Supernatural: Which season 13 story made Jared Padalecki so excited he wrote the writers

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Its no secret that Sam and Dean have a lot to deal with right now.

One episode into season 13 and theyve said goodbye to Castiel, Crowley, Kelly, and even mom.

(Well, at least Dean has.)

Now, theyve got a Nephilim on their hands.

But theres a lot more to the story of why Sam is protecting this kid.

But thats not all Sam sees when he looks at Jack.

Sam was the kid who didnt really have his footing; he didnt really know his place.

One of my favorite story arcs for Sam was that feeling of being different or doomed, he says.

I wrote the writers [this year] to say how excited I was that that undercurrent is back.

I always dug that; I dug exploring that part of Sam.

And now he gets to explore it without drinking demon blood.

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