I had my last official writers meeting with @manxmoss yesterday. We went over her very last Hotel script. A terrific episode that I had to fiddle with to fit into the rest of the Halloween episodes. We wrangled it and then talked for a bit about the uncertain future. I'm still so wrapped up in the chaos of production I keep forgetting this is the last time. I'm still writing and editing and I have more meetings with the actors and some artists and the ibis and jay and Memo for Hotel en español and on and on, but that was the last writers meeting for The Hotel. These Last Times keep grabbing my attention just as they round the corner out of sight. The to do list gets shorter. Every relief is also a loss.
Also a Moss!
But seriously folks, this is a Lily appreciation post. Her contribution to the show, the fandom, and my sanity, cannot be overstated. Some of the imagery and concepts she's put in her episodes were so compelling it shows up in season 6. Her creativity, empathy, and gd TENACITY have the pushed the show and myself do better when it would have been easy to let go.
Well it's boo hoo for us, but YOU'VE still got some Moss growing on you this year!
She's still got a couple episodes coming out, a Patreon exclusive and the Halloween one. Let's go ahead and talk about BOTH of those AND announce some Halloween stuff in the next episode of "We Made The Hotel!" where Lily and I will talk about the journey from Birdcage to [Redacted], the writers room process, and all the Big Plans that fell apart!
Coming to Patreon...sssssoooon? This month for sure. Whatever, go listen to The Game Show. Or The House!
I could ramble on for quite awhile singing her praises and listing all the Things Shes Done but I think I'm going to be making a lot of posts like these this year so I'll limit myself to a simple-
Thank you Lily
