TVLINE | Going into the finale, does this big gesture that Brandon made sway Callie in any way?
I feel like her hands are tied. There’s not much to do in this situation. They’re looking to get adopted by Stef and Lena and become part of the family. Brandon, as much as he would want to leave [his moms' house] and give that up to be with Callie, it just can’t happen. It’s just one of those things where it’s a fantasy at this point — or at least that’s where it’s looking like it’s going. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. In Callie’s mind, she’s just so set to be adopted, to have a family, to have a place where she belongs, to stop worrying. She’s tired at this point. The Brandon thing is an unfortunate occurrence, but I don’t think she feels like there’s much she can do there.
TVLINE | This season, we’ve seen Brandon dealing with things in a unhealthy way. With the adoption approaching very quickly, how is he coping?
He is feeling the effects of all these poor choices he’s making with the fake ID stuff, and now the truth comes out about him giving money to Ana. It’s a brutal time for Brandon everywhere you turn. It didn’t go well with Callie. It’s not going to go well with his parents. He’s having to face the facts, and it won’t be a nice time for Brandon. In the finale, we’re going to see an extension of that. We’re going to see a little bit more of Vico and Brandon. Overall, it’s all the things that Brandon’s been doing throughout the season all culminating and the way it affects him. It’s a very interesting growth period for him. Going into Season 2, he’s going to mull a few things and probably shift gears a little bit.
I feel like her hands are tied. There’s not much to do in this situation. They’re looking to get adopted by Stef and Lena and become part of the family. Brandon, as much as he would want to leave [his moms' house] and give that up to be with Callie, it just can’t happen. It’s just one of those things where it’s a fantasy at this point — or at least that’s where it’s looking like it’s going. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. In Callie’s mind, she’s just so set to be adopted, to have a family, to have a place where she belongs, to stop worrying. She’s tired at this point. The Brandon thing is an unfortunate occurrence, but I don’t think she feels like there’s much she can do there.
TVLINE | This season, we’ve seen Brandon dealing with things in a unhealthy way. With the adoption approaching very quickly, how is he coping?
He is feeling the effects of all these poor choices he’s making with the fake ID stuff, and now the truth comes out about him giving money to Ana. It’s a brutal time for Brandon everywhere you turn. It didn’t go well with Callie. It’s not going to go well with his parents. He’s having to face the facts, and it won’t be a nice time for Brandon. In the finale, we’re going to see an extension of that. We’re going to see a little bit more of Vico and Brandon. Overall, it’s all the things that Brandon’s been doing throughout the season all culminating and the way it affects him. It’s a very interesting growth period for him. Going into Season 2, he’s going to mull a few things and probably shift gears a little bit.
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Brandon started off as the family's golden boy and for the past few weeks, we've seen him self-sabotage as he continued to make bad decision after bad decision. How has it been for you to see the character go down this particular path?
I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a cool arc for him. He was such a good boy and then he made a few mistakes; I feel like it was a very normal thing for him to go through. He's the perfect age [to do this]. He needs to make mistakes, he needs to grow and I think that's what we're seeing now is Brandon having to come to terms with a lot of different things and learn from his mistakes. Hopefully he'll be a better guy because of it.
Do you think Brandon's unraveling progressed in a natural way?
Discussions were definitely had about just how dark he's getting. I didn't want to make him sinister in any way. He's not sketchy -- he had to do sketchy things I suppose with the fake IDs but I still wanted a vague sense of the regular Brandon that we know underneath somewhere. I took him out there for a little bit. I thought it was interesting and i thought it only adds more to him as a character and hopefully makes him feel much more real. I do feel people have those layers and sometimes you're going through a period in your life and sometimes you're not.
I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a cool arc for him. He was such a good boy and then he made a few mistakes; I feel like it was a very normal thing for him to go through. He's the perfect age [to do this]. He needs to make mistakes, he needs to grow and I think that's what we're seeing now is Brandon having to come to terms with a lot of different things and learn from his mistakes. Hopefully he'll be a better guy because of it.
Do you think Brandon's unraveling progressed in a natural way?
Discussions were definitely had about just how dark he's getting. I didn't want to make him sinister in any way. He's not sketchy -- he had to do sketchy things I suppose with the fake IDs but I still wanted a vague sense of the regular Brandon that we know underneath somewhere. I took him out there for a little bit. I thought it was interesting and i thought it only adds more to him as a character and hopefully makes him feel much more real. I do feel people have those layers and sometimes you're going through a period in your life and sometimes you're not.
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