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In other words, its the ultimate rom-com.
We jumped into the idea of,Could we do this perfect 90s rom-com?
says Falk, who wrote and directed the episode.
Recreating the era wasnt easy.
It was truly a production nightmare, but it was incredibly fun.
We even used it to record any of the footage that you saw from it.
Its Demi Moore and Michael Douglas, Falk says.
Then Demi Moore sits down at a computer and her character materializes, too.
Its fucking amazing and our whole goal was to recreate that.
It came out just as terribly as we wanted it to.
Its just better storytelling.
It goes to show that often when you have limitations, those limitations work in your favor.
This direction ultimately allows the episode to reach its unhinged conclusion.
Instead, they simply want to make a mockery of so-called real love and the convention of marriage.
Even the episodes title is meant to reflect on the fickle, transforming, unstable nature of romance.
Theyre messy and complicated because life is messy and complicated.
And thats exactly how theYoure the Worstlooks at Jimmy and Gretchen.
