Point Palace creator Matt Politylo gets to the heart of how he felt about season four. He talks about what he thought was the high points, the low points, and everything else in between.

Season 4 started out with a bang. How could it have gone any other way? It was Nan's revenge but it was sad to see her go. All I have to say is that it's totally in her fashion to do something like that. The aftermath of the explosion was slow at first and definitely a tragedy. The reason for killing off Brandon and Trella was because if they were alive, then Will would've gone to jail. I had to save Will and of course make him lose the one he loved most. His goodbye was so heartfelt and of course it made him go over the deep end only to find Mika. The Mika plot was fun because I've always wanted to do a spy theme. In Season 5, Will returns to his true form.

The Owen kidnapping plot was slow for a reason. I wanted it to showcase how desperate Alexia could be about hiding a secret. I thought the ending for the two with Christina being the kidnapper to teach her daughter a lesson was sweet. Originally Owen was to choose Tanisha over Ginny and they were to be written out as was Alexia who was going to live with Christina. Out of the blue, I got an idea to make some sort of mystery that would bring the three together.

One of my favorite plots was Carrie's plot. This was designed with the original creator of the DiMarco's. We went back and forth with what we could do but after I told him that I wanted Carrie to be Juliana's daughter, he thought it was great and I knew it was a go. The next season will be focusing more on Dylan and his family but will of course lead them to the DiMarco's. It was very macabre when Carrie and Victor realized that they were family who slept together.

Nick was a big villain this season. So much more than before. He brainwashed Jenny and then rapes her. This also brought along a gruesome foursome with C.C. and Carlos being in the mix. C.C. was a Nan copy but with a fouler mouth and a sluttier repetoire. Writing the rape scene was tough to do so that's why I wanted him dead. He had it coming and it racked up a bunch of suspects. As well as tons of catfights and fistfights. Which are always fun to write.

Ava's character was really drawn out this season. She was so hurt over the loss of James that she almost killed herself by going back to her alcoholic ways. Sky saving her was supposted to jump start their relationship but I wanted Ava to be weary about everything. Player Nate having an STD and sleeping with girl after girl was only to lead him to Ava. He needed to see the error of his ways and wants to start a new with Ava. Unfortunately this had to lead to a fun bi-sexual love triangle. Originally it was going to by Sky but that wouldn't have worked out since Sky wasn't in as much pain as Ava had endured.

Blake losing London had to be done. I needed John and Blake to fight with each other so of course it had to be over London's daughter L.J. What I also enjoyed was that Alley was caught in the middle. She loves John but is always there for her best friend. The original season finale was going to be Alley caught in a fire with baby L.J. that she accidentally started, making it look like she wanted to kill John's daughter. I thought that would be too much so when London returned, she got the last scene.

Next season will be a combo of Seasons 3 and 4. There will be long drawn out mysteries, new characters, but of course fast plots. "As always, stay tuned."