I hope that Bay can help him out, but I am still a little nervous. His story was terrible, and I can see how that would definitely affect him. I was glad to see Ty (Blair Redford) opening up a little more to Bay about what happened to him in Afghanistan. Switched at Birth summer premiere recap: Tensions run high > Everything was definitely topsy-turvy in this one. Kathryn (Lea Thompson) didn’t seem to like it either, even though she too has been enjoying spending time with Daphne. She’s been hanging out with the Kennishes and bonding with them and not understanding why Bay had a problem with it, but boy, when she saw Bay bonding with Regina (Constance Marie) and Angelo (Gilles Marini), she didn’t like it one bit. As much as I do like Daphne, I have to say that I sort of enjoy the fact that she got to see what it has been like for Bay.

Granted, they weren’t really at each other’s throats in this episode like they were in last week’s premiere, but there was still a lot of tension there.

It’s just something that we hadn’t seen explored in a way that was touching and thoughtful and real and scary.It’s tough to like both Daphne (Katie Leclerc) and Bay (Vanessa Marano) so much and see them fighting like they have been recently. That’s when depression manifests itself, and we thought it would be just really interesting to see a character like Emmett, who we all know is so incredibly confident and strong, go through something that a lot of kids go through and how that jars him. We all knew people in college who, just biologically, that’s what happens to some kids at a certain age. TVLINE | In the premiere, we see the seeds of something going on with Emmett, that he’s dealing with depression. Did he make the wrong choice by breaking up with Bay? Does he have regrets? All of those kinds of questions. At the same time, he broke up with Bay himself. So part of him feels like it’s a betrayal for Travis to go after Bay.

So of course, he’s trying to be a mensch about it, but it’s hard. It’s ironic, of course, because Emmett dated Skye first, but the heart doesn’t deal with logic too much. TVLINE | What effect does Bay and Travis coming home have on Emmett going forward? They didn’t have Emmett around to make them feel guilty or weird, and in fact, that becomes an issue that we explore when they come back: “Now that we’re back in real life, how are we? Was it just something that was because we were away on this incredible journey together?” That’s a real question and a good one. We talked about that a lot, that they were sort of living not real life. TVLINE | Do you feel like Bay and Travis living together in China, separate from everything that’s going on back home, made their relationship progress at a much faster speed? He’s a little bit of a shadow in their relationship in the beginning, and we deal with that later. They get to have great fights, though, about everything, including Emmett.

… And we were excited about a fresh relationship. And Travis is this incredible guy, she’s become very close to, and they’ve shared a lot. Why did you decide to go in that specific direction?īay and Emmett have been through so much and so many ups and downs, and they may end up together in the long run, but for right now… that’s put to bed a little bit. TVLINE | Travis comes to visit Bay in China, and you make a choice in the love triangle.

Switched at birth season 2 recap