It hasn't been too long since ended back in the fall of 2020, but even now fans are still reeling from that controversial final hour. After spending fifteen seasons and 327 episodes with brothers Sam () and Dean Winchester () as they hunted everything that goes bump in the night, , marking the last time we saw the Winchesters on screen together. But did you know that Dean's arrival into Heaven wasn't meant to be a solo act? No, Sam wasn't going to die with him, but Dean's stroll through paradise was meant to include a number of former cast members from

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episodes past, all of whom would greet him in the afterlife.

For a show that takes death so lightly (even killing the Horseman in the tenth season), it's not surprising that Dean's triumphant entry into the afterlife was meant to include such fanfare. After all, plenty of characters have come back from the dead over the years, some of whom had been dead since the series began (looking at you, Mama Winchester), so seeing them all in eternity just makes sense.

But before we discuss where was to go, let's take a quick detour to remember where it went.

'Supernatural's Finale Didn't Do Sam and Dean Justice

After Dean dies early on in the series finale of

, he makes his way to eternity only to appear alongside a rebuilt Harvelle's Roadhouse (), a version of , and the original Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver), who we hadn't laid eyes on in a number of years. Overwhelmed, Dean takes a drive along Heaven's highway while Sam lives out the rest of a long life on Earth. The brothers reunite in Heaven at the very end of the road, ending the series with a heartfelt farewell to fans everywhere.

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