User blog comment:FTWinchester/Season 9 concepts/@comment-1509826-20130908231102/@comment-5619706-20130911222204

I haven't been following spoilers, but now that you say Jody and Charlie are sure to return then I have no more qualms about old characters returning. True, the alpha vampire could make another appearance. He is the only known monster left with close direct lineage from Eve and the Leviathan who is still viable to the story.