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729 - Endings Compendium, Part II
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- Scriptnotes Podcast
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- Mar 24, 2026
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- 3863
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Summary
In our first sequel compendium, John and Craig revisit four of their best segments dedicated to crafting a satisfying and emotional ending to your story. They look at rooting your ending in character, the function of the denouement, what makes a memorable farewell, how and why our endings can change, and how to bring everything full-circle. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and producer Drew continue a discussion that Drew Goddard started on character sides and the process of casting minor characters. Links: Our first endings compendium, Episode 524 – The Home Stretch A video essay of our farewell scenes discussion with Aline Brosh McKenna Episodes 44 – Endings for beginners , 366 – Tying Things Up , 648 – Farewell Scenes , and 392 – The Final Moment Dan Harmon story circle Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book! Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member , or gift a subscription Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube Scriptnotes on Instagram and TikTok John August on Bluesky and Instagram Outro by Eric Pearson ( send us yours! ) Segments originally produced by Stuart Friedel , Megan McDonnell , Drew Marquardt and Megana Rao . Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli . Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here .