Was this the ending youâd always envisioned for the Baxters?
Kevin Abbott: The simple answer to that is no, it was not. We started at the beginning of the year as we do with every season⦠we break out loose character arcs [to see where] some of the characters go or what the general theme of the season would be. Originally I had had in my mind that we were building towards a season finale where we took the Mike and Ryan (Jordan Masterson) relationship full circle. And Ryan was going to be the one that took over Outdoor Man. That was based on this arc that weâd played with the guys where Ryan was becoming more of a capitalist and Mike was becoming more sympathetic to some of Ryanâs views.