The fifth and final season of the American teen family drama TV series “Switched at Birth” will air on Freeform beginning on January 24 and it would run for 10 episodes.
Showrunner Lizzy Weiss has previously stated that apart from tying all loose ends, the series finale of “Switched at Birth” shall be a feel-good ending for all the fans of the show who have been very supportive since its first season.
As if to show that “Switched at Birth” will go back to where it started, the very last scene of the TV series is actually shot in the same location as the first episode of Season 1.
There is also another important history going the way of “Switched at Birth.” It’s 10th and final episode of Season 5 and the TV series as a whole is actually the 100th episode of the show, which makes it truly historic.
Reports have it that the very last episode of “Switched at Birth” is an honorary accomplishment and Freeform allowed it to run for 90 minutes, reports Game & Guide.
A great deal of drama
Just like in its first four seasons, fans can expect a great deal of drama in the upcoming final season of “Switched at Birth.”
With the cliffhanger ending of Season 4, everyone already expected that Season 5 would pick up exactly where the last season left off when Bay Kennish, played by Vanessa Marano, and Daphne Vasquez, played by Katie Leclerc, have been called back to home in Kansas from China because of an emergency, details Movie News Guide.
The title of the Season 5 premiere episode is “The Call” and the biggest questions are who made the call and what was the family emergency all about that necessitated Bay and Daphne to return home to Kansas.
There have been plenty of speculations since as regards the answers to these questions and fans and viewers would soon find out the real answer when the show finally kicks off its Season 5 in January next year.
A well-deserved treat to the loyal fans
Series creator Lizzy Weiss promised fans that Season 5 of “Switched at Birth” will give fans an emotional treat as well as exciting new twists when the show starts airing its final season on Freeform next year.
While there were surely be the usual heartaches and sad moments, Weiss also gave an assurance that “Switched at Birth” would have a feel-good happy ending, which would also be another treat to its loyal fans who have been supportive of the show right from the start.
The first episode of Season 5 is aptly titled “The Call” and the toss up of the speculations is the worsening illness of John Kennish, played by D.W. Moffett, or the possible divorce of John and Kathryn, played by Lea Thompson.
It has already been shown in Season 4 that John and Kathryn have been having marital problems and it may be tackled in “Switched at Birth” Season 5.
There are also reports saying that Season 5 of “Switched at Birth” may feature a death of a major character. The rumors were saying that it is going to be John.
Back in Season 4, John learned of his terminal illness, and with the looming divorce between him and Kathryn, the stress is certainly over the roof.
In the event that the showrunner and writers proceed with the direction of John’s possible death, it will set the stage of “Switched at Birth” Season 5 to take viewers into a roller coaster of emotions.
It is likely to make the Kennish-Vasquez families closer to each other and set aside whatever issues they have to comfort each other.
Some viewers, however, feel that John will not die in the series as showrunner Lizzy Weiss already hinted previously that the Season 5 finale would be a feel-good conclusion for everyone. The death of John would surely douse cold water in a feel-good and happy ending for “Switched at Birth” as promised by its showrunner.