So, what else can we expect from the next cycle? Prepare for a much closer look at the inner lives of characters who are not Rebecca, for one thing. Ever wish you knew more about Paula’s marriage, or wondered why she’s so relentlessly obsessed with Rebecca’s love life? This season, you can explore those questions. Valencia will also get her due as the series’s newest single lady—and watching her navigate the dating world should prove interesting. Actress Gabrielle Ruiz explained to Vanity Fair that originally, her character was actually only supposed to appear in two episodes. Now, Ruiz is a series regular, and says you can expect to see a lot more of her character in the season to come.

“Last year, [Valencia’s] purpose was strictly to be the girlfriend,” Ruiz said. “To be, I guess, one of the biggest problems for Rebecca Bunch.” Initially, Valencia was portrayed as a villain—but as the year wore on, it became clear that things wouldn’t stay quite so black and white.

“You will definitely see that in Season 2—where everyone is their own antihero in their own story and journey,” Ruiz said. And as for Valencia specifically? Prepare to see her interacting with a lot more characters as herself—not Josh’s Girlfriend. “It’s scary for everybody in her life,” Ruiz said. “Watch out!”

Meanwhile, Josh Chan, whose inner thoughts we explored somewhat in Season 1—largely thanks to his conversations with Father Brah—continues to entertain with his trademark combination of warmhearted optimism and sheer obliviousness. “Like Rebecca, they’re both these stunted children,” Bloom said. “In many ways, they actually do go together really well, because they both haven’t grown up. . . . There is a world in which they would work as a couple. I actually really do think that. And Josh will kind of be dealing with that this season, the idea of ‘what does adulthood mean?’”

When asked whether her character’s longtime boyfriend actually deserved her—and/or Rebecca—Ruiz defended Josh’s honor.

“You know, Josh Chan is a little dim upstairs, and sometimes doesn’t understand everything . . . but he’s kind of O.K. and comfortable in that way,” Ruiz said, adding later, “He’s just so darn sweet, my goodness. You just want to be his friend.”

And then there’s Greg, Josh’s competitor for Rebecca’s heart last season—whom nobody would ever accuse of being particularly sweet. Greg’s journey may be the most fascinating aspect of Season 2. Gruff as he may appear, actor Santino Fontana tells V.F. that Greg’s relationship with his father—whose emphysema stymied Greg’s plan to leave West Covina for grad school—“really sums up that, deep down, he’s incredibly, not only decent, but also a really good guy. That he sacrificed his potential, in a way, to take care of his father. And yeah, it can be self-defeating, but it’s also, I think, really sweet. . . . No matter how sarcastic or sardonic he is, at the end of the day he’s the one staying home with his father.”

It does become increasingly clear, though, that Greg might not just be staying behind for his father; he’s also scared to make a change. This season, he faces his problems head on.

“I think there are definitely happy days ahead of Greg,” Fontana said. “I think he realizes that he has to take care of himself. And in order to do that, he has to kind of—or, he wants to remove himself from the crazy so that he can get better and then be happier.”

Once More, with Feeling!