... done anything like that on the show"

http://ew.com/tv/2018/05/15/new-girl-series-finale-ending-liz-meriwether-interview/

Liz Meriwether says her "incredible writers" came up with one of the series finale's biggest reveals, adding: "We wanted to have the finale be emotional but not have it be too emotional, and this felt like the (message) of the show. It’s still a bit silly." As for what Meriwether regrets not including in the show, she says with a laugh: "I really wish that we could have had a Nick and Schmidt kiss in the finale, but I guess I’ll have to be satisfied with Schmidt telling Nick that he loves him."

ALSO:

Zooey Deschanel liked the finale, but "I thought there was another version that could’ve been a little bit more dark—not like dark, horrible" (http://deadline.com/2018/05/new-girl-zooey-deschanel-series-finale-interview-news-1202386400/)
Jake Johnson would like to see New Girl revived in 10 years (http://people.com/tv/jake-johnson-new-girl-series-finale/)