Adam is six when Nathan walks out of his Eagle Creek home to return to his real home in LA. As it turns out, he can’t really get a steady supply of actors for his show in Eagle Creek. Time to return to the Fielder Method Studio, then, to train actors for the rigorous process of participating in The Rehearsal.

Nathan teaches a class on his method, which some of his students interpret as “stalking.” He gives them an assignment to find a “primary,” observe them closely, and return to tomorrow’s class dressed like them. At first, it doesn’t even occur to Nathan that some students might find his method slightly problematic. ..

Nathan takes on the role of Thomas in his first class to see if he can find any interesting things about the method he’s teaching. He notices that the environment feels too formal, but the method sounds intriguing.

Nathan, the new student, is pleasantly surprised to find that the chairs have been rearranged into a circle for their next class. Most of the students share their discoveries about their primaries, but Thomas–the real Thomas–struggled to get much information about his primary, an employee at an Açaí Bowl restaurant. ..

Nathan pulls Thomas aside to give him advice- “disrupt the situation” to somehow get closer to his primary. When Nathan re-lives this class from Thomas’ perspective, he feels good about how things went.

Nathan arranges for his students to work in the actual jobs of their primaries. He notices that the more extreme his method gets, the more his students respect him. Thomas remains uncomfortable, however.

Nathan decides to re-enact his first day of class again and truly try to get inside Thomas’ head this time. He starts by telling the class that he is new to the school and that he is looking for someone to help him with his studies. After a few minutes of silence, Nathan asks if anyone has any advice on what he should do next. After a few more minutes of silence, Nathan asks if anyone has any questions for him. After a few more minutes of silence, Nathan announces that he is done with the class and will be leaving.

In this rehearsal, we hear Nathan’s inner dialogue. Nathan takes on the persona of someone excited to be on camera and, at the same time, nervous about impressing Nathan. He’s suddenly someone uncomfortable with his environment but who also wants to follow along with what everyone else is doing. This Thomas is starting to feel real. ..

Nathan feels good about the rehearsal. But he knows he has to go deeper in order to understand Thomas. So he visits Thomas at the açaí place he’s now working at. Now, Nathan can live through Thomas’ experience of visiting his own primary’s workplace.

Nathan realizes how much Thomas would see his practices as invasive. He needs to get closer to his subject, he realizes. He needs to live in Thomas’ home so that he can truly understand his mindset.

Nathan suggests to Thomas that he move into a similar apartment as his primary residence, with the ulterior motive of taking over Thomas’s home for himself. He even gets a job at another açaí place. Now, Nathan can be in close proximity to Thomas 24/7. ..

Nathan muses that it’s hard to know what is hidden beneath the smile of an actor, but sometimes it is nice to pretend everything is okay. ..

Nathan returns to Eagle Creek after his students graduate, but he doesn’t feel right being around Adam and Angela. ..

Nathan missed out on a great portion of his child’s life, just like Angela’s father did. ..

Nathan instructs the actor playing Adam to re-enact the reunion scene with him, this time portraying it more coldly. “Good,” Nathan responds, more impressed with the actor’s performance than he is invested in his role as a father who has been scorned. ..

Nathan and Angela get to experience the terrible teens from the beginning. Adam, fuelled by the absence of his father, stays out late drinking and doing drugs with his friends.

Nathan is putting on a performance for Angela, but she seems to connect with it. She tries to connect with Adam by bringing up her own experiences with drugs and an absent father. But it doesn’t really matter. Because the rehearsal isn’t about Angela anymore; Nathan has almost entirely hijacked it. ..

Nathan asks Angela how she would feel about turning back the clock to when Adam was six. Whatever is best for the show, she responds.

Nathan rushes into his son’s bedroom to find Adam coughing and foaming at the mouth. He’s overdosed, and has to be taken away by an ambulance. Nathan tries to get him help, but he runs away.

Nathan goes to look for Adam, discovering him the next morning at a park with his friends. But when 15-year-old Adam takes a slide down to meet his dad, he emerges out of the slide a 6-year-old once again.

Nathan reflects on how easy it is to project the thoughts and feelings of others onto others, and wonders if this is what ultimately leads to hurt feelings.

In a recent article, the author discusses how perspective can change the way we see the world and how that can make all the difference in our lives. By changing our perspective, we can see things in a new light and be more aware of what is happening around us. This can help us make better decisions and be more successful.

Nathan turns to his son and says, “All right, Adam. Let’s go home.”

The Episode Review

Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal is a meditation on the act of rehearsal. It asks how we go about rehearsing for things that don’t actually happen, and whether or not we’re really living in the present moment.

Nathan seems to be able to easily hijack rehearsals to serve his own purposes. Getting in Thomas’ head is less about empathizing, as Nathan thinks it is, and more about perfecting Nathan’s act. ..

Nathan’s idea of a perfect scenario in Eagle Creek is one in which he dominates all aspects of Angela’s life. Even when Nathan realizes how his bias affects a rehearsal and tries to correct his controlling nature, he does this in both scenarios by asserting even more control.

Nathan is a great character for this show because he is able to encapsulate the themes of each episode in succinct statements, even though he (the character) remains completely oblivious to how these lessons reflect his flaws. ..

Nathan is putting off his arrogance by using observations like “sometimes all it takes is a change in perspective to make the world brand new.” His hypocrisy is intentional. ..

Nathan is a struggling actor who takes on a role in a play to improve his career. His journey is full of heartache and self-doubt, but he is also determined to find his place in the world.