"He's struggling," Williams admits about his character.
And there isn't just one source of stress that could make Jackson Avery lose his cool in the board exams.
"He already comes in stressed about it, primarily because of his family and his legacy and those expectations," the actor explains. "But then that doubles and quadruples with pressure because of this new issue with April, his best friend. On top of that, mom is here and...she is banging the Chief. So it's a lot going on at once. It's like a hornet's nest."
That is some hornet's nest, all right.
Will April and Jackson's friends-turned-lovers hookup ruin their friendship? Williams says, "I think he's a very understanding guy. It's a lot on his shoulders, but [April's] someone he genuinely cares about."
But that doesn't necessarily mean these hot docs will launch into a relationship or even let their new Facebook status determine their next career move.
"They don't have time. They have seven other fires to put out at the same time," Williams continues. "It's one thing to be in a long-standing relationship, but in this it's sort of separate and weird. Am I supposed to care about your opinion? Is it supposed to be part of my decision making process? I don't think we know yet."
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