Supernaturalwas an iconic show not just because of its leading circle of talent (although we love them too), but also because of the recurring guest stars who would pop in and out along the way. While Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles), Castiel (Misha Collins), and other plot-driving characters are considered the faces of the series, their supporting palspacked just as much of a punch. Over the weekend during theSupernaturalpanel at MegaCon Orlando, at which Collider’sMaggie Lovittwas in attendance, a lineup that included Padalecki,Jim Beaver,Samantha Smith,Alexander Calvert,DJ Qualls,Mark Sheppard,andRuth Connellchatted about who they wish they could have spent some more on-screen time with. And, let’s just say, the first response was incredibly popular.
Before the panel’s moderator could even get the question out, Padalecki eagerly shouted “Charlie!” referencingFelicia Day’s belovedgone-too-soon character. Clearly, fans agreed, as the entire auditorium erupted into cheers and thunderous applause, with Connell adding, “Same. Yeah, Charlie. I mean, Felicia and I actually talked about going andfilming a road trip just by ourselves.”Fully supporting the spin-off series that we never knew we needed, Padalecki chimed in, “Redheads unite.Rowena and Charlie?I’d watch that show.”
Day’sCharlie Bradburyfirst hacked her way into the hearts of the fandom in Season 7, helping Sam and Dean with her computer know-how. The character went on toreappear in a handful of other episodes, but the creative team never brought her around quite as much as the fandom — or apparently the cast — would have liked before she was rudely killed off in Season 20.
In addition to Day’s Charlie, Beaver suggested that he would have liked to have seen more ofKim Rhodes’ Sheriff Mills, while Connell revealed that she and Smith had long been hoping to share some screentime:
“In all seriousness, Sam and I who were great friends from doing these wonderful conventions,we tried really hard to be in a scene together. You all can’t see it, it wasn’t edited in, but you know the episode where I kind of make a vagina in the air? Sam and I keptmaking as much eye contact as we possibly couldin the scene thinking that maybe somebody would notice or somehow we really could have acted together. We tried.”
As for Smith, she added that, along with Connell and Day, “I think I would have liked to have more scenes withJeff[Dean Morgan],” which would have given us more of those heartbreakingly loving sequences betweenSam and Dean’s parents.
Stay tuned to Collider for more to come from MegaCon Orlando and streamSupernaturalin its entirety now on Netflix.
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