I've said it before and I'll say it again. I think Tom was a dick at the dinner with Heather and Billy and Janet. Because A. His daughter is cooking, weird. Something is up. B. This boy is in his house. And acting sweet and nice but if a boy is here with his daughter it means one of two things. One. She's pregnant. 2. He wants to date or marry her. All things he doesn't wanna deal with. When Janet is drinking he really is just upset because he'd like them both to be sober to deal with whatever these two kids are about to spring on them.
The moment Janet falls. He is. WORRIED. he loves his wife. He loves his daughter. I. Think there was lots of cut content. And I. Will not write Tom or Janet as neglectful parents. (This is also just me. Unable to write that due to my own trauma. I just. Don't write Tom or Janet as being abusive to Heather. In my mind they just adore her so much and love her so much)
Anyways, all that to say I know Tom is legit. A fucking bastard in the show. And he is still a bastard. But the one thing he's not is an unloving and uncaring father and same goes to Janet! Nobody ever really plays with my Janet but she adores her only daughter ugh 😭 I've been writing the Holloways since 2019 I have a lot of feels about this fucking family y'all.