fictional character drama horror television series supernatural portrayed aspiring hunter supernatural creatures like parents introduced second season order explore mother daughter relationship hunting world originally intended serve love interest lead character instead turned sister like figure ultimately removed series end second season admitted conception character flawed beginning returned fifth seventh seasons critical reaction generally positive fans disliked character plot meets sam second season episode everybody loves clown brothers look mother ellen saloon frequented hunters supernatural creatures leaves voice mail message phone deceased father second season appears romantic feelings dean states feelings act wanting hunter like late father bill feel connected slips away mother wishes help brothers hunt exit ultimately rescue spirit angry ellen reveals john caused bill death strains friendship sam dean soon leaves live life hunter demon possessing sam born bad sign finds captures planning threaten life force dean kill brother holding hostage plays cruel mind games telling dean doesn return feelings telling john actually killed bill misery incurred fatal wounds despite bill pleas wife daughter time dean rescues sam attempts join capturing refuses allow come tells leaves won fifth season episode good god reappears mother ellen small colorado town called river pass plan help demon hunter bobby friends kill demons laid siege town ellen separated chaos later finds joins townspeople eventually attack sam ellen appearing possessed demons joins torture supposed demon captured sam holy water salt doubtful demonic effects present sam dean ellen arrive brief struggle convince war horsemen apocalypse responsible making townspeople turn thinking sides demons ellen team abandon hope help brothers mystical gun rumored capable killing order kill tracking location abandoned town confronted accompanied pack group hunters flee injured saving dean knowing wounds fatal stopped convinces build bomb use bait trap ellen stays opens doors escape roof dies arms ellen blows building killing process mentioned seen sixth season episode heart temporarily restored life result angel saving destined sinking makes screen return seventh season episode defending life witness called egyptian god judging dean guilt ghost instead dean responsible fate declares guilty forces try kill dean able leave peace sam kills god control supernatural executive producer confirmed ghost illusion created characterization series creator initially described innocent girl wanted hunter tends look leaps enthusiastic girl door approach hunting supernatural later regretted writing way felt wrong characterization female character supernatural grows second season rebels mother running away hunter believed harder tougher character capture spirit exit actress felt handled situation commented fought life stayed bait took lot actress noted matures hiatus second fifth season having found hard way doesn work character called shots final appearance bigger person forcing accept reality situation years hunting relationship ellen develops came view equals daughter mother feelings dean remain liked fact easily dean advances abandon hope believed urge crazy dire circumstances gave little meaning asked kiss dean gives dying explained interpreted kiss dean seeing particular moment way express kiss character spirit seventh season appearance felt death brought clarity different level noting completely different world actress described relaxed angry confirmed doesn hold dean death pointing chosen hunter father dean series writer executive producer felt dean real guilt death character feels pushed away life pulled development father son dynamics hunting world depicted series season writers decided explore mother daughter relationship resulted introduction character mother ellen alex character eventually renamed fan decided audition role character fully explored appearances know personality way introduced threatening dean rifle impression character experienced hunter mind decided portray somewhat confident cool making use experience israeli army served years commented army holding gun feeling dangerous attitude different kind walk way hold way look things tried didn writers originally intended serve love interest idea dropped debut season felt came girl door dangerous type character dean attracted like alias noted tension dean characters resulting appearance brother sister relationship admits debut doubts way character conceived factors character eventually phased second season altogether looking seventh season opined dean good couple pointing characters mutual experiences particularly knowledge supernatural experience hunting life main reasons believed suitable felt obvious unresolved feelings brought dean room san diego comic con international announced return series fifth season opportunity return surprised character negative fan reaction large time span previous appearance later alerted demise abandon hope director unhappy felt benefited found grand went blaze glory deceased characters writers considered appear alternate reality sixth season episode heart ultimately settled ellen executive producer stated appearing sixth season noted possible return season return seventh season announced comic con choice bring defending life writer executive producer explained knowing history knowing emotion dean feel knew great favorite wanted happy return saying didn care took season come blessing feeling grown person appearance fifth season tried mirror performance noted obviously died issues singer called work episode terrific possibility return series future said works want game excited fun place reception critical reception generally positive ign favored beginning deeming tough direct female boys don lot lives right believed dean natural chemistry continues fifth season confused anger sam dean involvement father death feeling producers added story excuse removal series unsure character wrote episode exit step things kinda won believed good love interest dean good friendly fellow way deeming count pinch overall charles felt fit world little character death charles admitted effective described scenes dean abandon hope amazing added feel like finally felt connection kiss pretty potent commenting character dying fifth season chicago_tribune noted brought game declaring fits perfectly supernatural world understands restraint necessarily characters don find words called death moments history expressed desire bring permanently character defending life described scenes dean compelling highlights episode likewise ryan deemed final scene dean defending life best episode feeling dean actor nice chemistry ryan disliked dean felt responsible choices ultimately death writing fan away agency idea dean felt increasingly rare cool female characters hand disliked qualities character compared feeling trying help gets way fan reaction character generally negative summed response want boys believed terrific actress beautifully gave felt introducing love interest mistake came believe women introduced series antagonists failure prompted series writers introduce following season attempt course correct fans voted tough 53rd sexiest female character fantasy science fiction film television poll conducted sfx sexiest characters
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