So, why was this the right time to end the series and say goodbye to these characters?
DANNY McBRIDE: It was very, very difficult to arrive at that conclusion.
It felt like it was saying what it needed to say.
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What was it like for each of you to say goodbye to these characters?
CASSIDY FREEMAN: Yeah, it was really hard to say goodbye.
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It feels like a job well done.
Even though, of course, Ill miss her, it feels really full of gratitude.
McBRIDE: You know, it does.
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WhenEastboundwas done, I was really ready to be done with it.
I loved making that show, but we were originally planning on that being done after the third season.
AndVice Principals, we shot to be done.
We created a closed story, and we did that.
But I enjoyed the finality of it.
Ive loved making this show.
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Its been so much fun.
But all things have to end.
I never wanted to sleepwalk through this job.
I wanted every season to matter, and never to have phoned one in.
FREEMAN: All on the screen at the same time.
It would be so fun to see how they would all react to each other.
Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
McBRIDE: They would kill each other.
What was the last day of this last season like?
Were you all together for the end?
The last scene was actually the scene in episode eight where the monkey jacks off at church lunch.
Its so difficult to make the show, especially when you care.
The stress of that can sometimes be overwhelming.
And every day matters.
Even though it was the last day, it was still an important scene that we were doing.
As we got closer to wrap time, it really was starting to feel weird.
There’s more to this flamboyant character than meets the eye.
Are you good with holding it together?
FREEMAN: I started to feel it with the last couple of takes.
I started realizing, Oh, this might be the last time I walk back to my chair.
Danny actually said, Im not going to look at anyone because I dont want to cry.
And then, of course, he looked at me, and I was just a mess.
So, yeah, I cried.
It was just so much gratitude and so much emotion around what a great time wed all been having.
It was about just being happy for that.
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