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‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder on That Pivotal Beach Scene and How Ava and Deborah Are ‘Written Like a Romance’


'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder discusses that pivotal beach scene and why the Deborah-Ava relationship is 'written like a romance'

In the final moments of the third season of “Hacks,” writer Ava Daniels ( Hannah Einbinder) drove a stake through the heart of her multifaceted relationship with Joan Rivers-esque comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart). It’s taken more than half of Season 4 — plus a splattered branzino, a coyote-mauled corgi and some sage advice from guest star Rosie O’Donnell, playing herself — to get Deborah and Ava back to a place of mutual understanding. Until now, they’ve been locked in a not-so-cold war, with mean-spirited “pranks” so disruptive the network assigns the duo a third wheel in uptight HR lady Stacy (Michaela Watkins).

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