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This plot also addresses Isaac’s sexuality, revealing he is gay.
Sweet Magnoliasshowrunner, Sheryl J. Anderson, has opened up about what took them so long to reveal Isaac’s sexuality in the show.
In Season 4, Isaac’s paternity secret was made public, creating a fracture in his friendship with Noreen and others who were shocked by the news.
So now that everybody — well, anybody who’s interested, but everybody who matters to him — understands his whole story, he was comfortable, and he was open, and a man from his past walked in the door.
That “man from his past” ended up being a friend/rival from college named Michael (Kyle Findley), who showed up in Serenity to look over damage from the nearly devastating storm that passed through town.
When he and Isaac finally crossed paths, it was abundantly clear that there was a spark there, even though Isaac still hadn’t had what many would call a traditional “coming out” where he told all of his friends and family in town about his sexuality.
It actually really makes tons of sense that Anderson and her team of writers were waiting to confirm Isaac’s sexuality.
The young chef came to town from Ohio in the first season and quickly began making friends, but was hiding the fact that he was only there (originally) to look for his birth parents. With one exception, Isaac (Chris Medlin), the young inspiring chef who came to Serenity in search of his birth parents. Anderson said Isaac was not romantically involved with anyone for three seasons, as he was still getting comfortable with who he was.
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Anderson talks about why Isaac’s sexuality wasn’t addressed until Sweet Magnolias Season 4
Sheryl J. Anderson recently had an interview with Deadline, where she discussed why the writers never included a plot about Isaac’s romantic life or sexuality until season 4.
The showrunner said Isaac was still figuring out how to be comfortable with himself in Serenity, and hence, he did not care about dating anyone:
“He wasn’t interested in dating until he was comfortable with who he was in Serenity.”
With his real parentage getting revealed to everyone in season 4, Isaac is able to be himself and open the doors for a romantic partner in his life.
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In addition to writing and editing stories on a variety of different topics, she also spends her work days trying to find new ways to write about the many romantic entanglements that fictional characters find themselves in on TV shows.In an interview with Deadline, which you can read in full here, Sweet Magnolias showrunner Sheryl J.
Anderson explained why she and her writing team decided to reveal Isaac’s sexuality now by introducing a boyfriend for him.
“He wasn’t interested in dating until he was comfortable with who he was in Serenity,” she said. In season 2, he finds out Peggy Martin is his real mother and Maddie’s ex-husband, Bill, is his father.
The two slept together during a high school trip, but Peggy kept her pregnancy hidden from Bill.
After stumbling upon each other multiple times, Isaac and Michael fall for each other and decide to go out on a date.
Anderson was also asked if the romance will blossom in the potential season 5 of Sweet Magnolias. In season 4, after Bill’s death, his mother exposes the secret to everyone. Though Peggy and Isaac are slowly getting to know one another, and it seems to be going fine, because Bill left such a trail of emotional destruction in his wake, he was not on good terms with Isaac by the time he left town at the end of Season 3.
The most recent season brought Bill’s hateful and inconsiderate mother, Bonnie, to town, and she carelessly told everyone who’s come to matter to Isaac that he’s Bill’s son, which no one but Maddie, Bill, Isaac and Peggy had known.
Basically, Isaac has had A LOT to deal with and figure out, on top of getting used to a new town, making new friends, finding out he has a whole parcel of half-siblings, and having info he wasn't ready to have revealed blown wide open, so I completely understand that the character needed some mental space before tackling the idea of dating, publicly or not.
Luckily, Isaac and Michael did just enough flirting that by the end of the season we finally got to see them kiss at a town Christmas celebration for all to see.
“So now that everybody — well, anybody who’s interested, but everybody who matters to him — understands his whole story, he was comfortable, and he was open, and a man from his past walked in the door.”
Anderson kept it coy whether Michael, played by Kyle Findley, would be back and whether his and Isaac’s love story would continue if Sweet Magnolias gets a fifth season.
Anderson added:
“Now that everybody — well, anybody who’s interested, but everybody who matters to him — understands his whole story, he was comfortable, and he was open, and a man from his past walked in the door.”
Isaac moved to Serenity from Ohio, where he used to live with his adoptive parents, to search for his biological mom and dad.
Anyone who maybe didn’t love Season 3 was rewarded for coming back to Serenity, South Carolina, as the finale gave viewers a major Maddie-related surprise for Dana Sue and Helen going forward, but the season, overall, also finally saw one character’s sexuality be confirmed, and I totally get the showrunner’s reason for revealing it now.
What Did Sweet Magnolias’ Showrunner Say About Confirming That Big Character’s Sexuality?
Probably, like many fans, I was hoping that Sweet Magnolias Season 4 would seriously deliver in several areas, but, one thing I didn’t even consider was the story finally confirming that Isaac (Chris Medlin) is a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
After a couple of encounters and a cheesy and sweet food pun, the two went on a date. It also appears that they could still be an item if the show is renewed for Season 5, with Anderson noting that she looks “forward to the chance and the hope of being able to ponder what happens next,” and I’m sure many Sweet Magnolias fans do, too!
Covering The Witcher, Outlander, Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias and a slew of other streaming shows, Adrienne Jones is a Senior Content Producer at CinemaBlend, and started in the fall of 2015.
The Netflix romantic drama takes place in the fictional town of Serenity, South Carolina, and tells the stories of townspeople whose lives are intertwined in one way or the other.
Isaac is introduced in season 1 as a chef at Dana Sue’s restaurant, Sullivan's.
“I look forward to the chance and the hope of being able to ponder what happens next,” she said.
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