And what better way to say it than with a dance?
A sexy tango that Matthew Goodebemoaned having to spend hourslearning choreography for.
Until Teresa Palmer had other ideas.
Teresa Palmer as Diana Bishop.Des Willie/AMCN/SkyUK
The entire cast and Goode in particular had a reputation for pranking each other on set across three seasons.
So Palmer decided to have the last laugh.
“I don’t think Matthew is going to let them release it.
Instead of romantic music, they turned on ‘in the club’ or something.
All of us were in on this joke, but we didn’t tell Matthew.
But it wasn’t all silly moments.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it like bringing this series to a close?
What was the hardest part of Diana to say goodbye to?
TERESA PALMER:I keep falling back on the word bittersweet because there was a sweetness to it.
I felt so proud of where Diana landed at the end of this series.
Everything came to this organic closure, and it felt like the right time to move on from her.
I was so proud of her journey and her evolution as a character.
Was there anything you were happy to say goodbye to?
Um, season 2.
That was the one where I was like, “Phew, thank god, goodbye corset.”
I love that it was such a novelty at the beginning.
When I started, it was incredibly glamorous and I loved all the dresses.
My baby was not patient, and then, she’d pull the beads off.
That was a challenging season.
But with season 3, I have to say wearing the fake belly sucked.
It’s really life-like, so it’s quite sticky.
It was sweaty and it rubbed on my upper legs all the time.
I was like, “Oh my goodness.
I called this pregnancy into my life.”
The last two episodes you’ll see that Diana’s face has blossomed a little bit more.
It should have been the other way around.
But I kept saying it’s a beautiful reflection of a real postpartum body.
So that’s great.
Well, motherhood is a very important part of your life.
So, what was it like bringing pregnancy and motherhood into Diana’s journey?
I loved it naturally.
I felt the most familiar I’ve ever felt in Diana’s body.
She’s also navigating all the insane challenges in her life.
She’s dealing with being the most powerful witch in the world.
There’s a lot going on for her.
It’s not just new mama basking in the glow of new parenthood.
There’s just so much going on.
It’s an intricate dance.
Was there anything from the book you mourned the loss of onscreen?
I was trying to fight for the ghosts.
I really was interested in the book to see the beyond world and how they’re guiding us.
When you’re making an adaptation, you just realize that it comes with the territory.
You’re going to have to kill some darlings.
For that first part, what was the most intense part of that?
I was so excited that Diana gets to have that final confrontation with Satu.
I love working with Malin.
We got to work together a lot in the first season.
And to come back together for her and I to have that moment of closure.
She’s so fierce in that role.
We shot on stage for about a week and a half in this incredible set they built.
I was terribly morning sick.
It was right at the pivotal moments in your early pregnancy where you feel horrendous.
So, I would go home every night and I’d practice my knots.
But it was Diana’s moment to shine.
It was a great couple of weeks, but really hard.
I didn’t make it easier on myself because I was pregnant.
Now that the show is done, what do you hope viewers take away from the series?
Leaning into your most authentic self, whoever that unique individual of you is.
Show up for that because that is the thing that makes you special.
For so long Diana was running away from that.
I hope that people find that that messaging resonates.
I hear that it was healing for people.
It was escapism from what’s been a really challenging period of time in our lives.
Anything that lifts a weight off people’s shoulders during this time makes me feel happy.
Deborah Harkness has published Marcus' story inTime’s Convertand has more books she’s writing.
If they were to turn any of those into a story, would you return?
