Some of The Mick’s best guest stars return.
We chat with the episode’s writer about it!
This part of the walkthrough looks at the sixth episode fromThe Mickssecond season.
Meanwhile, the kids grandmother, Tippy, gives the family an unexpected surprise.
Were they always someone that you wanted to work back into things?
JOHN CHERNIN:Yeah, they were just so much fun to have around.
JOHN CHERNIN:She is.
I think we wanted to explore the Pemberton family a little more and open that up a bit.
Dave [Chernin] really liked the idea of a Colonel having a mother.
So that was really the origin for that character.
Sabrina and Jimmys discussion and debate on power dynamics is a lot of fun.
These two typically dont get to pair up together.
Was it nice to find a storyline for the two of them to share here?
JOHN CHERNIN:Yeah, I forget how it went.
They just have such a good rapport.
Even at the start of the episode where they have that simple conversationher disdain for him really shines through.
You brought up the B-story here, but the C-story is even crazier.
Two characters stuck in a hedge maze feels like a pretty perfect storyline for this show.
Its not exactly the most natural idea though.
How did it come about?
It was not the smartest move on our part.
That birds eye view shot of the sprawling maze is so damn good!
ERIC FALCONER:We have a really great VFX team.
JOHN CHERNIN:We started to have that pretty early on into things.
We knew that it would be this big set piece and turning point for the episode.
So the discussion then moved to the most shocking way of revealing that and I think we found it.
Jesus Christ, you guys blow up a great grandmother with dementia.
Did you know that you were building to this ending?
Howd you find this conclusion?
At one time it was the mid-way point, but then it just steadily slid further down.
Did you want to prove that these guys could slum it for a while before getting back into luxury?
Did you consider returning to this point sooner or later in the season?
JOHN CHERNIN:One, we really like E.J.
Callahan, the actor.
Hes just great to have on set.
We also thought hed just make for a really funny prop to have around moving around.
I dont know if hell be around a ton, but he will pop up from time to time.
Our walkthrough of The Micks second season will continue next week.
