{"id":45099,"date":"2021-12-28T19:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=45099"},"modified":"2021-12-28T19:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:32:48","slug":"issa-rae-different-endings-insecure-finale","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/issa-rae-different-endings-insecure-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Insecure’ Star Issa Rae Reveals She ‘Had Different Endings In Mind’ When Writing The Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s not always easy to write a season finale of a hit show \u2014 just ask Issa Rae<\/strong>. The actress, who co-created and co-wrote HBO Max’s hit series<\/a> Insecure,<\/em> wanted to make sure that she left fans \u2014 and herself \u2014 happy when the show wrapped on Sunday, December 6.<\/p>\n

However, Rae, 36, admitted she and the writers “had different ends in mind” when putting pen to paper. Though Issa Dee (played by Issa herself) and Lawrence Walker (played by Jay Ellis<\/strong>) have an off-again, on-again relationship for the most of the series, the leading lady decided she wanted them to be together in the end<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“As the season progressed and I became Issa Dee \u2014 you know, it\u2019s one thing to write for her and then to become her \u2014 I found myself missing him,” she said of Lawrence. “And I found that, in a sense, we were denying Issa her happiness. One of our writers, Laura Kittrell<\/strong>, was just like, with that episode we basically said that they\u2019re soulmates, and to deny Issa her soulmate is, in a sense, denying her her happiness. I think they needed that time to grow apart.”<\/p>\n

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She added, “Lawrence for sure needed that time to reconcile his relationship with Condola and to see the blessing that Elijah was in his life and to grow on his own. And I think separately, as they had done before, they became ready for one another. I think so much of the themes of the last couple of seasons have been that happiness is a choice, and Issa daring to be happy with Lawrence felt fitting to me. But it was a journey. We both went on journeys<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The show, which is based on Rae’s life in her 20s and 30s, has become really special to the California native.<\/p>\n

“<\/b>In some ways, I feel like I\u2019m not saying goodbye because she\u2019s so much of me, especially with this last season. We have merged in so many ways,” she admitted. “But beyond that, like her friends and her world and her love life was really just fun to play out, and a lot of the decisions that she made, however messy, I got to play out in the stories that we got to tell<\/a>. And in my own life, I tend to be a bit more reserved with my choices. I love chaos, but I don\u2019t get to act on that chaos a lot. And so I will miss that part.”<\/p>\n

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Looking back, Rae confessed that she has “grown as a person doing this show.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve grown in the industry and become more confident about my role in this industry<\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cI know who Issa Dee is. I know she\u2019s<\/em> grown from season 1 to 5, in addition to my comedic voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, don’t expect a reboot anytime soon \u2014 if ever<\/a>. “I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019ve been saying a strong ‘no’ to movies and all that. I love leaving things as they are, as kind of a legacy. But as like a reunion? Without a doubt. 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