BRIDGET EVERETT: It feels unreal.
I feel like the show is very different.
Ive talked to all these different people and its just unreal.
Its hard to move on from that.
But right now, Im just so proud of it.
It might be my favorite [season] of the three.
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This is a show about people being human.
Theres no fancy twist to it.
You just feel every emotion while youre watching it.
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EVERETT: Thats life though, right?
If my family ever talks about anything serious, theres always some joking.
Its important to have balance in the show.
Any time theres a serious scene, we dont want it to feel too heavy or too sappy.
This has been a season that is clearly about change.
Theres a lot of change happening for everyone in the show.
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Are you someone who embraces change?
Do you handle change better than Sam?
Im worse at it.
Shes just very open, flexible, and porous.
I am locked down and zipped up tight, and thats reflected in the characters.
EVERETT: I know.
Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.
Shes not just trying to be a good friend.
She wants to be a good friend to Joel, but she also kind of cant be.
He can feel her trying and he just loves her through all of it.
Come on, whos better than Joel?
How has it been to go on the journey with Jeff Hiller for these seasons?
What have you enjoyed about working with him and what hes brought to this?
I have loved my time with him.
Hes just so charming.
You wanna be around him and you wanna be a better person because of him.
And thats what Sam needs.
Who doesnt want a friend with such a good giggle?
EVERETT: Yeah, exactly!
Its an undeniable giggle.
Whose idea was that song?
EVERETT: Why not, right?
That does sound like it came from the dirty mind of Bridget Everett.
I also wrote the song for the Brad and Sam scene.
I think those are two sides of the same coin.
I love that scene.
EVERETT: The impulse might be to have Sam not like Brad because hes taking Joel away from her.
I think that, in itself, is a lot of growth for Sam.
What made you want to include that scene?
EVERETT: That came from me going to my doctor.
I put on the thing and it was like that.
I was just trying to close it, but couldnt close it.
She was like, Okay, lean back.
And I was like, Here they come!
But we didnt wanna do that because that would have been a different show.
What was that scene like to shoot?
Shes always been one of my favorite actors.
I just love watching her just and all that she does.
That was a really fun, special moment.
What are your favorite moments from the Thanksgiving episode?
EVERETT: I love it because were all together.
I love when Brad comes with the turkey and hes like, Tah-dah.
I loved being in the car with Tricia when shes like, Holidays are supposed to be about family.
And Sam is like, What about me?
We shot it over two days, or something.
It took a long time because of all the different angles of everything.
Sam finds someone that she really connects with this season, in the form of this man from Iceland.
Did you ever figure out what the characters name was?
So, Iceland it is.
EVERETT: I love that.
Theres a lid for every pot.
I dont know where this would go beyond this season.
Well, actually, I do know where it would go, or I think I do.
It reaally kicks up the dust of how she feels about herself.
And I thinkDarri (Olafur Darri Olafsson), or “Iceland,” is such a soulful actor.
Hes very famous in Icelandand hes also well-known here.
It was written for him, so Im glad.
What would happen with them, after this season?
Youve gotta buy a ticket to the theater.
That Miley Cyrus song The Climb feels like the perfect performance to close things out with.
Was that performance fun?
EVERETT: It was great.
That was wild because we did it in three takes and I sang life every time.
Any time I get to sing, I feel really lucky.
Sam ends this season in a better place with friends and family than where she started.
EVERETT: No, because I dont think we were writing for the end of a series.
We were just writing for a moment in time.
Somebody Somewhereairs on HBO and is available to stream on Max.
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