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The cast is predictably tight-lipped about details from the storylines for the upcoming season, but they agree that season two will be all about “the drama.” A recent press release from The N backs them up, promising that "Emotions run deep and nothing is off limits" on the season premiere.

The release also states (Warning: Spoiler Alert!) that Spencer "accepts her sexuality, falls in love for the first time and seeks acceptance, understanding and reconciliation from her family, while her mother Paula does everything in her power to divert Spencer's infatuation with Ashley including bringing her [straight] best friend Debbie to Los Angeles from Ohio".

Via the press release, executive producer Lynch stated, "I'd like to say to all our fans: Prepare for season two--It's going to rock your world!"

Mandy Musgrave is particularly enthusiastic about the emotional challenges her character Ashley will face.“Her father passes away and it's really traumatizing for Ashley. Her mom's obviously not there and treats her like crap. And her father had finally come around, and Ashley does not know how to deal with it. She tries to be strong, but breaks down, and there are lot of emotional scenes that Ashley goes through."

"Then, out of nowhere, she finds out that she has a sister [Kyla, played by Eileen Boylan] that her father's never told her about, and she's the same age as Ashley and has apparently been there the entire time…The most challenging thing about this season is that I've had to cry so much.”

Later, Musgrave adds with an impish grin, “The easy part is making out with Gabby, ‘cause she's hot. That's totally easy.”

Myatt is also excited about developing Musgrave's character and the opportunity to take the show in new directions. “Because Ashley's family story sort of kicks it off this year, we're going to get more Ashley than before. I think we lived in Spencer's world a little more last year and got her point of view as the fish out of water. And now we have the luxury of being able to get Ashley's point of view and spend some time in her life, and she's interesting.”

Myatt also says, “We're adding some texture to the show. I think we needed to get out of the high school a little bit, that was a wise decision for us. Before, we were either at school, or Spencer's house or Ashley's house. So to be able to get out a little more and get the feel of the larger community was important.”

“I think we've found a good balance with the adults on the show, and the key to that is finding them stories that also impact the teenagers, rather than having them sort of off on their own like they do on other shows--like Beverly Hills 90210--where they gloss over the parents. In our show, especially with the Spencer and Ashley storyline, the parents can't help but impact this stuff and have a voice in it. And Maeve [Quinlan] and Robert [Moran] are so great [as Paula and Arthur Carlin]. Maeve is stretched beyond belief this year, and there's some redemption for her, which I think is important.”

When asked the obvious burning question of what will happen to young lovers Spencer and Ashley in the second season of the show, Gabrielle Christian smiles mysteriously and says, “Spencer and Aidan are pretty much over with, and the cliffhanger of season one—the big kiss between Ashley and Spencer—does progress, but with it comes a lot of drama. (laughs) But it's a love story. We call it Juliet and Juliet.”

The new season of South of Nowhere premieres with an hour
long episode this Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 pm on The N. Check back next
week for our in-depth interview with Mandy Musgrave.

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