 Despite this praise, she was happy to see the character die because "it frees the show from bogging down by having the Winchesters chasing after the same villain endlessly" and "opens up the opportunity to explore new plots".Pileggi's casting in "In the Beginning" was "a cool move" for Charles, who found his performance "scary".Similarly, Steenbergen called Pileggi "a force to be reckoned" who "has a chance to be both funny and disturbing".