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How 'Insecure' opened doors, hearts and minds before saying goodbye

At the crux of“ Insecure’ s” five seasons was the steadfast friendship between Molly, left, and Issa.

LOS ANGELES — When HBO's beloved comedy series "Insecure" wrapped its fifth and final season in December, showrunner Prentice Penny had a hard time letting go. "It was like graduating high school," he says. "It's not like I'm never going to see them again, but we won't be seeing each other every day. That was one of the hardest parts of saying goodbye."

Fans felt the same way about leaving "Insecure" and the characters they'd become so invested in since first meeting them when the

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