It was not lasting remorse. Julia and Tony said those scenes were difficult to shoot, just knowing the history between the characters and that they as actors were saying goodbye to this onscreen relationship as well, even though Gary didnt realize it. And then when she was writing the book with Mike, a little bit more about her father. And you showed no mercy with Amys abortion storyline. TVLINE | I also read it as her being reminded of the lengths to which Garywould go to to protect her, kind of like, Oh, right. I dont have the secret answer of what Labor Day was, I just liked the idea of a lot of clues that kept changing what you thought about it. Im game. (Laughs.) What you realize in the grand scheme of things is that theres very little she has genuinely cared about. Ill be vice president! almost reluctantly is one of my absolute favorite jokes, and I think in some weird way very true to the spirit of all seven seasons of the original show, a show about the vice presidency. So it was just a genuine expression of having missed her, but also having been really glad that she showed up. She just thought that Amy wouldve liked the cut of his jib. It's an absolutely ruthless, soulless decision, and one that leaves you in the moment wondering how much she will come to regret that. It didnt happen. Get your hands off of him. On April 16, Selena Day, fans will put on their favorite Selena songs and remember the incredible impact the Tejano crooner had on music. When she says to him, I need you to do a favor for me. Going to jail was never in the cards of that favor in Garys mind. So I think probably the last 15 years of that prison sentence was spent dealing with that and all those feelings. "You'd hate the flowers but I I brought the Dubonnet," he says to her flag-draped coffin, a cocktail of emotions flooding his weary voice. The problem is, Im happy to get rid of the incidental swearing. We both agreed that it held a tremendous amount of weight [if we didnt know]. Desperate to find a fall guy for her scandals with the Meyer Fund and illicit ties to the Chinese government (whom she actively courted to meddle in the election), Selina chose the best man(child) for the job: poor, naive Gary. But near the end of Sunday's series finale, it all came crashing down in the show's darkest moment. She had given into that much of her selfishness and narcissism. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Weve known who Selina was for seven seasons, but this season and this finale in particular took it to the next level and showcased just how ruthless and self-serving she is. Hes around her again. I loved it, because it was obviously a salute to the show, but by the way, was also proving my point, Mandel says. She later explained to . Jonah was going to stall and take too long, and along with the demands, in that stall, Tom James [Hugh Laurie] was going to make his move and swoop in and get the nomination, then win the presidency. He really did deeply, deeply care for her. it's been getting some buzz around the web. But the arbitrary rule all but . All season long and for much of the series Veep has been exploring the question: How far is ex-VP, former POTUS, and forever egotist Selina Meyer willing to go to become president? Teleplay by Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew & Andy Riley Story by Armando Iannucci Directed by Stephanie Laing "I think it's called 'The Man Who Shits Triangles.'" -- Ben. Lets also go one step further: at the end there, she could have left any time, but unfortunately, theres a sickness to her as well, that she doesnt have to take that chief of staff job. And perhaps had she just made peace with Kemi [Toks Olagundoye] early on, a lot of this could have been avoided. I mean, it wasnt a healthy relationship and he was certainly complicit in it in the sense of it takes two to tango. At turns heartbreaking and hilarious, the showdown expertly acted by Emmy winners Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Tony Hale dramatically altered the power dynamic between the two characters, while also setting up a doozy of a mystery: What did Selina do on that fateful Labor Day, and how exactly didGary cover (or clean) it up? The whole team (reluctantly) returns to work for Jonahs campaign. That is a really sharp turn for the character in that day. As the bagman to the politician, Hales Gary Walsh is in her ear, primping her body and miming her every move always one heartbeat away from the woman he has long served. I remember when she asked me early on in the series to break up with her boyfriend for her, because she didnt want to face it. 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Check out all of THRs series finale coverage of Veep here. She cant even say it to him. How does he view her now? How long had you been sitting on that idea as the ending?There was always this idea of jumping ahead to the funeral. "When somebody else comes to her, it was so hard to watch that and not run to her," shares Hale. And it's kind of also not fair." If you like TVLine, you'll LOVE our email news alerts! Before he walked out the door with his box, he would be back working with her. I dont want to say it was hard, but trying to exactly figure out: was it real estate or what for him? How hard was that pill to swallow? In Selina's final sceneat least one in which she is not in a casketshe reflexively called out for Gary in the Oval Office, only to have new staffer Keith (Andy Daly) remind her that Gary is gone. Is there any world where you do a spinoff or movie or continue this character in some way? 2023 Oscars predictions: See who will win at the 95th Academy Awards. Thats throughout your life, if thats what youre going to invest in the world, and thats the end of your life. Oh, no, no, no!' The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883. The same-sex marriage [ban], besides being horrible, unto itself is horrible because its Catherine. [Mandel took over showrunning duties from creator Armando Iannucci after season 4.] For the greater good. Quotes like, Thats the least reassuring sentence since Its OK, its just the tip! Ming Nguyen said, She showed a hint of being a good person in [the abortion episode] The Choice in Season 3. Amy (Anna Chlumsky) ended up with Ericsson (Diedrich Bader)! By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894 . 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Thats the outcome of living a life like she did. It was so satisfying on so many levels. She has a new Amy [in Michelle, played by Rhea Seehorn]. Catherine, Gary, Tibet, and pristine federal lands are just some of the collateral damage in this mad dash to the Oval Office. We had this really nice moment after the screening, just kind of catching up and a little bit of chit-chatting. I know people have been waiting for it. Were you surprised? It was a move that on its face seemed shocking and heartbreaking, and served as the show's darkest moment. MANDEL RESPONDS: He was shocked his personal pick, Amy, got no votes. Selinas pretty awful. But I think theres something wonderful and really wonderfully confusing about watching Selina take down Tom James, especially after these last three years, and just culminating in what he says to her in the hospital, you want to stand up and applaud. The comedy of the episode, her hating of the vice presidency, her not wanting to give to people, to him, to Jonah, when he goes, No, I dont want it. And then says, Im going to run in the third party and f your shit up. Then everybody is screaming at him, and his line where he goes, Fine! Walsh was arrested in July 2020 for overseeing . "And there's nothing anyone can do to stop me from standing and walking for my country!" And so, Julia e-mailed him, and then we got back this very quick auto-response, that was like, Im traveling. What resonates with you or haunts you from those few days of filming?I wouldnt say it was hard but those were such emotional days. And you got to us, and it was the clip of Selina yelling at Penny Nickerson from Congressional Ball, and she just tears into her and her dress, and how shes gonna shake her district like a nanny from South America, and up her husbands ass with cancer, all this stuff. The gut-punch of a betrayal played out in the present-day ending of Sundays series finale, which then jumped ahead 24 years to former President Meyers funeral. Can you talk about that choice? I feel like the sun has set on her career., ANALYZING THE ANSWERS: Yes, 85 percent of people said theyd like to know what Gary and Selina were referring to in Season 4s legendary East Wing blowup when he yelled, Can you find somebody else who did what I did? and she responded, You mean on Labor Day? About half of those people, without provocation, also added that theyd like to know what was in the trash bag that Selina made Gary retrieve in Season 2s Shutdown. The 15 percent who said no to a Labor Day reveal feel as Eman does: Some things are more beautiful when left unexplained., MANDEL RESPONDS: I didnt know the trash bag was on their minds quite as much, but thats fascinating. I think people forget that she did rise up through the political system, and that requires a certain amount of street-fighting skills and an inherent political sense, and she has that. But yeah, I think this has been a three-year journey of her becoming a somewhat more complete person. 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