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An episode of “Supernatural” which pays homage to several other shows on television will air on November 5. In “Changing Channels“, when Sam and Dean find themselves living their lives on what appear to be TV shows, it makes for a whole new style of reality television and they wonder if the Trickster (guest star Richard Speight, Jr.) is to blame.

The preview gives glimpses of the brothers in shows like “Grey’s Anatomy“, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation“, a Japanese game and a sitcom. Each new experience they encounter is more bizarre than the next and they want out. But is the Trickster really the mastermind behind the madness?

Trickster first appeared on the show in the episode “Tall Tales” of season 2. This character is a member of demigods who can cause chaos with their pranks which are sometimes humorous. He made a return and was last seen in the third season’s “Mystery Spot” where he trapped Dean in an infinite time loop which caused him to continually die in increasingly strange ways.

[GARY] 17 years old, physicality is extremely important for this role, GARY NEEDS TO BE THIN, THIN, THIN, and needs to be very likeable and appealing. Ideally he’s like the character “McLovin” from “Superbad” or Anthony Michael Hall in “16 Candles.” Puny, gawky, bespectacled, smart and geeky, he’s a naive, amateur Satanist who works at a fast food joint and longs to break free from his wealthy, stifling parents. He’s granted one of his wishes, and starts to live the life he’s always wanted. Please denote age next to your suggestions. GUEST STAR

As our preview clip the other day suggested, this week’s episode of Supernatural is a particular toughie for Bobby: not only is he still wheelchair-bound, but he gets involved in a high-stakes poker game that has very serious consequences for one of the brothers. Our resident Supernatural expert Lara Martin hooked up with Jim Beaver, who plays the brothers’ ever-reliable mentor, to find out more.

This week’s episode is a big one for Bobby – he ends up getting in a bit of trouble. Can you talk us through what happens?
“Bobby basically decides to engage in a very high stakes game of poker which has a drastic affect on his age. Sam and Dean have to run in and save him from the fire.”

I’ve read elsewhere that you’re going to be in more episodes this season than any other season. Does this mean Bobby is going to be quite pivotal?
“I don’t know if pivotal is the word I would use. There’s nothing in the scripts I have read so far that I would describe as ‘pivotal’ for Bobby. I think the next episode is an important one for Bobby in terms of storytelling. Also episode ten is powerful and the fans will be left reeling.”

Does this mean the usually level-headed Bobby might start getting a bit reckless as he battles his frustration at not being able to walk?
“I don’t know about reckless, I hadn’t looked at it that way before. I definitely think he is frustrated and angry because of his limitations. He can’t just go running into battle any more. There’s an episode coming up where the others are off fighting and he is stuck at home manning the telephones. I think it will also affect Sam and Dean as well because they are used to seeing him a certain way.”

Bobby’s been in a wheelchair for a few episodes now. How are you finding that experience?
“It’s been a challenge but I’ve only been doing it for a few episodes so it’s still quite fun. I like rolling around and doing wheelies on set and stuff. But I do take this very seriously. I can get out of the chair at the end of the day and go home and I recognize that, so many people can’t and I have to be considerate to them and respect that.”

We saw in the opening episode a demon-possessed Bobby telling Sam to “lose his number”. Even though he apologized do you think there is still an underlying tension?
“Call me an idealist but I think when Bobby apologized to Sam he meant it. I think that the issue was cleared and we can take that moment at face value. I suppose there is potential for it to come up again in the future. There’s not really drama in everyone being friendly and nice to each other, but I like to think he meant it.”

There’s also potential for another clash between Sam and Dean in their newfound positions as vessels for Michael and Lucifer. What do you think about that?
“I think that seems where it is heading but I honestly don’t know how that is going to pan out. Again it would make for great dramatic television, but I only know what’s going to happen when I get the script in front of me!”

Who would Bobby choose between Sam and Dean if he was forced to make that decision?
“That’s a good question! I guess he would have to come down on the side of whoever was doing the right thing, but as this show tells us, the right thing is not always clear and easy to identify. There is an old saying, ‘It’s not about making the right decision, it’s about making a decision and sticking to it.’ So I think Bobby would side with whoever he felt was right.”

There have been rumors that a couple of characters will die this season and you posted a rather cryptic message on your Twitter account that worried fans. Should we be worried about Bobby?
“This is Supernatural! Of course you should be worried! There are some things I can say and some things I can’t say and that is one of those things. I’m not sure exactly what will happen this season but Eric Kripke and the other writers usually manage to throw something at us. I do know that some really gut-wrenching stuff is coming up but I can’t tell you what character it will happen to!”

You’ve played this beloved father figure to Sam and Dean for five seasons. What’s your relationship like with Jared and Jensen in real life?
“Bobby is a mentor and a guide and an advice-giver and I’m not sure I am any of those things to Jared and Jensen! I think they’ve probably given me advice on more occasions than I have given it to them. We’re friends and colleagues and we enjoy each other’s company. I do have a couple of years on them but that’s never been an issue.”

There’s been constant speculation about a sixth season – what’s the current situation as you know it?
“I will have to give you my standard answer on this and say I don’t know. My gut feeling is that the show will continue but nothing has been confirmed yet. The last time I spoke to Eric Kripke he was still open to a sixth season but nothing is set in stone. I just have a gut feeling and belief that it will happen.”

Supernatural fans know Jim Beaver as Bobby.

But the veteran actor has appeared on a slew of well-reviewed, popular shows, from classics such as The West Wing to current hits such as Big Love.

In an exclusive interview with TV Fanatic, the affable actor talked about his long career, while hyping an upcoming episode of Supernatural he describes as “one of the most memorable we’ve ever had…”

TV Fanatic: Talk about the evolution of Bobby as a character on Supernatural.
Beaver: When I first shot the finale of season one, nobody said anything about this being a recurring character. But I was very pleased to come back for a second episode - Deadwood was coming to an end and I was concerned about my next job - and, by the third episode, we all began thinking Bobby could be an integral part of the show.

TV Fanatic: You have a long, impressive resume. Is there any role that stands out that Supernatural fans might not be aware of?
Beaver: Deadwood was a high point in my career in several ways, but most fans know about that. My first series was actually a sitcom called Thunder Alley. It aired for a couple years and I played the village idiot… a major departure from Bobby.

TV Fanatic: We loved Harper’s Island and have to ask: Did the cast know who was getting killed off each week?
Beaver: We knew when we got each script, which was three or four days before shooting an episode. More than that, though, none of us knew if we were guilty or innocent, which was weird to play. It was a lot of fun, but there’s a fine line to acting for a role when you have no idea if you’re a killer.

TV Fanatic: Back to Supernatural. What’s it like working with Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles?
Beaver: Who?!? [Laughs.] They are just lovely guys to work with. There’s a warm feeling every time I show up on the set. They’re fun, funny… have good hearts.
It’s really not always the case where you have two young, handsome leads that turn out to be great guys, too.

TV Fanatic: What’s it like on set?
Beaver: Honestly, if you take away the Apocalyptic angst afflicting these two, Sam and Dean are an awful lot like Jared and Jensen. There’s a lot of banter, a lot of fun at one another’s expense, in front of the camera and behind it with the crew.

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Director: Robert Singer
Writers: Andrew Dabb and Dan Loflin

This Episode films between the 6th and 18th of November.

[GARY] 17 years old (would prefer 18 and overs), puny, gawky, bespectacled, smart and geek (think “McLovin” from “Superbad”), he’s a naive, amateur Satanist who works at a fast food joint and longs to break free from his wealthy, stifling parents. He’s granted one of his wishes, and starts to live the life he’s always wanted. Please denote age next to your suggestions. GUEST STAR

[NORA] 16 years old (would prefer 18 and over), she is a cute, smart, alternative girl (in the vein of Thora Birch in “American Beauty”) who is a naive, conflicted high school student, she’s an amateur Satanist, she’s not really interested in hurting anyone; she’s mostly going along with Gary and Trevor’s plot because she has a crush on Gary. Nora’s follower-type nature is squelched when she becomes possessed by a dark force. Please denote age next to your suggestions sptv050769. Please submit all ethnicities. GUEST STAR

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Supernatural fans often use the mantra “In Kripke We Trust” to reassure them that creator and Supernatural mastermind Eric Kripke knows what he’s doing.  Indeed, Paris Hilton wasn’t terrible when she guest starred, so at least we were right to have faith then.  But with the next three episodes, I find myself growing doubtful.

Following the homicidal Castiel visiting a brothel, a homicidal Abraham Lincoln, Paris Hilton and the Tooth Fairy, the next three episodes will feature Dean turning into an old man, the Winchesters living in TV parodies and the boys taking a trip to a Supernatural fan convention.  But isn’t Supernatural supposed to be a drama, and isn’t this season about the Apocalypse?

To many fans, it seems like the wheels are coming off the bus and the Supernatural writers are now more obsessed with clever inside jokes about slash fiction than they are with telling a story about Lucifer bringing about the end of the world.

There’s no denying that Supernatural is more comedic than it’s ever been.  Season 1 only had one mildly light-hearted episode, “Hello House” with the first appearance of the Ghostfacers.  Season 2 saw the arrival of the Trickster in the largely comedic “Tale Tales” and the start of self-referential comedy with “Hollywood Babylon,” but other than that, it was all about Azazel and the psychic kids.

Then the show started becoming more adventures with “Bad Day at Black Rock,” “Mystery Spot” and “Ghostfacers” in season 3, but it was season 4 that really got the weird comedy ball rolling.  Episodes like “Monster Movie,” “Wishful Thinking,” “Criss Angel is a Douchebag” and “It’s a Terrible Life” are almost all comedy.

But season 5 has been truly outside the box.  While the season started focusing on Lucifer and Castiel’s search for God, it quickly devolved into filler episodes, stand-alone mysteries that are heavily based on comedy.  Even the last episode featuring the Anti-Christ didn’t seem to have a whole lot to do with Lucifer, especially since the kid just vanished at the end.

There’s no denying that Supernatural is a different kind of show in terms of tone, but is that necessarily a bad thing?  On the one hand, I do wish there was more Lucifer and I want to see the Apocalypse storyline take center stage instead of being tossed onto the backburner for Paris Hilton and Grey’s Anatomy.

But on the other hand, part of me loves the creative inspiration of the Supernatural writers.  If you’re able to view these episodes not as part of the overall series and the season and the mythology, they are exceptional pieces of individual fiction.  By itself, the Paris Hilton episode was a funny yet serious commentary on modern-day obsession with celebrity.

However, as a part of Supernatural as a series and this season’s primary story arc in particular, it was a huge waste of time and a distraction.

In the end, I always come back to the phrase “In Kripke We Trust.”  Surely he’s aware of the fact that Supernatural is more of a comedy and that these light, funny filler episodes aren’t what the fans want all the time.  And based on the fact that he’s setting an episode at a fan convention, I trust Kripke and the other writers read enough message boards to get the underlying wave of displeasure surrounding these types of episodes.

All of this leads me to believe that, somehow, Eric Kripke knows exactly what he’s doing and I’m just too stupid to see it.  I don’t get how Paris Hilton or TV parodies are related to Lucifer and the Apocalypse, and I don’t understand why the writers would want to waste any time if this truly is the final season for Kripke’s original story.

But: “In Kripke We Trust.”  Those four words keep swirling back to the front of my brain, and those four words are what give me the faith to believe that, once this season is over, it will all make sense.

IT’S A SUPERNATURAL CONVENTION!

Super fan Becky (guest star Emily Perkins) uses Chuck’s (guest star Chuck Benedict) phone to trick Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) into attending a Supernatural fan convention, complete with fans dressed up as Sam and Dean. One of the activities is a live action role playing game, but things quickly turn sour after a real ghost appears on the scene. Posted on SPNsite. Jim Conway directed the episode with teleplay by Eric Kripke and story by Nancy Weiner

The action is about to heat up on Supernatural… literally!

On the November 19 episode of The CW drama, Castiel will go to Hell.

“I’m on a very important recon mission in Missouri when Lucifer captures and integrates me by trapping me in a burning ring of fire using holy oil,” star Misha Collins told TV Guide Magazine. “It’s our first head-to-head.”

You can take off that trench coat below, Castiel. We doubt you’re gonna need it.

The CW has mashed up altogether the previews to the next three Supernatural episodes. The first one which is airing next week is called “I Believe the Children Are Our Future” and it will see Sam and Dean investigating a series of odd murders that strangely resemble fairy tales and urban legends. The brothers track down an 11-year-old boy named Jesse (guest star Gattlin Griffith) and realize that whatever Jesse believes is coming true. Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Jesse is a serious threat and needs to be eliminated.

The episode after “Children” will be “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester“. As similar as it sounds to “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, the storyline itself involves Dean being 70-year-old. In the casting report, it is said that the aging version has not lost any of his verve or edge but his speed. This episode would be the one with the poker player who has a wicked sense of humor and has the ability to read people. “Curious” is airing October 29.

The first episode in November meanwhile is called “Changing Channels“. There is hardly any information about this episode since the network has not released its official synopsis. However, its scenes can be recognized through the preview as the ones where Sam and Dean appear in TV shows such as the Japanese game and the soap opera. Rumor has it, Trickster will be back after last seen in a 2008 episode. “Channels” is airing November 5.