Only… the buildup was too much, and our heroine was left disappointed.
We spoke to showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman for a behind-the-scenes look at how the scene came together.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youtold us when the episode first airedthat the animation fit [your] magical realism world.
Who did the actual animation, and how did you nail the look?
They sent a whole bunch of different kinds, and I didnt know a lot about animation.
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Jane and Michael took the longest to get right.
It was a lengthy process.
How about the song [(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson].
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Did you pick that one?
It was an easy pick.
I mean, what isJane the Virgingoing to show that people dont see on HBO or Showtime?
What nuances can we even show?
And also, Im so close to this character I wanted to give her some privacy.
I was always looking for something that was more representational.
So I knew all those things, but I didnt have an idea of what it would look like.
But at the same time, I didnt want it to be a very special episode.
But I didnt have any idea of how we would do it.
I just knew it was going to be something in our magical realism world.
So I think probably not.
