That’s why I expected Rebecca to pick Greg and the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s creators did everything to lead me in that direction, from bringing him back to leaving Greg to be the last to be turned down. A 2016 portrait of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” series creators Rachel Bloom, left, and Aline Brosh McKenna. Yvonne Villarreal covers television for the Los Angeles Times. After four seasons of critiquing the stories we tell about romantic love, the show delivers on its feminist principles, showing how a man will not complete Rebecca no matter how handsome, rich, or well-matched with her. And she could be, I mean, the joke was she could be writing like ragtime electronica. And in most shows, she would have. It's finally here. photo: Greg Gayne / CW Network / courtesy Everett Collection A year after turning down Greg (Skylar Astin), Nathaniel (Scott Michael Foster) and Josh (Vincent Rodriguez III) on Valentine’s Day, she invites her former beaus and friends to an open-mike night to make her public debut. Well, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” rejects this whole premise: She picks no man. Karen is an associate at Whitefeather & Associates that works at the law firm as a case worker. (Josh, in a way, … So if she were to play “West Covina,” she would be, in essence, playing out her delusions or be a comedy songwriter, which is not the story we’re telling. In 2017, Marco was at a bar Greg used to frequent when he was approached by Greg’s ex-girlfriend Rebecca Bunch. Vincent Rodriguez III and Scott Michael Foster, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Photo: Greg Gayne/The CW. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is so blithely untethered from reality that it kicked off with its protagonist floating into the air on a giant pretzel. And she doesn’t really know how it’s going to go. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend wrapped up its four-season acclaimed run ending just how creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna intended. SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the series finale of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” After four seasons of sending up romantic comedy tropes, expanding the quintessential … Image: GREG GAYNE/THE CW While in some ways, this ending was predictable (the show has always been clear about its feminist point of view), in other ways it was quite a surprise. The pretzel shop is fun but it’s not (spiritually) fulfilling. If that leads to falling in love with an Italian choir master and moving to Italy, or going to a graduate program in musical theater writing, or moving to New York and trying to go to music conferences — it’s the beginning of a great adventure for her. Everything you love has to die at some point, right? This L.A. project shows that homeless housing can be done quickly and cheaply. “Greg is gone for good,” she said, clarifying that the character’s departure for business school in Georgia was in fact a one-way trip. 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' creator explains their practically perfect series finale It's the end of an era, but also the start of something so much better. She says “When I’m telling my own story for the first time in my life, I am truly happy. Who knows what that leads to? The fourth and final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 12, 2018 and ran for 18 episodes until April 5, 2019. Bloom: Yes, we did. I think the most surreal thing is that, when we pitched the show, we ended the pitch with her saying, “This is the song I wrote.” I think because we always knew what was happening, the hardest thing in writing the finale was the debate of like, how do we get there? So we both got really emotional about that, and then obviously, because it’s an older lady saying to a younger lady, “Do this. Rachel Bloom on how ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ ends for its protagonist. By that, we mean he’s being played by an entirely new actor: Skylar Astin. In true Rebecca-fashion, she has a long wind-up, recounting her journey since moving to West Covina and what’s she learned since turning down each of primary suitors. Everything great ends. Rachel Bloom as Rebecca and Skylar Astin as Greg in a scene from the series finale of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”, Trump pardons Bannon, Lil Wayne and dozens more on final full day as president, Column: Trump will try anything to hijack Biden’s inauguration. Karen is also bad at her job often getting distracted by drama in her personal life. 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And we don’t want to reinforce the idea that there’s one person that you’re destined for, and that’s who you should be looking for because we waste a lot of time on that instead of focusing on who we want to be in the world. So that’s scary. After we wrote it, it was a bit of a process because we realized self-love is a very vague concept, and it shouldn’t be a choice between the self and someone else. I don’t know what Rebecca sounded like because she’s writing legitimate songs. Just four episodes into their second season, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has completely upended our expectations for the characters -- and yet we still feel right at home in West Covina. For most of the Season 2 premiere, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 's resident "other boyfriend," Greg, was absent. One of the themes of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was mirrors. Aline and I are both in very happy relationships. Spoilers ahead for the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series finale. Commentary: Fox News helped create the Big Lie. In Friday’s episode, with encouragement from Paula (Donna Lynne Champlin), Rebecca sets out, over the course of a year, to tap into and hone her songwriting abilities through her journey of self-discovery. Really the idea is that the second she steps on that stage to play her own song, that’s when she’s born. In them, she gets what she always wanted — becoming a pretty bride, having a happy pregnancy, being the matriarch of a loving family — but in none of them is she truly happy. It was a debate because there was a world in which we went down hard on the self-love pact and took it very literally, right where, “I’m not going to love these guys, I’m going to love myself,” but what is that? While Broad City took a sweet and loving approach to their ending, it is unclear how Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will conclude, in fact, even the characters are taking bets. There was a version where she plays “West Covina,” but then we thought about it, and we said, well, “West Covina” is a song rooted in delusion. It’s a problem for Hollywood. And so we deliberately put the explanation inside the Greg scene. We debated. ... love me an open ending; and this was my OG ship; Kissing "you're the love of my life" ... (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) (13) Marco Serrano (10) Exclude Relationships Every time I watch that last scene I start to cry. Instead, our stories are really about who we are, what we do, and how we manage to love ourselves. We were prepared to settle for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s new Greg, but oh my god we think we like him. Bloom: I see it as a quiet victory because she’s pursuing her truth. But I see it as a very happy ending. McKenna: I think it’s the beginning of the next chapter of her life. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV Series 2015–2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And the devolution was televised. That is when the adult Rebecca is finally born. In the penultimate episode, Rebecca goes on a date with each of her three main suitors a la The Bachelor, the idea being that she’ll be able to choose afterward. Rachel Bloom, left, as Rebecca and Donna Lynne Champlin as Paula in a scene from the series finale of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”. Bloom: There’s so many emotions in it. And I think that you can never go back from there. As ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ nears its end, Aline Brosh McKenna has a few things to say ». In under five months, the unused parking lot has been transformed into 232 units of permanent and interim housing at $200,000 per unit, a record for speed and cost. The door is still open for Rebecca to marry and have kids with Nathaniel or Greg (Josh, thankfully, has found his happiness somewhere else) but whether she builds a relationship with one of them, someone else, or no one at all, that choice doesn’t define Rebecca. Bloom: They have the most kind of grounded connection. It’s like I just met myself. The other thing we thought about was a blackout and then [show] her playing the song she wrote and it sucks. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will return in a matter of months to our screens, and when it does so, it’ll bring back the familiar face of Greg… but not as we know him. Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, & … It always felt a little hypocritical for us to go completely the “I don’t need anyone else forever” route because we know that’s not true. Very near indeed, with the series finale set to aired April 5th, 2019 on the CW. And that’s everything. It’s a vibe. .I Want My. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. How fast do you cancel streaming services? How can I build upon myself and what’s going to make me excited and challenged as an artist? Not Josh, Nathaniel, or Greg. She stopped by to say hello and to surreptitiously question him as to how Greg was doing. I think that’s scary, you know, you’re leaving a sure thing. Although she probably told all three of them something similar. When that news went on to explain that Santino Fontana would be replaced with Pitch Perfect‘s Skylar Astin, we were…skeptical. Her real problem was identity. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creators open up about giving Rebecca a different kind of happy ending ... And that should be a happy ending for not just the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend team, ... and with Greg. “Romantic love is not an ending.” So says Rachel Bloom’s Rebecca Bunch in her mic-drop moment of the final episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Carrie needs a man for her story to end — whether you count the ill-conceived movies or not. Earlier in the fourth season, she realizes the law doesn’t make her happy, but she hasn’t yet found what will. Showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna knows you don't need to worry. Commit to this. Greg Serrano is a native of West Covina who used to be a bartender at Home Base.He hated his job and for years yearned to leave but was unable to since he had to take care of his ailing father.He is best friends with Josh Chan whom he has known since kindergarten. In fact, we spend the opening sequence of the final episode in a Christmas Carol-esque dream sequence in which Rebecca sees her future with each love interest. Greg Serrano was recast in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend season 4 because the creators wanted to tell a different story. I’m leaving a thing and there’s a little bit of starting over, not totally starting from scratch, but I’m leaving a successful show behind. This is a show that values women’s friendships, demonstrating their real value from beginning to end. McKenna: It feels like we’re graduating from college. ‘Ted Lasso’ isn’t just a TV show. She has a weird personality in which she tends to overshare inappropriate details about herself which annoy her co-workers. There’ll be moments in her life where she probably will backslide and life is hard and she’s still working through her [borderline personality disorder]. (Warning: This post breaks down the series finale of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” which aired Friday night. Greg, Nathaniel, and Josh each fail to complete her. We felt like, given the fact that we have watched her on the show struggle with her mental health, and kind of get to a grounded place, that we show that it’s been a year where she’s been doing the really hard work of taking the singing lessons and working at it because you can be bad at something as long as you need to before you get good at something. I know what my purpose is in the world” and then, that same day, she was figuring it all out and it takes time! That’s a huge and special important person. From a stoned Amsterdam monologue to a pair of sports coverage TV ads to a newly beloved sitcom, ‘Ted Lasso’ isn’t just a show. The end of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is near. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is sadly coming to an end this year after its fourth and final season airs on the The CW.. When L.A. County nixed a plan to build a new jail, Supervisor Hilda Solis saw an opportunity to use the land for homeless housing. Created by Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna. I came to this town to find love, and I did… And now, for the first time in my life, I can say that maybe I’m finally ready for the other kind of love… But whoever it’s with, it won’t be ‘ending up’ with someone, because romantic love is not an ending, not for me or for anyone else here. . They are part of a close knit crew that grew up together which includes Valencia, Josh Wilson and Hector. Karen is an associate at Whitefeather & Associates that works at the law firm as a case worker. Now, as ratings slide, it can’t escape it. “Romantic love is not an ending.” So says Rachel Bloom’s Rebecca Bunch in her mic-drop moment of the final episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Oct. 22, 2016. McKenna: Yeah, I think it was Greg who deserved the fullest explanation. “Romantic love is not an ending.” So says Rachel Bloom’s Rebecca Bunch in her mic-drop moment of the final episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Sex and the City famously reunited Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw and Chris Noth’s Mr. Big in an ending. It doesn’t end with her being famous. As the number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain — different from a highly contagious variant first identified in the U.K. — is popping up across the state. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is sadly coming to an end this year after its fourth and final season airs on the The CW.. The foursome of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte is the show’s one constant. I feel a lot of love for her. 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