“The first time I read it in the script, I was taken aback,” Headley says, though not for the reason you might think. Read on for the stars’ candid thoughts about this shocking turn of events, then drop a comment with your own thoughts on the Magnolias’ melee below. In fact, we discussed the scene with all three Magnolias, including Heather Headley and Brooke Elliott, who used words like “grueling” and “brutal” to describe the experience of fighting with their on-screen and real-life friends. “We knew there was inevitably going to have to be this real moment that we had to explore and share with the audience,” JoAnna Garcia Swisher tells TVLine of the mounting tension in the first half of the season.īut that doesn’t mean any of the cast was happy about it. What followed was a devastating argument between the Magnolias, one which ended with Helen fully breaking down and telling her best friends to leave her home. (You got lucky, Bill!)Īnyway, the ladies’ weekly get-together went down in flames (to put it mildly) when the topic of conversation turned to Helen and Ryan’s relationship - specifically when Maddie, defying every visual cue from a frantic Dana Sue, dared to ask if Helen was actually happy. Enter, or rather re-enter, Ryan Wingate, who skyrocketed to the top of our list of least-favorite characters this season. And if you haven’t, turn back now, because we’re entering serious spoiler territory.Īfter basking in the Magnolias’ aspirational friendship for the past two seasons, we couldn’t imagine anything capable of severing their seemingly unbreakable bond. If you’ve binged your way through the fifth episode of Sweet Magnolias‘ third season, you know exactly what we’re here to discuss.

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