When you enter the hunting lifestyle, theres really only one way it ends, and its not great.
At least, thats how Dean views his future.
But what about Sam?
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InSupernaturals early seasons, Sam pondered getting out of the game, settling down, and starting a family.
Its an ongoing theme, showrunner Andrew Dabb tells EW.
You see that divide between Sam and Dean dating certainly back to season 3 and probably even before that.
The question of, What is Sam and Deans future?
For a long time, their futures were based on each other.
Would Sam stay a hunter, would he go back out of the life?
Would Dean take a step back and retire or leave hunting?
That was a question of, Is this the life you want?
Its been something theyve gone back and forth on.
Were now living in a reality where this is their life, this is what theyre going to do.
I dont think either one of them realistically looks at a world where they step away from this.
That time has passed to a large degree.
However, thats not to say that the question has gone away.
Rather, its evolved.
The question then becomes, Okay if this is our life, how is it going to work out?
How are we going to make this the best life we can?
For Dean, the best life he can imagine is one where he fights until he dies.
You never stop trying to make the world a better place, Dabb says.
For a long time, Cas has been in a little bit of a liminal place, Dabb says.
Supernaturalreturns Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m.
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