‘Better Things’ Creator-Star Pamela Adlon On Tonight’s Series Finale, That Last Shot & Prospects For More

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“For me, I was aching to see these people in the village and these characters, get one last tip of the hat,” Better Things co-creator and star Pamela Adlon said of the FX series’ finale tonight. “That for me was everything.”Full of freed fish, childhood homes past and present, unlocked bathrooms, a lack of tampons, a re-wedding, a power outage, some Monty Pytho, and a sun-drenched village of Sam Fox’s extended family, the Adlon-penned and -directed “We Are Not Alone” had all the energy of a show starting, not one ending.

That, in many ways, might be the greatest superpower of multiple Emmy nominee Adlon and the secret to the Peabody-winning Better Things success over the years.We had fun, didn't we?

The series finale of @betterthingsfx premieres tonight at 10pm on FX. Stream on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/V3koXbSqPj— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) April 25, 2022Facing the challenges of being not just the lead on Better Things but the director, writer, showrunner and more, Adlon has been on a long journey both onscreen and off since the show debuted in September 2016.

The same is true of Hollywood journeywoman Sam Fox, her three daughters (Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward), her eccentric Brit mother (Celia Imrie) and their extended family.Full of classic Adlon asides like her glitter-drenched house looking like a “fairy murder crime scene” when her daughters were growing up, the 10th episode of the fifth and final season of Better Things left all the gimmicks outside and invited them in at the same time.Adlon chatted with me about the finale, the series, her attention to detail and making it to the end.