

If we don’t get picked up, maybe I’ll just go ahead and publish our first two scripts.

I just finished it, so I know exactly what happens. Oh, it’s going to be revealed in the first episode. TVLINE | How long into the run of Season 4 do you plan to reveal the father? TVLINE | When Elena does have that baby, who is it going to look like? It’s just Nicolas’ or John Ross’, right? There’s no secret third baby daddy? There’s no funeral, but there will be flashbacks to things like the funeral and the graveyard and the explosion. Believe me, the scars of that explosion are on everyone in every moment. We needed that baby to be born, so that really sealed the deal. The second reason is that Elena is pregnant, and we didn’t want to have her pregnant for the entire season. That really prevents you from coming up with fresh stories. First, it’s exhausting to pick a season up a minute after the end of the last one. We made the choice of the six-month jump for several reasons. This is a massive tragedy in their lives. Does that mean we won’t see Christopher’s funeral, and that people will have moved on? TVLINE | I know your plan is to jump six months ahead in Season 4.

We were sad to say goodbye to Jesse, but he totally understood. It opens up a lot of stories for Season 4, some really interesting new emotional things. … I hope it was OK, and I hope the fans can live with it. We actually shot a completely different ending, partly to cover it up, but also because we had to make sure we could get away with it. We kept thinking, “We can’t do that,” and then, “Maybe we can,” and that went on for months. We’ve established ourselves as a show that spins your head on your shoulders at the end of the season. It’s like Woody Allen says in Annie Hall. You know, we just always want to keep moving, like a shark. TVLINE | So, I have to ask… Why Christopher? TVLine spoke with executive producer Cynthia Cidre about how the Ewings will deal with Christopher’s death, when we’ll finally learn the identity of Elena’s baby daddy and, of course, how John Ross’ long-lost sister will play into the events of Season 4 (assuming the show is renewed). RELATED Dallas Finale Recap: Fall in the Family Earlier this week, TNT’s Dallasmade good on its promise to off one of the Ewings during the Season 3 finale, resulting in the series’ most explosive (too soon?) twist to date.
