Melinda Hsu-Taylor and Noga Landau reveal that episode 16’s big moment was in their original series pitch.
The biggest case of Nancy Drew’s life ended up being her own.
MELINDA HSU-TAYLOR:Noga always knew, because it was her idea.
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It was always going to be the very first case that Nancy solves.
Why reveal the resolution to Dead Lucy’s case/Nancy’s origins now instead of as a season finale cliffhanger?
We wanted to create a paradigm where you never know when a case is going to get solved.
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It could get solved in two episodes, it could get solved in 18.
Its not going to be a huge, cut-to-black cliffhanger kind of thing because I find that unsatisfying.
Its so irritating to have to wait for four months!
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LANDAU:Thats certainly what Nancy would ask herself and what she would suppose.
But that is going to be explored fully in episode 17.
Where did the idea come from to make Nancy Lucy’s daughter?
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This felt like the most intricate, poetic way to do that with this character.
No matter who her parents really are, Nancy is still Nancy Drew.
The show will never be called anything other thanNancy Drew.
HSU-TAYLOR:Its going to be really hard on them.
She doesnt react well to betrayal or being in the dark about things.
Their relationship will never be the same.
Now Carson is freed from this load of this terrible secret, but hes still holding himself accountable.
Aside from her relationship with her father, how does Nancy handle this revelation moving forward?
HSU-TAYLOR:Shell have some distractions.
Her reality has been shaken.
We have been laying the tracks for that all season as well.
What can you tease about the way the show ends its first season in the finale?
LANDAU:We are very excited about it.
Melinda and I are currently writing it as we speak.
But going forward the viewers will feel rewarded even more so week-to-week.
Nancy Drewairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
