It was really, really fun to do. After all the sacrifices Gary has made for Selina the Labor Day and trash-bag mysteries are so dark, viewers never even got the details the presidential candidate picks her trusted body man as the fall guy in the Meyer Fund investigation and Gary is arrested by the FBI as Selina is accepting the nomination at her partys convention. ", "You look beautiful," he said, loyal to the very end that he did not know was here. All Rights Reserved. Ideas? The Chung/Ryan ticket goes on to win the election, and they take office. With Gary, the codependency and dysfunction and obsession with her is going so fast that he couldnt stop himself. About half of those people, without provocation, also added that they'd like to know what was in the trash bag that Selina made Gary retrieve in Season 2's "Shutdown.". "I wanted to say a word about sacrifice," she said. As Erica Macy-Lesperance wrote, I wouldnt want Veep to air on a regular network because I dont want to lose any of Selinas colorful vocabulary. He really did deeply, deeply care for her. I chose my job, and now Ive been given this opportunity. The 45-minute propulsive finale didnt finish there, though; it jumped 24 years into the future, to Selinas funeral. And then picked up right where we were [laughs], right back to that sort of withering stare. Shell be horrified and then turn into this wonderful person and bring Gary a big fat turkey! I dont think Selina saw it as a gift, but in terms of his life, it was probably the biggest gift. They were switching over to the movie side, so the lights came up, and there was no one saying like, And now well go over here. They were taking a pause, and the pause allowed the laughter to keep rolling, and people kind of stared back at us. Not the way they talked about it, no., Its related to Selinas off-camera miscarriage, revealed in Season 1s Full Disclosure. Its hard to imagine it being something that they had already talked about. Welcome to the Quantum Realm. 2023 Oscars predictions: See who will win at the 95th Academy Awards. She couldnt even face Gary to do it, thats how much of a coward she was. 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. This core in him that really cared about her, and really loved her and saw something else that other people didn't see. Louis-Dreyfus said she believed something crosses Selinas eyes of perhaps remorse and love for Gary in their goodbye. And yet, two-and-a-half decades later, Gary still showed up at Selina's funeral, looking haggard and war-torn. I think those are two old souls that would really enjoy each others company.. Even though I think Selina is a little bit anti-Semitic, shes not nearly as anti-Semitic as the entire Trump administration, so its hard to compete.. 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. Labor Day, in the United States and Canada, holiday (first Monday in September) honouring workers and recognizing their contributions to society. Captured and kidnapped by some sort of terrorist act and put in a room with Sarin gas, like Peter Quinn. His personal pick for a crossover? As Sydney wrote, Mother. By a landslide. Thats throughout your life, if thats what youre going to invest in the world, and thats the end of your life. Offers may be subject to change without notice. ], This is Daddys Youve had the evil inside you the whole time, its time to embrace your dark side speech.You didnt need these shoes or me. All Rights Reserved. Catherine told her mother that shed never forgive her for agreeing to ban same-sex marriage, and then we saw her watch her funeral at home with Marjorie [Clea DuVall], which indicated estrangement. So even when shes with people, shes a little bit alone. But it feels pretty definitive. Starting with the most obvious. And did you initially try to get her back for more episodes this season?I think at some point there was a thought of seeing her back in the Montez [Andrea Savage] days, season 6. "Thank you and God bless America!". It was so satisfying on so many levels. Well, a Christmas Carol! Not to keep it Francis Ford Coppola [the director of The Godfather trilogy who also directed Apocalypse Now], but The horror, the horror. And the realization of: so alone. Its revealed that she never visited Gary in prison, yet he shows up at her funeral and gives her the special lipstick. And that sat with me over the time of when Julia had cancer. Theres no rule that says she has to, but at the end of the day, thats who she is. Im always surprised with Gary. Selina, bitter with Doyle after the debacle in Season 5, begins grooming Jonah to run under the condition that he appoints her Secretary of State, and in return, shell finance his campaign. Even with all the dysfunction and all the abuse, he did have this almost spiritual love for her. The truth is, shed done so many horrible things over the course of [the show], you had to dig deep to make it real. In the Oval Office after the election, she reflexively calls out for Gary, and when Keith [Andy Daly] reminds her that hes gone, she gets combative with him. I started to wonder why Selina Meyer was being punished. But I think for Amy, who was all in on Jonah for a variety of reasons some of which were the decisions shed made in her life in the sense of she chose work over possibly a family and then when you make a decision like that, she had to double down with Jonah. Both Labor Day and May Day, the two worker holidays, grew out of violent clashes between labor and police in the American Midwest.What is known as the Haymarket Riot (or . I like to think its a credit to Armando [Iannucci, the shows creator] and the previous writers, and my current writers, that we can make you root for a terrible person. Thats just a horrific job. How many takes did you get to nail Gary and Selinas final scenes, first their goodbye and then their final glance once the FBI comes? I think itd be very fun to work for Dan. Thats the interesting flaw of her. says the actress. What do you think was in the bag (s)? Dan 2.0 in a different way. The production of the convention was large in scale: it was filmed at a real arena in Los Angeles and they dropped a conventions-worth of balloons from the ceiling. Offers may be subject to change without notice. And did he have any say on his old-age look?At some point or another, we found out that he had to approve everything. Im hoping that well get it in this year, but Im not sure we will. Can you fill in the gaps. Im just gonna simply say too easy. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. That became the jumping-off point, and she had done so many terrible things, that party platform issues were just never going to be enough. In terms of looks, I will say that the idea of Dan really not aging is one of my all-time favorite ideas. Oh, yes. Desperate to find a fall guy for her scandals with the Meyer Fund and illicit ties to the . "Because she's in the casket. (Photo: HBO) It's been a well-received season of change for HBO's Veep, but as we found out when we posed showrunner David Mandel . My story is that Im super bummed its over! Its like, what the hell are you doing, dude? And were going to see him again. "There is a part of Selina that recognizes that Gary is maybe the only one who's ever really loved her, and she's giving that up," says Louis-Dreyfus. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. I mean, Dan is with who he wants to be. Banijay Asia CEO Deepak Dhar On 'The Night Manager', Remaking, Wall Street Wary of Man United, WWE Deals as Sports StocksSlump, 'The Mandalorian' Seasons 1 and 2 Take Place Over 'Many Years,', 'Doctor Who' Showrunner Russell T Davies Boards BBC Viagra Drama. ", The flash-forward to the funeral gave glimpses of how everyone in Selina's orbit turned out: Jonah (Timothy Simons) was impeached! But Im guessing it was all very like an angry divorced couple that kind of bumps into each other at the lawyers office. And its hard to make the audience think that in terms of her behavior to Catherine, this is any worse than anything else she has previously said to Catherine. But its still Catherine. Then of course, like all bullies because she is a bully the best defense is a good offense. "Today the world mourns the loss of this towering and beloved figure," intoned Mike, and as he moved to face the wrong camera, the last words by a character on Veep were spoken: "Let's take a look at the storied career of Tom Hanks, American icon. People started laughing, and then it just started that kind of rolling laughter, because youd watched nine shows of very clean, normal clips, and then all of a sudden Julia just called down hellfire. She just thought that Amy wouldve liked the cut of his jib. (Luckily Im not American, then I dont have to live under Trump direction.). We sort of got a little freaked out by what that meant, and Julia was in the middle of trying to get through to his agent, or any of those kinds of things, when all of a sudden, the response came back, and he was delighted and gave a big thumbs up. ANALYZING THE ANSWERS: The majority got it right (K-lumsky). I mean, the fact that he says, Im fing everything to you is just Gary would never in his wildest dreams have thought to talk to his queen that way. Not really, he says. TVLINE | It was announced last week that your fearless leader,Armando Iannucci, would not be returning for the shows just-ordered fourth season. Uh, what? Selina Meyer and her staff try to take on the White House in this HBO sitcom. There was anger in his farewell words, but also a sense of love. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. . At what price victory? Any kind of obscenities that have been thrown at him from her, he just doesnt hear it. She just sent him to jail and knowing Selina, she's not going to get him out. In the primaries, Jonahs run mirrors Selinas initial run: he starts out popular, but ends up losing to DANNY CHUNG. Everything is so normal that when she starts to try and ask him like maybe she was going to ask him to just take the fall flat-out and she never finishes the sentence but, of course, his assumption is: do you need me to run across the street to get some coffee? And it really plays with your emotions, because you start to realize, But I was clapping earlier, but now Im sad that shes doing this to Gary. And that is the conundrum of her, and I love that it puts the viewer in knots in a really hopefully good way. Whats not in Garys bag. And my guess is it was a similar sort of financial campaign thing. It would have just had less of the footage of The Money Pit and whatnot. She wasnt completely disconnected. Mandel has stated many times how grateful he is that the writers decided Selina would lose the election and not be in the White House in Season 6. 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. She's not sympathetic toward others. Its just always been there., Amy (Anna Chlumsky) is so beyond driven to get Jonah elected, and shes relishing in her return to power, but then she reverses course. This master-and-servant dynamic gone wrong, between the vainglorious VP-turned-POTUS-turned-legacy chaser-turned-POTUS (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and the bootlicking bag man/dumped-upon doormat who kept her secrets and prepared her snacks (Hale), served as the beating black heart of HBO's shrewd, crude political comedy for seven seasons. The betrayal and flash-forward outcome solidified Selinas monstrous transformation and yet, if you ask Hale, he has a surprising take on how it all played out. So the other nine, most of them were dramas. Given Garys history with Selina that breakup, the Labor Day event, the mysterious garbage bags and so much more was this new level of depravity totally unexpected? In some interesting, weird way, Im almost curious as to what he wouldve done had she actually asked him. And I know some people were thinking, like, Oh, is he the one thats going to bring her down, or anything like that? I guess I enjoyed the idea that the threat was in the air. "Nah," she said, reversing course. She just reduces him to a puddle of a man. Read on to see how fans answered Mandels queries, as well as his reactions to the most popular responses (including the Labor Day theories he shot down). Yet, Catherine seemed happier for it. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. So what is the worst thing that she could do that is unlike anything shes ever done? Hes around her again. To me, what defines the worst is that theres nothing you can do. I agree [about Danny Chung] youd get very sick of hearing about a tank and stuff. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Post Mortem: Tony Hale Talks Gary and Selina's Epic Clash, Sheds Light on 'Labor Day' Mystery. What is her legacy? But I do think being skilled is different than being a good person. You never know. Why would she want to be separated from me? So obviously the favor was, Do you want a coffee? Because thats always been the favor. Hes definitely not meant for prison. Garys got a lot of secrets. [It was] both a combination of starting to think, Well, weve seen a lot of variations of that before, and also this sense of: in America people were behaving very, very badly and not being punished. I guess in some ways he has no choice. "I remember I was outside the room watching the monitor, hearing her go 'Gary' and I couldn't move. Keith Quinn has become her hatchet man but she doesnt have the relationship with him that she had with Ben [Kevin Dunn]. And I do think its a little hopeful. (An earlier version of the script had him saying that she looked stunning.) Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. I love the idea that he solved it with three states. Thats actually kind of the perfect paring, if shes the ventriloquist and Im the dummy. On Sundays Veep, Selinas long-suffering aide Gary stopped being polite and started getting really angry at his boss, resulting in a jaw-dropping confrontation that was three years in the making. Forty percent said they were a Rizzoli (Angie Harmons blue-collar detective character) and 10 percent said they were an Isles (Sasha Alexanders more polished medical examiner). Yes, maybe not specifically worrying about wheres Catherine and not specifically worrying about wheres Kent [Gary Cole], but all of that hits her. That's it lol . "I have this Forrest Gump-ian way of touching something and it becomes a hit!" The big one that we were on for probably a lot of the discussion was that never-before-seen President Hughes would die on the same day, and that would sort of steal her thunder. It was nice to be able to let loose. I think maybe what you were expecting is her almost being dismissive of Kent and ready to jump in. ANALYZING THE ANSWERS: They werent happy about it, but roughly 60 percent said Gary wearing corduroy. It might be revealed down the road. DAVID MANDEL ASKS: Do you want to know what happened on Labor Day? The more the phone rings, the more there are things to do, shes fine. "I felt in a sense like I had tight reins on myself, I was trying very hard not to let a certain kind of emotion flow out of me," she says. ", That moment also required a degree of restraint for Hale. Those are the favors. 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. Mike says Tom won four Oscars, so was the fourth for Philadelphia 2?You think so? "When somebody else comes to her, it was so hard to watch that and not run to her," shares Hale. And so Selina Joker-ed her way out of brokered convention and wound up back in the Oval Office, but at great cost: She was now the most powerful person in the world, but also the loneliest, having sold out those nearest to her. She didnt really care about Gary but selfishly, I think she thinks that she cant survive without him around. "I need you to do something for me," she said, though he obliviously was more concerned with getting that chia seed out of her teeth. Check out all of THRs series finale coverage of Veep here. 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