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John Wilson on the Scariest Moment of Shooting ‘How To’ and Getting Vulnerable in Season 3: ‘I Could’ve Gone the Rest of My Life Without Saying That S—’


Awards Circuit Podcast: John Wilson discusses the scariest moment while filming HBO's 'How To' and getting vulnerable in Season 3.

In the Season 2 episode, titled “How to Appreciate Wine,” Wilson walks straight into a baby shower and immediately approaches Owoc, donning a collared black robe and Bang Energy gold chain. Memorable moments include visiting the founder of a “foreskin restoration” device called TLC Tugger — who allowed Wilson to film him demonstrating the product as he lay fully naked on the bed — and a candid conversation with an elderly man who described self-castrating as a teenager. The episode beautifully morphs into a meditation on grief (as Wilson recalls the awkward last time he saw his grandmother) and sexuality (when he discusses “fooling around” with a male friend throughout middle school and not-so-subtly asks a vacuum collector, “When did you come out?”).

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