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Even though John Wilson, the titular creator and host of HBO\u2019s \u201cHow to With John Wilson,\u201d had several ideas that could have been part of the documentary series\u2019 future, he knew he had to end on Season 3.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than just having it go on indefinitely, I wanted it to feel like there was a bit of an arc,\u201d Wilson told TheWrap. \u201cI also feel like the best thing that you can do is to just leave people wanting more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus marks the beginning of the end for one of the most charmingly bizarre series HBO has ever created. In every season of \u201cHow to With John Wilson,\u201d the soft-spoken documentarian offers his expertise \u2014 and through a series of investigative interviews, the expertise of others \u2014 on a variety of topics. How do you make small talk? How do you be spontaneous? How do you throw out your batteries?<\/p>\n
In every episode, a seemingly simple question warps into a wild narrative filled with memorable interviews and odd sights, all captured through Wilson\u2019s unflinching camera. It\u2019s not uncommon for one scene to focus on a man who eats expired war rations for fun and the next to show a plastic bag trapped in a tree.<\/p>\n
Over the years, incidental themes have emerged. For example, NXIVM, which made a surprise appearance in Season 2, appears again in Season 3. (\u201cThey were formed in the Northeast, and that\u2019s where we\u2019re headquartered\u2026 So it\u2019s not that crazy, I guess,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cBut the fact that I saw them in f\u2013king Nevada was annoying.\u201d)<\/p>\n
But as a general rule, \u201cHow to With John Wilson\u201d has always prioritized spotlighting life\u2019s randomness. That means keeping in footage and gaffes other filmmakers would omit.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeaning into the mistakes is very much within the spirit of why I make the work to begin with,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIf anything bad happens to me in real life, I don\u2019t like it to be a net loss. I like to do something productive with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
That ethos is especially tested in Season 3\u2019s first episode, \u201cHow to Find a Public Restroom,\u201d a twisting saga that tests Wilson\u2019s ability to roll with the punches. \u201cI feel like leaning into stuff like that is just as much therapy as it is a way to narratively strengthen the work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether it knows it or not, \u201cHow to With John Wilson\u201d is part of a tight television club that straddles the line between comedy and reality. It counts series like Adult Swim\u2019s \u201cThe Eric Andre Show,\u201d Amazon Freevee\u2019s \u201cJury Duty\u201d and HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Rehearsal\u201d among its peers. When asked why this highly specific genre of television has been resonating with people, Wilson said that audiences are \u201cfatigued by these clich\u00e9s.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Wilson from How to with John Wilson (Photo Credit: HBO)
\nJohn Wilson from \u201cHow to with John Wilson\u201d (Photo Credit: HBO)
\n\u201cA lot of the reality stuff we watch and a lot of the media \u2014 even narrative stuff \u2014 it\u2019s just a lot of heroes and villains and very one-dimensional characters,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt\u2019s resonating with people because it\u2019s letting you take inventory of yourself and making you think about your own desires and neuroses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson also praised Nathan Fielder, who is an executive producer on his show, as an \u201cexpert\u201d at \u201celevating\u201d the in-between moments most other filmmakers would cast aside.<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch an entire episode of \u2018The Bachelor.\u2019 It\u2019s just so robotic. But then the most life you see out of anybody is in the post-credits sequence when you\u2019re just watching them do something banal,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n
As for what\u2019s ahead for Wilson, he said he is ready to put all of his unused ideas for \u201cHow to With John Wilson\u201d into \u201cthe next thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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