"The pleasures of the show rests in the by-play between Robin [Tunney] and Simon [Baker]. Getting rid of Red John allowed us to focus on that human aspect of the show," executive producer Bruno Heller tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Red John, as it turns out, was a convenience for Jane because it meant he didn't have to confront the rest of his life and what he's doing."
Now that the Red John chapter is over (for the most part), there was no longer a physical obstacle in the way of Jane addressing the Lisbon situation -- just mental ones. "After [Red John] goes, for both Lisbon and Jane, there is a palpable sense of 'What now? Do I really want to continue doing the same thing?' " Heller says. "It left the two of them without an excuse to decide where that relationship was going. They had always been able to keep it separate. Those questions start bubbling up and the rest of the season was the resolution of those questions."
Now that the Red John chapter is over (for the most part), there was no longer a physical obstacle in the way of Jane addressing the Lisbon situation -- just mental ones. "After [Red John] goes, for both Lisbon and Jane, there is a palpable sense of 'What now? Do I really want to continue doing the same thing?' " Heller says. "It left the two of them without an excuse to decide where that relationship was going. They had always been able to keep it separate. Those questions start bubbling up and the rest of the season was the resolution of those questions."
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How involved will Bruno Heller be in the next season given he's doing Gotham now?
ReplyDeleteMy guess would be that he will probably be involved creatively, though I doubt he will be as involved in the day to day stuff as he probably was. I don't know if the length of the season will play into that factor as well, since it's been rumored that the 7th season will only be 13 episodes long.
ReplyDeleteFor me, after being platonic for so long, it always feels awkward when it leans to romantic.
ReplyDeleteIts not been platonic for a very long time - every viewer knew it, and deep down they have cared for each other for a long time. Jane was flirting with her way back in season 1 or 2 when he gave her the jumping paper frog :)
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