The hug between Shiv , Roman , and Kendall in the " Connor ’s Wedding " episode ofSuccessionwas in reality unscripted .
There are plain monumental spoilers ahead for several TV shows and movies !
1.First, inLittle Women(2019), when Laurie and Jo have their conversation on the hill, where Laurie continually interrupts her with, “I love you, Jo,” all of those weren’t in Greta Gerwig’soriginal scriptbut wereaddedbyTimothée Chalametwhile filming.
2.InThe Last of UsSeason 1, Episode 6 (2023), when Joel gives hisemotional monologueto Tommy about his fear of failing Ellie,Pedro Pascaladded in one of the most heartbreaking lines. “‘All I know is that when I wake up, I know I’ve lost something,’ that was something from Pedro directly,” showrunner Neil Druckmannrevealed.
3.And, inThe Last of UsSeason 1, Episode 9 (2023), when Anna holds Ellie after giving birth, her saying, “Oh, you’re so tough,” wasn’t scripted. Showrunner Craig Mazinrevealedit was Ashley Johnson’s “natural maternal response,” and it ended up being his favorite line in the scene. Ashley also voiced and did the motion capture for Ellie inThe Last of Usvideo games.
4.InA Quiet Place(2018), right before Lee dies, he signs to Regan how he’s always loved her. The script originally just had Lee saying, “I love you,” but while filming, Millicent Simmondssuggestedto John Krasinski that he change the line to what you see in the final film. Millicent said that John cried upon hearing her suggestion.
5.InSuccessionSeason 4, Episode 3 (2023), when Shiv, Roman, and Kendall hug following Shiv’s press conference announcing Logan’s death. The hug wasnot in the original script, but something Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Strong instinctually did while filming.
6.InThe Walking DeadSeason 7, Episode 1 (2016), when Rick, Glenn, Abraham, Maggie, Daryl, and the rest of the group meet Negan for the first time, Michael CudlitzimprovisedAbraham’s now iconic line while Negan is bashing his head.
7.InThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes(2023), when the tributes enter the arena for the Hunger Games, Sofia Sanchezinstinctuallygrabbed Rachel Zegler’s hand, and the moment between Wovey and Lucy Gray made the final cut.
8.InHouse of the DragonSeason 1, Episode 10 (2022), Matt Smith was the personwho had the ideaon set that Daemon should be the person to tell Rhaenyra that Luke had been killed.
9.InEuphoriaSeason 2, Episode 5 (2022), when Rue and her mom fight after her mom finds the drugs hidden in her room, the fight wasimprovisedby Zendaya and Nika King. “[The script] said one line [of stage direction]: ‘Rue and her mom have a fight,'” Zendaya recalled.
10.InPast Lives(2023), when Hae Sung and Nora are standing outside waiting for his Uber, director and writer Celine Songrevealedthat Greta Lee and Teo Yoo didn’t know exactly when the car would show up. So, some of the subtle, and heartbreaking, moments where they just stand in each other’s company one last time were unscripted.
11.InDead to MeSeason 1, Episode 9 (2019), Linda Cardellini came up with the line Judy utters after finding out that Abe died and she didn’t get to say goodbye. Creator Liz Feldmansaid, “That just came out of Linda. I don’t know where it came from, but it certainly felt like it came from a very deep, real place.”
12.InAvengers: Infinity War(2018), Elizabeth Olsen and Paul BettanyimprovisedWanda and Vision’s final goodbye before Wanda destroys the Mind Stone. Before filming the scene, Elizabeth and Paul talked a lot about what their characters mean to each other.
13.And finally, inAvengers: Infinity War(2018), Tom Hollandcame upwith Peter saying, “I don’t wanna go” before he turned to dust in front of Tony Stark. When Tom wants to make himself cry on command, he repeats a phrase over and over again, and that’s what inspired this.
