Supernatural still lingers somewhere in the cultural atmosphere. For many, it’s more than just a TV show. It’s a strange kind of comfort, a long-running narrative that never really said goodbye.

“I would love to claim it as a Supernatural reference,” he tells TV Insider with a laugh. “But that’s the title of the episode. To me, it just speaks to that, a lot of people have told him, ‘You’re dead,’ that he’s been in all of these moments before, and guess what? He’s a survivor. So that’s what he’s [saying there].”