And speaking of condolences, will those need to soon be issued in regards to Toby?
(Read a Q&A with Chris Sullivan about Tobys fate here.)
Toby wasnt the onlyThis Is Ussurprised.
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(Daughter Tess was the one who eventually clued Randall in on the William-Jessie relationship.)
Also saved from death: Dr. K (Gerald McRaney).
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Id like to say thank you for showing grace and understanding for your mother.
She really did raise you right.
Are you supposed to, like, just all of a sudden, be okay with that?
In your opinion as the man who plays him how mad should Randall be?
He himself has said how amazing his parents were.
So, shes like, You know what?
I have empathy for that.
So, I guess I see it both ways as Sterling.
I got to play it as Randall, you know what Im saying?
[Laughs]So, Randalls going to be a little upset!
Hes going to feel a little upset.
It was up there.
Im a pretty low-key, mellow fellow for the most part.
So, it was intense, and it was a lot of takes.
I mean, we did it over and over again.
I was relatively happy with how the scenes came together.
I mean, its hard to be objective when youre watching your stuff.
You must have had it in your head about how you thought he was going to process that hurt.
I felt like it was right.
So, I felt like it was just right.
He wanted to tell her off.
I think thats whats beautiful about this dude.
There is a striving to do the right thing, you know?
Then William says, Do you want to come in?
and hes like, Okay.
Hes like, No, Im not coming in.
Its interesting that way.
Its a betrayal of trust.
What was it like to finally get to act with Milo?
Were you worried that it was never going to happen?
Im never going to get a scene with Milo!
What could we possibly do?
And so they came up with an idea that worked.
But it was the right equipment, and it functioned well within our story.
I was worried that that would never happen, and it may not happen again.
I dont know how many times you might do it effectively and have people stick with you.
Is that something you guys have just been waiting for, getting more time together?
I was like, I really need to know more about and witness the relationship between Randall and Kate.
Hopefully, well get a chance to touch more on that in the future.
Dan saidits going to be a slow thawbetween Rebecca and Randall.
What can you tease about their reconciliation?
How slow is this thaw?
Originally, in the Christmas episode, there is a moment of forgiveness that Dan chose to cut out.
He said it just felt too easy.
His mom comes up behind him, and he turns to her and says, I forgive you.
And she says, Excuse me?
And she hugs him, and they hug each other, and they continue with their Christmas Eve.
It doesnt just happen.
Its going to take a little bit of time.
I absolutely believe so, because it was one of those moments when it actually caught him off-guard.
I definitely would say thats the case.
Is Andys storyline something well be returning to sooner or later this season?
As of now, no.
And hes like, What do you think?
How do you think thatll go over?
I said, I think it sounds really, really lovely.
I think I may have even found out before Ron, actually.
And so, Ron found out, and he was great with it, too.
This is going to be solid.
Im curious to see how our fans respond to this storyline because I think its told very deftly.
Its not beating you over the head with something… How can we do that as organically as possible?
I didnt see that as being a part of him.
But now that I know that its part of him, I love him.
When shooting that scene, did you try slightly different reactions to receiving the news?
I had a couple of different thoughts with regards to it.
[Laughs] I can remember thinking when a friend of mine told me he was gay.
We were just out of high school, and he was breaking it down for me, right?
And I was like, Wow.
Was I just not picking up on this?
And so there were things that I couldve seen, and I was like, Oh, yeah!
Thats the look I was trying to capture.
Fans now have to wait five weeks for the new episode.
(Episode 11 airs Jan. Theres a lot of good movies coming out this holiday season.
Get out to your local cinema, and enjoy yourself.
[Laughs] The holidays are coming.
Theres going to be plenty of things to occupy your time.
We will be back, and we look forward to being reunited with you.
