But where do you go from there?

And Mary doesnt so much upset that as complement it.

When she comes in, its family through another lens.

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I think Sam has glorified mom so much in his head, Jared Padalecki says.

Its almost like a blind date and Sams already in love with the person he hasnt met yet.

And for Dean, its a chance to see how this Mary compares to the one he remembers.

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There are very faint memories that Dean has of mom.

Those memories have, in my opinion, been embellished over the years.

Memories can evolve over time as you need it to relate to your own life, Ackles says.

She is their origin myth, Dabb says.

She gets kind of pulled back in and has mixed feelings about that.

[This season is] more Sam and Dean on the road.

Crowley is there, Dabb continues.

Theres more monsters of the week this year.

Its more about telling smaller stories that also impact more of our characters.

And that includes a new friendship between Castiel and Mary.

He is pushing them to confront the emotional bomb that is their mother showing up.

So in other words, how they typically react to things.

Supernaturalreturns Thursday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. on The CW.