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"Supernatural showrunner Sera Gamble has insisted that she is not worried about a &amp;quot;backlash&amp;quot; following the demotion of former series regular Misha Collins. In the show&amp;#039;s sixth season finale, Castiel (Collins) was transformed into a god and turned against his old allies the Winchesters, with Gamble confirming soon after that the character will not return full-time next season. &amp;quot;We have passionate fans,&amp;quot; the executive producer told TV Line. &amp;quot;We have fans that have strong opinions about a lot of things that happen on the show.&amp;quot; She continued: &amp;quot;People ask me if I&amp;#039;m worried about a fan backlash. We just want to tell a good story and not be redundant and bring you interesting stories that are fresh. Going into season seven, we have a new, interesting story that we want to tell to you. That&amp;#039;s what&amp;#039;s front of mind right now.&amp;quot; Gamble also dismissed the suggestion that recurring guest star Jim Beaver (Bobby Singer) will become a series regular following Collins&amp;#039;s demotion. &amp;quot;We have a fantastic relationship with Jim, [but] we bring him in as the story demands it,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s basically a fixture on the show as necessary.&amp;quot; Collins is expected to reappear as Castiel in Supernatural&amp;#039;s seventh season premiere, but his role on the show beyond that point is currently unclear. Supernatural will return to Fridays at 9/8c in the fall on The CW. &amp;gt; More US Television news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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