Weiss explained that it was necessary for Bay and Daphne to stay in a different country for 10 months instead of the original six-week vacation as it helps establish how Daphne landed her job and Bay got to learn a little of Mandarin.
Weiss also teased that another important plotline of Season 5 is the fate of the parents of the two girls.
It could be recalled that during the Season 4 finale of “Switched at Birth,” Bay and Daphne received an important phone call which asked them to pack their bags in China and go home as soon as possible.
Viewers have been speculating that Bay and Daphne can actually help patch things up between their parents before the probability of divorce comes into the picture.
Filming for Season 5 of “Switched at Birth” has already begun since December and Lizzy Weiss has been sharing the news via her Twitter account.
It is likely that the only the first half of the season will be completed by the production by the time the first episode of Season 5 airs on Freeform. But it is unclear what kind of production schedule the cast and crew are following so it is possible that every episode for the season may be completed sooner than later.