# ghliveblog

This was originally the last episode before the timeskip, which is why I leaned SO HARD onto the callbacks ha ha

(But then I found out that I should add another episode, so... oh well, the callbacks were still fun!)

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It was also important that when Graham thinks about his happy everyday life, it’s not just Lucy! It’s more widespread and stable that just one other person

(Though, yes, he does think of her as special ha ha)

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It was important that the question wasn’t “Are you happy now?”, since that suggests a final stage or completion

They’re still working on themselves, but they recognize that they ARE doing better!

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The Affogato ep needed to happen, but I was worried that after the catharsis of the previous episode, having Graham pull Bartlett away would ruin the momentum

I’m glad I did include it though—Graham needed his arc completed with this convo

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The idea was that there was no reason for them to have met with both Bartlett and Lynn gone

That they DID meet years later, and happened to be just the right people to support each other through their troubles, is the miracle

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That being said, I was also worried that “the Dimanche chefs’ cooking + her grandmother’s recipe notes and scent” would be too contrived!

This had been my plan from the start, but I still asked my editor “Is this alright?? Are you sure????”

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There are lots of hands in this episode because I wanted to show the chain-link relationship between Lynn, her three students, the Dimanche chefs, and Lucy— it’s as if a piece of Lynn is lovingly handed from person to person and finally returned to Lucy via Dimanche!#GHliveblog

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It had to be Bartlett who absolved Lucy of her guilt—he doesn’t represent Lynn, but he understands her in a way no other characters do

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I wasn’t very consistent about the cooking school throughout the the comic, but I tried to have at least a little consistency with what I showed before wrt the staff and setting!

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I was conflicted about Graham following Lucy to Marion! Lucy needs to talk to Chef Bartlett on her own—but I knew that afterword, Graham needed a chance to speak with him too

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This is meant to be reminiscent of Olive! I wanted Lucy be influenced by the chefs she’s met in the past year

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Sunday dinner isn’t the BEST suggestion if you have work on Monday in a city 3 hours away

But I had to make the parallels!!

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I felt like I had to reaffirm now important Brie and Graham are to each other? They’ve known each other for half their lives, and Brie wants Graham to be happy!

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There weren’t a lot of episodes left for it, but having them mutually crushing on each other was fun!! (And also kind of embarrassing, but in an ok way ha ha)

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I wanted these little gestures to feel monumental—Lucy asking for help, and wanting to cook for someone instead of just being fed!

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Ngl Jacobi successfully getting Kirby into his apartment for dinner by just giving up on pretending to be cute or alluring is still pretty funny to me

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Me, writing a slowburn: Well, it’s episode 153, it’s about time for her to realize her feelings I guess

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I saw people wondering if they all were actually in the park with Lucy ha ha

No, they’re just to represent that if Lucy looks behind her, she’s come very far!

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Considering that I didn’t have solid plans about Colby at the start of the arc, I’m glad he evolved into just the right character for this monologue, which is kind of like the thesis statement of the series!

(I admit that it’s a LOT of dialogue though ha ha)

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I wanted to emphasize the victory of happy everyday life—Colby knows he won’t ever truly feel as if he didn’t lose his father, but he’s back in a stable routine where his grief isn’t making every day feel like a hurdle

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