Season 8 Deleted Scene
Tony and EJ's shower kiss
(Linked above. I'll embed later when I'm not on my phone.)
It's amazing what the Internet turns up! In this case, it seems Weatherly himself could have been the potential source of this footage, since it's part of a reel and he's posted other clips on this account on IMDB and linked to them on twitter. But actually, I couldn't care less where this came from; I just love this scene because:
A. I love when deleted scenes should have been deleted. At the time I remember being miffed that they didn't show this kiss and grumbling about how prudish American TV is. But actually, it's kind of an awkward scene. It shows good creative decision-making on the part of the editors that they left it out. That kiss is not your typical pretty screen kiss, and furthermore if I try to picture this scene from EJ's perspective, it gets a bit creepy. Some dude you barely know stalks you into the shower and starts making out with you? Weird. I'm glad that EJ's sass and seductiveness keeps the scene from playing like that too much.
B. I learned something about Tony that I didn't know before. He wears a crucifix? That is incredibly unexpected. I can't decide if that fits with or contradicts his decidedly uneasy relationship with God that is depicted in Season 9's "Engaged."
(Linked above. I'll embed later when I'm not on my phone.)
It's amazing what the Internet turns up! In this case, it seems Weatherly himself could have been the potential source of this footage, since it's part of a reel and he's posted other clips on this account on IMDB and linked to them on twitter. But actually, I couldn't care less where this came from; I just love this scene because:
A. I love when deleted scenes should have been deleted. At the time I remember being miffed that they didn't show this kiss and grumbling about how prudish American TV is. But actually, it's kind of an awkward scene. It shows good creative decision-making on the part of the editors that they left it out. That kiss is not your typical pretty screen kiss, and furthermore if I try to picture this scene from EJ's perspective, it gets a bit creepy. Some dude you barely know stalks you into the shower and starts making out with you? Weird. I'm glad that EJ's sass and seductiveness keeps the scene from playing like that too much.
B. I learned something about Tony that I didn't know before. He wears a crucifix? That is incredibly unexpected. I can't decide if that fits with or contradicts his decidedly uneasy relationship with God that is depicted in Season 9's "Engaged."