When Calls the Coronary heart’s season 11 finale left followers with numerous unanswered questions — however stars Kevin McGarry and Erin Krakow are assured in Nathan and Elizabeth’s future.
“There’s a giant shift,” McGarry, 39, solely advised Us Weekly of the Sunday, June 23, episode, during which Nathan Grant (McGarry) and Elizabeth Thornton (Krakow) go public with their romance.
The actor defined that after Elizabeth professed her love for Nathan one week prior — and eventually shared a kiss this season — the characters had been prepared to maneuver ahead.
“As soon as that little hiccup is cleared up … They’re in an entire new world,” McGarry mentioned of Elizabeth apologizing for unintentionally breaking Nathan’s coronary heart throughout season 8.
Krakow, 39, revealed that whereas she thinks followers “would’ve nonetheless been completely satisfied if we simply kissed,” she thinks in the event that they “didn’t have all of the monologue main as much as it” there would’ve been “questions” about how Elizabeth and Nathan develop as a pair.
Elizabeth beforehand picked Lucas Bouchard (Chris McNally) over Nathan, however Elizabeth and Lucas break up in season 10. All through season 11, Elizabeth and Nathan have been shifting slowly to rebuild their relationship.
“We warned them that it could be a really gradual burn seeing these two individuals come collectively, however perhaps it’s a bit of slower than they had been anticipating,” Krakow teased.
McGarry, in the meantime, agreed that since there was “rather a lot left unsaid” between the pair main into the final two episodes of season 11, Elizabeth’s declaration of affection was the precise name.
“They sat with numerous these questions unanswered for years. So I feel that monologue that Erin delivers is earned and necessary and wanted,” he shared. “It’s the very last thing to clear all of the air to be form of what Nathan’s been ready to listen to.”
The speech gave Nathan and Elizabeth the flexibility to go public with their romance within the season finale whereas attending Mei Sou (Amanda Wong) and Mike Hickam’s (Ben Rosenbaum) marriage ceremony.
Erin Krakow and Kevin McGary. UsWeekly
“Plenty of obstacles went away,” McGarry mentioned of Sunday’s episode. “I feel they’ve identified one another for 5 years, 5 seasons, and rather a lot has been form of in the way in which of this romance. It’s a transparent street to romance now between the 2 of them and I feel they’re benefiting from it.”
Wanting ahead to season 12, the actors advised Us that the love will proceed to blossom. “It’s a little bit of a honeymoon section,” Krakow mentioned of the TV couple.
“They’re in a model new section. They’re taking the city out,” McGarry added.
Whereas followers are going to have to attend and see what the WCTH cliffhanger means — a Mountie got here to city through the closing seconds to inform Elizabeth he had information about her late husband, Jack Thornton — McGarry and Krakow have began to consider a doable TV marriage ceremony.
“It took 5 years to get to the kiss, so I imply, we acquired a number of time to check what this marriage ceremony [is] going to seem like,” McGarry joked to Us. “I’ll say if and when it occurs — when and if it occurs — I hope it’s particular to them.”
He mentioned he envisions one thing that’s “becoming to what their story is, whether or not that’s one thing simply particular for them.”
Krakow agreed, including that she desires “one thing that feels distinctive [to the couple].”
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi