EW's Best of 2015: All about that Magic Mike XXL mirror dance

The final act features Mike and Malik (Stephen tWitch Boss) in a memorable three-part mirror dance. We talked to actor/dancer Boss and choreographers Alison Faulk and Teresa Espinosa to break down the scene. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Credit: Claudette Barius Magic Mikecould have easily become a mockery. The result was pure entertainment. It all culminates in a choreographed mirror dance by Mike and Malik (Boss). The dance sequence was a collaboration between choreographers Alison Faulk, Teresa Espinosa, Luke Broadlick, and Tatum....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Bradley West

EW's Best of 2015: All about The Fall finale's interrogation scene

At the time, EW got on the phone withThe Fallcreator Allan Cubitt to break down that specific scene. As part of our year-end coverage, revisit that piece below. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Credit: Netflix But what would season two bring? For Cubitt, the series became much more of a psychological thriller its sophomore year. Theres only one female thats murdered at the start ofThe Fallby Spector, he explained to EW....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Michelle Miller

EW's Best of 2015: Hannibal showrunner and stars dissect the gory, glorious series finale

‘It’s a final victory,’ Hugh Dancy says. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. By the very end, he and Will have killed someone in a kind of ritualistic, cold-blooded fashion. Credit: NBC Thats what he imagined. They go off to Europe like slaughtering people or something. Thats what hes saying. I finally arrived at this place I never wanted to be in. Oh, its so terrible! Its, This isbeautiful....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Laura Day

EW's Best of 2015: Hotline Bling director breaks down Drake's music video

As we continue our end-of-year coverage, revisit that conversation below. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What direction did you give Drake? Credit: Getty Images DIRECTOR X:Nothing. So I just turn on the camera and let them do what theyre going to do. Its really setting the stage for them. People have been debating whether Drake is a good or bad dancer. How would you describe his dancing?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Penny Ross

EW's Best of 2015: How G. Willow Wilson built an all-female Avengers

Plus, how she took Ms. Marvel into year two. Thanks to vibrant characterization and compelling storytelling, Kamala immediately became a critical and commercial hit. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Credit: Marvel A-Force AfterMs. Marvelstories, A-Force started out knee-deep inSecret Wars. But Wilson used Arcadia and the team itself to interrogate the very notion of feminine/masculine difference. Cliff Chiang / Marvel You see that in the way Tony Stark and Captain America butt heads in the Avengers....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Carrie Hernandez

EW's Best of 2015: How the Rick & Morty creates interdimensional TV

The result was spectacular. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Its just the freedom to do shortform weird stuff, Roiland says. Credit: Adult Swim So I think its just tapping into that energy. But the idea to go in and record stuff and improvise stuff, that was new to this show. Although the concept came from Roiland, much of the sketchs look came from collaboration with storyboard artists....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Joshua Thompson

EW's Best of 2015: How Vampire Diaries crafted Elena's goodbye

And in May 2015, they got their answer in one of the shows strongest hours. EW spoke with executive producer Caroline Dries and choreographer Mimi Karsh about how exactly they created Elenas farewell. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Credit: The CW How do you craft a proper goodbye for your main character in only 44 minutes? So they knew why she was leaving, but they still needed the how....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Autumn Wagner

EW's Best of 2015: Jim, Jeannie Gaffigan on the Bible-centric episode

Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. JEANNIE GAFFIGAN: There was an actual incident that inspired it. And so somebody picked up on that at theWashington Post. Credit: TV Land JIM:Michelle Boorsteindid an article. And Jim was like, Oh no, people are going to think Im crazy! which is so not what we do. TV Land We dont take political sides; we dont push an agenda. Thats not our style of comedy....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Thomas Long

EW's Best of 2015: Justin Bieber segway dance video, explained

Back in August, Justin Bieber released What Do You Mean? the second single from his albumPurpose, which broke records and hearts around the world. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. (Dope, he tweeted with the link. )The Huffington Postsaid the dance changes everything.Billboard dubbed the videoeye-popping. AndThe Verge wrote, Help me get a handle on the line between stupid and genius. Were leaning toward genius. Literally the day he released What Do You Mean?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Jason Fisher

EW's Best of 2015: Patrick Dempsey says goodbye to McDreamy

Back in April,Greys Anatomyfans were shocked when their beloved Derek Shepherd was killed in a car accident. Or rather, he was killed by the horrible doctors who couldnt save him after the car accident. Either way, after his final episode, Patrick Dempsey sat down exclusively with EW to discuss his exit. Credit: Kelsey McNeal/ABC Revisit that conversation below. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This doesnt make any sense....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 681 words · Janet Brown

EW's Best of 2015: Sleepy Hollow's slide to unlock moment

Sleepy Hollowdoes have a way with phones. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. And Crane has that same feeling about Abbie. Credit: Fox Despite the preposterousness of what shes saying, theres also some incongruity that he cant make sense of. So how did the first meeting between Revolutionary-era Ichabod Crane and modern technology come about? What would I do when I picked up a phone? How would I even turn it on?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Bridget Gonzalez MD

EW's Best of 2015: The Americans bosses discuss Paige's realization

Back in April, EW spoke withThe Americansexecutive producers Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg to discuss the big reveal. As part of our year-end coverage, revisit that conversation below. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. Credit: Patrick Harbon/FX Paige ended her parents Whos going to tell her first? How did Paige handle it? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, Paige knows. I couldnt breathe for the last 20 minutes of this episode....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Natalie Davila

EW's Best of 2015: The Game of Thrones character you've never met

As part of our year-end coverage, revisit that story below. Click here for more Best of 2015 coverage. He keeps track of where everything is happening and whats going on on that map. Credit: HBO Its a weird little working machine. Wall and his team at design studio Elastic invented the backstory for this disquisitive monk. Wall explains: I always have to invent a story behind stuff. It defined our language, says Shintani....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Wayne Anderson