{"id":396016,"date":"2022-01-19T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T03:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jon-huertas-on-directing-what-that-flash-forward-means-for-kate-and-toby\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T03:01:24","slug":"jon-huertas-on-directing-what-that-flash-forward-means-for-kate-and-toby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jon-huertas-on-directing-what-that-flash-forward-means-for-kate-and-toby\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jon Huertas on Directing & What That Flash-Forward Means for Kate and Toby"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Jon Huertas on Directing & What That Flash-Forward Means for Kate and Toby<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Season 6, Episode 2 of This Is Us<\/i>, \u201cFour Fathers.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Is Us<\/em> continues to raise the stakes with each passing episode of its final season and \u201cFour Fathers\u201d is no exception.<\/p>\n

The episode chronicles the struggles of dads within the Pearson family, and helping bring those challenges to the screen is star Jon Huertas. The actor who portrays Jack\u2019s (Milo Ventimiglia) best friend and Rebecca\u2019s (Mandy Moore) second husband is no stranger to the director\u2019s chair after tackling an episode in Season 5.<\/p>\n

Taking that experience, Huertas app<\/a>roached the pivotal episode with care and consideration as the show began to peel back the layers behind the story of Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Toby\u2019s (Chris Sullivan) relationship demise. Below, Huertas discusses directing, and some of the episode\u2019s most revealing moments.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Courtesy of Jon Huertas\/PR Machine)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This episode was all about the Pearson family fathers. Did you have any choice over which episode you\u2019d direct?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Huertas: <\/strong>I knew that I was going to be directing one or two episodes this season and when we were getting into it, I didn\u2019t think that it would be one of the first five. We were about a week away from filming our first episode and I got a call from Dan [Fogelman] and he said, \u201cHey, I think Episode 3 would be great. Are you interested?\u201d And I said, \u201cDan Fogelman, that\u2019s a dumb question. Of course interested,\u201d [Laughs<\/em>].<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always had kind of father issues. When it comes to anything that has to do with fatherhood, because of my own background of not really growing up with a father, I always am affected emotionally. So, I thought this would be a really great episode to take on. Dealing with how [dads] are trying to deal with fatherhood was so interesting.<\/p>\n

The fathers all struggle in their own ways during this episode, but who do you think is struggling the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the two characters that are having the toughest time in my episode are probably Toby and Kevin. What\u2019s funny is that they both have something in common, their living situations are really affecting their ability to be present fathers. And then Jack and Randall are dealing with wanting to connect with their kids. It\u2019s not necessarily a problem, it\u2019s just an effort being made because maybe there\u2019s a fear of not being connected the way that they want to be.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Courtesy of Jon Huertas\/PR Machine)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The last episode focused primarily on two different storylines, but this installment was filled with several plotlines. Is that exciting when it comes to directing? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah. The thing I love about working on the show is that [I\u2019m] the time travel<\/a>er. Mandy and I are time travelers, we get to be in all aspects of time on the show. But for the most part, you\u2019re kind of compartmentalized in each episode, when you\u2019re directing an episode, you get to work with everyone and that is such a joy. And you get to see the story from its inception on paper until it airs and you\u2019re part of that entire process. You really get to appreciate every little thing that the actors do to make sure you\u2019re getting exactly what you need to make this episode feel like it was intended.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve directed before on the show. How did that influence your approach to directing this episode? <\/strong><\/p>\n

It helped me immensely and I definitely leaned on my experience from the first time working on the show. The production was a lot different because the first time I directed it was [during the early days of] Covid and it was tough. It took a lot longer. This time felt easier because of the first time and the actors, trusted me one hundred percent. Maybe the first time I did it, they were like, \u201cah, Jon\u2019s never directed us or even television before, let\u2019s just see what happens.\u201d This time they were like, \u201cLet\u2019s go, Jon, what do you want to do?\u201d And it was exciting.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Ron Batzdorff\/NBC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The episode\u2019s flash forward with a grown-up Jack Jr. (Blake Stadnik) hints at the end of Kate and Toby. Does this episode serve as the first building block of their relationship implosion? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I think it\u2019s not necessarily a building block. It\u2019s more fertilizer. The seed was planted at the end of last season when we saw there was a wedding. Now in [this] episode, we have this fertilizer, we\u2019re going to help the seed grow a little bit more. And we definitely see [when we] open up the episode with adult Jack Junior. We kind of get a sense that something he\u2019s dealing with has to do with the imminent breakup of Kate and Toby and the moment that sent major shock waves through their relationship. We see that they\u2019ve been having a little trouble because of Toby\u2019s remote job, but it\u2019s definitely going to get worse as we go along.<\/p>\n

And it was really great to do this. Working with Chris Sullivan, he\u2019s one of my favorite people as well as one of my favorite actors. Both him and Chrissy are just amazing sports and the fact that they allowed the writers and me to specifically come in and tell this part of their story, it was truly special.<\/p>\n

Kevin (Justin Hartley) also calls Cassidy (Jennifer Morrison) in this episode, should fans read more into that regarding his romantic life? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I think that fans should always read into things and I think that fans should always keep an open mind. I think we should always be that way. I\u2019ve known [Jennifer] a long time and finally getting to direct her was so exciting. She\u2019s so good, and even though she\u2019s not in my episode a ton, it was still one of the best days working with her on set. But I think that we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen with Kevin and his love life at the end of the show. I think that Cassidy has a very special place in Kevin\u2019s heart, so I want the audience to definitely read into it. They might not finish the book when they\u2019re reading, but they can read into it.<\/p>\n

The episode ends on a somber note after Jack learns that his mother has died. What can you tease about the upcoming episode?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t one hundred percent say, but I think with Jack, he\u2019s always had this really difficult relationship with his family. And I think this is one of those odd moments that Jack really doesn\u2019t know how to deal with emotionally. And he\u2019s going to have to realize that [he] can\u2019t do this himself. He\u2019s not a superhero, he\u2019s a human with a heart that realizes sometimes you need help. Sometimes you need to lean on others to help you through things.<\/p>\n

This Is Us<\/em>, Season 6, Tuesdays, 9\/8c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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