This post contains details from theseason finaleofFoxsAccused.
In some ways, the final story brings the season coincidentally full circle.
Now, Billy is on trial for preventing his wife from saving his sons life.
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He is a rock star, Gordon said.
Some of the raw moments in the episode, we learned he wasnt always there.
Its a sacrifice that he makes.
HOWARD GORDON:Well, I wish I had a better answer.
It was with my approval.
But this is the order the internet went with.
But in a strange way, this book-ended two stories about [fathers and] their sons.
So maybe there was some kind of thematic symmetry to that.
But no, there was really no great thought [there].
For me, it was really special too, because it was a very personal episode.
it probably had nothing to do with it airing last.
DEADLINE: The episode feels very personal, so thank you for sharing that connection.
I have adult children.
I recognize the certain helplessness I experience, even just in my own kids very fine, productive lives.
Its something that is a very uncomfortable subject to talk about.
DEADLINE: Well, the other heartbreaking element is that Billy has cancer.
So that four year sentence really is an ultimate sacrifice.
Its not just about letting your son go.
Its about recognizing that theres a pattern of behavior that is going to actually bring everybody down.
He is a rock star.
Some of the raw moments in the episode, we learned he wasnt always there.
Its a sacrifice that he makes.
DEADLINE: How did you weave the song into the episode?
Especially going back to what you were saying about him being a narcissist.
And thats where you see that residual narcissism but also excellence.
And I think it was very bittersweet.
And Im also very happy.
It was the first song Ive ever written.
Believe it or not, my son wrote the melody.
We werent able to get a copyright on another song.
So it was a last minute thing, but it was a lot of fun.
DEADLINE: How long did it take you to write?
GORDON:You want to know the truth?
It took me about four hours and a couple of bottles of wine.
I found out four or five days before production that we couldnt get a song that we wanted.
So I just started writing.
I just emailed the lyrics to my son, and I was like, Can you kindly do this?
It was a work for hire.
Because I was able to reflect on what the episode was about.
DEADLINE: Do you have ideas from Season 1 that you didnt use and youll consider for Season 2?
[Thats] the great part of this.
I have to say.
Because Ive been on series where I go, Oh, God, the well is dry.
Or, Were just beating the same drum.
Theres so much here to do and more to do.
And a couple of things I couldnt figure out last year.
There was one that I couldnt make work last year that I think I cracked.
So there are ones that Im very excited about.
So the time itself is as a character in the format.
Both Sony and Fox supported it.
So it was a great, great experience.
DEADLINE: Thats a fun teaser that you might be switching up the format of the series.
I guess thats the benefit of an anthology series too.
GORDON:Whats fun about it, too, as a writer, you just dont get bored.
Ive had a wonderful experience with the novelistic aspect of being a writer.
[On set], with the whole cast and crew, its everyones first time.
So theres a nervousness.
And theres an energy…
I think that energy translates to the storytelling.
