of the apocalypse on Sam. But, in the episode we're shooting right now, Cass makes a pretty big sacrifice and chooses to save Sam rather than maybe do what is most strategically successful towards heading off the competition between heaven and hell. He calls him his friend, it's a very touching moment!"It seemed like the brothers were heading to a massive showdown last season. How is their relationship now?
"I think there are two big showdowns looming. One is between the brothers and the other is between Michael and Lucifer who plan to occupy their bodies and use them as vessels. The big conflict between the two brothers is resolved more or less early in the season. They separate and go their separate ways and stop hunting together but they do come back together after a couple of episodes."What's Lucifer's overall plan then?
"He wants to fight the archangel Michael and bring his armies of hell and humans into full conflict with armies of heaven in a final battle for earth. Whatever side is victorious will be the side to dominate earth from that point forward. Sam, Dean, Bobby and Castiel are working to stop this final conflict from happening and the war from breaking out full scale, but there are skirmishes being fought all over the place as the apocalypse begins to unfold. We haven't broken out into full scale conflict, but in the interim there are wars of extension being fought."One thing fans are desperate to know is whether God will ever appear - what are your thoughts?
"I don't know but I have heard rumours that God will appear. I have no idea what form God would take, whether they would just do a booming voice or whether they would do something else. They could cast any number of odd characters for the role of God. I'm lobbying for Miley Cyrus!"Well you got Paris Hilton this season so it's not impossible...
"Yes, that's right! Paris Hilton could be recurring as God! That would be great!"
What do you hope is in the future for Castiel?
"I would love to see him become more human and ultimately much less of an angel. I think that would be a good arc for him to travel. That would be one really interesting avenue to go down - another would be for him to become evil and a nemesis to Sam and Dean. Who knows? He could become Bobby's lover! There's a lot that could happen to Castiel."=======
Sources:
DigitalSpy.com, Misha Collins (Supernatural)
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