“There’s a couple of things that I think people are going to be like, ‘Oh!

“I would have broken it up.

I don’t want to see my children come to blows like that.

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No mother wants to.”

“So I really dove in pretty deep.

This particular story is a mirror for them.

I wanted to check that that all the details were correct.”

The scene in which Rebecca revealed her decision was incredibly challenging to pull off.

So it’ll be interesting to see how it unfolds in season 5.”

“I think our show has just always been true to reflecting the world.")

Are these matters finally illuminated in season 5?

“I’ve been told yes, but I also was told last year, so who knows?”

Moore says with a laugh.

Obviously [he] is her caregiver now that she’s suffering from dementia.

But was Miguel there at the end of her life?

What other surprises await viewers as they are gradually shown more of that day?

It’s just like: Have you really been paying attention?

Or: You just don’t know the fuller picture yet.

We’re just super-zoomed-in and looking at something on a micro level.

And as we start to look at the macro picture of things, things get revealed.

There’s a couple of things that I think people are going to be like, “Oh!

I didn’t see that coming.”

Do these revelations cover a range of emotions?

“They definitely launch the gamut,” she says.

“It’s not just [imitates sad trombone] Debbie Downer by any means.

It’s just like, ‘Oh!

That makes sense.’

“I’m trying to remember everything, so then I can come home and tell my husband!

But I can never remember everything!

I’m like, “Taylor!

Oh crap, what did he say?

Oh, I can’t remember the specifics!”

I have a terrible memory when it comes to that stuff.”

She also hints that viewers should brace for anotherTIUtrademark moment ofwhoa.

“Because you maybe feel like, ‘Oh, what’s the story?

There is no story there.’

But there’s a story there.”

The Pearson story resumes on Oct. 27 at 9 p.m. on NBC.

Metz alsodropped hints about the new season, asdid Chris Sullivan.

And you might want to hear whatVentimiglia had to say.Susan Kelechi Watson, too.

Oh, andSterling K. Brown.