“We had been given an initial episode order of 13, so I had planned a 22-episode season,” Rosenbaum tells EW, referring to the usual “back 9″ pickup that most shows receive if they’re delivering strong ratings. “When they reduced the order, I had to make a decision. I didn’t feel like it was possible to wrap the show in that amount of time, so I said, ‘You know, I’m going to hope there’s another season, because I’ve pushed the story too far [and] it won’t make sense [to conclude it this soon]. I don’t feel like the audience will feel like we’ve earned those moments.’ So I’m going to keep my fingers crossed and leave it organically where I think the show should end after 10 episodes. I went with hope, and tried to make it feel like a satisfying conclusion.”
Fans have been awaiting an all-out war between the Fifth Column and the Visitors. If there's a third season, Rosenbaum says, that's what they'll get. "What's so interesting," he notes, "is I feel like the best part of the show is ahead of itself."
Follow the link for the rest of the interview, and be sure to watch "V" tonight on ABC at 9PM