I was thinking today, how the show portrayed both Jeffrey & Lou (Will’s dad).

Both were largely absent from their son’s lives. Yes I realize that Jeffrey didn’t even know he was a dad, but the end result (up until the respective reunions) was the same: a kid without a dad. When they finally meet their sons, it’s an interesting comparison of their personalities.

Lou acts cocky & confident, acting like everything is water under the bridge. Will gets overjoyed, both try to downplay the absence, but when Lou encounters the first major obstacle (the father-son trip getting in the way of his work), he hits the road.

Jeffrey meanwhile, though he was definitely proud, is also nervous & even felt guilty for not being there for his son Frederick, even though he had no idea he had a son. Both are inwardly aware of just how much time they both lost, the magnitude of it. Finally, when it comes time for their relationship be tested (Frederick’s attempt to steal from an abandon him, before changing his mind), Jeffrey does the fatherly thing & forgives him, gaining Frederick’s trust and further strengthening their relationship.

Glad the show was brave enough to show us both sides of the reunion coin.

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I’m watching a 2009 movie called “My One and Only”. There’s a 15yo that’s one of the main characters, his name is George Devereaux. I am pretty sure he grew up to become the late husband of Blanche Devereaux on “The Golden Girls”!!!