While last episode was a turning point for Kate Kane since she took August Cartwright’s life, this seems to be one for Luke Fox. It’s unclear exactly how far he would have gone with the man he thought killed his father, but what ends up being more important is the fact that he opens up and shows vulnerability throughout the episode.
“This is all of his emotions overwhelming him for the first time on camera,” Johnson says. “We hadn’t seen that quite yet, so it’s interesting from the beginning to where we are now, we’ve seen him taking down a lot of the walls that he’s put up.”
Unfortunately, in spite of old friend Julia Pennyworth turning back up, it sounds like Luke still doesn’t exactly have a support system. “I feel like Luke, he’s going to have to deal with this alone.”
One person who did come through for Luke this episode? Mary Hamilton, in a surprise appearance at the post-conviction hearing. A visibly nervous Luke didn’t seem to know what to make of her presence at first (and he had already told Kate, who he’s closer to, not to come), but Johnson thinks it was ultimately for the best.
“I think whenever Mary first sat down, I think he was pretty upset because he’s not used to people in doing that sort of thing, being around and being involved,” he says. “I think at first it almost felt like she was being intrusive, and then when she explained why she was there, that he wants to be alone but deep down he actually didn’t want to be, I think he felt the truth in that and he agrees with her.”
