Sullivan’s Crossing is again for Season 3, and the premiere episode, titled “New Beginnings,” wastes no time reminding viewers that Maggie Sullivan’s coronary heart remains to be therapeutic. Actress Morgan Kohan, who performs the deeply empathetic and resilient Maggie, sat down with us to replicate on the premiere, Maggie’s emotional arc, and what followers can count on this season.
From the second we reunite with Maggie, it’s clear one thing is simmering beneath her composed exterior. Kohan calls the premiere “a soft landing,” explaining that the episode is much less about excessive drama and extra about delicate emotional undercurrents. “It’s like a quiet ache,” she says, describing Maggie’s grief. “It brings her people closer to her.”
And Maggie’s individuals are a vital a part of her therapeutic. “Home is everything to Maggie,” Kohan explains. “It’s not about the place—it’s the people. She’s fallen apart and been put back together there. It never fails her.” That groundedness within the Crossing turns into much more vital this season, as viewers study Maggie is quietly mourning a miscarriage, a loss not revealed explicitly till mid-episode.
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Kohan’s performance in the first half of the episode is carefully restrained, capturing the way people often function through grief without voicing it. “You just carry on,” she says. “But a different part of you is maybe put to the side.” For Maggie, that half ultimately breaks by in a superbly written and emotionally uncooked scene with Frank (Tom Jackson), who provides consolation in a metaphor a couple of butterfly’s transformation. It’s a standout second—Kohan credit Jackson’s efficiency: “If you’re looking at Tom Jackson and believing the words coming out of your mouth, that will happen.”
The butterfly itself turns into a recurring image all through the episode, culminating in a quiet, touching second as one lands on Maggie’s hand. Sure, Kohan confirms, the butterfly was deliberate, however she approached the scene with openness: “You just let whatever happens surprise you.”
Whereas Maggie and Cal (Chad Michael Murray) share romantic moments within the premiere, their dynamic is extra emotionally nuanced than ever. Maggie’s hesitance round intimacy, even with somebody she loves, feels deeply genuine. “Frank is the safest of safe places for her,” Kohan says. “With Cal, it’s still new. And maybe she didn’t have the words for it yet.”
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Despite everything Maggie’s endured, Kohan assures fans this won’t be a season of unrelenting sorrow. “There are happy moments,” she says. “We get to see Maggie be the support for other people a bit more this season. She and Cal get together and we watch that relationship blossom.”
And sure, Cal could have his personal set of struggles this 12 months. Kohan is wanting ahead to Maggie stepping right into a extra supportive function of their relationship: “That’s what a true relationship is—being able to switch support and be there for each other. She’s more than happy to take that on.”
As for what else followers can count on in Season 3, Kohan teases a season crammed with a tapestry of affection tales at completely different phases: “Some new love, some old love, and the different challenges that come up along the way. I think everyone will see a bit of themselves in that.”
When requested to explain Maggie and Cal’s relationship this season in three phrases, Kohan grins: “A little saucy, supportive, and sweet.” That’s precisely the vitality followers have been hoping for.
Season 3 could also be titled New Beginnings, however for Maggie, it’s additionally about discovering her footing once more, selecting to reside, to like, and to develop—even when carrying ache. And with Kohan main the best way, Maggie’s journey stays as deeply human and quietly highly effective as ever.
Watch our full interview with Morgan Kohan on the hyperlink beneath:
