[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for FBI Season 6 Episode 9 “Best Laid Plans.”]
There’s nothing like a harmful undercover case to persuade an agent {that a} couple flying to a pal’s wedding ceremony collectively isn’t an excessive amount of of a danger. Such is the case for Scola (John Boyd) on FBI.
When the episode begins, Scola thinks he and Nina (Shantel VanSanten, crossing over from FBI: Most Wished) ought to journey individually to a pal’s wedding ceremony somewhat than danger the lives of each of Dougie’s mother and father on the identical flight. However as she factors out, they each put their lives in danger at work—after which they find yourself doing simply that on the identical case, when one in every of her informants is related to FBI‘s investigation. Consequently, Scola and Nina go undercover collectively. After that, Scola decides he’s okay with them flying collectively to the marriage. And with out that, he wouldn’t have reached that conclusion, Boyd tells TV Insider.
“After going via the case collectively and Scola’s accomplice saying, ‘That is who we’re, if we’ve determined to take this job and lift a toddler and make the world higher for him, we have now to do what we have now to do. And the life outdoors of that’s separate. We have now to have a standard life once we’re not doing that and we have now to stroll down sidewalks the place issues can fall on us. We have now to go on airplanes the place they’ll crash,’ I feel that he learns via the case that he can do it due to his accomplice,” he says, as you’ll be able to watch in our video interview above. “That’s one thing that they’ll do collectively and that’s simply the character of a relationship, which he’s nonetheless studying how you can navigate.”
VanSanten disagrees and says Nina undoubtedly would have been capable of persuade him in any other case. “She’s very headstrong and undoubtedly doesn’t again down from her opinions,” she explains.
Disagreements like this one and the parenting types could make or break a relationship, however they do appear to be making Scola and Nina’s stronger, each stars agree.
“They’ve overcome loads and I feel that that most likely isn’t over,” says VanSanten. “I feel they’re going to always be confronted with plenty of completely different adversities due to the job that they selected and the life they reside, and in our world, two working mother and father have to beat on a regular basis adversities.”
Boyd agrees, including, “What’s so cool about this universe is that we get to see these characters undergo a case and what occurs within the case modifications the those who they’re ultimately.”
In fact, we will’t assist however marvel if a marriage could possibly be of their future—wouldn’t that be enjoyable for a crossover occasion? “Pay attention, there was a really particular diamond that Nina observed that she’s simply hoping by chance fell into Scola’s pocket,” VanSanten admits earlier than teasing, “I feel that that could possibly be one thing. Possibly there’s bells on the horizon someplace.”
However are they prepared for a marriage, contemplating the battle we’re seeing them navigating now? “No,” Boyd instantly says
Watch the total video interview above for VanSanten’s response in addition to extra from her and Boyd about Scola and Nina, the primary rule within the characters’ dwelling, and what they’re having fun with most about taking part in a crossover romance.
