some sort of breaded roast loaf!)
the cast ofThe Good Placeis gearing up for the big goodbye, the grand finale, the… End.
quips Jameela Jamil, motioning to a grand staircase she descended in the very first episode.)
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The cameras roll, and Tahani (Jamil) and Eleanor (Bell) share an emotionally loaded moment.
I hate to tell you this, but your risotto was a little sticky, says Eleanor.
answers Eleanor, dropping the act.
It was amazing, I was trying to figure out a way to [redacted].
Now cross it off!
Worth it the phrase that Bell employs to describes the finale, written and directed by creator Mike Schur.
I thought it was one of the most beautiful things Ive ever read, she tells EW.
Sometimes the most beautiful things are the hardest to digest.
This ending will satisfy.
It is one of the most beautiful examples of human interaction Ive ever seen written down on paper.
And earned every moment.
It is so easily cathartic for the audience member.
Danson shares that he cried while reading the finale and immediately thought,Oh yes.
You will not be disappointed by the ending, he declares.
I was just delighted.
He credits Schur for going the emotional and philosophical distance on the final chapter.
At the end of reading the script, it was like, Yeah, yeah.
Thats what it should be.
So deeply satisfying in that way.
We didnt just say, Well, who knows?
and then walk off into the sunset… At the very end, we didnt hold back.
As a result, those answers may be deeply impacting, if not wholly bittersweet.
Its going to have to.
I was a tiny bit pissed.
And everyone else was so calm, they were just like, This is great.
It took a minute.
I think it will change the way that we look at our lives, she says.
I think its going to have that lasting impact.
Im losing money because of this!
Its complete, offers Harper.
Completion at the heart of it.
Filming that final episode involved a lot of joy and fulfillment.
Its a lot of endings and goodbyes, but… completion.
Were finding in these final episodes maybe no ones really ever complete, but theres a step.
When you get a piece of that, that makes you feel a little bit more whole.
Complete, he says.
Thats the first thing that comes to mind, whether it be full circle or complete.
By the time the episode reaches completion, what level of closure and satisfaction will it provide?
It satisfies a hundred out of 10, declares Bell.
I know that sounds dramatic, but thats what I think will happen.
But he will tell you that he strove for closure.
There are a couple of things that are in there that will remain open-ended.
Dont Stop Believing is not a music cue in this finale, actually or metaphorically.
Its a very definitive finale.
See you on the other side.
For much more from Schur onThe Good Place,head over here.
