Warning: Comprises spoilers for season 7 of the FBI, episode 9.
After a two -month hiatus, FBI Season 7 returned to CBS on January 28, together with its spinoff sequence, FBI: Worldwide and FBI: Most Wished. The top of the autumn sees OA's friendship with the clay ending in tragedy, whereas Season 7, Episode 9 Shifts concentrate on the character of John Boyd, particular agent Stuart Scola. "Descent" Scola to relive the ache of his brother's loss of life when the crew "discovers a lethal terrorist plot involving industrial flights."
In contrast to FBI Season 4, the agent stays balanced, though the case comes near residence. Scola helps to make sure that affected planes are safely grounded, though he realizes that Anna is definitely Verona da Silva and dealing with Mina Route. The winter debut ends when Stuart goes residence in Nina and asks her to learn her letter from the mayor's workplace. At a really vital closing second, he discovers that Douglas's stays have been recognized by the New York Genetic Identification Venture.
Screenrant Interviews star John Boyd about Scola's shocking story, Stuart and Nina's relationship, and crossover hopes Jesse Lee Soffer's new FBI: International character.
Scola is a "extra skilled agent" within the seventh season of the FBI
"He had a partnership. He fell in love. He's a father. He's only a extra grownup individual."
Screenrant: Earlier than studying the script for this episode, did you assume Scola would find yourself about your brother?
John Boyd: No. I by no means considered it. It was such a cool factor to have Mike Weiss enjoying it on me and someday they are saying, "So there's it. It's an actual fee. It's an actual factor, they usually're nonetheless wanting, and that's the way it works."
I used to be very, very completely happy to study that there was a method to discover to make it new and related to who he's in the present day. I didn't assume it was attainable to maintain telling this story or discovering an attention-grabbing, new and new method to have a look at it and develop it extra. So I used to be actually excited to learn the episode. I feel it's nice.
The final time there was such a case, Scola had hassle separating him from what occurred to his brother. What made you extra balanced this time?
John Boyd: I feel it's maturity. I feel he simply developed and grows up. He had a partnership. He fell in love. He's a father. He's only a extra grownup individual and is a extra skilled agent within the scene the place he's attempting to persuade Da Silva to go down the planes to cancel.
He's utilizing solely a tactical methodology of extra skilled agent, which should determine with it. The previous Scola used anger. He was nonetheless struggling in a method that was livid for what had occurred to his brother. There was extra time. You simply have the sensation that you're a extra grownup scoe.
Boyd believes
"I don't know what's reserved, however I do know it's actually an thrilling story to me."
Scola finds that Anna is from Silva. Was Jubal questioning his judgment?
John Boyd: That's the massive factor about Jubal. That's why he's such a very good and attention-grabbing character, he's questioning everybody on a regular basis. Jubal will chase any lead you offer you, however that doesn't imply it has no three different concepts on the similar time. So, sure, that is Jubal.
And also you? Have been you anxious that the case brings some emotions that Scola couldn't deal with whereas studying the script?
John Boyd: No, as a result of I knew that in the long run there may be this cathartic studying of this letter. I knew he would discover out. It's mainly a few go to out of your brother. After we lose somebody, and there are not any solutions, there isn't any piece of them, there isn't any story, there's nothing however a large rubble pile. After which out of the blue someday he seems in a letter, and you might be very afraid of opening it since you don't know what it means, what is going to do with you, and you then do it, and there it's.
There may be this connection. If you misplaced somebody, you are feeling so clearly, who they have been. I feel that is the second. He connects with who his brother was and what he meant to him in a method he simply didn't do, as a result of the man is saying, "Have a look at me. I used to be there on a regular basis."
Now that his brother's stays have been discovered and Scola has been closing, what does this imply to him any longer?
John Boyd: The attention-grabbing factor about closing is the opposite. This doesn't imply that you simply shut something. It's simply a gap. It's a brand new chapter, proper? It's a closure that he is aware of his brother was there, however it means all these different issues we are able to discover. May he now get into a brand new type of unhappiness as a result of he is aware of extra in regards to the story? Does he obtain a chunk of clothes? What might he have?
Does he should really feel it yet again? Or is he in a position to transfer in a wholesome method that he can honor his brother? Possibly there's a funeral. I don't know what's reserved, however I do know it's actually an thrilling story for me. We found what occurred to him on this method. We managed to see him. It's as if he appeared within the episode. It's as if he had entered the episode.
Boyd wished Nina to learn Scola the letter earlier than I knew she was on the script
"I used to be like, 'that is so good,' as a result of it's such an essential a part of Scola's historical past."
I like that Nina learn Scola's letter. What do you consider this inventive alternative?
John Boyd: It's so humorous that you simply ask that as a result of, when Mike Weiss instructed me in regards to the episode, he instructed me in regards to the September 11 fee and the way it is a actual factor, and that on the finish of the episode you learn the letter . We turned off the decision and my thoughts instantly went to, "I want Nina was studying the letter. That will be so cool if Nina learn the letter."
After which I acquired the draft a number of days later, and Nina studying me the letter. I used to be like, "that is so good," as a result of it's such an essential a part of Scola's historical past and the vulnerability of him having to ask for assist. He wants assist. You may't do these items alone.
Are you happy with the place Scola and Nina are in your relationship?
John Boyd: I feel Scola and Nina are in a strong place. I feel they went over the bump of parenting and agent and danger and the way they increase a baby collectively on their jobs. I feel they're prepared for a change.
Scola now not has Tiffany, however I like the Scola-Maggie-OA trio. Maggie and OA clearly have their very own abbreviation, however what do you assume Scola provides to this dynamic?
John Boyd: It's enjoyable. I feel Scola is another person who will do something for the case. Scola has this: "I don't care about BS. Let's do this." I feel it's nice. It's enjoyable to have an additional set of palms, like "with out BS". He's fierce, type of fierce. He is sort of a canine to the bone. He needs, he's going after. So I feel it's enjoyable. He provides that.
Followers will study extra about Scola's previous in a subsequent episode of the FBI
"It's actually heavy, very darkish and it's a extra mature and seasoned scholar crusing for some severe issues in your previous."
Actually, I used to be pondering how cool it might be to see Scola work together with Jesse Lee Soffer's new character in FBI: Worldwide. Is that this one thing you prefer to in a possible crossover?
John Boyd: Sure, in fact. Jesse is clearly an incredible man. He's doing this perpetually, and it is a nice present, they usually have been superb this season. I watched a variety of that. It's so thrilling. We're all the time open. I like a very good crossover. me, I'm all the time depressed to a different international crossover occasion. I've not been in Budapest, you understand, however I'm accessible.
Do you've got a subsequent favourite episode you assume will resonate with followers?
John Boyd: Sure, there's an episode we're doing now. I can't say a lot about it, however we discovered that, as Scola was a bit wild as a youngster, his mother and father despatched him to a navy college within the north of the state. And we discovered some issues that occurred up there through the case.
It's a actually attention-grabbing episode. It's actually heavy, very darkish and a extra mature and seasoned scale crusing for some severe issues in its previous. I can't watch for followers to see. I feel it will likely be very highly effective.
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