The star says the two characters could become friendly “down the road.”
Warning: This article contains spoilers forSuccessionseries finale.
“That would be very off-brand for Jesse Armstrong,” saysJ.
J. Smith-Cameron.Paul Morigi/Getty
Smith-Cameron, who played Gerri on the show.
“Yeah, I know.
I think she could stomach it.”
Kieran Culkin and J. Smith-Cameron in ‘Succession’.Peter Kramer/HBO
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What have the last couple of days been like for you, since the finale aired?
J. SMITH-CAMERON:It’s been a bitter sweet feeling.
I think it’s turned out so so well, the whole project in the aggregate.
It feels sad for it to be over.
It’s a mixed feeling.
Could you talk about shooting that?
Yeah, that was sort of added later.
We shot it as part of the last episode.
It was just meant to look like a flashback.
We always saw high-conflict scenes, right?
It was just nice to see them relate that way.
The scene with Roman, we were quite distanced from one another.
The camera was close in on Kieran, I couldn’t exactly see what his expression exactly was.
Again, that episode was so chock-full.
There were little scenes here and there for everybody that didn’t make it.
Tom has that chilling line where he says that Gerri is “not afraid of the dark.”
What do you make of that?
Oh, I think it’s a great line.
Do you think Gerri could still become CEO of Waystar Royco?
I don’t think Gerri wants to become CEO of Waystar.
I think Gerri likes making pots of money and calling the shots from the back seat.
Does Gerri get her severanceandher job back?
That’s a very good question.
I feel like she still could sue Roman personally.
I don’t know, I’m going to ask somebody about that.
Gerri would know the answer.
She would go for it, if it was in her best interest.
If it’s in her best interest to drop it, she would drop it.
Could you imagine Gerri and Roman having a romantic relationship?
I don’t know.
That’s why it hurt so bad to feel betrayed with the horrible horrible firing scene in season 4.
That felt so scary and dangerous when we acted that.
Have we see the last of Gerri?
Could you see yourself reprising the role in some fashion down the road?
I would be so happy if that came to pass but that’s not for me to say.
[Laughs] I mean, it’s not for me to decide that.
But the Waystar/ATN world of the show is so pertinent, and so in the headlines right now today.
