The romance is about to heat up onZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist!

That’s right: Zoey is finally going to make a real decision about her love triangle.

“That’s more like a high school show and we’re not a high school show.

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It was important to make decisions and then go down those roads.”

So what else can fans expect to see from the new season ofZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist?

I didn’t go back to work for three weeks after my dad died.

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I remembered that going back there in the beginning, I was just so guarded.

Going back into the world for the first time was scary and challenging and I was so emotionally raw.

I was afraid of what would trigger me because I was very easily triggered emotionally by stuff back then.

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I wanted to bring some of that feeling back to Zoey.

That felt funny to me.

“Hello, Dolly!”

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And I remember the first time watching a cut, I got emotional watching it.

Getting those systems in place was a learning curve and a process for us.

I started to anticipate some of the challenges early.

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I tried to write to some extent to those challenges.

And I knew that those were going to become really difficult to shoot this season.

I just didn’t want that endless reminder during our upbeat, uplifting, hopeful musical show.

Skylar and John were very clear about not wanting to view Zoey as a prize.

Would they complement each other?

Would they clash with each other?

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlistseason 2 premieres Jan. 5 on NBC.