Thank you for your kind words. I didn't realize until recently that some fans were waiting for some kind of announcement regarding season three. As I've said before, I don't believe there will be one.

There seems to be a misconception that I'm somehow involved in the decision about a third season - I have absolutely nothing to do with it. It's up to YTV and Disney XD if there will be any further episodes, and at this moment there doesn't seem to be much interest in continuing the series.

That would mean "Kat Went Back" is the series finale, and I'm OK with that. In fact, we were kind of prepared for it. But I realize that some fans weren't happy with some choices we made in the finale, so I thought I'd offer my thoughts on that:

First, let me explain that we knew before we started writing season two that we'd end it on Kat's planet. We planned the season so it would build to that big moment, writing episodes throughout the season that dealt with an escalating full-on invasion. The problem for me was that this was also changing the series in a way I wasn't always comfortable with.

It may be a surprise to some fans, but the stories directly involving Kat's planet are not my favorites. I prefer what I call the "selfish Kat / selfish Coop" stories - basically where Kat / Coop wants something stupid that directly conflicts with everybody else. A good example of this is "Bringin' The Heat": Kat is simply cold, so he goes to extreme lengths to warm up by magnifying the sun's rays. This affects Coop not only because it's uncomfortably hot, but because he doesn't want to share his dad's childhood trauma of seeing OLM in a bikini. The story is silly, hilarious, and there's only the slimmest connection to a larger Kat Invasion story. Another good example is "Never Cry Sheep", where Coop's prized knitted scarf from Fiona is endangered by Kat's sudden addiction to playing with wool. We took full advantage of Kat being an alien in that episode, but it had nothing to do with a larger full scale invasion.

By the time we made it back from Kat's planet, Millie, Lorne and Harley joined Coop, Dennis and Fiona in knowing that Kat is an alien agent scouting earth for an impending invasion. If the series were to continue from that point, I was concerned that it would be harder and harder to tell the kind of simple stories that I liked so much. Stories where it's mostly just Coop and Kat bashing each other around while everyone else wonders why they dislike each other so much. Stories that wouldn't involve a larger team of kids tracking Kat's activities.

I was also concerned that it would be hard to go back and watch the first season episodes if we left the characters in such a different state - that those episodes would feel stale in comparison. That's why we ultimately decided to have Kat wipe everyone's memories, and bring things back full circle.. (A memory wipe is admittedly not the most original plot device, but since Kat has done such things before, it seemed acceptable.) I felt comfortable that we could continue into a possible third season without changing the series drastically, and if not, I felt that we were ending with the characters exactly where they should be.

The big question I keep hearing is "but,… why Fiona?!" Well, here's another surprise: I'm not the biggest fan of Fiona. (I think Phoebe is a much funnier, much more interesting character) I liked what Fiona added to the show and to Coop's character, but I didn't think it would be a bad thing to make Coop work a little harder for her attention if the series were to continue. And as I explained to one fan: just because Fiona doesn't remember Kat is an alien, it doesn't mean she suddenly dislikes Coop!

That's all for now. My thanks to everyone who supported Kid vs Kat. We are nominated for three Gemini Awards this month (Best Animated Series, Best Direction in an Animated Series and Best Musical Score in an Animated Series), so keep your fingers crossed! And everybody is invited to follow me on Twitter: https//twitter.com/#!/RobBoots I'll try to answer all questions in 140 characters or less.

-Rob Boutilier. The Big Message, August 19, 2011