Executive producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson unpack the season finale.
“I’ll be okay.
I’ll be okay.”
Beanie Feldstein’s Monica Lewinsky in the season finale of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story.'.FX
She struggles to gain control of her nerves.
“I’ll be okay.
I’ll be okay.”
Edie Falco’s Hillary Clinton and Clive Owen’s Bill Clinton in the season finale of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’.FX
Nearby,Sarah Paulson’s Linda Tripp is attempting to do the same.
It’s a line that trips her up.
I think this is an origin story for where we are today."
Sarah Paulson’s Linda Tripp in the season finale of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’.FX
Of all people, it’sCobie Smulders’ Anne Coulter who gets some of those lines woven with modern threads.
We want some more.'"
Simpson and Jacobson continuously asked themselves if they were “actively making Anne Coulter into a folk hero.”
Their own political beliefs couldn’t be further from the incendiary right-leaning talking head.
TheImpeachmentseason was originally meant to hit screens ahead of the 2020 election race betweenDonald TrumpandJoe Biden.
Both producers feel the show would’ve hit differently if they had met that early production goal.
It was about exploring what the situation would’ve been like for her.
“She was one of the most complicated figures in our writers room.
We’re Generation X.”
What remained for that character was the idea of “public humiliation.”
“That’s so disturbing and hard to miss.”
The producers' main goal was to have empathy for all the characters, particularly the women.
She points to the Television Critics Association tour when reporters brought up the fact in a virtual press conference.
“No one in our show seeks to excuse any of the choices she made,” Jacobson continues.
“We certainly take a stab at be in her shoes and understand those choices.
The producers were also aware of the criticisms lodged at the casting of Tripp.
“Like Christian Bale was in his transformation inVice.
She put on the weight and then she embodied with a movement coach this performance.
So, was Impeachment made more for Lewinsky than anyone else?
Jacobson doesn’t necessarily agree with that.
“None of these women had control over their own narratives.
