The Wahlberg brothers reflect on the loss of their beloved mom. This section was a challenge ; we had created a section of the brothers talking about their mom earlier in the episode, so I needed to keep this from feeling repetitive. Also, I wanted to avoid cutting away to "coverage" b-roll, as that would significantly reduce the power of what these men were feeling. I was able to carefully construct a sequence moving from one brother to the next without leaving the "room", allowing each one to fully express their grief and letting the audience experience it viscerally as well.

After working through his grief, Mark launches back into the business world.

Executives reflect on how they found motivation after losing a beloved family member. This sequence was tricky to create, as it was the third interview montage in the show and the second featuring the CEOs, and the format was beginning to feel redundant. I worked to skew the direction of the package to a more positive perspective, which helped tremendously; but what visuals to use? I found the raw footage of the boxing match from Father Stu, and with the perfect music, the sequence builds to an emotional yet triumphant resolution.

Brett's issues with his mom come to the fore on a ride home from work.

Brett, in the throes of his meth and heroin addiction, tries to throw the crew out. With the crew unable to shoot, I was able to still bring this crisis to life with found footage and the snatches of video the crew did get.

Erica has an emotional conversation with her sister Tina, whose husband has been cheating on her.

Tina melts down onstage in Australia

Erica and Tina call it quits. A good example of my skill with enhancing the natural drama in the scene, and clarifying an extremely complicated situation.

Five siblings are reunited after decades apart. Sometimes the best cut is not to cut; once they come together, I just let it play.