Dan's goal for the end of the series was for the Roses to "realise the value of love." "Money can temporarily bandage a lot of things," Dan explained. "But they would never be able to buy the kind of closeness that they have by the end of the series." He also added that he feels "very good" about the finale and decided to end the series because he didn't want to "compromise on quality or storytelling" and it wasn't worth "the risk to take it any further."
Dan isn't totally ruling out the idea of returning to Schitt's Creek one day. "I wish that this show could have gone on 100 seasons. But it's quality over quantity," he said. "If an idea crosses my path that I feel is deserving of our cast's time, then let's do it. I don't know what it could possibly be at this point. But I would love to revisit these characters, and I would love to get to play with this cast again. I feel very proud of the work that we've done, and I wouldn't want to do anything that compromises that."
Dan is proud of the real-world impact of Schitt's Creek. "It's had an amazing, amazing impact on people's lives," Dan said. "The letters, the emails that we get from kids — I think the 'Wine, Not the Label' episode was a big thing in helping kids coming out to their parents."