Jones came to Anderson while the writers were working on the script, asking him what he thought Louis should say to Claudia during the seance. Anderson told him that whatever Louis ended up saying had to be "deeply inappropriate." He continued, "It has to be something that is about him, so that there's a real shift when they both realize that this has to be about her. This is her moment to vent." However, when it came time to film, Anderson wasn't entirely sure how to play it. "I don't know if I should really be revealing this," he laughed. "But I think one of the ugliest traits in a parent is, like, your kids don't really owe you anything. But that doesn't mean that you don't have moments where you're like, 'Do you know how much I do for you? Do you know how much of my life revolves around you?'" In the final version of the scene, he goes down the route of a scorned father, allowing "Daddy Lou" to jump out as Louis informs his daughter of her supposed ungratefulness.