A Crowded Room: Everything We Know About Episode 9!

Episode 9 will be released on Apple TV Plus on July 21st. Crowded roomby name Family. Let’s see an exclusive first look!

SYNTAX

Apple TV Plus has released a synopsis for the 9th episode of A Crowded Room titled “Family”. Let’s take a look – we’ll add more details as they become available!

CROWDED ROOM S1, E9

JULY 21, 2023
Family

New York State v. Daniel Sullivan

‘Crowded Room’ star Emmy Rossum on Candy’s heartbreaking choice

A Crowded Room draws to a close on Apple TV+, and as fans wait to learn about the fate of Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland), star Emmy Rossum confronts her mother Candy’s decisions in the penultimate episode of Family.

As Danny’s trial continues, Candy finally appears in court after being questioned by Stan’s lawyer (Christopher Abbott) and psychologist Ria (Amanda Seyfried). At first, the woman is hesitant to participate, fearing backlash from her abusive husband Marlin (Will Chase) and scrutiny from passers-by, but gradually she seems to have convinced herself to take a strong stand in support of her son.

Unfortunately, everything fell apart when Marlin caught her and appeared in court on the same day he was going to testify. Packing her bags and deciding to move on, Candy succumbed to the pressure of Marlin’s manipulative point of view and denied that her son had ever been sexually abused, effectively undermining her defense in the case that arose from Danny’s shooting of Marlin at Rockefeller Center. .

“I worked with a psychologist to understand the mentality of the character and also had the opportunity to talk to a woman who was in a very similar situation, a very busy and loving mother who had no idea what was going on around her, the violence. ”, Rossum talks to TV Insider about his process of understanding Candy’s trauma.

“When you have to do scenes like this, it’s pretty painful”the actress admits “but when you’re given a script as complex, nuanced and beautiful as the one that was given to us, it’s kind of a joy to be able to show empathy and humanity to a woman with a Shakespearean level of tragedy.”

In this episode, Rossum points out the scene between her and Seyfried as a turning point for Candy.

“When the character of Amanda offers her a different perception of herself than she ever thought, that maybe she’s good on the inside, even though she’s done bad things, that maybe there’s hope for her. You see that brief moment where she’s kind of buoyed by the belief that there can be a way out, that there can be a happy ending for her, that she can love herself and love her son.”

Of course, viewers know that Candy is being discouraged from following her promising path. Rossum says: “You realize that the monster comes back and plunges her back into that paralyzed state of fear in which we saw her drown. It’s a bit devastating, and at the end, in this episode, she cheats on herself and her child, and it’s pretty devastating.”

While her decision may come as a surprise, Rossum highlights why it makes sense. “You’ve been with her on this journey long enough to understand that this is what she must do in order to survive.”. But will Danny succeed? As viewers saw in the final moments of the penultimate episode, Danny apparently cut his wrists with a metal paperclip. Stay tuned to find out when Crowded Room ends on Apple TV+.