The Winchesters’ Bianca Kajlich Talks Millie’s Development and Carrying on the Supernatural Legacy

Bianca Kajlich performs Millie Winchester on the Supernatural prequel sequence The Winchesters, which is presently in its first season on The CW.

The Winchesters follows the epic love and origin story of Sam and Dean’s mother and father, John Winchester and Mary Campbell, as they combat supernatural creatures and cope with their household points.

Kajlich portrays John’s mom, Millie, a mechanic who runs her personal storage. TV Fanatic chatted along with her about Millie’s character growth, what to anticipate in upcoming episodes, and what it means to hold on the long-lasting Supernatural legacy.

It is so good to satisfy you!

Sure, good to satisfy you, too. Blissful Halloween!

Blissful Halloween! It is fairly becoming that we’re doing this on Halloween, given the character of The Winchesters. I wished to start out off by saying that I am already such an enormous fan of the present, even just some episodes in; from the storylines to the characters, it is all so totally different.

That makes me so pleased to listen to. Clearly, whenever you work on one thing and also you find it irresistible, it is nice. But it surely’s actually the cherry on high when everybody else likes it, too.

What drew you to the position of Millie Winchester? Have been you a fan of Supernatural previous to getting solid?

It is so humorous. I knew of Supernatural, in fact. Who did not? However I didn’t watch the present. Principally as a result of I simply do not watch a ton of TV. However Jensen and I had labored collectively in 2000, I believe, on Dawson’s Creek.

I do not suppose we even ever truly had a scene collectively. However he performed form of a love curiosity… properly, I do not know if he was truly the love curiosity of Michelle Williams, however I do know there was like a factor happening, and I performed Dawson’s love curiosity.

It was a really enjoyable time, and Oliver Hudson was there at that time. It was like an entire bunch of like, “Everybody’s simply beginning out.”

And a lot enjoyable. So I clearly was conscious that Jensen was engaged on the present and knew of it, however the audition simply got here via.

To be trustworthy, I believe every time there is a sequel or a prequel or something, simply one thing you form of roll your eyes at as a result of not that many turned out to be that nice.

However once I learn the script, I remarked to my husband, I mentioned, “You realize, it is good, and just like the characters are actually fleshed out, and it is humorous, and it is scary, and it is obtained form of a bit little bit of every little thing.”

After which I additionally simply head-over-heels fell in love with Millie. I simply thought there was a lot already there on the web page after which a lot potential for this simply badass, very distinctive character.

I really like that she had so many various layers, and I simply felt prefer it was one thing that I used to be gonna have lots of enjoyable enjoying. And I’m.

Is there something that you simply’re excited to discover extra along with her?

I believe that I am actually excited to discover… Millie’s actually been holding it collectively for John.

I believe that has come on the expense of no matter it’s that the injuries or the issues that she has placed on the again burner to essentially simply make it possible for her son is protected and cared for on the earth.

To be a lady and on this time interval, the Sixties and 70s, to be a mechanic and to have your individual storage.

I believe there is a layer of toughness that must be out on show so as to form of survive. And so I am actually curious to dive into what has been sacrificed for that as a result of she hasn’t… I do not suppose she’s gotten an opportunity to deal with what’s beneath all of that.

So, what’s the damage incurred when her husband simply disappeared? So yeah, I am excited to essentially dive into her story.

And form of going off of that, we already know a bit bit about her backstory, and the way a lot she sacrificed, and the way afraid she is that John goes to finish up like his father. Do you suppose she’s ever going to come back round to John being a hunter, or do you wish to maintain that storyline going?

Properly, I believe by now, the truth that she does not have a alternative is as a result of he is adamant that that is what he is doing.

We’ll see that Millie has to come back to phrases with it and has to just accept it to the extent that she begins to get entangled herself as a result of I believe it is the one approach that she will soothe that fear is to be part of it in some respects and maintain her proverbial eyeball on him.

Which is not going to make him really feel good. However we aren’t right here to play good.

Millie and John have such nice chemistry with their mother-and-son bond. Can the identical factor be mentioned for you and Drake off-screen?

Oh yeah, I imply, Drake and I hit it off from the second that we met, and I believe that I really feel so privileged to work with someone who needs to leap in and play. He actually offers it 110%.

And he is so open to concepts, and, like within the combat scene with not Mother, Monster Millie in The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 2. Identical to a lot of that combat was him promoting it on the opposite finish. It is the primary combat scene I’ve ever completed.

So I used to be feeling a bit shaky and uncertain, and that works due to Drake as a result of he’s so keen to simply go the gap.

Robbie mentioned to us at one level, “It is so loopy as a result of I see you guys off-camera as associates. And you then step on digicam, and it’s very mom and son,” and it is a type of issues the place it is both there, or it is not and we simply… you are so fortunate to have it.

I find it irresistible when relationships off-screen mirror relationships on display screen. It simply makes the present that rather more actual.

Completely. So I’ve to look at myself a bit bit as a result of I’m a mother, and I’ve to appreciate that I am not his mother. After which I have to let him make his personal selections.

And on this new episode, The Winchesters Season 1 Episode 4, we truly obtained to see Millie assist out with the case. Would you need her to participate in additional instances, or is that simply extra like a one-and-done as a result of she wished to assist her son?

Oh no, we’re gonna see extra MIllie coming into into the feel. I do not suppose Millie is the form of lady who will get a style of that after which walks away. I believe she has a really particular and distinctive ability set. So I believe we’ll be seeing much more of her in that.

It was not too long ago introduced that Gil McKinney will probably be reprising his position as Henry in an upcoming episode. Is there something which you could tease about that complete dynamic or the way you suppose it might look?

Properly, we have already filmed that preliminary one, and I suppose I will simply say that there’s no closure. In truth, it most likely will go away us… all of us could have much more questions, and I believe that there’s nonetheless extra to come back in that story.

Since we by no means noticed Millie on Supernatural, was it difficult in any respect to carry her to life because you had been capable of be fully recent along with her and never must go off an already established character?

I believe that Robbie Thompson did such an unbelievable job with what little we noticed of Millie within the pilot episode that there was a lot there already. I actually did not must do a lot work.

I believe the spirit of who she was was so fantastically outlined that it actually was a type of circumstances the place I actually simply stepped in, and he or she felt match on like a glove. There was not loads for me to do there.

And people are your dream roles as an actor the place it simply matches, and it simply flows so fantastically.

And form of going off of that, how a lot of your self did you set into your character if something in any respect?

There’s loads. There’s positively lots of Bianca and Millie.

Most likely the elements that I love extra to go off and play with as a lot in my day by day life if solely as a result of I am not daring sufficient to take action.

Attending to be Millie has truly actually helped me to face up stronger in locations in my life the place I’ve felt my complete life that I wanted to.

However I believe that as Bianca, I am way more sentimental and mushy, and I imply that in a great way.

And I believe we’ll get there with Millie. I believe that she simply has needed to be so sturdy for therefore lengthy. And I believe that a part of her survival was not addressing the elephant within the room. So I believe that as that facade crumbles there, there’ll most likely be much more there to unpack.

She already has such a compelling storyline and backstory, and I am excited to see what extra comes from her.

I agree. It is my favourite character I’ve ever performed, and there are such a lot of instructions to go that I attempted to simply keep within the second of no matter scripts had been on. My wheels get turning, and I simply take into consideration all of the locations we might go, however sure.

What has the fan response meant to you after solely just some episodes of The Winchesters has aired because it’s already doing so properly on The CW?

Yeah, it has been nice. It is actually been with this fanbase; I’ve by no means skilled something like this earlier than.

So I do not actually have a lot to check it to by way of followers being so vocal and concerned, however I’ve liked studying on social media the impression that she has already had on individuals, which has been extremely rewarding as an actor.

And as issues that I believe you dream concerning the form of jobs you dream about having.

You had already talked about that you simply had been skeptical to tackle the position as a result of it’s a prequel sequence. However since Supernatural was on the air for 15 years, did that fear you much more of how followers would reply?

I positively was. I am attempting to consider the correct phrase. I positively was cautious of stepping on the toes of people that love Supernatural as a result of when a present strikes those who approach when it has such a collective grasp of numerous individuals, that is sacred.

That’s one thing that managed to the touch individuals in a deeply private approach.

So I positively, clearly, hoped that we might discover our method to have an identical type of impression.

However I, by no means, thought that we might be a alternative and even, in some methods, a continuation. I like to consider what we had been doing is one thing model new. And hopefully, that might enchantment to the older followers in addition to individuals who perhaps had been too younger for Supernatural on the time.

So yeah, I imply, I’m deeply respective of individuals’s relationship to the mothership.

I really like that a lot.

Oh, good.

Properly, I believe that is all I’ve for you right this moment, since we’re operating out of time anyway.

Thanks! So good talking with you.

Thanks, it was a pleasure.

The Winchesters airs at 8/7c on Tuesdays on The CW.

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