The loft will be Coach-less...again.
Warning: Tonight's season finale of New Girl will probably make you cry. Scratch that, it will definitely make you cry. Why? Because Damon Wayans Jr. is leaving the show and it's time for Coach to say goodbye to the gang as he's moving to New York Jersey City.
And in our exclusive featurette above, Damon sounds off on exiting the Fox hit sitcom a second time (He was in the pilot, but left when ABC renewed Happy Endings [Yay!], only to return after ABC canceled Happy Endings [Boo!]), and yeah, things get emotional.
"Looking back, I've had a great time. These are people who I'm friend with on and off the court," he says. "It's hard to leave."
It's also hard to say goodbye, and his co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone, attempt to do just that in the video. "I'm not going to say goodbye because then he can't go," Simone says, and we won't lie, we got a little misty-eyed.
Plus, you'll also get a sneak peek from tonight's finale, "Clean Break," including the hilarious goodbye party Jess attempts to throw Coach, and his tear-filled farewell with Winston (Morris), that will have you laughing and tearing up.
Still, the show must go on, and New Girl was recently picked up for a fifth season by Fox. Due to Zooey Deschanel's pregnancy, the first couple of episodes have already been filmed, and fans can expect a lot of changes. "A lot is different, so that's kind of exciting for the gang to get into," Hannah Simone previewed of what fans can expect from the new season. "A bit of a different landscape, different relationships."
New Girl's season finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Fox.