Tim DeKay mentioned that the third season would have opened five years after the events of the second-season finale.[98] Daniel Knauf said Jonesy would have recovered from his gunshot wound,[21] having been saved by Iris.[98] Producer Howard Klein however pointed out that Jonesy "wasn't shot in a specific place – he [just] collapsed",[99] and Knauf added "Sofie's intent in shooting Jonesy was to stop him from taking her back to the carnival",[40] not to kill him. Season 3 would have opened with Jonesy pitching in a Major League Baseball game[21] and still being married to Libby,[74] as well as having a son with her.[98]