And Moore didn’t just take it.

Ventimiglia described what happened next: “I kind of started to look away.

[But] Mandy literally, finger under my chin, pulled my face back.

Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore at a red carpet event

[…] and said, ‘Look me in the f***ing face.'”

We thought what made it to the screen was powerful; we couldn’t imagine it going that far!

But for Moore, it made sense that it happened, even if it may have been unexpected.

Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore in a “This Is Us” scene

“We were in the heat of the moment.

[…] sometimes you just have to go there,” Moore explainedon"This Was Us.

We have to admit, we’d love to see that version.

Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia sitting next to each other

The two have had nothing but praise for each other after having worked together for years.

In an interview withE!

Newsin 2022, Ventimiglia talked glowingly about Moore, saying: “I just think the world of her.

She’s wonderful.”

Seeing them reunited on the “This Was Us” podcast, their friendship seems as strong as ever.