"The Amy and Jonah story is pretty close to what it was originally, the main difference being that months have now passed in between the decision to move to California together and this episode, when Amy is finally getting to move," says co-showrunner Gabe Miller "And so, over that time, (we have) the additional pressures of pandemic life and Amy having to work two jobs at once, not seeing Jonah as often anymore even though they’re living together. All of those pressures sort of add up and expose some cracks in their relationship. Without the pandemic, and without those months in between, we still would’ve gotten to the same place (of Amy and Jonah breaking up), but it wouldn’t have been for all of the same reasons." Do they feel Superstore benefitted from the changes? "Yeah," says Miller. "It allowed us some time within the show for pressures to build, and (for) that emotional distance (to build between Amy and Jonah), where they realized they weren’t necessarily on the same page. So, yeah, in a way, prolonging things probably helped to make it feel a little more believable, we think." Fellow co-showrunner Jonathan Green adds: "Right. Also, I think the experience of going through this pandemic has made a lot of people sort of take stock and reevaluate their priorities, and think about the future and what they really want. And I think it’s had that effect on Amy as well."
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TOPICS: America Ferrera, NBC, Superstore, Ben Feldman, Gabe Miller, Jonathan Green, Coronavirus