Now Karpovsky is set to make his television directorial debut in Love Stories (Sunday, 10 p.m.
ET, HBO), the first of two episodes closingGirls fifth season.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you tell us about the episode you directed?
Credit: Craig Blankenhorn/HBO
ALEX KARPOVSKY:The episode focuses on a character from the past who is played by Jenny Slate.
We havent seen her since season 1, I believe, and its been a few years.
There was a whole host of thoughts toward this person we didnt know that well.
Now four or five years have passed and we see where this character played by Jenny Slate is now.
Then, Hannah and this character kind of go off on a girl adventure together.
So its basically this girl escapade between Hannah and this character.
What was it like directing your first TV episode?
Well, it was really fun.
So, it felt familiar and not scary, which I think it wouldve been otherwise.
That was really run and illuminating.
And going back as an actor later on, you have a completely wider perspective on the whole endeavor.
How was it decided that you would direct this episode?
I actually dont know the answer to that.
It was during a break of shooting one of our wedding episodes.
Of course, I said yes.
But I dont know how they decided on this particular episode.
What made this different from the movies that youve directed?
It was a much bigger scale than anything Ive done in the past.
Ive never had this many people and toys to kind of play with.
But at the end of the day, Im not really a big spectacle director.
Thats really a matter of tone more than anything else.
What was the best part of working on this episode?
We dont worry about advancing the stories for the characters that much.
This episode is sort of like that.
Thats what Im most excited about and I hope other people are too.
After directing this episode, would you rank it as one of your favorite episodes of the show?
So, for that reason alone, I should say no.
But, Im really happy about the way it came together.
Jenny did an amazing job on the show.
