Bridget Everett on the Bittersweet Series Finale of ‘Somebody Somewhere’: ‘It’s Like You’ve Just Had the Best Sex of Your Life’

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Alison Herman TV Critic Bridget Everett is processing the end of “Somebody Somewhere,” the HBO series loosely inspired by her life, in a very Bridget Everett way. “I’m just not ready,” she says about potential roles to come. “It’s like you just had the best sex of your life, and now someone wants to hold your hand.” That’s the kind of bawdy metaphor Everett might work into her stage act, a bodacious take on cabaret studded with expletives and songs about oral sex.

It’s less typical of Everett’s character, Sam, a withdrawn woman who’s spent three seasons processing the death of a beloved family member, finding community in her Kansas hometown and gradually coming out of her shell.

When we meet at a restaurant in midtown Manhattan to discuss the show’s bittersweet, life-affirming final episodes, Everett wears a necklace bearing the acronym “GAAO,” short for “growth against all odds” — the guiding motto of this last season. “Sam grows inch by inch,” Everett says, which on the refreshingly human-scale “Somebody Somewhere” equates to massive strides.

Everett herself has expanded her horizons in lockstep with her character’s: The final season features an original composition that marks her first-ever love song — one not addressed to her dog, at least. (The scene where it’s performed, a shared showcase for Everett and actor Tim Bagley, is exquisitely moving.) The show’s budget and audience have remained small, but its fans, including the jury of the Peabody Awards, will deeply mourn the loss.