Remember all that mystery over that Pearson fellow who died tragically years ago?
Well, heres a twist to shout about over the holidays: Hes not dead anymore!
Whether he was alive or not was another question.
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And viewers didnt have to wait long for a definitive answer to that new question.
How much, if anything, did Jack know of this secret?
What would a Pearson family reunion with Nicky possibly look like?
Does Nicky know whats going with his brothers family?
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But you’re free to never have enough Pearson men, is what we say around here.
Psychologically its a big part of what we get into in the back half of the season pretty quickly.
What did Jack know or not know?
So, can we assume that Jack didnt know that his brother died?
Weve had a very specific story that will answer all of that relatively quickly.
As we get into the next few episodes, the pieces will start coming together for everybody.
That suggests that hes not trying to live in total secret.
Then again, he also had a creepy, isolated-man-in-a-cabin-in-the-woods vibe.
So, no ones been searching for him.
It was just an element of their life.
That was a no-fly zone with Jack.
What does Kevin opening up this can of worms do to this family?
We the audience know how damaged Nicky was.
Assuming Kevin continues his search, what is he walking into when he discovers that Nicky is alive?
Theres other people who go the complete opposite way; there were all types of shadings with the war…. You touched on this briefly.
You would also imagine that the other Pearsons also would have severely conflicting feelings about this guy.
What does that family reunion even look like?If it were to happen, it will be intense.
The Pearsons may not know about him, but what does he know aboutthem?
Has he been following from afar?
Its an interesting question to consider.It is.
Yeah, its one of the most interesting parts of it.
The words that haunt are when Nicky says, Im not going to complete the mission.
Which is, to get out of this war alive.
In a way, he does, of course though Jack may or may not know that.
How significant is Nickys story in the second half of season 3?Its significant.
Its a big part of the front part of the back half of our season.
[The grownup version of Nicky will beplayed by Griffin Dunne, as revealed in Tuesday nights credits].
We wanted to put that in there.
But it is interesting that you point that out.
Ultimately that mystery proved to be somewhat of a red herring for Kevin and for viewers.
I think thats the answer.
