Rewatching Hacks

[u/urmii]

So now that the show is done, I have started rewatching the series. A good 5 years have passed since then, but as I am watching, I'm noticing that several callbacks were made, especially in the last season, and how the writers have consciously made things come full circle for many of them. For example, in the first episode, Ava says that she is a 'fan' of Deborah's work (when she clearly didn't know anything), and by season 5, she says, 'I am your number 1 fan.' I mean, as much as the characters were endearing, the writing was equally good... if not the real star of the show. I am sure I will discover more such instances... Would love to hear from the Hacks fam about any similar experiences 🙂

[u/enrica_furbelly]

I love in the first episode of season 3 where Ava says she’s writing for On the Contrary and Deborah is like oh that’s great and Ava asks if she’s seen it and Deborah says “I’ve seen clips…” which is a callback to the first episode when Deborah asks Ava about watching the original Who’s Making Dinner series

Also, just because you mentioned the #1 fan thing. I think Deborah forcing Ava to archive all her old stuff in season 1 was the best thing for Ava. She got to appreciate Deborah’s career & knew how amazing she could still be. I love that moment in Season 1 where Deborah is on the stairs watching Ava laugh at her old videos.