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Mark Sheppard would have continued his stint on "Supernatural" for longer had the writers hadn't botched his character. Sheppard left the series in 2017, writing on Instagram at the time that he was off to greener pastures. "So to all my ['Supernatural family'] everywhere... my crew and my fellow storytellers... thanks for the ride," he penned. "Time for something new. Even when I lose."

While the actor initially played off his exit as if it was his choice, he later revealed at the New York Comic Con that he wasn't happy about how Crowley turned out plot-wise. "Once they decided they needed to do something different, they tried to get rid of me without telling me that they were going to get rid of me," he shared (via SyFy). "But it became so apparent... It wasn't this big bombshell at the end." He didn't think he went off with a bang, too, adding that Crowley's demise on the show was "the slowest, most painful death I've ever seen. I'd gone from being the smartest character on the show to being the dumbest character on the show in two seasons. They ran out of what to do."

It's certainly a far cry from what he thought of the writing team two seasons prior, with the actor telling Collider that he's amazed at how the writers continue to be inventive. "There's a great new angle on Crowley, as we go into each season," he told the outlet in 2015. "I'm very grateful to them for continuing to relish the character the way they do."

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