Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season 1 finale ofClickbait.
So… did you guessClickbait’s twist ending?
And shockingly enough, they do.
Adrian Grenier in ‘Clickbait’.netflix
How does someone like that end up in this situation?"
Below, EW got Ayres to break down that finale ending.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you always know that Nick was innocent?
Zoe Kazan and Betty Gabriel in ‘Clickbait’.netflix
TONY AYRES:It was always the idea.
We tried to make him not squeaky clean.
In some ways, he did actually look online, he opened Pandora’s box.
There was no choice but for him to be innocent because his identity was stolen.
Was there any version of the show in which Nick survived?
There was no other version of the show.
[Laughs] He was a goner.
We wanted to show that things that happen on the internet can have real-world consequences.
Personally, I love the surprise of his death.
I find it quite shocking because it’s not what you expect is going to happen.
It was in the research.
It was the stories of women who werestealing male identities and catfishing womenand romancing them.
A couple of these women were married.
It was just such an unusual thing.
As a gay Asian man, I kind of feel like Dawn whenever I go to a gay bar.
[Laughs] Gay bars are basically places where status is so important.
I kind of related to being invisible and I thought that was such an interesting story to tell.
You said earlier you think this is a controversial ending.
Are you worried about the response people may have after watching it?
I mean, you always want people to like you and to like your work.
I would stand by why we did it and what we have to say in doing it.
I think that there is something interesting and valid in talking about the invisibility of older women.
I think there’s something interesting about why Dawn does it.
But I’ve got my bike helmet on, so I’m ready for the response.
Was that a conscious decision on your part to see to it the ending is as unpredictable as possible?
To be perfectly honest, COVID had gotten in the way.
We have a nine-month break.
And so then we had to pedal really fast and say, “This is how it happened.”
This is described as a limited series, but do you have any plans for more seasons?
I really love this format and if people connect to it, I would love to do it again.
I think it works really well, especially for a more elevated crime.
I’ve got ideas for a season 2 or 3.
