About this episode

The creators and showrunners of Hacks discuss the fourth episode of the final season, including their creative inspirations and character dynamics.

Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the fourth episode of the final season. They share how their Hacks pitch relates to Ava’s Mall Girl pitch, what inspired them to use flashbacks on the show for the first time, and which two characters Cole Escola ships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Max

Guests: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky

Topics covered

• Hacks
• TV show analysis
• final season
• flashbacks
• character relationships

Keywords

• Hacks
• Lucia Aniello
• Paul W. Downs
• Jen Statsky
• flashbacks
• Cole Escola
• Ava’s Mall Girl

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hacks, Ava’s Mall Girl

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