Three directors were tasked with wrapping up beloved shows 'Modern Family,' 'Homeland' and 'Schitt's Creek,' a responsibility they didn't take lightly: 'If you end it badly, the whole series is colored in a different light.'
Three directors were tasked with wrapping up beloved shows 'Modern Family,' 'Homeland' and 'Schitt's Creek,' a responsibility they didn't take lightly:"If you end it badly, the whole series is colored in a different light."had already reached emotional depletion, shooting their final group hug, when director Gail Mancuso told them one more take was needed.
Having directed 31 episodes of the sitcom — more than any other director — Mancuso was the obvious choice to bring the ABC series to the finish line."It just meant the world to me," says Mancuso."I’ve always felt like I was part of that family." After a decade together, Mancuso also knew that while the logistics of the episode could be meticulously planned, there was no way to ready yourself for having to say goodbye.
What didn’t help ease the pressure was that the ending, where it is revealed that Carrie Mathison not only spent the past two years writing a Snowdenesque exposé of the CIA but also became Saul Berenson’s new asset in Russia, came together in the 11th hour."There was a lot of discussion and many versions, but I didn’t get the final pages, literally, until days before," says Glatter.
Working together throughout the season allowed Levy and Cividino months' worth of wedding walk-throughs, but all the preparation in the world could not alleviate the stress of the big day."I felt a lot of pressure going into the wedding, so I insisted that we cover Dan first,” says Cividino."His first take was so moving that I felt this huge sigh of relief because I knew if we just held on to this moment, we’d have our episode.
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