A Million Little Things Finale: EP Breaks Down Gary's Shocking

We're referring, of course, to the final moments of the ABC drama's Season 3 finale, which found Gary drawing Sophie's lecherous music teacher ... × RELATEDSTORIES Grey'sRecap:PreludetoaKiss? WatchJimmyKimmelPitchNewChristmasMoviestoHallmarkChannel Warning:ThispostcontainsspoilersforAMillionLittleThings‘Season3finale. WhenAMillionLittleThings‘Garytakesmattersintohisownhands,hereallytakesmattersintohisownhands. We’rereferring,ofcourse,tothefinalmomentsoftheABCdrama’sSeason3finale,whichfoundGarydrawingSophie’slecherousmusicteacherPeteroutontohisfrontporch,throwingabagoverhisheadandthenbodilymovinghimbackintothehouse,slammingthedoorbehindthem. Themove,comingfromthegenerallyaffableactuary,wasashockingwaytoendSeason3—thoughseriescreatorDJNashtellsTVLinethathe’sthreadedhintsthroughthepreviousseasons. “We’veseenbitsofitthroughouttheseries,whetherit’shimsmashingthepaintingwithJonorhimpunchingthecarandhavingthatguypullagunonhim,”theexecutiveproducersays.“Itprobablygoesbacktotheangerhefeelsabouthismomleavinghim.Hedefinitelywantstheworldtobejust,andit’snot,andIthinkhetriestolineupjusticewhereverit’saskew.” Whenhecan’t—suchaswhenSophie’scomplaintofsexualharassmentisn’tenoughforthepolicetoarrestPeter— “it’sreallyhardfor[Gary]toacceptthat,”Nashadds. Elsewhereinthetwo-hourseason-ender: *DarcydecidedtomovetoLenox,Mass.,soLiamcouldbeclosetohisdad.Aftermuchdeliberation,Garydecidedtomovewithher.Butwhenhementionedthathethoughttheirfutureinvolvedhavingachildtogether,Darcymadeitclearthatshedidnotwantthat.Later,though,shehadachangeofheartandcalledGary,leavinghimavoicemailsayingthatshethoughthewouldmakeagreatdadandmaybetheycoulddiscussthepossibility.Buthewasbusywhenthecallcame.(Seeabove.) *DelilahreturnedfromFranceintimetoaccompanySophietothepolicestation,whereshetoldadetectiveaboutwhatPeterhaddonetoher.ShealsohandedoverLayla’sdiaryasevidence.Butthedetectivesadlytoldherthatitwasn’tenoughtoarrestPeter,thoughhethankedherforgivingthemsomethingwithwhichtostartafileonhim.Garygotreallymadandkickedagarbagecanacrosstheroom. *Soonafter,DelilahtoldEddiethatshewantedtomovebacktoFrancewiththekids.DannyandSophiebalkedatthenews,andGarylitintoDelilah.“I’msosorryyou’renothappy,butyouknowwhat?I’mnotsureyou’reentitledtobe,”hesaid.(Andthatwasn’teventhemeanestpart!)TheinteractionleftDelilahsobbing. *ReginamadethetoughdecisiontocloseSomeday,whichhadbeenfailinginthewakeoftheCOVID-19pandemicandherconcussion.Meanwhile,RomecomfortedTyrellaftertheteenlearnedthathismother’sdeportationstemmedfromgettingpulledoverbypolicewhiledrivingtoFedExhisapplicationforasummerprogram. *TheoburnedhishandonKatherine’swatch;Eddie’slawyertoldhimtogetphotosoftheinjurysotheycoulduseitagainstKatherineinthecustodybattle.SoEddiedid,buthefeltbadaboutitandlatertoldKatherinethathewouldn’tusethephotosagainsther.Instead,hedrewupanagreementforjointcustody,inwhichhecanbewithTheowithoutsupervisionandinwhichhewilltakeaweeklydrugtest.Ifhefails,shegetsfullcustody.“Ipromise,IwillnotfailTheo,”hesaid. *Butthatwasn’tallEddiewasupto.Heansweredacallfromablockednumber,thinkingitwasatelemarketer,butthewomanontheotherendwascrying.“I’mthepersonwhohityou,”shesaid,apologizing. *Garyvisitedhisfather,whotacitlyagreedtogivehimanalibifortheevening.ThenGarywentoffanddidthebadthing. ReadonasNashbreaksdownthepackedepisode:Eddie’scall,Gary’spremeditatedact,thepossibilityofnewromanceinSeason4andmore. TVLINE|IwasshockedwhenwesawwhatGarydidinthatfinalscene.Howincontrolofhimselfwouldyousayheisthere? Well,hegoestohisdad’sandsetsupanalibi,sothiswasn’t…Itappearsasthoughwhateverhedoesbehindthatdoorispremeditated. TVLINE|IwantPetertoundergoslowandpainfultorture,butstill,Idon’twantGarytodoit. Iremembertheideaforthelastscenecametomemuchearlierinourseason…Elizabeth[Laime],oneofourwriters,hasbeenveryforthcomingaboutsharingherstory,anditledtoabeautifulheartbreakingstoryaboutSophie…Ihadthisideaforthisscene,andIknewjustthisonescenecouldactuallybetackedonabunchofepisodes,becauseitdoessortofstandalone.Thewaywe’vedoneitwiththepodcast,itbecameapiecewhereSophie’scommentingonothercasualtiesandtheotherpeoplewhoarehurtbywhatPeterdid.Butweshotthatscenebefore. WhenIgottheideaforthescene…IcalledElizabethtogo,“Hey,Ijustwanttomakesureyou’reOKwiththisstory,”andshegoes,“Iloveit.”Becausepartofwhatourshowisisabunchofwriterstalkingabouttheirpainandmaybewritingdifferentendings,youknow?Youwritetheversionofyourparents’divorceyouwishhadhappened,oryouwritetheversionoflosingafriendtosuicide.Imean,theyallcomefromverypersonalplaces.So,thenItalkedtoJames[RodayRodriguez],hesaidtome,“Whathappensontheothersideofthatdoor?”…Andthenhesaid,“OK.Loveit.Wheredowefindmomentsofthatleadinguptoit?”HeandItalkedprettyextensively,becauseIwantedhimtoplaysomesubtlemoments.Whetherit’ssomethingalittlemoreovertlikekickingthetrashcaninapolicestation,[and]thereareothermomentsthatwhenwegettonextseason,you’llrealize,oh,didtheyknowhere?AndthosearemomentsthatheandIandthedirectorsfoundtoplace. TVLINE|Iwas— I’mnotsuggestingforasecondinanywaythatwhatGarywentovertodoissomethingpeopleshoulddo.[Laughs] TVLINE|Iwillmakesurethatweleavethatpartin.SocanwetalkaboutthecallEddiegetsattheendoftheepisode? WhatIloveaboutthisshowisthere’senoughplatesspinningthat…wecangetyoutoforgetaboutoneessentialplate,andthenwecancomebacktoit.Ithadbeenenoughtimenowwherepeoplehadfigured,“Oh,maybeit’snotplayingout.”Also,[Ihadto]decidehowmuchofthatcalltoputinthefinale.Thatcallgoeson. TVLINE|WithKatherineandEddiebreakingup,younowhavetwomoreplayersthatcanmixitupwithothers. Yeah. TVLINE|AndIknowyou’vesaidthatGaryandDelilaharenotgoingtobeathing. Theywillneverbeathing! TVLINE|You’regoingtogetintoSeason10andyou’regoingtobelike,“RememberwhenItoldyoutheywerenevergoingtobeathing?Aboutthat…” [Laughs]Whenthatstoryhappens,you’llbelike,‘Oh,youmustnotbeontheshowanymore.” TVLINE|WhatI’mgettingatisthatitfeelslikewemightseeabunchofnewfacesnextseason.Isthatatallonyourradar? Yes.Therewillbepeopleintheirlives,andI’mhappytotipthatwe’regoingtoseeKatherine—Cartersetupadatingprofile.Issomethinghappeningthere?Andwe’reseeingEddie,whoissingleforthefirsttimeinalongtime,andsingleforthefirsttimeeverinawheelchair,andwe’llseehowhegetstheconfidenceandthecouragetogooutthereagain. TVLINE|PoorReginawithherconcussionandherrestaurantgoingsouth.Tellmethere’ssomebrightnesscomingherandRome’sway. Well,Iactuallythinktherealreadyis.Ithinktherealreadyis…IfyoulookatwhereReginaendedlastseason— withthinkingthatshehadthisbaby,andthismomchanginghermind,andherbeingdevastated—wheresheendsthenextseasoniswithherbabyconsolingher.SoIdon’tthinkthat’ssadatall.Butshedoeshavetofigureoutwhathernextchapterofherlife’sgoingtobe,andit’snotgoingtobeeasy. Nowit’syourturn.Whatdidyouthinkoftheepisode?Gradethefinaleandtheseasononthewholeviathepollsbelow,thensoundoffinthecomments! IfyoulikeTVLine,you'llLOVEouremailnewsalerts!Clickheretosubscribe. Loadingcomments... Editorial Guideto140ChristmasMovies! 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