Warning: This story contains spoilers from Tuesday's season five finale of Younger. Is this the happy ending Liza wanted? On Tuesday's season finale of Younger, wittily titled "Lizability," Liza (Sutton Foster) found herself in a position she's never been in before -- and there are more questions than answers about what this means. After a season of closed-door make-out sessions, Liza and Charles (Peter Hermann) decided to go public with their secret relationship, walking hand-in-hand after he was demoted to a figurehead position at Empirical, with Liza's Millennial partner, Kelsey (Hilary Duff), replacing him as publisher. But how they got to that point was messy. After Liza reneged on an enticing job offer to run her imprint, wild card Cheryl Sussman (Martha Plimpton) leaked a damaging blind item to a New York gossip rag revealing a torrid affair between an unnamed powerful publishing head and a lowly assistant -- all of which forced Charles to step down. Like we said: messy. "This has been my favorite season so far, and a lot of that has to do with the scenes and stuff that's happened between Liza and Charles. I feel like this is the season where Liza got more real and grew up a little bit and owned her power," Foster tells ET of season five. "Liza and Charles have always been and how we dealt with that in the beginning of the season drawn to each other; there's always been something going on. And this season, that was shown in a new light with the #MeToo movement. I do think that you've been watching two people fall in love with each other, until you excuse the perimeter of which that dynamic has been established. How we leave this season is, in a way, we're taking away that power dynamic and now what? Now what do we have?" To get to the bottom of what the events from the Younger finale mean for Liza and Charles' future as a real couple, Josh's shocking baby bombshell and more (Zane ditching Empirical! Kelsey as Liza's new boss! ), ET jumped on the phone with Foster and creator Darren Star to get the lowdown on how every big finale development affects the upcoming sixth season. TV Land 1. Liza and Charles are finally together (for real this time), but the ending leaves much to be desired for their future. For most of the season, Liza and Charles kept their affair a secret, but after a confluence of events pushes Charles out as publisher of Empirical, they decided to give their romance a go with the ultimate test: going public with their relationship. The final scene started off with the pair hopeful as they walk hand-in-hand happily thinking of their future together. But the fantasy begins wearing off almost immediately, when Liza and Charles both realize that this may be trickier than they thought, as their expressions go from giddy excitement to extreme uncertainty. "Liza and Charles are together, but it's also like, this isn't the fantasy anymore, it's the reality," Foster says, breaking down the final scene. "I feel like, in many ways, they have had this fantasy romance and now it's going to be really real. What does that mean? Does it work? Do they work? That's what the last scene of the season means, like, 'Oh, f*ck! This isn't what we wanted!' It's seemingly everything good but nothing is right. It isn't the dream that they thought it was going to be. They're not walking off into the sunset." "The complication for Liza and Charles was always the fact that it was built on an illusion, so this is about what happens when the fantasy is gone and the reality of who these two people are intrudes. It's not as perfect as the idea -- Charles and Liza were characters who were projecting onto each other," Star tells ET, breaking down that moment. "It just suddenly got real and no relationship is perfect and they're basically thinking, 'OK...' There's always going to be compromises and sacrifices. They're each at that moment reflecting on where they are." Foster revealed that the season-ending scene was one of the first she and Hermann filmed for the episode, shooting Liza and Charles' walk about "three or four times." "What I love about that last moment was that it is very subtle. It also felt very real. There are so many times where I've had moments like that, where you're like, 'Oh, my God, this is amazing!' and then you're like, 'Wait a minute....' It is the 'Wait a minute' moment," Foster says. "I think people will have lots of thoughts and feelings about that last moment and what it means. That's the whole moment. It's not a definitive thing. It's doubt, it's worry, it's reality; it's all of those complicated emotions." The repercussions of their decision will be a major theme for the new season. "Are we going to see Charles in the townhouse in his boxer shorts hanging out in his pajamas while Liza goes to work? How is that dynamic going to affect their relationship? It'll be interesting," Foster says. Adds Star, "I feel like it's going to create a lot of complications. Liza is getting so much what she wants, in terms of professionally. Charles was put into, for the moment, a nowhere situation because he needed to accept that investment. Season six is basically, let's see how this unfolds. The dynamic is going to be different." TV Land 2. Is Claire pregnant with Josh's baby? Josh (Nico Tortorella) seemed to finally have his foot on solid ground, with his newly refurbished tattoo parlor and a new lease on life. But that all came crashing down when a very pregnant Claire, his estranged wife he married in Ireland at the end of season four, appears at his front door with a growing baby bump. Talk about a shocker! "It's something we thought about all season. It's going to create a lot of complications for Josh and I think it's going to bring Liza very much into Josh's orbit," Star says, adding that the baby's paternity -- whether it's Josh's baby -- "will be raised." "I remember talking to the writers about it and even they were on the fence, back and forth, about what that would be and then they told me and then I was like, 'Oh, my gosh! Are you serious?!'" Foster says. "I'm super curious how this baby will play out, the return of Claire and what that means. I have no idea!" 3. What is Kelsey like as the boss? With Charles stepping down as the publisher of Empirical, Kelsey was tapped to run the whole company, a shocking move that caught Liza and company by surprise. As Star explains it, while Kelsey is qualified to step into the power position, the transition from co-editor of the Millennial imprint to leading an entire publishing company may be a tall task for the young, brilliant editor. "Kelsey's really, really ambitious. There's an interesting story to tell about a woman, any young person, who sometimes their ambition gets ahead of their maturity. I think that's one thing that Kelsey's going to have to do deal with. She's still young. She's really smart, really ambitious, really talented, but she's stepping into something that she may not be completely ready for," Star says. 4. What new job did Zane get? Zane (Charles Michael Davis) caught Kelsey by surprise when he was seen with his box of belongings getting onto the elevator. Star confirms that Davis is very much still in the fabric of Younger in the upcoming season, it's just that he'll be working at another company. "Zane is coming back," Star reassures ET, adding that he doesn't believe Zane would fare very well working under a former fling in Kelsey. "Everyone doesn't have to work at the same office to be on the show. He's still in the same business." But which company? One possible landing place for Zane is Chicky, the imprint Cheryl Sussman almost poached Liza for. "That's very possible," Star says coyly. Leading us to our next lingering question... 5.<doc-sep>Liza Miller remains at Millennial Print after a sizable investment by Quinn Tyler, but Charles is out after a revenge play by Cheryl Sussman on Younger. Cheryl Sussman almost had Liza Miller signing a contract with Plaza Publishing to run her own publishing imprint Chick(Y) on the Younger season 5 finale. Sussman offered Liza the works: a big office and significantly larger pay, to run the Chick (Y) imprint, and most important of all not having to lie about her real age any longer. Quinn Tyler however, had other plans for Millennial Print, ones she made apparent on a dinner with Charles. Instead of the hints of a relationship, Quinn truly was all business with Charles after all, who had told Liza the truth. Quinn said she was willing to make a monumental investment in the company with a group of investors she had gathered, that is if Millennial was the flagship brand. Liza agreed to meet up with Quinn to tell her one-on-one that she had to take Sussman’s offering at Plaza Publishing after Kelsey and Charles were unable to convince her to reconsider. After being prodded about if it was about money, Liza admitted rather it was that she misled everyone about her age, and that she was never really 27, only saying that because she needed a job. Instead of Quinn wanting to pull the investment, she saw it as a great, empowering achievement and something that would receive amazing exposure on shows like The View and in her book, calling it fighting ageism rampant in the industry rather than fraud. Liza would agree to stay on at Millennial Print, and declined Sussman’s offer the next at the Chick (Y) celebration lunch with co-workers. Sussman was absolutely furious and retaliated by using her knowledge of Liza and Charles’ relationship to take Charles down in the aftermath. Sussman had a Page Six story leaked to Quinn that told of Charles sleeping with his 27-year-old assistant. Quinn informed Charles afterward that she would not be able to spin the affair in today’s climate and would be pulling the offer. Charles had a different solution in order to save the company. He became Chairman of the Board as a “public” promotion but really just a title in name only. Charles did, however, promote Kelsey to publisher, as Millennial Print became the flagship of his company rather than Empirical Press. Zane however, tok a new job, surprisingly leaving the company — according to him, out of preference of Kelsey not being his new boss. Meanwhile on Younger, Enzo was distraught after Diana Trout visited his place and was seemingly unimpressed by his being placed on the Fatberg 5. A Fatberg as explained by Enzo is calcified waste caught in the New York sewage system, akin to an iceberg, and considered very dangerous. Enzo mentioned some plumber’s wives wouldn’t want them anywhere close to a Fatberg. Diana, however, laughed and took a mocking kind of tone toward something Enzo was quite proud of. Enzo left to go for a walk and Diana thought the relationship was over as he wouldn’t return her texts. Later, she would see Enzo as missing on a breaking news report about the Fatberg’s removal. Diana rushed to the location to find Enzo just being pulled out of the sewer, hugging him in sheer relief. One of the most important scenes during Younger actually arrived just after Maggie asked Josh to seriously consider fathering a child with her partner. Josh went to Lauren’s place to discuss matters, but Lauren had other ideas involving a Guatemalan ritual. After drinking what Lauren gave to him, Josh dreamed of a life with Liza as he held up their baby in a vastly sentimental moment. When he woke up, he stated he knew exactly what he wanted. Though Josh would tell Maggie he wants to be a father with someone he loves so he couldn’t do it, the vision of Liza was most telling. Pregnant wife Claire shows up at Josh’s door a bit after and he doesn’t smile. The Younger season 5 finale concludes with Charles and Liza kissing and public and holding hands without fear for the first time in daylight. Charles had just told Liza he has everything he wants right now after she was worried about Charles’ own company evicting him. They smile as they walk, and soon the realization of what’s happening hits them, as both their faces go emotionless right before the credits. Not exactly total sadness but not blissful joy either. It definitely sets the stage for the upcoming season 6 of Younger on TV Land. Missed a season of Younger? No problem! You can watch seasons 1-4 right on TVLand.com, based on your Cable provider. All four seasons are also available for Hulu subscribers.<doc-sep>FOSTER Oh, wow. That’ll be just fascinating. The power dynamics have shifted. You’ve got Kelsey in charge, and Liza’s up there with her. Charles is on the outside. And if Charles and Liza are still together, how will that affect her relationship with Kelsey and the running of the company? Arghh! Liza doesn’t seem quite so young anymore, but in a strong, alluring way. FOSTER This is my favorite season by far because Liza grew up, as ironic as that sounds. She really started to own her power. STAR One thing we love to do on this show as writers is paint ourselves and our characters into a corner. And then think about how we get ourselves out of that. I don’t think Charles is in any way, shape or form ready to retire or give up his company. And Liza is certainly going to be a really strong person in his company, so there will be some interesting conflict there. Liza is ambitious and she did all this for a reason, and even though it wasn’t completely premeditated, her ambition has taken her to a pretty high place. And it’s interesting that she does find herself almost running the company she basically came in as an assistant to in this sort of slightly underhanded way. And she’s got the man she wants. So she’s really got a lot. [Laughs] Let’s not forget Josh, forever pining for Liza, now that Clare is back on the scene. STAR We had this long-game idea about Clare [Phoebe Dynevor], that she’d be gone and forgotten and then make this appearance at the end. I also feel like Liza has an attraction to Josh [Nico Tortorella], I really do, and Josh continually has all these opportunities to mature and become more of a man. That flame may be on simmer, but I still think it’s there. FOSTER I know, it’s crazy! What’s going to happen, Darren, what’s going to happen? STAR I would say that Josh is definitely not out of Liza’s life completely. The thing is, I don’t think you can look at Josh and Liza in a room, standing next to each other, and not feel something. FOSTER Bwaaahhh! With luck, “Younger” will grow older. Sutton, how do you imagine Liza’s happy ending? FOSTER You know what’s tricky? I don’t know if it involves a guy. I do want Liza to be happy, but I think it’s being able to live her full, honest truth in the work world and not have to lie, and for her to be successful and to have power and ownership of her career. But not necessarily to ride off into the sunset with some boy.<doc-sep>
The season finale of Younger completely changed the game. Who’s pregnant, who’s promoted, who’s demoted, and who’s declaring love in sewage? The winds of change have blown through Empirical, and they have Liza to thank… or blame. Following a natural crossroads for both Liza’s secret about her age and her relationship with Charles, Younger backed them into a corner and forced a series of difficult and game-changing decisions. From promotions to demotions, things are going to look a lot different in season 6, even for those not employed at Empirical. Someone’s got a baby on the way, and it’s not who you think. Spoiler warning: If you haven’t yet watched the season finale of Younger, then bookmark this page and return later. Things are about to get very spoilery in here. Diana ruins a coat for Enzo. We all know that Diana Trout doesn’t wear her heart on her sleeve, and she won’t even threaten the integrity of her sleeves for that matter. But when Enzo accuses her of not taking him or his profession as a plumber seriously, she does the impossible. Enzo gets trapped in the extraction of “fatberg,” an underground emergency that causes sewage to congeal (or something? ), and Diana rushes to the sewer site. The fire department pulls Enzo from the manhole, covered in sewage, and Diana sacrifices her coat to hug him. If that’s not love, what is? Zane leaves Empirical. So, the prediction that Kelsey’s big news in the finale would be Hilary Duff’s pregnancy written in was, as expected, false. Hey, it was a long shot anyway. What she did learn, however, was that she had been promoted (more on that later) and that Zane loved her. For what might be the first and last time, the tough guy laid his cards on the table and admitted his one-time feelings for Kelsey. But were they really one-time feelings? Even as he walks out of Empirical with his belongings in tow, moving on to the next publishing house, he disguises his emotions with put-downs. We see you, Zane. Call Josh daddy? Naturally, Josh caught baby fever after Malkie brought up the idea of him donating his sperm. At least, it’s all he and Maggie can talk about since it would affect both of their lives. Ever the doting friend, Lauren helps Josh explore whether he’s ready to make that leap with a meditation circle and strong cacao. During Josh’s trip, he fantasizes of a future with Liza and their child. But their future wouldn’t even have to include a baby; Josh saw Liza, and that means everything. In the end, #TeamJosh gets thrown another wrench as Clare shows up at his door pregnant. What the what?! Liza’s lie loses meaning. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t come with a catch. Liza decides to turn down the job offer from Cheryl Sussman to run her Chick(y) imprint when Quinn Tyler (Laura Benati) insists she can spin Liza’s secret as a crusade against ageism. However, a blind item in Page Six about Liza’s relationship with Charles nearly tanks Quinn’s investment. In problem solving mode, Charles steps into a new role as chairman to allow Millennial to rise as Empirical’s flagship brand and Kelsey its leading editor. With the lie out of the way, Liza and Charles can be together and she doesn’t have to worry about her age. Unless… Those fading grins, not unlike those at the end of The Graduate, speak volumes about the truth. Can they face the reality of their decision to go all-in with their public relationship? What do you think, Younger fans? Is Josh the father of Clare’s baby? Will Diana and Enzo get married? Can Kelsey rise to the occasion and run Empirical? Are Liza and Charles destined to crash and burn without the safety net of secrecy? Sound off in the comments! Younger returns with season 6 in 2019 on TV Land.