Somebody Somewhere's Bridget Everett Talks Grief And Second Chances In Series Finale — Plus, What Happened With Iceland?

In Somebody Somewhere's series finale — which TVLine readers are thus far giving a rare average grade of "A+" — a forgotten birthday led to tears, as Tricia finally stepped inside her late sister's house to face her continued grief head-on. As Sam held her hand through her sadness, we witnessed just how much the sisters' relationship has grown throughout the years.

"When Holly passed away, she was the buffer," Bridget Everett tells TVLine. "Over time, when you're kind of stuck with someone, either you have to figure it out or just live in the misery of what you've created as a relationship. I think it's part of Sam's growth, that she leans into Tricia more and learns from her more. They become more curious about each other and less resistant to the idea of, 'Maybe we could be great if we just try.' There's little whispers of it, and then sometimes Tricia will just snap back to a boss bitch or whatever." [Laughs]

After realizing she forgot Holly's birthday, Tricia burst into tears, confessing to Sam that she felt like her late sister's memory was fading. And if she lost the sadness, then she would feel like Holly was really gone forever.

"Tricia is busy. She's probably been able to backburner those feelings a lot until she couldn't anymore," says Mary Catherine Garrison. "So for her to finally shed all of this nonsense and really be there — and Sam walks her through it — their relationship just gets to grow and deepen in so many interesting ways. Sometimes your dynamic with your family can be stuck in the time when you were living together. You leave your family and you grow and change, [but] whenever you're back with your family, you revert back to these old dynamics. This season, you see them breaking free of that a bit."

Sam broke the tension, saying that Holly wouldn't mind if the sisters shared a glass of wine together. The levity brought a smile to Tricia's face. Despite their sorrow, seeing the sisters closer than ever before is a touching way to say goodbye.

"They've had very different ways of processing their grief and I think it's a commonality between them," says Everett. "They're missing the same person, but they're handling it differently. I also think that that's the way that grief pops up sometimes. Something happens and you're right back to where you started and how you feel, and all the frustrations and emotions around it. It's a great way to bring the two of them together."  

Adds co-creator, writer and executive producer Paul Thureen: "With Holly gone, they've had to face each other and realize that their views on the world maybe aren't as different. They've been able to find a place to meet in the middle, and I think that Sam being the person who helps Tricia through the next stage of grief is a pretty incredible moment."

The finale also gifted us with one last vocal performance from Everett, as Sam gathered her friends at the bar (Iceland, included!) for a rendition of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb." After the song wrapped, Sam happily greeted Iceland, indicating that there's a potential romantic future up ahead for these two sweet souls. And although the cast and crew didn't know it at the time, the song would eventually serve as Sam's very last hurrah of the series.

"I've been singing [that song] for a number of years," says Everett. "I first did it at the show Our Hit Parade that I used to be a part of at Joe's Pub in New York, then I started taking it on the road in my cabaret act. There's something about the positive, life-affirmation of it all that just felt right for the moment. Then, Matt Ray (who's in my band and plays the piano) sent me a piano track of it and I listened to it and I was very emotional. Every time I start crying, I know it's right for the show. The lyrics are very literal, but it also has a child-like joy about it that I also enjoy. It just felt right."  

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