In the special Comic Con edition of TV Guide, Ileane Rudolph asked executive producer Robert Singer for some scoop on season 8.

Will Season 8 hinge on Sam trying to save Dean from Purgatory?

No, we pick up the season a little bit down the line and Dean will have made his way back from Purgatory.  We will do flashbacks through the season as to what happened there and what Sam did in the time that Dean was away.

Your fans usually hate it when the brothers are separated.  Is that why they’re back together so soon?

We’re aware of that, so we decided to tell their stories in flashbacks and have them relate to the current story.  The fact that the boys are going to be together pretty quickly was, we thought, a good thing.

When Castiel and Dean wound up in Purgatory, Cas did his angel disappearing act.  Will Misha Collins go missing from Supernatural again?

We’re just framing our ideas now, but our intention is to have Cas back a number of times.

Will Kevin the Prophet be back?

Kevin [played by Osric Chau] is an integral part of the year.

Crowley’s got him in his clutches.  Any hints what he’s up to?… Read More