The Winchesters
The angels have finally arrived inThe Winchesters — but it may not be quite what it looks like . The angels ofSupernaturalwere always more than they appeared , but Gabriel was the good of the good when it came to pulling one over on the Winchester sidekick . Now , Richard Speight Jr. is continuing the mystery on the prequel spin - off , as it is n’t even exclusively clear-cut which character he plays inThe Winchestersseason 1 episode 8 , " Hang On To Your life story . " In truthful trickster mode , Speight is still keeping audience on their toes . As the fourthArchangel , Gabriel is one of the most powerfulangels inSupernatural — but the feud between his brothers and his Church Father was the last thing he wanted to get in the center of . So instead , Gabriel survive life among the humans on Earth , causing pandemonium and playing trick wherever he go . To escape the celestial drama , Gabriel shroud his identity element behind the visual aspect of the Norse god , Loki — a prankster , just like himself — and took on his persona , adding another stratum to the sess and mirror show he was so well - known for put on . link : John Winchester ’s Captain America Fail References Supernatural & The Boys
Who Is Richard Speight Jr. Actually Playing In The Winchesters?
know that Gabriel has a penchant for playing attire - up , it ’s unknown whether Gabriel or Loki was in charge of Speight ’s vesselduring theWinchestercameo . Loki and Gabriel have been seen as freestanding entity inSupernatural — particularly when Gabriel killed him — so it ’s potential that this was either Gabriel pretending to be Loki or Loki himself . In avideothat features Speight and Jensen Ackles explaining the Loki / Gabriel lore to theWinchesterscast , Ackles state that it ’s " Loki and Gabriel " at once inThe Winchestersand that " there ’s a raft of turmoil " in the situation .
Why The Winchesters' Cameo Being Loki Makes More Sense
In look at the two prospect for whom this cameo could be , Loki is the alternative that take in the most sense . Personality - wise , Speight ’s appearance aline more with what audiences have seen from Loki inSupernatural . Loki has more of the volatile choler display inThe Winchestersas the trickster ’s design failed than Gabriel did . The old - fashioned clothing the cut-up put on was another nodtoward the Norse god ’s identity , as Lokihas a preference toward the manner in his appearances onSupernatural . If both tricksters are truly in the sequence , Speight ’s performance in the trickster ’s earlier appearances is more Gabriel , while the entity they kill is more like Loki .
While it stay undecipherable whether Speight was perform as Loki , Gabriel , or both , that is the unfeigned nature of the cut-up at work . IfThe Winchesterscould drop off both characters into one cameo , it would really be a move a hoaxer could be gallant of — and construe the two work in tandem would be unbelievable . Additionally , this cameo is a perfect chance to further research Gabriel and Loki ’s relationship , as well as Gabriel ’s integration with humanity . Speight ’s coming into court in the prequel series continuesthe trend ofSupernaturalcharacter tax return , joining the social status of Gil McKinney and Jensen Ackles , whose characters have both come out inThe Winchesters .
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