In this Nathan-centric episode we see Nathan much more serious and emotional than we are used to. Sure, Nathan had a few serious moments before, but it was never like this: Nathan is basically in emotional crisis throughout the whole episode. This enables Robert Sheehan to show that he can play more than just the funny guy. He does a great job showing Nathan's emotional, vulnerable side but at the same time maintaining his usual outrageously funny personality.
Nathan meets Jaimes, his previously unknown little halfbrother, with whom he shares his father and has now to deal with having a brother he never met before as well as his deadbeat father who has been a bad father to both brothers. Nathan's dysfunctional relationship with his father has been teased in season 1 and is now being elaborated on.
It seems that the writers are very conscious that a character like Nathan can easily be reduced to comic relief. Fleshing his character out is exactly the right way to avert this and makes for character-driven, but also entertaining and funny episode which has a few suprises in store, as well.
Nathan meets Jaimes, his previously unknown little halfbrother, with whom he shares his father and has now to deal with having a brother he never met before as well as his deadbeat father who has been a bad father to both brothers. Nathan's dysfunctional relationship with his father has been teased in season 1 and is now being elaborated on.
It seems that the writers are very conscious that a character like Nathan can easily be reduced to comic relief. Fleshing his character out is exactly the right way to avert this and makes for character-driven, but also entertaining and funny episode which has a few suprises in store, as well.
