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Culture Writer | TIME, ELLE, EW, L.A. Times | Scene + Unheard | Television Critics Association + GALECA | Proud Dog Dad | jpmanga@gmail.com

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Dispatch • The 'Hacks' Stars and Creators on Going Out on a High Note

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By JP Mangalindan Verified
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(Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky at HBO Max’s Emmy Nominee Celebration on August 16. Source: JP Mangalindan) The people who made Hacks got to say goodbye twice this month. The first farewell happened in character: “Deborah Vance & Friends & Enemies Live!,” a stage show at the Fonda Theatre that sold out in under 24 hours and marked the first time Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder had ever played Deborah and Ava in public.
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Breaking Down the Cathartic Ending of Lucky

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By JP Mangalindan Verified
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Lucky finale. Morning is just reaching the shoreline when Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) walks barefoot toward the water. The waves slide over her feet, then her ankles. She looks up at a scatter of birds, spreads her arms wide, and the camera moves in close as her expression turns—eyes open, taking it in, then the beginnings of a smile. The ocean was the destination her father dangled in front of her as a child, the reward waiting at the end of a con.
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Breaking Down the Cathartic Ending of Lucky

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By JP Mangalindan Verified
| Aol Verified
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Lucky finale. Morning is just reaching the shoreline when Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) walks barefoot toward the water. The waves slide over her feet, then her ankles. She looks up at a scatter of birds, spreads her arms wide, and the camera moves in close as her expression turns—eyes open, taking it in, then the beginnings of a smile. The ocean was the destination her father dangled in front of her as a child, the reward waiting at the end of a con.
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