‘Somebody Somewhere’: Bridget Everett & The Creators Address Series Finale And Why It’s Wrong To Think Sam Is “Fixed”

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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the series finale of Somebody, Somewhere on HBO. The Peabody-winning comedy about a Kansas gal who finds out there’s no place like home ended its too-short run on HBO Sunday.

Here, star and executive producer Bridget Everett — together with creators Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen — break down the final episode, and explain why it was important that Everett’s Sam not seem like she suddenly has it all together. DEADLINE When you started in season one, did you know where you’re going and more importantly, how you wanted it all to end? PAUL THUREEN We knew that it was going to be a central love story of Sam and Joel [Jeff Hiller].

For us, this being a real first time thing for us, that first season was about finding the rhythm, trusting that the way we were telling the story was enough.

When you work with incredible actors, you learn who you want to write for. I think especially that first season, HBO was really pushing us to spend more time with the family, and I think that was a really great way to go. HANNAH BOS Also, the more we made the show, the more story we had.