Fans are already getting excited for the fifth and the final season of the American family drama TV series “Switched at Birth” which would hit Freeform on January 31, 2017.
The official premiere of “Switched at Birth” Season 5 was a one-week push back from the previously reported airing date of the TV series of January 24.
With all the long wait for the fans for the fifth season of “Switched at Birth,” the one-week push back hardly means anything to them anymore. The Season 4 finale of the show was aired on October 26, 2015, so it is a gap of one year and a little over three months.
It can be recalled that Season 4 ended with a cliffhanger when Daphne Vasquez, played by Katie Leclerc, and Bay Kennish, played by Vanessa Marano, got a call from their home in Kansas while they were in China.
Bay had only one thing she wanted to be and that was to be a tattoo artist which she pursued and later became her profession in China. Daphne, on the other hand, worked at a medical center particularly in a clinic which supports her daily living, also in China.
The two only had themselves to depend on but living independently enabled them to have a free life that they never want to go back home. Unfortunately for them, they were called back by their parents to return to America for a still undisclosed reason.
Season 5 of “Switched at Birth” shall exactly pick up from where the Season 4 finale left off and it shall focus on the reason for the call made to the two young ladies. In fact, the title of the Season 5 premiere episode is “The Call.”
The call shall apparently prompt Daphne and Bay to return home to Kansas and it would be upon arriving home that there will be huge twists and surprises which would basically serve as the main plotlines for the final and fifth season of “Switched at Birth,” reports Jobs & Hire.
The show’s milestone
“Switched at Birth” Season 5 shall have 10 episodes, the 10th of which shall mark a milestone because it is also the 100th episode of the show and shall be highlighted by a 90-minute series finale.
Series creator Lizzy Weiss promised fans that Season 5 “Switched at Birth” will be given an emotional treat and exciting new twists when the show starts airing its final season on Freeform on January 31, 2017.
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.
Weiss also said recently that the fifth season of the TV series shall tackle topical issues related to campus racial discrimination. The show shall also focus on blended families along with deaf culture, details Movie News Guide.
Death of a major character?
There are 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.