Just when it looked like things might work out for Sarah Braverman on Parenthood, her troubled ex-husband reappeared worse off than ever. How is Seth’s return going to affect Sarah’s relationship with hunky English teacher Mark Cyr? I spoke to Lauren Graham (Sarah) and Jason Ritter (Mark) about any potential conflict, their (fictional) wedding episode, and turning on the waterworks.

So there’s only smooth sailing ahead for Sarah and Mark, right?

Lauren Graham: Yes! Nothing bad will ever happen to them, just like in life, nothing ever breaks people up.
Jason Ritter: Six more seasons of bliss.

That’s good to hear. When’s the wedding episode?

Lauren Graham: It’s going to be the 100th episode.

Jason Ritter: We planned it like that on purpose.

Lauren Graham: And we can’t really say anything else about it. No, I want them to get married and have only happy times, but I don’t know. An hour of happy times on TV—popular show? Maybe not.

How long until we see a confrontation between Mark and Seth?

Jason Ritter: It’s less a direct confrontation and more of a stress on the relationship. I don’t think—

Lauren Graham: They’re not gonna, like, duke it out.

Jason Ritter: No, he’s almost twice my height. Which gives me an advantage, because I’m—

Lauren Graham: Fast! Wiry!

Jason Ritter: I think it’s the kind of thing where Mark knows they are spending time together, and that this man is an important man in her life. The fact that he’s getting well makes him even more of a threat, because he’s becoming more and more of the man that she fell in love with and had two children with. So a man’s insecurities can start to blow up in that kind of situation.

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