And, yes, she does believe that Lewbert and Mrs. Benson are endgame.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the season 2 finale ofiCarly.
How was it bringing all of these iconic characters back to life?
Jerry Trainor, Laci Mosley, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino, Nathan Kress.Lisa Rose/Paramount+
It was also just such a delight to see all these old friends getting to work together again.
The cast was having the best time as well.
We all got to sit back and watch them play, so it was great.
And then the fan response, obviously, was the best part.
Rachel Bloom, honestly, was one of the people I really wanted to have on the show.
I think anybody from the original show, it’s great to have that.
Were there any references to the original series in this season that viewers might have missed?
Oh, they don’t miss anything.
And we tried to just put in a lot of Easter eggs to for the eagle-eyed fans.
Even in the look of it, the costumes, the set, just those parallels.
And also Carly’s evolution, you know, she’s not running away.
She’s dealing with her anger.
I feel that season 2 is a much more confident show.
The revival has had a lot of fun, it seems, with the PG-13 of it all.
I have a soft spot for the USA Bae episode [“i’M a USA Bae”].
Were there any business ideas that the writers' room had that didn’t make the cut?
Yes, in the USA Bae episode, they talked about stuff that Carly sold on Italian QVC.
And there are some great alts that we have for that.
The one I’m thinking of is the Bambina GPS, which got really dark.
We definitely do have takes [of] Josh Peck describing the Bambina GPS.
I think they’re still shacking up.
And now, let’s talk about that finale.
First of all, the wet crow party theme.
How did that come up as an option?
Oh, my gosh, I wish I could remember who pitched it.
And I just said, yeah, absolutely, 100 percent, it’s this insane pitch right here.
So when someone suggested the parallel of a murder of crows, I was like, that’s soiCarly.
It’s been almost 15 years in the making of Creddie.
So with that cliffhanger, are Carly and Freddie [Nathan Kress] in love?
Do you think that they’re meant to be?
I don’t want to get in trouble.
I know people have very strong opinions.
I will weigh in on why Pearl thinks that they are in love.
She’s doing a lot of other things.
Whereas in season 1, she was doing a lot of dating.
From Pearl’s point of view, it’s like, “Why did that stop?”
Well, the last person she was even fake dating was Freddie.
Maybe there’s something that really stuck there.
Maybe the reason that Carly hasn’t dated is that she’s hung up on Freddie.
So there’s two ways to see it.
And I don’t know that either one is entirely wrong.
Of course, you know what they say about animals and kids on set.
This season did not shy away from either.
Can you share a little bit about how it was working with Sully the monkey?
They can’t do stunts or tricks.
They don’t really do anything you tell them to do, so capuchins are great in contrast.
Funny enough, he loves working with animals.
Spencer having a good friend/drinking buddy/monkey brothel friend felt natural.
Their knowledge is, they lived it, it’s beyond encyclopedic.
Wouldn’t it be this exact wording?"
And we’re like, “Yes, it was.
And yes, it should be.”
They keep us on track for sure.
He was like, “We have to make Miranda.”
It’s a lot of fun.
It’s really collaborative.
In season 2, we dove into their stories a little more.
What can we expect next?
I don’t think we can ignore the cliffhanger that we did set up.
Which I’m sure they’d be great at doing, she said sarcastically.
It won’t be uncomfortable at all.
I also think we’ve seen a lot of development in Harper’s [Laci Mosley] career.
She’s really doing her own stuff now.
We really love our Derek Fox-Lubiner [Finn Carr].
Hopefully we’ll be able to bring him back.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
