Warning: The following contains spoilers from the season 8 finale ofSuits.
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After eight seasons, 124 episodes, and countless tension-filled moments, it finally happened.
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And by it, we obviously mean Darvey.
As the episode ended, the two made their way to her bedroom.
In the past, Donna’s been alone in considering that there might be more going on here.
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Why is it finally okay for them?"
“In fact, the most moment important for me was the moment when our hands intertwine.
We felt like they were partners all along, but now this is the next level of this partnership.
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It’s more than just a physical attraction.
There’s a lot of tenderness there and a lot of history.
So it was very important to me that we find those moments on camera.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you react when you first read that scene in the script?
Like, this isn’t quite finished yet.
So I thought it might be happening.
When I saw it, I was really excited to talk to Aaron about his process for getting there.
All along, he’s been the captain of the ship.
I was just really excited to hear his reasons about why now.
Donna hasn’t had a boyfriend, really, since Max Beesley’s character [in season 3].
It seems from my Twitter that the fans were actually enjoying it too.
I was really focused on that.
I think it was just being developed.
I was surprised by how much I liked Thomas as a character and how into their relationship I was.
Yeah, he’s a good guy.
No one’s perfect in theSuitsworld, but he’s a good guy.
They had chemistry and he was a good match for her, I think.
But of course, that’s going to set off some chain reactions.
I just didn’t know the chain reaction was going to be this.
This scene has been a long time coming.
Did you feel thatsense of historywhen it came time to shoot?
We talked about what their internal dialogue was.
What are they actually saying to each other in those moments of quiet?
If it’s not, then turn around.
But I can read that look and this feels different from any moment in our years together."
When you shot that scene in the penultimate episode, did you play it that way in your mind?
We don’t know what’s coming next, right?
We don’t have the next script when we’re shooting the current one, so no.
That wasn’t how we were paying it.
How is she going to live with herself if she didn’t tell him?
It’s kind of great that Donna is maybe choosing love instead of work for once.
I think the fans are interested in her choosing love or choosing personal life.
It’s also very interesting for women that sometimes there are sacrifices on both sides.
Whichever side you’re leaning to, you’re leaning out of the other.
What was the most illuminating thing for you in getting to see those flashbacks?
You gotta ask those questions: Why is Donna the way that Donna is?
So in comes theLolita Davidovichcharacter, and we get a better sense of that.
I love that, and I love the warmth that they have.
The years have been passing.
Let’s go to Paris, metaphorically.
Let’s listen toOprahand live our best lives and be in the moment."
What are your hopes for the final season?
That’s such a hard question for me to answer right now because I think it’s bittersweet.
We’re so lucky and grateful that we’ve had nine years.
That probably won’t happen again on another show.
That’s not really how things work.
I think the idea of having the pressure of tying it all up is something that intimidates me.
I don’t know if that’s possible.
I hope that weend the seasonin the place where we continue to dream forward about their lives.
Sometimes the scenes are interpreted or received in a very different way than maybe we even played them.
I think that’s a lot of the magic of the storytelling.
Suitshas been renewed for a ninth and final season.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
