I think that if the episode had focused entirely on Lisa and Dean a lot of viewers (myself included) would have gotten pretty nervous. There's a way that could have been done well...but you know they would have gone full-tilt soap opera on us if they'd devoted the premiere to Lisa and Dean.

That interview was pretty eye-popping, wasn't it, not just because of what Jensen said, but because of how starkly it contrasted the way the two actors approach their work. I've really come to believe that at least part of the problem with Sam's character is that Jared's the type of actor who takes what he's given and that's that, while Jensen will really put thought into what he's being asked to do. Listening to Jared talk about Sam was like listening to Bobby talk about Sam last season...I had no idea what either one of them were talking about. He made some comment about Sam not being "lovey dovey" anymore and I'm like...when was the last time we saw Sam being anything close to loving? Two years ago? Three? Jared sounds like he's just parroting what the writers say about Sam, while Jensen's really questioning what they're doing.