'Supernatural' showrunner Jeremy Carver talks second half of Season 9 and spinoff series

Supernatural returns with another brand new Season 9 episode, "First Born." The episode will feature Crowley and Dean on a hunt together (yes, you read that properly) as they search for the only weapon that can take down Abaddon, while Castiel notices that some of Gadreel's grace is still inside Sam.

Showrunner Jeremy Carver recently spoke to EW.com about Crowley's (Mark Sheppard) arc for the second half of Season 9, and he revealed that the King of Hell has a few more twists and turns ahead of him:

"Crowley's been thrown an interesting curve ball this year in that he's essentially in a fight for the throne of Hell while going through something of a personal crisis, if you could call it that, in that he has, to I think his discomfort, found himself yearning for human blood more than maybe he's willing to let on. I think he's got an interesting dilemma this year of really saying to myself, 'What is it that I really want out of all of this?' He's sort of going through, I don't know, maybe it's an existential crisis that we're having the King of Hell go through. We certainly love it, and it's very juicy, and it only gets more intensified and personal and down and dirty as the season progresses. So we're really thrilled with Mark's performance, what he's bringing to it, and what the writers have come up with in terms of a progression for him this year."

Another hot topic among the Supernatural fan base has been the spinoff, and Carver spoke to that, as well. He made clear that the two shows should be able to coexist without infringing upon each other's territory:

"We're on a show that's in its ninth year, so one significant challenge is, 'How do you create an entirely new show that feels like its related to your existing show but [is] carving out a new sort of universe of stories as it were, so you feel like you're not having to repeat yourself?' Because after nine years, you've covered a lot of territory, so I think everyone here is very excited that we've done that. We've created a world that feels like the Supernatural world yet has so much more story to be told that doesn't trample on the mother ship's terrain. You've got two shows that are going to be able to exist in total harmony, I think."

What do you think, Supernatural fans? What do you expect for Crowley as Season 9 continues? And what do you think of the spinoff? Let us know in the comments below.