Hearth Nation followers should anticipate season 3 to search out out if Gabriela truly married Diego throughout the season 2 finale — however do Max Thieriot and Stephanie Arcila know what occurred?
Throughout the Friday, Could 17, episode, Bode (Thieriot) watched as Gabriela (Arcila) walked down the aisle and depart the church earlier than she formally exchanged vows with Diego (Rafael de la Fuente).
Arcila, 34, completely advised Us Weekly her ideas on the result of Gabriela’s huge day.
“I feel for those who’re an individual of integrity and a very good hearted particular person, the universe one way or the other finds a approach to place you the place you’re meant to be — even for those who’re not following in these tracks,” she teased her idea about the place the story may go. “However I’m excited to learn what they’re going to put in writing subsequent season. I really feel like one of many viewers [members] proper now ready.”
Whereas reflecting on Gabriela’s journey this season, Arcila admitted she wasn’t that shocked her character truly made it to the altar, including, “I had no thought however I adore it as a result of it’s form of telling to the kind of particular person she is. She doesn’t half-ass something. She provides it 100% and actually tries to make issues work — whether or not it’s in her profession or private life.”
Gabriela’s love life has had its fair proportion of adjustments the previous two seasons. In season 1, she fashioned a reference to Bode whereas relationship Jake. Gabriela ended her relationship with Jake to attend for Bode till he was launched from the California Conservation Camp Program. Bode broke issues off when he was despatched again to jail and by the start of the second season Gabriela was engaged to Diego.
“Actually, once I first learn it within the first episode that I used to be engaged, it was out of left discipline for me. I had no thought. I used to be like, ‘Wait, what is going on proper now?’” Arcila recalled. “Nevertheless it’s been very nice having the duality of her feelings with Diego and for Bode and attempting to combat the psychological together with her coronary heart. It’s an emotional roller-coaster, nevertheless it’s a part of her attempting to do what’s proper and create her household.”
Regardless of discovering love with Diego, Gabriela couldn’t shake her reference to Bode. She even kissed her ex days earlier than she was set to get married to Diego.
“I feel if anybody is about to get married and is kissing any individual else, they’re not totally there,” Arcila quipped to Us. “That’s the No. 1 signal.”
Thieriot, 35, in the meantime, was simply as uncertain about whether or not Gabriela finally known as off her wedding ceremony. He was assured, nonetheless, that Bode and Gabriela wanted a break after going via a lot within the first season.
“[Gabriela] is form of like a part of [Bode’s] habit. So in a means I feel it was wholesome for him to not be surrounded by her a lot as a result of it gave him the chance to not be so reactive and impulsive,” Thieriot famous to Us. “Which he realizes that’s one thing that she does to him. Like when he’s round her, he can’t assist himself.”
Bode was capable of develop all through season 2 with out being pushed by his emotions for Gabriela.
“He is aware of he nonetheless has work to do. However I feel that he’s lastly at a spot the place he’s capable of pause and take a breath and make choices which might be slightly extra thought out earlier than he rushes into them,” Thieriot defined. “That’s one thing that we see within the finale too. He’s been capable of be other than her extra and seeing her kills him and seeing her getting married actually kills him.”
On the finish of the finale, Bode almost advised Gabriela how she felt minutes earlier than the ceremony. A dialog together with her dad, Manny (Kevin Alejandro), modified Bode’s thoughts and he subsequently didn’t break up the marriage as anticipated.
“When Manny says, ‘She’s comfortable. She’s actually comfortable.’ That’s all that Bode’s ever wished for her. He felt like he may give her that. However he additionally is aware of that Diego’s a terrific man and the truth that she’s comfortable is one thing that he can’t take away from her,” Thieriot continued. “In every other scenario, he may be capable to step in however listening to about her happiness is one thing that crushes him. But in addition it’s the one factor that permits him to let go at that second.”
Hearth Nation stunned followers earlier within the season when Bode was launched from jail. Bode is now targeted on the subsequent chapter of his life — however that doesn’t imply the door is closed on a possible future with Gabriela.
“We’ve arrange one thing within the pilot that can all the time dwell all through the sequence and it simply turns into a matter of how we arc that out and the way we play [out] the connection,” the actor shared. “I feel that they nonetheless have an extended methods to go. However I feel that we all know that there’s one thing there.”
Whereas Bode will presumably shift his focus to firefighting, Gabriela has rather a lot to determine as properly.
“She wants to take a seat together with her feelings and at the very least have one off day to essentially course of all the pieces that’s been thrown at her,” Arcila concluded. “Each single factor was thrown at her without delay as she’s making an enormous life-changing determination. I feel this determination of going via and attending to the precise wedding ceremony is her looking for her new regular and form of her household and peace in a single place as a result of all the pieces else outdoors is so chaotic.”
Hearth Nation has been renewed for season 3 on CBS. All episodes are streaming on Paramount+.