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Mark Duplass On Whether Michael Barnett Comes To Terms With His “Egregious Enabling” Of Natalia Grace’s Abuse In ‘Good American Family’ Finale


Mark Duplass spoke with Deadline about the frustrating and complicated finale of Hulu's Good American Family

Michael Barnett ( Mark Duplass) may have been acquitted of child abuse charges in the finale of Hulu’s Good American Family, but he’s still faced with a reckoning, of sorts, about the role he played in Natalia Grace’s (Imogen Faith Reed) horrific childhood. I really was interested in a couple of the things that I thought really make Michael tick, at least from this character’s perspective, like deep history with mental health issues. DUPLASS: In my opinion, it’s certainly not the ending where Natalia has dropped the knowledge on Michael, and the seas have parted, and he understands it, and he’s ready to apologize and make amends.

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