‘Supernatural’ season 12 spoilers: Castiel and Crowley in ‘buddy cop comedy’ tandem [VIDEO]

Misha Collins and Mark Sheppard as Castiel and Crowley in "Supernatural" season 11 CWTV.com/supernatural

“Supernatural” season 12 will have a “buddy cop comedy” with Castiel (Misha Collins) and Crowley (Mark Sheppard). The fallen angel and the former King of Hell will team up to exact revenge on Lucifer (guest star Rick Springfield), who made both their lives hell in season 11.

The last time Lucifer appeared was in the penultimate episode of season 11, wherein Amara (Emily Swallow) expelled him from Castiel’s vessel. It wasn’t clear where he was banished to, but as it was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con in July, he will be trying out new vessels, including a rock star (Springfield).

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Crowley will be looking for Lucifer in season 12 so he can have full control of hell back. With Lucifer still free, he can’t fully reclaim his throne. Castiel, on the other hand, is angry at God’s favourite son for using his vessel.

As Collins told EW, the two unlikely pair will join forces to find the errant archangel. Collins and Sheppard added that “Supernatural” fans can expect “a sort of ‘70s sitcom/’80s buddy cop comedy” from the show’s resident angel and beloved villain.

“Castiel and Crowley have kind of teamed up in season 12 and are working together,” Collins said.

Originally billed as guest stars, Collins and Sheppard’s characters have outlived most of the other characters in the show, surpassed only by the main stars – Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles (Sam and Dean Winchester respectively).

The anticipated team-up isn’t the first time that the angel and the demon have worked together. (SPOILERS) In season 6, it was revealed that the two were in cahoots, much to the dismay of Team Free Will.

Meanwhile, fans who are expecting the return of the most powerful siblings in the universe to return will be disappointed. God (Rob Benedict) and Amara’s story might not be over, but they won’t be shown on air.

Co-showrunner Andrew Dabb said God trusts Sam and Dean more than he trusts himself, and therefore there’s no need for him to show up again.

“God has made mistakes. God has caused more destruction with the Amara thing, with the apocalypse and leaving the angels in charge, than Sam and Dean have. They have saved more people than he has, basically. He puts all his trust in them, or a lot of his trust in them, so I think he feels very comfortable stepping away,” Dabb told EW.

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