Reminder: Michael Shanks in "Supernatural" Tonight (April 8)

Michael Shanks as Rob in Supernatural Promo (The CW)
Michael Shanks as Rob in Supernatural Promo (The CW)
Here’s just a quick reminder to tune in to see Stargate star Michael Shanks in his appearance as Rob in the Supernatural episode “99 Problems”. The show will be airing at 9 PM ET on The CW!

Shanks told Newsarama.com, “I had a relatively minor role in it, working with Jared (Padalecki) and Jensen (Ackles), and a few other actors, fighting some demons and throwing down with the boys. … I’m not featured quite prominently in it, but it was a lot of fun to play in that universe. …

“The character’s name is Rob, and he’s a member of the Sacrament Lutheran Church, and basically it’s a township that has pretty much organized to fight the demon apocalypse that’s coming. They’re not running and screaming. They’re hunkering down. They’ve figured out a way to fight and whatnot. The boys come across them and are quite enamored by the way they’ve organized themselves. They have a sort of militia…when a tragedy occurs in Rob’s family he sort of takes a bit of a hardline approach when it comes to his beliefs. I’ll leave it at that because it starts getting into spoiler territory beyond that.”

In a separate interview with SCI FI WIRE, Shanks admitted, “The reason why I did that was because it timed in perfectly, because pilot season is underway.” Rest assured that there are more scenes than what appears in the promo clip, even though Shanks warned that he’s not featured prominently, because he also revealed, “I think I get my ass beat by both Jared and Jensen at different points in the show. It’s a lot of fun.”

Why would Jared’s and Jensen’s characters beat up Rob after Rob saved their lives? Tune in tonight to find out!