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Youd be forgiven for thinking thatMonday nightsUnREALseason finaledoubled as a series finale.
Like, this is the end of the road for Jeremy his character is not in season four.
For Quinn, so much of her arc for the season was about getting her empire.
That, to Quinn, was all fine because her career was really banging.
But when we started this season, her career and reputation had really taken a hit.
So she came to this season more determined than ever to create her empire.
But she had to decide if that is enough for her.
So, she shows up on his doorstep.
We wrote many, many different versions of what happens between Chet and Quinn.
Oh my God, that would have been intense.So, thats not happening!
We didnt go down that road, but she does at least show up on his doorstep.
Whether its a crazy idea or not, she goes to him.
And I do believe that there has been an undeniable connection between Chet and Quinn for the whole series.
Im going to Chet.
For us, the ending for Serena can be read in a couple of different ways.
On the one hand, neither of those guys has been necessarily been perfect for her.
But what does that mean?
No human being is perfect.
Thats a very, very hard thing to know, particularly in todays world.
There is this tyranny of choice and thats what we really wanted to communicate.
I like that dichotomy of, Is she incredibly triumphant?
or Is she doomed to be alone forever?
because shell never know whats right and what to choose.
Rachel messes with Serenas head in the finale.
But I think Rachel really did care about Serena.
Its just that she gets to a point in that finale where her entire world is rocked.
Its just incredibly destabilizing.
Of course, Jeremy really tells it like it is, too.
Shes had a piling on about the state of her life, so she pushes Serenas most vulnerable buttons.
Do you think Serena is right about Rachel?
There is a darkness in her, but she also hates herself for it.
She knows its wrong.
And then, of course, you get to the Quinn and Rachel scene.
Quinn loves Rachel so much.
No matter what she does to her.
No matter any of the bad things or the manipulations that Quinn has done to Rachel.
I firmly believe that this is the love story of the series.
What does it feel like for Rachel when shes lying on the steps and looking at that beautiful space?
Shes out and thats what shes said shes wanted all along.
Is that really whats gonna make her happy?
That is ground in even further by what Jeremy says.
Jeremy was always Rachels fail-safe, in a way.
She could do whatever and he always still loved her.
Now, finally Jeremey is saying, No, not anymore.
Its not just that hes saying, Youre a bad person, Rachel.
So, she doesnt have him.
I think that it can create a lot of panic in someone like Rachel Goldberg.
I think anybody who followsShiri Appleby on Instagramwill know that shes blonde for season four.
I wasnt expecting that!Yeah, its not platinum blonde, but its blonde.
One of the most dynamic additions in season three was Tracie Thoms as Fiona.
Its a really thorny moment in light of Quinn and Fionas exchange about matriarchal bullshit.
What was the impetus behind that?Well, its definitely matriarchal bullshit.
I mean, that parts true.
And theres no character onUnREALthats ever just good or just bad.
you’re free to stop.
Or if they end up fooling around.
Were not planning a relationship between Fiona and Madison next season.
Tell me how it hit you.
I think Serena is a deeply unhappy person.
I think its interesting how all these characters dont live up to their feminist ideals.
You say she doesnt know what she wants.
I think thats absolutely right.
Sure.I just really give her her due.
This season was about how women treat other women at work.
Shes trying to help her.
Yes, Fiona rejects Quinns offer to work together and thats hard to hear.
But in the end, she does help her.
When we come back in the fourth season, Fiona will be the president of the web link.
Not every show on her web link is going to be that high-end content.
Shes responsible to a big corporate company and a board who want ratings.
So, what are the compromises that you have to make, even with your own integrity?
That is something, of course, that weve been dealing for the whole series.
Fiona is going to get her own taste of that.
I heardEverlastingwill have aBachelor in Paradisevibe next season with returning characters.
Can you talk a bit about howEverlastingwill be in season four?Its actuallyEverlasting All Stars.
Its in the same mansion, but itsEverlasting All Stars.
We have some of the characters coming back.
And some people that I dont want to say, but people from previous seasons.
Im very curious about who else might return.Yeah, I dont want to spoil all of that.
WithEverlasting All Stars, its a little bit of a different format.
Its all about couples, too.
So youre coupled up at the end of each episode, basically.
Oh, thats gonna be messy.[Laughs.]
You described Rachel and Quinn as the shows real love story.
But at the end of the day, to use theGreys Anatomyterm, they are each others person.
And thats what you do when you love someone.
Shes cut ties with her family.
Shes alone in this cabin.
Im also proud of it, frankly, from a writing perspective and a showrunner perspective.
And I think many people were hoping that we would do that.
But I was just like, Look, its out there.
Weve already opened that box.
Im glad we did.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
