Here's an interview that executive producer Brett Baer did with E! Online's Tierney Bricker about the season 2 finale of New Girl. In the interview, Baer talks about how the writers chose to approach writing the relationship between Jess and Nick throughout the season. Baer also talks why the writers decided to have Cece call off her wedding to Shivrang, as well as the decision to have the season finale cliffhanger revolve around the Cece-Schmidt-Elizabeth love triangle and the possibility of Merritt Wever returning for season 3. He also hints at a possible time jump for season 3. Here's an excerpt from the interview:
Why did you guys ulimately decide to have Cece call off the wedding?
I think for us the most exciting thing that we had in the Schmidt-Cece realm toward the end of the season was the addition of Elizabeth into Schmidt's life. We loved how that was dimensionalizing Schmidt—and there's nothing funnier than watching Max Greenfield scramble out of a corner like he's trapped like an animal. So we knew getting him into a situation where he was going to be up against it and having this incredibly tough choice to make. We love the notion of him having to be put on the spot at the end of the season and leaving the cliffhanger of the season on Schmidt instead of Nick and Jess.
We thought the audience would expect Nick and Jess to be in a more cliffhanger-y kind of place, but in a weird way for Nick and Jess it was more satisfying and opened up more possibility that'd we'd actually had them ride off into the sunset together going ‘Now what?' So for Schmidt and Cece, and what we loved about Merritt joining the show was she was bringing out this new color in his character and spinning him in a way that I think audiences are really responding to, and it seemed interesting to put the Cece relationship on his back and say, ‘OK, you have two very legitimate choices here, two people you care a lot about, now what do you do?' And have this guy stand up at some point in the third season and make a decision or try and figure out how to rectify this.
We have to say we really love Merritt Wever as Elizabeth, but she's a regular on Nurse Jackie, which has yet to be picked up for another season. Will she definitely be returning in season three?
She's such a gifted actress. The honest to God's truth is even today we're sending e-mails around. The fact is we think she's terrific and she's been an amazing addition to the show. We love her and I think audiences are enjoying what she's doing on the show. She's such a great addition and in any world where we can make that happen, that's what we want. Obviously there's a little bit of a scheduling issue. We're not sure what's happening with Nurse Jackie right now or what her responsibilities are going to be there, but in any world in which we can bring Elizabeth back to the show we would in a heartbeat. We love her.
Link to the full article:New Girl Season 3 Scoop: Boss Talks Nick and Jess' Relationship, a Possible Time Jump and...a Trip to Mexico?! | E! Online
My thoughts: I was definitely very surprised that the writers decided to have the season ending cliffhanger revolve around Schmidt, Cece and Elizabeth instead of having it revolve around the Jess and Nick storyline. I wasn't expecting that at all. I personally love what Brett Baer said about the relationship between Schmidt and Elizabeth, because that's pretty much exactly why I love their relationship so much. I love the different side that Elizabeth brings out in Schmidt, and I really hope that Merritt Wever returns for season 3. As for the way things ended between Jess and Nick in the season finale, I couldn't be happier, and I can't wait for season 3 to start, so I can see what happens next with Jess and Nick. I'll talk about my thoughts on the season 2 finale in more detail when I write my review for the season finale though.
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