Did it feel like you could have kept going for another season if NBC had allowed you to?
Kouf: I’m sure we could have. There’s no doubt about that, although by the end we were tired. We gave it our all for five and a half years and it was nice we were able to end it the way we did.
The series ended with Nick, Adalind and Renard’s kids all grown up and heading to take out some evildoers. What do you think the rest of your cast of characters is doing now?
Greenwalt: They’re still out there, doing their thing. But we wanted to leave it open for the fans to imagine their own story. I’m sure young Trubel is still out there fighting stuff in her own way.
Kouf: I’m sure we could have. There’s no doubt about that, although by the end we were tired. We gave it our all for five and a half years and it was nice we were able to end it the way we did.
The series ended with Nick, Adalind and Renard’s kids all grown up and heading to take out some evildoers. What do you think the rest of your cast of characters is doing now?
Greenwalt: They’re still out there, doing their thing. But we wanted to leave it open for the fans to imagine their own story. I’m sure young Trubel is still out there fighting stuff in her own way.
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DEADLINE: Was there ever a moment when you thought you actually should kill off a main character?
KOUF: We toyed with it, but there was no real good reason to kill anybody off.
GREENWALT: We killed Renard once and then we killed Juliette once. And in our hearts we just couldn’t bring ourselves to really [kill anyone] until the end. Tour de force for David Giuntoli, every single person that means something to him, taken from him. I thought he did a great job acting.
KOUF: We toyed with it, but there was no real good reason to kill anybody off.
GREENWALT: We killed Renard once and then we killed Juliette once. And in our hearts we just couldn’t bring ourselves to really [kill anyone] until the end. Tour de force for David Giuntoli, every single person that means something to him, taken from him. I thought he did a great job acting.
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The last 13 episodes featured several flashbacks. Other than showcasing everyone’s baby faces, how did that help you tell the story you wanted to tell this season?
GREENWALT: (Laughs.) I think it’s a reminder of the full circle of this, from where we started and the beginning of the relationships. We’re right back to where we started in the very first episode, and what seemed like a dangerous place suddenly seemed like a safe place, but it wasn’t.
KOUF: And we went full circle not only all the way back to the beginning, but 20 years into the future. We wanted to end on that book, on the Grimm book, because of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. But we also really wanted someone to tell us, “This is not a myth, a legend, or a fairy tale. This really happened.” And it seemed like the person to say that would be his son: “Because my father told me so.” And it also wrapped up the whole blood-of-your-ancestors-and-strength-of-your-family thing, as well. It seemed fun to do it that way.
GREENWALT: (Laughs.) I think it’s a reminder of the full circle of this, from where we started and the beginning of the relationships. We’re right back to where we started in the very first episode, and what seemed like a dangerous place suddenly seemed like a safe place, but it wasn’t.
KOUF: And we went full circle not only all the way back to the beginning, but 20 years into the future. We wanted to end on that book, on the Grimm book, because of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. But we also really wanted someone to tell us, “This is not a myth, a legend, or a fairy tale. This really happened.” And it seemed like the person to say that would be his son: “Because my father told me so.” And it also wrapped up the whole blood-of-your-ancestors-and-strength-of-your-family thing, as well. It seemed fun to do it that way.
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