The Cleaning Lady sets up a daring new mission for Thony in a potential third season.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Cleaning Ladyseason 2 finale.
Luca got better, but his doctor reported Thony.
Élodie Yung, Sean Lew, Valentino/Sebastien LaSalle, Faith Bryant and Martha Millan in ‘The Cleaning Lady’.Jeff Neumann/FOX
The action-packed finale also included the end of Robert.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why was Fiona the one to pay the price in Thony’s family?
MELISSA CARTER: We’re trying to show that in crime you could’t really control the outcome.
Adan Canto and Élodie Yung in ‘The Cleaning Lady’.Jeff Neumann/FOX
When you step over a line, you may not be the one to get punished.
It was her fault ultimately.
The repercussions reached far beyond her to someone that she loves so deeply.
MIRANDA KWOK:She is, but she isn’t and that’s part of Fiona being deported.
She’s going a little further over the moral line and now there are severe consequences for Fiona.
Battling with her own moral center is going to be a continuous challenge for her.
CARTER: She’s not committing crimes for her own financial benefit or greed or power.
She’s doing all of these things and she weighs all of them.
KWOK:We wanted to explore different facets of these relationships, especially within families with mixed statuses.
It’s too late; he can’t marry her now because there’s a whole legal process.
JD comes in to ask what is going on and why their daughter is in this world of crime.
Garrett Miller dies in the two-hour finale.
Why was now the time for his exit?
No one is safe in this world.
With Garrett we had really explored all of the different avenues that seemed realistic.
He was a nemesis, then he helped Thony.
They had that push and pull of where they were sort of friends.
On this journey with Thony he learned that there are so many shades of gray.
He’s gone through them by killing Cortez and other choices he’s made.
We wanted to have a tragic consequence for all of Thony’s actions.
This is a very important lesson for her.
Next season she’s going to have to find different resources to help her.
The other casualty is Robert Kamdar.
Was the plan always to have him be in one season?
We didn’t know how.
We debated that in the writers' room.
We wanted it to feel satisfying to Armand and Nadia.
Nadia kills Kamdar then double crosses Armand to take over.
What was her season arc meant to explore and how does it change the show moving forward?
KWOK:We wanted to take her on a journey of empowerment.
She and Armand start at the bottom with nothing after Hayak dies.
This season Nadia did come into her own and is no longer dependent on any man.
We do feel for her.
If Thony hadn’t been in the picture then her marriage with Armand probably could have sustained itself.
CARTER:We always thought of Nadia as a Lady Macbeth character who ultimately doesn’t need Macbeth.
He does have feelings for Thony.
What is the status of their relationship going into a potential third season?
Or what new criminal ventures they’re going to go into.
There is still this interesting love triangle with Nadia.
Is she going to stick around to put up with it or will she become more of a nemesis?
Those are all options to explore.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
