The Season One finale of Sullivan’s Crossing brought a few surprises and more than a few tears! In the second part of my interview with Morgan Kohan, the star of the show reflected on her character’s journey over the season, her final scene with Sully, and even gave some insight into Season Two!
Spoilers abound, so be sure to stream the finale on The CW app before reading below, and if you haven’t watched yet, maybe you should be reading Part One of our interview instead!
KSITETV’S IAN GILDERSLEEVE: Maggie won her trial, yet she might be pregnant, and decides to return to Boston. Her final scene with Sully was heartbreaking, that distance between them being so apparent even from how the scene was staged. Once again there was so much behind the actual words being said. Can you explain what was Maggie’s mindset within that scene?
MORGAN KOHAN: Well, she now knows that she’s about to have a child and she’s immediately thinking of who and how she wants to be as a parent. I think that makes you think about your own childhood and the things that you haven’t dealt with, or that you wish were different. So I think that very much informs where she’s coming from in needing answers to these questions she’s been holding onto for so long. Kind of what she says at the end, ‘I think of what you did to a child, I don’t understand how you could do that.’ She’s trying to make it make sense for her so that she doesn’t make the same kind of mistakes herself.
With season one complete, what did you think was Maggie’s central character arc and do you think there was a culmination of that arc, or that she found any sense of closure within the finale?
I think in the moment she probably feels a little bit of closure. She’s answered a lot of questions for herself as to can she have a relationship with Sully, what does that look like, what has she missed out on, who is he now? I think she’s seen a lot of that and she’s been able to test out this version of herself that she remembered from the past, and I think she’s learnt a lot from that. So, I do think that arc of finding yourself and melding these two worlds together, I think she’s on her way – [laughs] finally! I think she’s kind of come to terms with that a little bit. [pauses] I don’t think there’s perfect closure there, no, absolutely not. That’s a huge conversation to have [with Sully] and then leave and be fine with to move on. That’s something that’s going to be residual for a long time.
Yeah, we’ve got another season! How far into Season Two have you filmed and what are you personally excited about that you can share without spoiling anything?
It’s funny that the Season One finale is coming out right now, because we’re right now filming episode nine and ten [for] our finale of Season Two. So it’s really cool to know that people are going to watch [the Season One finale] and just know what’s in store, coming up right after, it’s so exciting. I’m really excited for people to see Season Two. It’s been such a ride to film this year. All the storylines are wonderful. We get to see a lot more of Cal and Maggie together on screen, which I think people will be happy about. We get to really dive into a bit more of everybody’s background; Rob and Sydney, and Tom and Edna. We get to learn more about what’s made them who they are today.
With Christmas coming up, what Christmas gift would you buy Maggie?
I’d maybe buy her a weighted blanket, so she could have really good sleeps and naps.
What kind of reaction have you gotten from fans?
So far all very positive, which is very nice. [laughs] People really like it, they really seem to be enjoying it, resonating with the characters and LOVING where we’re filming and the scenery and everything. It’s nice that I get to be here and enjoy it and then see that everyone feels the same way about how beautiful it is.
Yeah, that’s a really beautiful area and that sense of community really comes through. Have you been able to get out into the local community when not filming and interact with them and enjoy what they have to offer?
A little bit. I’ve definitely gotten to this year. It’s been really nice. I did a little bit more traveling around the province, too, and we had a couple weekends off and got to see a little bit more of the sights and indulge a little. It’s so wonderful out here, I can’t rave about it enough.
How far after Season One does Season Two take place? Are we going to be heading into a more Winter-y season at Sullivan’s Crossing?
Over the course of it, it definitely turns into Fall. I’m not sure how much I can say there, but it’s in pretty quick succession.
You got to work with such a talented group of actors. Is there anything in particular that any of them has taught you?
I think you learn from everyone you work with on set. I think everyone has their own ways of doing things, whether in the prep, or the way that they block, or how they handle different things. I can’t think of anything quite specific, but I think if you pay attention you can learn from everyone on set.
What was your favorite episode from Season One?
Seven and eight, because we filmed those at the same time. I really enjoyed those. We had a couple scenes, the funeral and the bar scenes, it’s always really fun to get a lot of the cast all together and have more of those bigger scenes. I think [those episodes] are just so juicy, too. You know, the more emotional scenes and getting to know a bit more about each other.
Read more of Ian Gildersleeve’s Sullivan’s Crossing interviews and reviews here at KSiteTV and relive the first season on The CW app! Come back soon for Part 2 of Ian’s interview with Scott Patterson as well as a review of the season finale.