On the latest episode of FROM, Victor (Scott McCord) and his father, Henry (Robert Joy) are told by Boyd (Harold Perrineau) that Tabitha (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is the reincarnation of Miranda (Sarah Booth), Victor’s mother and Henry’s wife. The news causes Henry to continue to spiral, and with Sophia (Julia Doyle)’s interference, Henry is now seeings flashes of another reality where the town is just his dream during a coma, and he has a whole different life with Victor. Playing this “other” version of Victor was both exciting and terrifying, for McCord, who spoke with SciFi Vision last week. “I love the challenge,” he told the site, adding that the focus was to make it as real as possible. “Who is this guy? Everything about him. How does his heart beat? What's his life?...What is the story there? So, there was a lot of detailed work that helped get there.”

Joy, who was also part of the interview, talked about Henry’s mental state from what he’s seeing and how that life is attractive to Henry, because it gives him what he’s after. “What makes him really vulnerable here is that he, in From Town, wants to be the father, wants to be the caregiver, the protector, and then what he really needs is to be protected.” the actor explained, also saying that the question for him is whether there will be permanent damage to Henry after this.

For more from the two, including Victor’s complicated reaction to Tabitha’s connection to Miranda and how that discovery pushes Victor back toward a larger purpose tied to the Man in Yellow and more, watch the full interview and read the transcript below. New episode of FROM air Sundays on MGM+.





SCIFI VISION:   I’m really loving this season. Scott, I'm going to start with you. So, in episode seven, Victor finds out that Tabitha is a version of Miranda. Talk about kind of how he's going to deal with that. Is that a good thing? Is it a bad thing? Could it be a bit of both?

SCOTT MCCORD:   I think it's all the things, and I think that the processing is going to, you know, is ongoing. I think it's something that Victor's been feeling, certainly all along. There's always been a maternal thing there with her, you know, and whether Boyd's announcement of it necessarily solidifies it. I think there's just so many more complicated aspects to it. It sends Henry off, you know, there's this to deal with. There's all these things to deal with Ethan and her, and I think that, interestingly enough, I think it does. I've been talking a lot today about how it really does get Victor back on the path, I think, of getting to the Man in Yellow, and getting to serve a greater purpose in that sense for this idea of Miranda, because eventually he gets her out to the graveyard and then confronts her about it, you know?

SCIFI VISION:   All right. Robert, I want you to talk about being inside this, we'll just say “other world” that you're seeing, because I don’t really know what to call it, but he's already kind of broken. So, yeah, talk about how much further this may take him in that direction and how it's going to also affect his relationship with Victor too.

ROBERT JOY:   Well, it's already affected his relationship with Victor in From Town, because he can't, he's starting not to trust Victor in From Town, because the vision in the more wholesome alternate reality is so attractive. What makes him really vulnerable here is that he, in From Town, wants to be the father, wants to be the caregiver, the protector, and then what he really needs is to be protected. So, when he wakes up and, oh, I've been in a coma and doctors are taking care of me, Victor's taking care of me, my grandson is there, and everything is clean and smells nice, and you know what I mean? He goes for it, and in a way that shows his weakness. Where it's going to go from there is largely up to Victor, whether Victor is able to find love for a person who's so badly damaged. And whether, the big question, for me, and it'll only be answered in season five, is how much permanent damage has been done to Henry's spirit and brain, actual brain, his nervous system, everything. So does he go through season five as a mentally damaged character, or does he find some way to find stability for a second, at least, and choose one reality or the other?

SCIFI VISION:   I know we're almost out of time, but really quickly, Scott, talk about playing that version of Victor. You get to play a different version of him this year.

SCOTT MCCORD:   Exciting, and I've been saying, and terrifying, of course, too, in the best way. But I love the challenge. I got this guy to work with, which is always a joy. It's a real sandbox for actors. I mean, it gives us so much to play with. So much, and we were really excited about it. We did work together to create a certain reality, and that was it. The focus was trying to make it as real as possible. Who is this guy? Everything about him. How does his heart beat? What's his life? Who is his son? What is the story there? So, there was a lot of detailed work that helped get there. But then on the day, it was really about just getting there and under the direction of Jeff (Renfroe). And of course, John (Griffin) was handy and everything, and just us trying to find that line between how different is he. And also, and John, at one point, I'll give you this, Jamie, he came up to me and said, because we were trying it different ways, right? I mean, there was some very emotional takes of it that we did. And I remember I was really focused on this Victor being so different. And John, at one point, came to me and said, and it was great. And he goes, “Well, remember, he's still Victor. This is still Victor, right? So, we don't want to lose everything that we know of him in this other reality. There is still some of that there.” I thought that was an interesting thing that he gave me, which really helped.

ROBERT JOY:   Oh, yeah, It gives you more leeway, one thing. Yeah.

SCIFI VISION:   Yeah. Well, it's still also sad, because it's like, you know, you're kind of seeing both. Who knows? Maybe it is real. We don't know anymore than you do. All right. Well, thank you so much, both of you. Like I said, I love the show. I'm looking forward to next season and finding out how this all ends.

ROBERT JOY:   We are too.