I WISH they had more backstory. They did clarify a few things (apparently all the guys in the office thought Alec slept with Rachel while the female writer insisted "she's a nice girl! They just kissed!") and they constantly sang the praises of Jensen... but very little Alec backstory. Mostly speculation of what they wanted to do in Season Three. Apparently there was going to be more of the Alec/Max/Logan tension.

They did say one thing that struck me as odd though. One of the writers commented on Alec and the transgenic movement during the last episode. She said he was probably going to leave in a few hours, but for the moment he was sort of proud to be one of them. He's too much of a loner to really stick around though.

I disagreed whole-heartedly with that statement. From what I'd seen of the character's progression, it looked like he was figuring out what "family" meant. He had a taste of it and was willing to give it a shot. I wouldn't be surprised if he occationally disappeared, but I'd be shocked if he left a few hours after raising the flag.

Oh and one cool Jensen story from the dvds. Apparently Jensen really learned how to play those piano pieces from the Berrisford Agenda. They hired a hand double, but ended up not using him. Everyone was very impressed. Apparently Jensen is awesome. *g*