Did Marty, Jeannie get together on the 'House of Lies' series finale?
How did things end up for Marty Kaan and his nearest and dearest associate?
On Sunday, Showtime aired the series finale of House of Lies, the show that ran for five seasons inspired by the book, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, from writer and digital marketer Martin Kihn.
For nearly 60 episodes, we watched Marty and his pod manipulate vulnerable businesses in order to fatten the silk-lined pockets of their designer duds. Could their moral compass have used an alignment? Sure. But that would've been far less entertaining.
Since the show premiered on Jan. 8, 2012, we loved Marty (Don Cheadle), Jeannie Van Der Hooven (Kristen Bell), Clyde Oberholt (Ben Schwartz), and tolerated Doug Guggenheim (Josh Lawson) shortcomings and all.
In the last episode, No Es Fácil, K & A's fiercest foursome hoped to turn Cuba into a hotbed for five-star hotels, golf courses, and Starbucks for the Kohl brothers' profit. This would in turn increase Marty and Jeannie's payday when they sold the business — a decision Jeannie was second-guessing.
After realizing how dramatically different doing business in Cuba would be, the pod squad had one final play up their sleeves. Internally they pitched an idea of rapid expansion knowing that Marty's ex, Monica (Dawn Olivieri) still had access to their emails.
Monica's pitch was rejected and Marty ultimately decided not to sell his biz because he didn't want to subject Cuba to that type of imperialism. Everyone, quiet! Is that the sound of a heartbeat we hear?
Yes, Marty's heart grew three sizes this trip. He even proposed to his baby mama, Jeannie, while they were crashing a wedding. Jeannie accepted his mojito-infused proposal, and Marty said he loved her. Then they danced in the Cuban streets.
The next morning, the newlyweds woke up on the beach and pieced together their evening. "Good Morning, Mrs. Kaan," Marty said. "Marty, did you marry me last night?" a perplexed and plausibly hungover Jeannie asked. Yas, girl. Yas, he did.
We know this fictitious couple will make it because they didn't ignore the likelihood of morning breath in their brief, tongue-free kiss. And that, my friends is very real.
Though we wish we could freeze time — Marty Kaan style — with House of Lies still on the air, it's comforting to know that our Kaan & Associates got a happy ending, one hopefully free of future TED Talks from Doug.