The Mick creators on Biological Parentage and that BOMBSHELL Ending.
This part of the walkthrough looks at the ninth episode fromThe Mickssecond season.
Previous installments can be foundhere.
Meanwhile, Mickey and Jimmy re-examine their relationship.
Whats exciting about taking Chip down this path and introducing a new father figure for him?
So it was really exciting to take that away from him this year.
Chip issoquick to immediately turn on his old dad.
My dads not some jailbird loser like yours.
Thats Chip in a nutshell.
Anything hes doing is superior to everyone else.
JOHN CHERNIN:He just wants to be on the winning team.
Did you consider going in any radically different directions with Chips biological father?
Were there any ideas there that appealed to you but ultimately werent worth pursuing?
We definitely explored other areas, both in the writers room and in the show, in future episodes.
We absolutely wanted to set him up with someone that would be an off match in those ways.
Im glad that this joke continues to get to evolve though.
JOHN CHERNIN:I was bummed!
But yeah, we can knock them out again for you.
Talk a little on the divorce angle of this episode.
Mickey points out that it seems a little impractical to happennow, so why go there?
That was just a funny idea to us.
That theyre going to go through all of this trouble that really wont affect their lives either way.
DOMINIC DIERKES:I think that might have been the kernel of the idea, actually.
Once we landed on the Chip having a different dad angle it just all made a lot of sense.
He has this beautiful idea of family and hes still fully invested in that relationship.
Well it also helps segue into Mickey and Jimmys break-up.
Did it feel like time to address what had been going on?
JOHN CHERNIN:I think so.
I think any time that we do things with their relationship it can get very heavy.
So those were written before we even shot the pilot.
We thought now was a good time to work them in.
The conclusion of the episode doesnt mean that Jimmy is leaving the show, does it?
JOHN CHERNIN:Jimmy is leaving!
Scotts still a writer on the show, so its not like hes completely leaving us.
Thats what I figured.
Its certainly easier when hes still involved with you guys in a writing sense.
But yeah though, thats a real break-up.
Its nice to see you guys playing with different pairings and combinations of characters.
JOHN CHERNIN:For sure.
Our whole cast is just so strong.
Sometimes its all just random.
Its just so funny.
DAVE CHERNIN:Hes also just so rude to her.
She straight up goes out of her way to be nice to him and hes still such an asshole.
On that note, Chip has an interesting history with confusing feelings over his sister.
Things certainly dont get any easier for him in this episode.
What if Chip makes out with his sister?
Do you think that Howard or Holly might continue to appear down the road?
JOHN CHERNIN:Howard, I can tell you, will definitely appear down the road!
Were not done there.
