The women had been busy throughout Candy Magnolias Season 3. For the primary time, Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott), Maddie (Joanna Garcia Swisher), and Helen (Heather Headley) had a nasty combat.
We had the chance to talk with Brooke Elliott and Joanna Garcia Swisher throughout a current press day. This interview was performed earlier than the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Elliott and Swisher shared their ideas on the Magnolias’ combat, Maddie and Cal reconnecting, and Dana Sue’s points with Kathy.
The actresses had been optimistic a couple of potential Season 4 and mentioned what they want to see in extra seasons.
Take a look at our in-depth dialogue under.
Good day Joanna and Brooke. It’s nice to see you once more. This season centered extra on friendship; we’ve by no means seen the Magnolias combat like that. What do you assume triggered the all-out combat, and what made them come again collectively once more?
Joanna: The love, historical past, and relationship made them come again collectively. Helen was grappling with some vital selections, and Maddie was meddling like Maddie. All of us had this second the place it was excessive stakes, excessive stress, and issues occurred.
Brooke: There was an ideal storm that occurred in power generally the place somebody’s not in a spot to take a query that they normally wouldn’t have responded to in a unfavourable method.
However what they’re going by way of personally, there was a restrict and a boundary set there that the others don’t learn about.
From that, it requires everybody to regulate to that power. Doing that additionally exhibits private issues you have to study your self, and also you’re off to the races in a scenario that nobody meant to occur within the first place.
I agree with Joanna in regards to the love and the long-standing dedication to that friendship. I don’t assume that they’re ever going to not need that of their lives.
Completely not. You, women, have such a beautiful friendship. Joanna, after Cal’s incident at Sullivan’s, each Maddie and Cal determined to take a step again and higher themselves and rebuild their relationship.
How a lot enjoyable had been all these flirty moments this season, and do you assume it helped your relationship?
Joanna: I used to be simply speaking about that. It was entertaining for us. Cal and Maddie had this nice horny little relationship main up up to now. Giving your self a little bit break lets you join on a unique stage. And it was a number of enjoyable to discover that whereas working collectively.
They fell in love, and it was this stunning arc of affection. However then, inevitably, life occurs. They each met at an thrilling time of their lives, and it was inevitable that they’d take care of some stuff. This season is all about them personally and individually coping with their stuff and if they’ll come out of it collectively.
Watching them rebuild the connection this season was a number of enjoyable. Brooke, Dana Sue needed to take care of a number of drama this season when Kathy got here to city. Why do you assume she hates Dana Sue a lot?
Brooke: Oh, Kathy. Kathy has some resentments for some issues, and whether or not she ought to have these resentments or not, she has them. She would disagree with whether or not Dana Sue would assume that that’s pretty directed at her. However Kathy is Kathy in who she is.
It’s troublesome to remark totally, and there’s actually extra to say about Kathy relating to her whole character. It’s additionally a sister-in-law factor.
She’s acquired some jealousy over the brother selecting the spouse. Earlier, we had been speaking about that. When a partner is concerned, the partner will decide the partner.
In order that leaves the sister-in-law or the good friend to take care of the truth that they weren’t picked. That’s onerous for folks greater than that will get talked about. I do know that could be a distinguished factor that occurs, and also you assume you’re tremendous shut otherwise you could be picked, and the partner will get picked.
Will she ever be a part of the household or not?
Brooke: There was a mutual choice that it is likely to be for the very best to not occur to stay aside. However you by no means know, and also you by no means know with this present as a result of simply whenever you assume you may depend on one thing or assume one thing will likely be a method, it doesn’t go that method.
All of us have a number of enjoyable with Sheryl Anderson, our creator and showrunner, and issues can change on a dime in Serenity. And that’s so I don’t know. It might change.
Honest sufficient. And let’s speak in regards to the cash that Ms. Frances left Dana Sue. Will we see extra of the brand new basis that the Magnolias have fashioned with the cash?
Brooke: I might hope so. That basis goes to start making its mark positively by way of Serenity. That was the intention. So, sure, we’ll see extra of that. And it’s an important factor that got here out of that cash, particularly underneath Ms. Frances’s identify.
On that observe, does that imply that there’s potential for extra seasons?
Brooke: I at all times hope there’s potential for extra seasons. I imply, at all times. The tales might go on and on in so many various methods. I’m at all times looking forward to that.
Joanna: I’ll cosign that.
What would you each wish to see in extra seasons in your characters?
Joanna: I’m excited for what the longer term holds, particularly in regards to the promise of this ebook that’s looming within the background for Maddie. We hinted at many issues for my character this season, and I’ve talked loads about it with Sheryl.
Half the time, she has this maniacal chuckle that whenever you ask her one thing, and also you’re like, what’s going to occur? Sheryl is aware of the place all of the our bodies are buried, is what I say.
And he or she’s additionally simply such a candy gem of a human, however she is sort of a mastermind at this stuff. So she’s going to generally like do a wink and a nudge at one thing.
I generally don’t wish to know too far upfront, however generally you have to know. I feel many moments on this season had been laid out for Maddie that I might be excited to see come to fruition for her.
I actually preferred how your character grew this season.
Joanna: Yeah, I did too. I felt happy or happy with her on the finish. That was a journey this season and a really emotional one and so completely different from the primary season when her complete world got here crumbling down round her. It was a unique type of rebuild.
What would you wish to see, Brooke, for Dana Sue and her household?
Brooke: I don’t know exactly. I want to see extra of Ronnie and Dana Sue collectively. I actually love them. And I like the expansion that they undergo.
That is extra basic, however what I like greatest in regards to the seasons as they go is seeing an increasing number of of Dana Sue and the entire characters. However talking particularly about Dana Sue, an increasing number of the sides of their being. We’re not only one factor; we’re all of the issues.
I like to see these little items of nuance and intricacies that come out about her persona that around her out. You get to know who Dana Sue is, the place she got here from, how she turned the best way she is, and all of the items of how she is.
I’m loving by way of the seasons as a result of we’re getting that reward of studying about who somebody is. So, I’d love extra of that.
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Candy Magnolias Season 3 is streaming now on Netflix.
This interview has been edited for size and readability.
Laura Nowak is a workers author for TV Fanatic. Observe her on Twitter.
