Emily in Paris Finale: So What’s the Deal with Gabriel and Emily?

Did you debate whether to have Gabriel send Emily a text or call her versus this very risky move of sending a postcard from a yacht in Greece? Because this could take three weeks to get there and then he’s back working again.

Well, I feel like she asked him to send her a postcard. So I think it was set up in that sense, and from his point of view, it was just connected to them.

You’re absolutely right, she did ask him to send her a postcard. I just thought, Well, you never know when that thing is going to reach Paris. Meanwhile, have you been in touch with Greece’s tourism board yet for a possible Emily in Greece next season?

No. By the way, it doesn’t mean she’s going.

True. But also, I feel like you need to dominate Europe at this point with this show.

Well, who doesn’t want to go to Greece? I hope Emily does.

Meanwhile, Gabriel was in only a handful of episodes this season. Did that have anything to do with Lucas Bravo’s past comments about his frustration with his character, or was that always the plan, to keep Gabriel away?

I really think storywise, there would not have been room for…this story was not about Emily and Gabriel primarily this season, and I really feel like I got to tell exactly the story I wanted to tell this season, but I never thought of Gabriel not being part of the tapestry of the show.

I actually liked that he wasn’t around much because it made the ending that much more surprising. I wasn’t sure where it was going and really did think it was the end of them as a couple.

I feel like there was a sense that whenever you did see him…it was unexpected. You really didn’t have a strong sense of where it was going.