▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁K irst en ▁V angs ness ▁and ▁show runner ▁Er ica ▁Mess er ▁would ▁be ▁co - writing ▁the ▁series ▁finale , ▁with ▁long - time ▁director ▁and ▁executive ▁producer , ▁Gl enn ▁K ers h aw ▁direct ing . ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁fifth ▁episode ▁they ▁have ▁co - written ▁together . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁would ▁be ▁titled ▁" And ▁in ▁the ▁End ". ▁The ▁title ▁comes ▁from ▁The ▁Beat les ▁song ▁" The ▁End " ▁(" And ▁in ▁the ▁end … ▁the ▁love ▁you ▁take ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁love ▁you ▁make … ” ). ▁Mess er ▁and ▁V angs ness ▁chose ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁because ▁" th ose ▁were ▁the ▁final ▁lyr ics ▁ever ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁a ▁group ▁the ▁characters ▁always ▁loved ." ▁▁▁▁ ▁Form er ▁show runner , ▁Edward ▁Allen ▁Bern ero , ▁directed ▁the ▁fourth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁" S aturday ". ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Jane ▁Lyn ch ▁would ▁repr ise ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁D iana ▁Re id , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Sp encer ▁Re id . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Rach ael ▁Le igh ▁Cook ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁as ▁Max , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁Re id . ▁Max ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁"