Jean Smart won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance.
The morning after their one-night stand, Marty tells Deborah he is buying out her remaining contract and that her 2,500th show will be her last at the Palmetto.
Motivated to attract a new venue and contract, Deborah and Ava begin working on new material for the final performance that will reflect previously untold events about her life.
When Ava returns to Vegas, Kayla calls to inform her that she has set up a meeting for her with the co-creators of an in-development television series.
"[1][2] Co-creators Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Downs described their desire with the episode to illustrate the importance of "the work [women in comedy] did just by being brave enough to exist in a boys’ club.
"[5] In a less positive review, Olivia Cathcart of Paste described the titular scene as unsatisfying, as "this important discussion is brought up only to be dropped once Drew steps off stage" and further stated "it felt so hollow, just paying lip service to a pervasive problem," but also praised "the wonders of Jean Smart.
"[6] Smart won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the episode.