SEAL Team’s David Boreanaz: Jason’s life changes ‘completely’ after tragedy – Plus, a ‘heartbreaking’ scene is coming

SEAL Team’s David Boreanaz: Jason’s life changes ‘completely’ after tragedy – Plus, a ‘heartbreaking’ scene is coming

“This is going to be an intense journey,” SEAL Team’s David Boreanaz said of the loss suffered by Jason Hayes in this Wednesday’s episode of the CBS military drama.

As telegraphed last week at the end of the season’s second episode, Jason’s wife Alana (recurring player Michaela McManus) was in a fatal car accident while running errands as he returned home after a mission. The rest of the hour includes reactions from Jason, his children Emma and Michael, as well as his SEAL brothers – capped off by a heartwarming moment between Jason and CIA liaison Mandy .

“It’s hard to go down this emotional path, but look, at the end of [Episode] 2, I think the floodgates opened,” Boreanaz said. Things are going to change completely and I’m really proud of everyone’s work and where we are now. It’s going to be an emotional ride and some really great writing in the next few episodes.”
When Team Bravo is ordered to embark on a new mission, Jason knows he must retreat, the only parent his children have left. But how long can he be out? Boreanaz spoke to TVLine about Jason’s status with the team and more.

TELEVISION | When did you first get notice that this was coming? Because when I saw Michaela at the NBC Upfront in May, she knew she’d be back for a while.
Well, that was something that was suggested to me and I told [showrunner] John [Glenn] that it’s a very delicate situation and you have to consider where Michaela is, about to go into a new program…. And you know, she’s amazing. [Pause] I mean, I talk about it now and I get choked up because she’s such a lovely person, and part of the show is that she’s able to allow the character to explore these areas. It was a huge sacrifice to say, “Yeah, okay, I’m going to die. I will have an accident.” When we pitched the entire season to the network, the network was hesitant at first. They think, “Oh, maybe she should go on a trip to the West Coast with the kids, they can get a divorce,” and I say, “Well, you’re missing out on a really powerful moment that has can change and change the emotions we have.” (TVLine reached out to McManus, who stars in the midseason drama The Village, for comment on her exit, which is printed at right.)
I told them, and maybe I was wrong, that I had never seen this on a show, where there was a guy in the military – a Level 1 operator, who was so addicted to his job. and the adrenaline rush of what he does that When he comes home, he’s not only affected by people who can’t understand these people and their problems, their PTSD and the struggle with traumatic brain injury – became a single father. I like this idea because I think the conflict and stakes will keep it high.
In the earlier episodes of this season, was it difficult for you and Michaela not to telegraph to the audience, “These will be our last scenes”? Like, “Let’s not look longing when I say I’ll buy you a roast chicken”?
That scene was difficult, because you have to understand from my perspective and from what my character is going through, that when she says, “Don’t you see how happy you are at home?”, he he didn’t see it. He gets it and he doesn’t, and that’s one of the things that happens with these people – what they do is life or death, and they love it. They hit the target and returned home. The battle is tenfold for them. And to play that, what I thought about at the time was to face what such a guy would face, and she would face what she would face as a person. wife, separated and has two children. I thought it went great, and actually it was like, “Hey, I’ll go out and get us some chicken, beer,” whatever, that was it.
Have a lot of. There’s been a journey leading up to this, since the end of Episode 2, which for my character is realizing what just happened and me coming back, and the journey into the hospital, putting the pieces together , go through that stage of anger, that depression, that sadness…. Those are definitely the five stages of death. And then you need to be able to add classes to be called specifically and not just a note. As an actor, it’s very difficult and I work with Ivana Chubbuck, who has been my girlfriend for 20 years. We took each other away. In this journey, if you cannot open the door that you are afraid of, I will use that fear as motivation. Otherwise what is the purpose?

SEAL Team’s David Boreanaz: Jason’s life changes ‘completely’ after tragedy – Plus, a ‘heartbreaking’ scene is coming “This is going to be an intense journey,” SEAL Team’s David Boreanaz said of the loss suffered by Jason Hayes in this Wednesday’s episode of the CBS military drama. As telegraphed last week at the end of the…