#thomas jonathan murphy

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

But I love the writing. You know, the idea that, that Eric is, is not going to try and explain it. He's just going to like fall on the sword. Is really smart and interesting and like I I, I just found it super, super profound. -Rider 

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

And it's a big reveal that it's Tommy and Tommy sitting in the audience. -Danielle

And it's always Danielle's reveal. That's always on the, the social media machine. -Will

The amount of people who think I was legitimately surprised. -Danielle 

That shows how good an actor you are. -Will

I was like, I was like, we were there all 

week. -JB

How good? No, what I remember, and apologies to Rider and Shiloh, 'cause I'm back there chewing the scenery. I remember, the thing I remember the most is that we were trying, and by we, I mean us as a production, we're trying to get the background actors to give a facial reaction of like, because they wanted the Oh my gosh. Reveal. And so I remember there being so many guys when he says, I can talk. You need a big reaction. Give us a big reaction. And I..I just was like, I'll take everyone's Big reaction. I'll do it. Watch this.  Here you go. And I'm like right over the shoulder. -Danielle

She's shocked. Shocked I tell you. -Will

I just need you all to know it would've been impossible for me to not know because I had been there all week rehearsing this. -Danielle 

...But I also do, we the, I love how it's also though, like, they're like, alright, everybody's gotta be so shocked that This is Tommy. You're apparently supposed to know that Eric almost adopted a kid 25 years ago. I know. It's like, how are the, how are we shocked about I don't get it....she's hacting it's awesome. -Will 

It's so over the top. But people, people believe it. -Danielle 

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

They give each other one last smirk and Eric pulls him in for a last giant embrace. -Danielle 

In a huge shirt. Did you notice the shirt? Like the the... -Will 

Your shirt? -Danielle

Yeah. Like the the, the sleeves come way past my hands. -Will

Yeah. You're in a huge shirt. -Danielle

Like I'm in a smock for some reason. -Will

A smock. -Danielle

A smock, which is one of my favorite words ever, but yes. I don't know why. It's a great word.-Will 

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

I think I think the Tommy stuff is spectacular. I think the complexity of those issues and the performances are just heart wrenching. I thought it was great. -Rider 

Love the Tommy storyline. Frankly forgot how damn good JB is at that age. I mean he was..you know how few child actors that age could have pulled that off? I mean he was... I thought there were several scenes where he was hitting beats that I wasn't hitting, and I thought was just really really good. So yeah, overall I thought it was good. I did. I thought it was good. -Will 

[montysmoon]

im still emotional about the episode when eric sees tommy agan someone save me