The season 1 finale ofABC’stwisty-turny finale ended on a pileup of a “to be continued” title card.
The Kleinsasser family drama, which gaveDynastya run for its money, ended in even more death.
But Montana is never short on trouble.
Kylie Bunbury as Cassie and Katheryn Winnick as Jenny on ‘Big Sky.'.Darko Sikman/ABC (2)
He faked a hostage situation with lady love Scarlet (Anja Savcic).
Ronald stole away from the smash-up, hopping into a getaway car with Scarlet and the syndicate leaders.
Meanwhile in the melee, Jenny was shot while attempting to prevent Ronald’s escape.
Will Jenny survive (and what about Lindor for that matter)?
Is Cassie driving straight into a trap?
And just how powerful and evil is the syndicate?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start with the biggest question.
Not up and running, but he was back.
It’s pretty bad for her.
We don’t know who this mysterious group is that broke him out.
Both women are in jeopardy.
Nobody’s off limits; everybody’s fair game.
Can we assume we will pick up here right where we left off in season 2?
I’ve got all kinds of crazy bizarre ideas and thoughts.
If I had to do something tomorrow, we have a whole plan of what to do.
Because in my opinion, the language ofBig Sky is pretty valuable.
It can do lots of stuff as long as it’s in the service of story.
If Cassie doesn’t literally catch up with them, how much of a threat is that to them?
There are some breadcrumbs in some of the stuff about past characters.
Those people may or may not show up.
[Ronald] mentions that Legarski had a twin brother.
We may or may not know who their twin brother is.
Both Cassie and Scarlet and Ronald may be heading into some uncharted territory.
As you said, Ronald mentioned Legarski has a twin.
MightJohn Carroll Lynchbe back for season 2?
What is his connection, if any, to the syndicate?
How does Ronald know about this twin brother?
That leaves open all kinds of possibilities for us.
Whether they all pay off, I don’t know.
If I had my druthers, they’re going to.
How do you pull off that delicate balance?
Is that something you were aiming for?
Ronald has done some really horrible things, really abhorrent things.
They do truly love each other.
You have to write it that way.
Write them as if they’re lovers.
It really worked, and that’s something I want to play with the second season.
There are certain devious screenwriter tricks to perhaps get a little bit of your sympathy for Ronald.
That’s my job to have a go at do the undoable.
What were they doing with these girls?
What was Legarski and Ronald’s plan with them?
We never learned that.
So that’s huge open territory for storytelling.
If Jenny survives, how might her partnership with Cassie continue to grow and evolve?
Tubbs is pretty intent on getting her to become a sheriff, but would Jenny seriously consider that?
But Cassie was nearly strangled to death by Ronald in the car, and she escaped.
Now we have Jenny shot.
One of the things that really makes the show work for me is these women processing this stuff emotionally.
If you look at the last half of the season, they’ve been on a roller coaster ride.
That’s the heart of the show.
What would it mean for Cassie if Jenny doesn’t make it?
She’s already suffered two really huge losses in her life.
She tells Lindor what it was like to lose her husband.
Why choose that Johnny Mathis song for Ronald’s obsession?
Were there others in the mix?
There’s something creepy and weird about that song.
If you look at the lyrics, the lyrics are also creepy and weird.
Can you elaborate any further on who Kelli is?
Will we learn more about her going forward?
One of the things that’s weird and charming about Ronald is he does seem to tell the truth.
I know that sounds nuts.
But there’s emotion attached to that and he wasn’t lying.
We’re going to learn more about that insane incident.
I wanted you to believe that there was true emotion attached to that woman.
It’s twisted, but he loved his mother, too and look what happened to her.
It seemed like Jerrie was finally going to be able to sleep a little easier.
Now that Ronald has escaped, what does that mean for her?
Can we expect to see her continue working with Dewell and Hoyt next year?
Cheyenne had an ominous and fitting exit.
Can we expect to hear from the Kleinsassers any further in the future?
Cheyenne is the white lion.
You don’t ever exit the book on the white lion.
She’s going to be out there.
This show has its basis in this world C.J.
Box has created up in Montana, and all these characters can come back and intertwine.
She’s someone who could be a foil and an unlikely ally for Dewell and Hoyt going forward.
She’s in that world.
There was something really sweet and lovely happening between Cassie and Mark.
His fate in that wreck is unclear.
Might he make it through to actually get that raincheck with her?I think he will.
The question is, “Is Cassie going to make it?”
She’s in a lot of danger herself.
They connected on an emotional level.
That will play itself out as we see Cassie moving forward.
Things onBig Skyhave already been very f—ed up.
How much darker are they going to get?
If the answer to that is yes, [then we do it].
I do think we have real emotional moments with our characters that matter.
Yes, we’ve got crazy stuff.
But that all has to be done through real, good, emotional storytelling for our lead characters.
It comes back to Cassie and Jenny.
Can you tease season 2?
That’s for sure.
David did that, and there is no reason to deviate from that.
Hopefully, we’re going to get to the bottom of the syndicate that Ronald was involved in.
I’m hoping to bring in a whole new story line that centers around someone from Jerrie’s past.
That’s leaving aside the two biggest things: is Jenny going to survive?
And what happens to Cassie when she gets in that car?
What happens the next five minutes after the finale?
