TVLINE | There’s a very significant time jump, seven months, in the premiere. Can we anticipate any other card-flips, as DJ Nash calls them, during the season?ĭJ Nash is a bottomless fountain of card flips, and you can expect as many card flips as 13 episodes can deliver. TVLINE | There’s a little fake out in the post-funeral scene in the premiere: We think maybe Gary’s died, but it’s his dad.

And I think that lesson, that reality, “Wow, I really, really miss my dad, and I really wish I could’ve been around him more,” both inspires him and drives him to make sure that the same thing doesn’t happen with him and his son. Gary probably has regrets about times that he could’ve spent with his father, but he didn’t because of petty stuff that didn’t even need to be there. Well, I think the theme of appreciating life while you have it is certainly supplemented by the death of his father. TVLINE | Talk about how Gary’s dad’s death hits him at the beginning of the season and how that evolves throughout the season. TVLine chatted with James Roday Rodriguez about what his character will face in the ABC drama’s final season and how the latest diagnosis affects the father-to-be’s outlook on life. * Regina offers Sophie a job at the food truck, and Sophie accepts. His girlfriend, Florence, tearfully tells Rome that she’s going to end the relationship, because her husband suffered from dementia, and “I can’t take this journey with him.” Later, Rome starts to see signs that Florence’s fears about Walter may be accurate. * Rome’s father, Walter, is starting to forget things. Instead of moving in with Eddie, like he wants, she decides to make a fresh start by moving to her sister’s place in a different city. Danny thanks Gene for paving the way for him as a gay man. They share stories about their loved ones who have passed. Gary and Danny find Gene, the guy who loved Douglas, Javier’s war buddy who died. But he didn’t! Related: Maggie is very pregnant.

From the way the post-funeral reception is shot, it seems for a minute like Gary might have died. * At some point during a seven-month time jump, Gary’s father, Javier, dies. Then Gary slips and refers to the baby as a “he,” and Maggie confirms it: They’re having a boy. Maggie gamely points out that they’ll have to do as much as they can to make his life as long as possible. Later, they also accompany him to his doctor’s appointment, where they all learn that Gary’s cancer will be around for the rest of his life. * The Friends of Jon let Gary and Maggie in on the fact that they know about Gary’s illness.

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