‘Julia’ Showrunners Dish on Mixing Fact and Fiction and All the Delicacies in Store for the Childs

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Wilson Chapman editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched “Chocolate Souffle,” the Season 1 finale of “Julia,” now streaming on HBO Max.Season 1 of “Julia” on HBO Max ends on a cozy scene of domesticity emblematic of the show itself: After a series finale in which main character Julia Child (played by actor Sarah Lancashire) suffers a crisis of confidence and backs out of her popular cooking show “The French Chef,” she is ultimately convinced to return to the show by her husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce).

Once a snob who tried to forbid Julia from participating in public television, Paul has since gone through a transformative arc, learning how to support his wife while still being his own person.

Apologizing for his past behavior, Paul affirms his love for Julia and makes it clear to her how important her work on television really is.

With Julia and Paul’s relationship stronger than ever, and many of the other characters having found contentment in their personal and professional lives, the episode closes with the main cast gathering in their households with their loved ones to watch the latest episode of “The French Chef” — a note that can serve both as a satisfactory closer for the season while also giving viewers a taste of more to come.Although “Julia” follows the general story of “The French Chef’s” debut season on WGBH, in adapting the life of the culinary icon, creator Daniel Goldfarb and showrunner Chris Keyser didn’t chain themselves to documented history.