When I talked to Stephanie earlier this week, she also pointed out she was with Jake first and that’s the same thing with Bode. It’s all just complicated.
Yes, she was with Jake first.
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I have to admit that at the end of Episode 306, I was like, is something going to happen between Gabriela and Camden (Jared Padalecki) at the bar?
That was intentional. That was one of my favorite outs of an episode this year.
So you talked about this a little bit, but what is that going to do to Bode and Jake’s friendship? Because I mean they’re doing so much better.
I know, they’re doing so much better. I guess the question is how mature is Bode? Because when push comes to shove, if you hold a mirror up, Bode did this and worse to Jake. Bode basically stole Jake’s girl and Jake didn’t say boo about it. He really just took it. It was the right thing to do and I think he could see that Gabriela’s heart was elsewhere, but we’ve sort of been here before with them in reverse and Bode’s not with Gabriela anymore. So do you have the right to, I don’t know. I think it really is like each individual person would react differently. And I think we’re going to walk around for a minute wondering when Bode finds out, how will he find out and what’s the level of reaction to it?
But then there’s also the matter of just what’s going on with Gabriela, and that’s more important is the fact that she’s going through a lot right now. So I’m wondering is the situation she’s in now going to be somewhat of a wake-up call for her?
I think there comes a point if you’re on a spiral of any variety where you scare the s**t out of yourself, and that’s the place she’s in, it’s like, “Oh no, this is bad.” Sleeping with Jake is one thing, living in the Airstream is one thing. Drinking with Camden is one thing, but I’m going to get myself killed. It does feel like an opportunity for her to really wake up to what she’s doing to herself.
And Manny on his way to her, is that going to be the beginning of them reconciling?
I hope so. I think what’s been missing for Gabriela for episodes and episodes is Manny. I think it’s been missing from the show, and in a good way, I think when we get it back we’ll be so satisfied. And I think that’s her family. They have a small family. It’s two people, but that’s her whole family. So if you’re not on good terms with one family member, that’s the whole thing. It’s not like she has seven sisters to call. So she needs her Manny back.
And Manny needs her back.
Manny needs her back.
You teased the potential of Bode and Audrey in 307. What’s the appeal of that potential relationship?
It’s interesting. They both just got out of something with someone else. So it feels very new, early for them. They have a lot of chemistry, even as friends. I love that they joke around with each other. There’s a lot of smiles, there’s a lot of laughter. It feels very easy in a way that I’m super interested in, but we’re not going to go running in that direction very quickly.
What is coming up for Gabriela and Bode? Now it’s clearly not the right time for them to be in a relationship with each other. They’re two very different places in their lives, but what does that mean for them to try to be friends? They tried that early this season and that did not work.
Yeah, I mean, we’ve seen her be alone on her way down a spiral. I’m really interested in seeing her be alone on her way up. This work she keeps saying she needs to do on herself, let her do it. Let her just be a woman on her own for a little bit in a way that I think is great. And Bode’s got a million plates spinning. I think in the epic will there or won’t they for Bode and Gabriela, we might not see their time very soon.
What’s coming up for Vince (Billy Burke) and Sharon (Diane Farr)? They’re adjusting to working with their son in these life-and-death situations.
I think we will start to truly see Vince and Sharon walk the walk of letting their adult son be their adult son and getting comfortable there and really the kids are growing up. I mean they’re not kids, they’re adult people, but in their careers and given where Bode is and his journey having been incarcerated, I think they really are growing up and there’s just a lot of gratitude of the perspective of how big a win it is to have their son back, to have him out and not be incarcerated. He’s a firefighter. In a twisted way, it’s a dream come true. And so I think really a place of gratitude for them
And I love them running Smokey’s.
Yes, it’s so fun. It really feels right, like the king and queen of Edgewater.
