Read on for his thoughts on episode 5, The New Normal.
Joe (Luke Kleintank) is reprimanded for not carrying out his mission for John (Rufus Sewell).
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tagomi and Julianas necklace.

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What is going on with that moment, and why is it significant?
We finally saw the interior of the Nippon Building.
Why was it important to introduce the inner workings of the Japanese government at this point?
We were really hungry to understand more of the way that day-to-day life worked in San Francisco.
Joe, meanwhile, returns and meets with John Smith, and John tells him he failed.
Youre one component in a complex machine, he tells him.
So whats running through Johns head right now?
Does he fully consider Joe untrustworthy?
As you keep watching the show, it changes your understanding of whats actually going on in episode 5.
How much does he have genuine paternal feelings for this young man whose father seems to have rejected him?
Its an example of something you’re able to almost hear coming out of an American mouth.
Its another question were asking the audience.
I think theres no question that Julianas devastated by this discovery.
Its a tragedy between these two people.
Were there any concerns from the producers and actors that changed the way you developed these scenes?
It did affect how the rest of the season unfolded.
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