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After FBI: International’s emotional revelation about Wes Mitchell, I totally understand Jesse Lee Soffer’s reaction to filming the episode

Pabio October 30, 2024

Spoilers ahead for episode 3 of FBI: International Season 4 on CBS, titled “Nothing Sudden.”

The fourth season of FBI: International I didn’t waste any time in the fall TV schedule 2024 before adding Chicago Police alum Jesse Lee Soffer to Team Fly as SSA Wes Mitchell. Its first episode was designed to feel like a pilot and the character was a headache for new colleagues to start, but the team seemed to be a well-oiled machine on the case of a missing girl in Portugal by “Nothing sudden”.

After watching this episode and its reveal about Mitchell in the final moments, I went back to what Soffer told me about filming in Portugal. But let’s start at the beginning!

An emotional revelation about Wes Mitchell

The first scene featuring Mitchell in this episode (which will be available to stream with a Paramount+ Subscription) introduced him to a tattoo parlor, charming the artist while lying about the job that brought him to Budapest. To be honest, my first thought was that Wes Mitchell was making questionable decisions if he had permanent ink put on his arm in Hungary before even finding an apartment, but his reasoning became clear by the end of the episode after Vo gives a lovely speech. encouraging him to open up to her and the rest of the Fly Team.

Back in the tattoo parlor, the episode gave a quick look at the numbers Mitchell had tattooed on his arm, and it was more honest this time when the artist asked a few questions. He explained that these are badge numbers of “fellow agents that (he) worked with, friends of mine.” The first was in honor of Alana Greggs two years earlier, and the second was in honor of Mike Brooks, who died in the season 4 premiere.

I hadn’t seen this episode when I spoke with Jesse Lee Soffer about Why Chicago Police fans should watch FBI: Internationalso I couldn’t ask him at the time if he was now forced to have fake tattoos on his arm every time he filmed in short sleeves from now on. He dropped a few details that were clearly about “Nothing Sudden” now that I look back, and they’re definitely easy to get right.

What Jesse Lee Soffer told us

Come to FBI: International after more than 200 episodes on NBC A Chicago as Detective Jay Halstead was a bold move for Jesse Lee Soffer, and even he was asking what he was getting into. This involved moving to Budapest to film, so when I spoke with the actor, I asked him about his experience with the move. He shared:

The move was so interesting and fun. Budapest is an amazing city. I’m learning Hungarian so I can learn little things here and there on set. I can curse a storm. I won’t do any of that here today, but I really enjoy this stuff. The only tricky part is finding your comfort type. Amazon doesn’t really work here, so you can’t get the normal products you get at home. (laughs) It’s a little more complicated.

The actor hasn’t dropped any of the swear words he’s been holding in since his arrival FBI: Internationalbut apparently the longer he stays in Budapest, the more he learns Hungarian. While there are tricky elements to moving to Europe, he cited a filming experience that I now know was in reference to Epsidoe 3. Soffer continued:

Filming in Portugal and then in Paris, there are moments where you say to yourself: “I can’t believe I’m at work right now. My God, I’m on the shore of a beach in Portugal. How is this real?

The characters didn’t really get to fully appreciate this beach in Portugal while they were on the case of a teenage girl who went missing while traveling from the United States, but that wasn’t the case for FBI: Internationalthe new leading man of. After watching the episode, I completely understand what Jesse Lee Soffer meant by marveling that visiting a beautiful beach in Portugal is part of his job. Talk about a change from the cold temperatures he would experience while filming Chicago Police at this time of year if he was still at One Chicago!

Find out what’s next for SSA Wes Mitchell with new episodes of FBI: International Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET, between FBI at 8 p.m. ET and FBI: Most Wanted at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. You can also stream episodes the next day with a subscription to Paramount+.

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