My Headcanons For Tim's Houses
I was so thrown for a loop with Tim's new house in 7x04. I fully expected them to create a set that looked like Tim's S4 house. And maybe the owner of that house didn't want them to copy it? I have no idea how all of that works (but also, why wouldn't you want your house to be Tim Bradford's house? Anyways....)
So, I spent time trying to rationalize within canon why we've seen 3 houses. Here's what I came up with. Again, this is all my own speculation:
1st House (S1 & S2): While the scenes with Rachel in Tim's bedroom aren't confirmed to be the same house as the 1x07 cold open, it definitely feels like they could be, and that's always been my assumption. I believe it was the house he shared with Isabel. Maybe when Rachel decided to move to New York, it really got him thinking. He considered moving across the country but knew that wasn't the right choice. But perhaps he figured instead of making a giant move like that, he could at least make a small move and get out of the house that undoubtedly had painful memories from his marriage falling apart.
2nd House (S4): My headcanon now is that this one was a rental. He moved quickly in the 2-month span of S3, and this house has the least amount of decor in it. Which, yes, goes with the sleek, minimalist look of the house, but after seeing the 3rd house with all its knick-knacks and busier decor, it's interesting the middle house has none of that. I just wonder if the second house was always meant to be a stepping stone, so he just never bothered to do much with it. This one is probably my fave mostly because of just how fresh and bright it is.
Another thought that just came to me is he didn't have a spare bed to offer Lucy in 4x01, which could be because he'd just moved, or could be because it was just a 1-bedroom rental.
3rd House (S7): My headcanon is he bought this after he and Genny sold their childhood home, and after he got into Metro. I think Lucy not only helped him pick out the house, both thinking one day it would be theirs, but she helped him decorate as well. The yellow throw pillows?! Come on. She helped him take all his knack-knacks out of storage and found a place for them, making it seem a lot more like the first house. I'm not totally sold on this new house yet, but it seems homey and lived-in, more than the previous one, and I'm curious what else we're going to see happen in it.
Feel free to share any thoughts you have!
