Sunday’s Role of origin sequence finale became once in the starting put supposed to kick off with the return of a pivotal character, however the combo of funds overruns and an 11th hour charm from Claire Danes ended in the scene’s loss of life.

Showrunner Alex Gansa tells TVLine that an earlier model of the swan tune incorporated a sequence whereby Danes’ Claire reunites with estranged daughter Franny. “There became once a very essential Carrie/Franny scene that opened the finale at one point,” the EP reveals, earlier than including that the scene ended up getting excised for “two good reasons.”

The first “motive is we had long gone to this point over funds this season,” Gansa explains. “One of many battles that you have got making television exhibits is how grand you’re spending on each episode. And we lawful couldn’t [financially] match it in.”

And the 2nd motive, per Gansa, engaging Role of origin leading girl/exec producer Danes. “Claire felt very strongly that Carrie had made the resolution to head away Franny at the help of in Season 7,” he says. “So we resolved that by having [Carrie grab a] photo of Franny rather than [having a] scene.”

For added on Role of origin’s final episode ever, study my total put up mortem Q&A with Gansa, as smartly as Dave Nemetz’s paunchy recap of the episode.