Jay Ellis didn't see that 'Insecure' finale coming: It was 'an out-of-body experience'
The following story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Insecure."
"I know it's not done yet and there's still a long way to go, but I keep thinking about all it took to get here," Issa (Issa Rae) says in "Insecure's" series finale. "Doubting myself, going back and forth about what I wanted, being scared to waste my time and look stupid in case none of it worked out.
"And then I realized that it was all in my head," she continues with palpable clarity. "No one was doubting me except for me. I had to believe that it would work out for it to work."
"So, do you believe it'll work out?" Lawrence (Jay Ellis) then asks her. She responds, "I'm OK with finding out."
This layered conversation — in which Issa is referring to both her business venture and her relationship with Lawrence — is a scream-at-the-TV moment, written by co-creator and star Issa Rae and directed by showrunner Prentice Penny. Fans of the series have waited through years of tense arguments and tender reconciliations to see if the couple would ever get it together enough to make it work. And it turns out they can — but not without some, well, growth.
"They both know that what they have
