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Since The Catch TV show was cancelled by ABC, last night’s season two finale ended up being The Catch TV series finale. Before the cancellation news broke, executive producer Allan Heinberg discussed the episode, “The Mockingbird,” and his plans for a third season.
An ABC cat-and-mouse crime dramedy, The Catch stars Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, Rose Rollins, Sonya Walger, Elvy Yost, and John Simm. Gina Torres and T.R. Knight recur in the second installment.
Deadline reports that if The Catch had been renewed for a third season, job one would have been to repair the bromance between Rhys (Simm) and Ben (Krause), and “get them back on speaking terms.” Here’s more:
DEADLINE: Let’s play out both scenarios. If The Catch comes back, you’ve set it up so that there are any number of routes you could take. Ben and Rhys would be a significant plotline. Danny and Margot. All those things are in place. But if it doesn’t come back, should we view tonight’s final scene as sort of Casablanca standing-on-the-runway saying goodbye?
HEINBERG: That was our intention! We wanted to do Casablanca for the end of the show. We decided on Casablanca like halfway through the season. Ben had made a huge sacrifice for Alice at the end of Season One, and I knew that Alice had to make a huge sacrifice for Ben at the end of Season Two, and so we did the reverse Casablanca, gender-wise.
If it does end up being the series finale, I feel like it was still satisfying for me because everybody’s in love, you know what I mean? It’s sort of a happy ending. Danny knows that Margot loves him and cares about him, and Ben and Alice have this really strong connection, even though Alice’s feelings for Ethan are still sort of in play. So everybody but Val got a nice sort of romantic happy ending, and at the same time we created a situation where we can continue the conflict as we move into Season Three. So I hope it’s satisfying for people.
DEADLINE: If you get a Season Three, do you know who’s coming back? What characters would be on your wish list?
HEINBERG: As far as I’m concerned, everybody would be coming back. I would love for everybody to come back. I fell madly, madly in love with Gina Torres this year. She’s got her Suits spin-off that she’s suiting up for, but I’ve been told we could get at least four episodes with her if she was available, if not more. And Warren Christie and Philippa Coulthard would come with us, ideally as series regulars.
I mean, I’d love to see Troy, the Human Hard Drive, again, if we could.
What do you think? Did you watch The Catch TV series finale? Should ABC have cancelled or renewed The Catch for a third season?
Loved it. Don’t want it cancelled
This show was great — like The Rogues (mid-sixties) with Gig Young, David Niven, and Charles Boyer. The witty banter, the slight-of-hand intrigue, and the fantasy was so much fun. We were just getting into it! How can ABC yank the most light-hearted, delightful show on TV mid-stream???! So different from all the other shows today. Please bring it back. Its premature to cancel this show ! – ABC, you led us on!
The catch is such a intrigeing show and it would be a bummer to end it just like that after two seasons. It is a big hit on tv and a lot of people love the show – please bring season 3 l
The Catch is such a good show. I hope it comes back for season 3. The cast is amazing and I love the story.
I think it is a crime it has been cancelled. I love this show. It is funny, thoughtful, suspenseful. I looked forward to seeing this show and now we will never know. What a true let down!!
I am so disappointed that The Catch was cancelled. It was one of my two favorite shows (the other one is Designated Survivor) The show has interesting plot twists and ever changing alliances and relationships but I loved how the so called villains got along with Alice and Val and her staff and actually it was evident that they did care about one another and helped each other. Other shows that continue season after season are so stupid and boring. The Catch was different and the scenery and the people are pretty. This was a huge mistake to cancel it.
Why are networks so insistent on cancelling shows people actually LIKE? Shame on you ABC. A show with a great cast, storylines we came back for every week and you rip it out from under us. A show for adults that combined fun, intrigue, age appropriate actors – good old fashioned storytelling and you just had to take it away. A big YOU SUCK to the tool that made the decision.
Great show. Please reconsider the cancellation.
Loved the series. Loved their accents! Watched in on demand many times because of scheduling conflicts.
The show was so stylishly intriguing. I love it. I hope they bring it back.
LOVE LOVE LOVE The Catch. It was light and fun, so much better than all the reality crap that ABC has on. The ending was so sad, my heart wants to see Ben and Alice have their happily ever after. ABC IS THE WORST.
Terrible decision by ABC!!!! So few shows worth watching on regular TV and they cancel one of them…. slick, witty and great dialogue … pray that someone reconsiders this blunder
This show was so refreshing…a cheeky crime drama with sarcasm, humor, brains and beauty. I am so disappointed, ABC. bring it back!
You did the same to Nashville. Shame on you!
This show was fabulous! A Cheeky crime drama with loads of humor and a great cast of characters! I am so pissed off that this show was cancelled! I hate you, ABC
I LOVEDDDDDDD THISSS SHOWWW
I LOVED THIS SHOW – I cannot believe ABC at all. So disappointed. Great finale, I just adore all the actors. BOO!