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After seven years of wacky shenanigans in the loft, it's actually kind of surprising that the first big New Girl injury didn't occur until the stars were filming the two-part series finale. But thanks to one particularly aggressive scene involving Jake Johnson in the penultimate episode (airing Tuesday at 9 p.m. before the New Girl series finale airs immediately after at 9:30 p.m. on Fox), the writers had to figure out a way to explain away Nick's new hand cast for the final two episodes of the series. Because yes, that giant cast is real, and it's all Dermot Mulroney's fault.
While filming a scene towards the end of the second-to-last episode, "The Curse of the Pirate Bride," Mulroney (reprising his role as "Fancyman" Russell) and Johnson ended up getting a little too into their fake-wrestling and something went horribly wrong.
"I broke my hand," Johnson tells Bustle with a self-deprecating laugh after screening the series finale early on the FOX Studios Lot in Los Angeles. "Dermot Mulroney, he just thought we were doing a fierce indie out in the jungle but we're doing New Girl ! We were trying to do a wrestling scene and we banged against a wall. I knew something happened immediately."
But while Johnson admits that he "didn't know it was a break" specifically at the time, he could tell that something wasn't right in his hand afterwards. His fellow cast members, however, had no idea how serious his injury was that day on set.
"We didn't quite realize it during filming, we just knew that Jake seemed really mad," Zooey Deschanel tells Bustle. "He was just in pain, but handling it. He just seemed like not himself. And then the next day he went to the doctor and it turned out that he broke his hand."
Because the injury happened during production of Episode 7, that meant there was still the series finale, "Engram Pattersky," to film, and all of a sudden Nick had an unexplained cast on his wrist. That's not exactly the situation one wants to be in right before filming the series finale to a long-running, beloved television series.
"To the credit of [creator] Liz [Meriwether] and everybody, the producers, we wrote it in," Johnson reveals. "So the next scene is in a hospital, that was put in there. And in all the flashbacks you see my left hand is always hidden."
It was a relief to Johnson, who was worried that he'd somehow ruined everything in the highly-anticipated series finale because of the accident.
"My first thought was, 'I don't know how we're going to do this,'" he adds. "Because when I went to the doctor and they casted it, as they were putting the cast on I was like, 'This is bigger than what I was hoping it was going to be.' It wasn't a little thing, it was a whole thing."
He breaks out into a big laugh, then continues, "But thanks to being in the hospital for the next scene, it kind of worked out perfectly. I don't think the show got hurt at all, which was important."
Having this final season was a blessing that even the stars of New Girl weren't expecting. After the Season 6 finale seemed to wrap up every character's story in a satisfying way, fans worried that the Fox comedy wouldn't return. But in a surprise move, the network ordered a shortened Season 7 to say goodbye to Nick, Jess, Schmidt, Winston, and Cece. As unexpected as that renewal was for diehard New Girl fans, it shocked Johnson most of all.
"It did mean a lot to me to get to do a final eight," he says. "I wanted to come back and do more episodes."
And while the finale is meant to be a half-hour full of last goodbyes to the loft and the characters, Johnson actually loves the second-to-last episode more.
"I gotta say, I had a bigger reaction to Episode 7 if I'm honest," he says. "I thought the wedding felt like a big ending to me. And then Episode 8 just felt like a fun ending. It was nice to see everything one last time."
Deschanel has a harder time picking her favorite of the two episodes, because they're so different.
"I liked it because the last two episodes represent the two types of episodes, the general types of episodes we do on New Girl ," she says. "There's the serial story that we're covering which would be the second to last episode, and then the last one which would be a one-off, silly, hijinks, which is also a classic New Girl episode. We covered both types."
But goodbyes are never easy, and despite wrapping production months ago Deschanel is having a hard time letting go of her New Girl experience. What she'll miss most? "All of the people," she says. "I'll miss all of my friends." At least we still have Netflix and can return to the loft any time to keep hanging out with our fictional BFFs long after New Girl wraps. Because in the wise words of Nick Miller: "It is perfectly fine to watch TV all day."
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New Girl saw its lead character, Jess, leave for a couple of episodes in season 5, with Megan Fox's Reagan filling in for her. Here's why.
Jess Day was the lead character in New Girl , but she left for a while in season 5 – here’s why. Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, New Girl made its debut in 2011 and came to an end in 2018 after seven seasons. New Girl stood out for its tone, sense of humor, and the performances of its main cast (particularly Max Greenfield and Jake Johnson), which immediately won critics and audiences over.
New Girl followed Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel), a bubbly, young teacher who, after finding out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, moved into a loft with three complete strangers: Nick Miller (Johnson), Schmidt (Greenfield), and Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.), who was quickly replaced by Winston (Lamorne Morris) , though he came back later on. Aside from that, the main cast was the same throughout the whole series – except in season 5, when Jess left for a couple of episodes.
In the third episode of New Girl Season 5, “Jury Duty,” Jess leaves her loftmates after being summoned for jury duty. As it was a high-profile case, the jury had to be sequestered at a nearby hotel for a month. Her absence brings in a new leading lady, Reagan Lucas (Megan Fox), a pharmaceutical sales representative whose travels result in her staying in LA, specifically in the group's apartment. While she stays at the loft, she discards her mysterious persona, develops friendships with the gang, and becomes Nick's new love interest as well. Although Jess' departure turns out to only be for six episodes and Reagan also exits New Girl , it still seems unusual for the show's star to leave mid-season. As it turns out, it is Zooey Deschanel who needed a break at the time.
Deschanel was heavily pregnant in the first few episodes of New Girl season 5. The show proceeded to production immediately after finishing season 4 in order to maximize her presence before she went on maternity leave. Even though the costume department did what they could to dissimulate her pregnancy, she still had to go on leave after giving birth to her daughter in July 2015. Initially, showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether considered a different storyline to cover for Deschanel's absence, which involved her moving in back to Oregon and staying with her family. However, dropping everything to spend time with her family does not seem plausible for Jess' character, as she is portrayed as often calling and emailing with her parents.
Although it was initially weird not having Jess around, the writers of New Girl handled Deschanel’s absence quite well by bringing Reagan, who was more than just a replacement or fill-in as she played an active part in the storylines of Nick and Jess, which allowed her to come back in season 6. Ultimately, Jess’ absence in season 5 also helped her relationship with Nick and made it possible for them to get back together for good by the end of season 6.
Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans (and it turned out great). Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, 4 Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She was also a contributor for FanSided's BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Adrienne is very into films and she enjoys a bit of everything: from superhero films to heartbreaking dramas, to low-budget horror films. Every time she manages to commit to a TV show without getting bored, an angel gets its wings.
When she's not writing, you can find her trying to learn a new language, watching hockey (go Avs!), or wondering what life would have been like had Pushing Daisies, Firefly, and Limitless not been cancelled. Breakfast food is life and coffee is what makes the world go round.
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