In an interview with Answers.com, Austin Basis, who plays J.T. in Beauty and the Beast, spoke about what lies ahead in season 3.

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As he dished about various plot twists and challenges the crew, Vincent (Jay Ryan), Catherine (Kristin Kreuk), Tess (Nina Lissandrello) and J.T., will face in the next chapter. But in all of the exciting stuff Basis had to say about the next season, one detail stood out, the fact that it might be similar to the first season in some aspects.

"There's a lot in season 3 that is what I think made the show popular in the beginning and struck a chord with the audience from the onset when we premiered a couple years ago," he said. "So I don't know if it's that we're just getting back to that or if it's we're just giving the fans what they want because they are such a demanding presence--an appreciating presence--when they get those elements of the story that they really truly latch on to."

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Basis says the writers made things particularly exciting with this season, and his character's relationship with Tess evolves nicely and is more "grounded." He also weighed in on how their relationship compares with that of the central couple Vincent and Catherine.

"It's great to have writers that will throw curveballs and challenge you," he said. "To see if you come out on the other side of the challenge is yet to be seen, we'll find out with the audience but I think there's a lot of stuff that J.T. deals with this season, including his budding relationship with Tess and their navigation through a new relationship, which is more grounded than Vincent and Catherine's epic romance. Their romance is epic because you have this supernatural beast with this woman who has had so much tragedy in her life. Out of their tragedies, they have found each other and have created this bond that is being tested. This bond is being taken to the next level in season 3."

Season 3 of Beauty and the Beast will premiere on May 21.

The season 2 finale, Deja Vu aired on The CW at 8 p.m. on July 7.

Watch the preview clip for Deja Vu here:

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