‘Looking’ Preview: Jonathan Groff Talks Season 1 Finale, Good Kissers And ‘Frozen’
It truly feels like it just started but the first season finale of HBO’s “Looking” airs this Sunday and, having previewed the finale early, I can tell you that it’s a good thing HBO ordered a second season because the events in the finale are definitely going to leave you wanting more.
Who better than series star Jonathan Groff to talk to about what’s to come as the first season wraps up as well as what he learned from the experience and other important subjects like whether co-star Russell Tovey is a good kisser, what the must-see show on Broadway right now is and if Groff, who starred in “Spring Awakening” way before he was on our televisions in “Glee,” would want to be a part of a “Frozen” stage musical.
Were you confident through the whole thing about a second season or were you a little uneasy about it?
Jonathan Groff: We had been feeling anxious, nervous, excited, hopeful for a season two since the day we wrapped season one. There was always sort of a feeling, like a feeling that we might come back, but you never can tell, you know?
There are so many times when people say, oh, it’s a sure thing, it’s definitely going to happen, it’s definitely going to happen, but you never know until you get that official announcement. So we’re just so excited to go back to San Francisco.
I can’t believe we’re already to the finale, but we are.
Do you think with fans that are either Team Richie or Team Kevin, do you think one group or the other will be more satisfied? How do you think people will react to what happens?
JG: That’s a good question. I think, the interesting thing about me is that both relationships take a huge leap forward, for better or for worse, but definitely, shit comes down in episode eight with both of those relationships.