Warning: SPOILERS ahead for All American season 7, episode 5!All Americanshowrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll has teased the next episode of season 7 will be “a huge turning point” for Jordan’s continuing search. Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) is currently seeking answers about where his father’s half-brother is after having seemingly grown estranged from the family. As ofAll Americanseason 7, episode 5, he has suspicions that Coach Bobby (Gilbert Glenn Brown) might be his long-lost uncle, though nothing has been confirmed despite what he believes. However, he’s still determined to seek the truth about where his missing family member might be.
Speaking withTVLine, Carroll explained thatJordan will be making progress on his search for his father’s half-brother inAll Americanseason 7, episode 6during Grandpa Willy’s (Brent Jennings) birthday party. The showrunner explained how Monét Mazur will be coming back as Laura, Jordan’s mother, and the alternate goal behind the young man’s search for his missing family member. She also says that, despite not being good at solving cases in the past, the football player will get answers that impact the whole story. Check out what Carroll had to say below:
It might be one of my favorite moments of the season. We have Monét [Mazur] back for that episode as Laura, and Jordan islegitimatelyon one in this quest to solve the mystery and reunite Grandpa Willy with someone who would remind him of Mary. It’s a huge turning point for him…. [It] will actually turn out that he may not have been as far off as he thought, and that ends up coming back later in the season, in a very pivotal way that affects both OG cast and new cast.
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Did He Correctly Guess Who His Missing Uncle Is?
For now, Jordan believes his uncle might be acharacterAll Americanseason 7has already introduced, but his suspicions about Bobby have yet to be confirmed.Carroll also mentions how he’s not always been the best at solving family mysteries, as a previous season saw him believe he and Spencer (Daniel Ezra) were brothers. While this turned out to be false, this newest mystery seems like one he’s close to solving, something that could offer him a connection to his late father in a new, meaningful way.
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Since Carroll said he’s close to solving the mystery,there’s a strong chance Bobby really is related to him. In seeking answers during Willy’s birthday party, he’s hoping to reunite his grandfather with someone connected to Mary, thus bringing their family closer together. However, it’s unclear what the deeper consequences of his actions will be, especially because he lacks the full context surrounding why his uncle is estranged from the rest of his family. While this mystery may not carry over into a potentialAll Americanseason 8, it could have a long-term impact on the story moving forward.
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Jordan Might Get Close To What He’s Looking For
Although it’s unconfirmed what Jordan is going to learn at Willy’s birthday party, the young football star might get more answers than he bargained for. Considering Carroll said the upcoming episode will have an impact on later events in season 7, the show could be gearing up to provide concrete answers surrounding his uncle’s whereabouts. SinceAll Americanconstantly features intriguing developments throughout its story, Bobby really might be a long-lost family member, or connected to someone who is.
New episodes ofAll Americanseason 7 air Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
