It was so hard to tell him, Anderson tellsGlamour.We all love him, and he loves the show.
Chris Klein as Bill in season three
Glamour:Lets talk about Bills death.
That was a shocker.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend and Logan Allen as Kyle Townsend, in season one
Was that purely storyline dictated?
Or was Chris Klein not available this season?
Sheryl Anderson:Oh, no, no, no, no.
Judith Ivey as Bonnie and JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend in episode 405
That theme of tomorrow isnt promised.
You realize time isnt on our side and think,Am I doing what I want to do?
Am I with the person I want to be with?
Chris Klein as Bill in season three
What other changes do I need to make in my life?
We wanted to just kind of turn the ship 90 degrees.
It was so hard to tell him, because we all love him, and he loves the show.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend in episode 402
It was story with a lot of sadness.
As a result, you brought on Judith Ivey as Bills mother, Bonnie Townsend.
Will she return in a potential season five?
JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue Sullivan, Caroline Lagerfelt as Paula Vreeland, Heather Headley as Helen Decatur, and Judith Ivey as Bonnie in episode 404
Nobody ever leaves Serenity forever.
How did her casting come about?
We asked our casting director, Do you think shed do it?
Brandon Quinn as Ronnie Sullivan and Wynn Everett as Kathy in episode 404
And the response was, Lets ask.
So we did, and she read some scripts and really liked the character.
She and I had some really deep conversations about Bonnie, and how Bonnie became Bonnie.
Episode 403 ofSweet Magnolias
Same with Jodi Benson [as Cals mom].
Everybody came ready to match their energy, and it was spectacular.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend in episode 402
Lets talk about that near slap between Maddie and Bonnie.
Chris Medlin as Isaac Downey in episode 408
That scene was so tense, and seeing Maddie stop her was fantastic.
Tell me about choreographing the moment when Bonnie goes to slap Maddie.
Oh, its a huge scene.
But most of the problem with the slap was like, did we want it head-on?
Did we want it from the side?
She has found her mission, but particularly because she is the only family that Ronnie has.
But then, theres Noreen and Isaac.
Chris Medlin and Jamie Lynn Spears are so wonderful, and so wonderful together.
And I love you.
Episode 403 ofSweet Magnolias
And now Isaac has this new romance with Michael.
We wanted to bring somebody into his life.
I told Chris, Are you ready for your rom-com arc?
And he was like, Yes, like.
Plus, they have a history together.
So I guess theyre more enemies-to-lovers arc, in terms of romance tropes.
