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\n Related: <\/span>Outer Banks’ JJ and Kiara’s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tOuter Banks fans have seen JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) and Kiara Carrera (Madison Bailey) grow from best friends to so much more. The hit Netflix series, which debuted in 2020, is focused on a group of teenagers who accidentally find themselves at the center of a dangerous treasure hunt. Throughout the show, viewers learned more [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how much they\u2019re thinking about each other at the end of this season,\u201d Josh told the outlet, referring to Kiara and Rafe, who have a volatile history.<\/p>\n
He explained that after JJ was stabbed by his biological father<\/a>, Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane<\/strong>), during the final moments of the season 4 finale, Kiara descends into a downward spiral. (JJ handed over the purple crown to Groff and despite getting the treasure, Groff killed him. As JJ was dying, he told Kiara how much he loved her<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\u201cI think Kiara is really consumed with revenge, and so is Rafe,\u201d Josh said. \u201cHe has different motivations, but he is more bonded with the Pogues than he\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Outer](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Outer-Banks-Producers-Say-They-Plan-to-Explore-the-Rafe-and-Kiara-Dynamic-After-JJ-s-Death-784.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Jackson Lee Davis\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSarah\u2019s (Madelyn Cline<\/strong>) older brother, Rafe, reconciled with the Pogues during the finale, convincing them to find Groff and avenge JJ\u2019s death. (Earlier in the season, Kiara freed Rafe from the bottom of his boat before it sank.)<\/p>\nDespite being on good terms with the group, Josh added that Rafe is not going to be able to fill JJ\u2019s shoes anytime soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a hard turn to go straight to a Rafe and Kiara \u2019ship given where they\u2019ve been in the past,\u201d Josh confessed.<\/p>\n
Throughout the series, Pogue Kiara has butted heads with Kook Rafe over his spoiled upbringing, loyalty to his father over his sister and his tendency to double cross everyone. However, during season 3 Rafe and Kiara appeared to have some sexual chemistry between them when they worked together in Barbados after their kidnapping \u2014 and many fans noticed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also know how great Drew and Madison are as actors and how great they are together,\u201d Josh teased. \u201cSo we\u2019re definitely going to explore that relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Madelyn](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Madelyn-Cline-Outer-Banks-Season-4-Ending-Explained.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Jackson Lee Davis\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen the reporter joked that the \u201cenemies-to-lovers\u201d story line is a \u201cclassic for a reason,\u201d Burke teased that Jonas should listen up. Jonas, however, remained adamant that viewers will always be team Jiara.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that y\u2019all are in the minority,\u201d Jonas said of the Rafe and Kiara connection, noting that the team is \u201caware\u201d that there are some viewers who are shameless fans of the potential pairing.<\/p>\n
While the EPs played coy about what will happen for Kiara next, Bailey told Netflix\u2019s Tudum<\/em><\/a> that JJ\u2019s death was heavy to film and to understand for her character moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Kiara is really consumed with revenge, and so is Rafe,\u201d Josh said. \u201cHe has different motivations, but he is more bonded with the Pogues than he\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarah\u2019s (Madelyn Cline<\/strong>) older brother, Rafe, reconciled with the Pogues during the finale, convincing them to find Groff and avenge JJ\u2019s death. (Earlier in the season, Kiara freed Rafe from the bottom of his boat before it sank.)<\/p>\n Despite being on good terms with the group, Josh added that Rafe is not going to be able to fill JJ\u2019s shoes anytime soon.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a hard turn to go straight to a Rafe and Kiara \u2019ship given where they\u2019ve been in the past,\u201d Josh confessed.<\/p>\n Throughout the series, Pogue Kiara has butted heads with Kook Rafe over his spoiled upbringing, loyalty to his father over his sister and his tendency to double cross everyone. However, during season 3 Rafe and Kiara appeared to have some sexual chemistry between them when they worked together in Barbados after their kidnapping \u2014 and many fans noticed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe also know how great Drew and Madison are as actors and how great they are together,\u201d Josh teased. \u201cSo we\u2019re definitely going to explore that relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n When the reporter joked that the \u201cenemies-to-lovers\u201d story line is a \u201cclassic for a reason,\u201d Burke teased that Jonas should listen up. Jonas, however, remained adamant that viewers will always be team Jiara.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that y\u2019all are in the minority,\u201d Jonas said of the Rafe and Kiara connection, noting that the team is \u201caware\u201d that there are some viewers who are shameless fans of the potential pairing.<\/p>\n While the EPs played coy about what will happen for Kiara next, Bailey told Netflix\u2019s Tudum<\/em><\/a> that JJ\u2019s death was heavy to film and to understand for her character moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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