Hold onto those necklaces, folks.
Were entering unchartered territory here.
Jack and Rebecca a.k.a.
Who had lived life in service of the other?!
(Although his ticking life clock would beg to differ, unbeknownst to him.)
(Once covered by Moore herself.)
Lets talk about that fight scene.
Were you intimidated to tackle that?
So that was the goal initially and we did it.
Whose side do you feel yourself taking in that fight when you watch that scene?
Im getting emotional talking about it.
I think [theres] the underlying sentiment of her values and her desires not being viewed as valid.
And from my perspective, Jack really has only seen her through the lens of mother and wife.
He wasnt secure enough to be able to support this endeavor for her.
But I cant imagine that this is the first time its ever reared its head.
You cant be there to support your lady in this moment?
If were really going to distill it down, you cant take that stuff back.
There is a way to find forgiveness, but youneverforget those things.
Weve all been in those fights and sometimes things get said and there is no pulling back from it.
He thought about it for a second and he agreed to it.
Why do you think he didnt stop her and fight for the marriage in that moment?
Sure, he makes that great speech, giving her something to think about, but he did leave.
Did part of you want him to insist on staying?Yeah.
We both need to not be under the same roof and figure out where we go from here.
And the fact that Rebeccas suggestion is taken with such a seemingly agreeable same-page stance says everything.
Not the woman that youve conjured up in your head!
And he doesnt deliver the goods in that moment.
He stays quiet.He cant.
In that moment it was like, Wow.
I get all of that.
Its been building to this, unfortunately, for Jack and Rebecca.
Can you tell me about how you played that moment, and if you played it different ways?
Oh, you did?Yeah.
And I think in that moment, thats all I was thinking about.
How are we here?
And it was just so unendinglysadto me.
Thats what I was thinking about: Where do they go from here?
What is the next step?
Just in this moment, it was.
Why couldnt he have come up with that last night?
Why did he not tell her that?
It felt like a bit of a lie or an omission there.
I definitely caught that as well.
But as the actor reading the script, I was like, Huh.
Thats an interesting omission.
Do you think he feels a little bit ashamed?Yeah.
In the moment hes painting a rosier picture It really was always all about you.
He had made his choice already.
Its convenient to be able to add that little detail in.
Yeah, there was no other version, That was always it.
How precarious are we saying this relationship is when he walks out that door?
I dont know where it goes from here.
What was the state of their marriage?
And did whatever state it was in have any impact on his death?
Thats another burning question now.It is a burning question.
Im so happy that the pressure willsomewhatbe off of like, Is he going to die?
Is he going to die?
Im like, You guys, this is the end of the first season!
Give us some time!
I dont know what to tell you.
Do you think some fans, though, will be disappointed they didnt learn more about how Jack died?
There is a big contingent of fans that is obsessed with that.I think its sort of silly.
I mean, why would they want to know it so early on in the show?
And so, I think that that factors in a little bit to letting the story breathe.
It is ahugeturning point.
I didnt predict that one.I loved it!
I didnt predict that one either… Its heartbreaking to watch her passion for music suffer so many setbacks in this episode.
Her friends dont exactly believe in the career, they ask her to diversify.
She gets rejected by the label.
Its kind of brutal to see her suffering all these setbacks about something she loves so much.Yeah.
Thats not something Ive heard from Dan.
Its like, Ooof.
What was your full takeaway from this episode?
It does feel like the darkest moment that weve seen.It is.
I think its going to be impactful, and it wont sort of diminish over time.
Like you said, it leaves you with a lot to think about.
I mean, Im curious to see what their takeaway is.
Im curious to see what their questions are.
I hope theyre not just focused on like, Okay, but how does he die?
Or How does Rebecca end up with Miguel?
Im curious to see what Dan has in his brain for where we start this next season.
To read what creator Dan Fogelman had to say about the finale,click here.
For Milo Ventimiglias thoughts,go here.
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