This Is Us- Season two

[Southernmiss]

I thought both older and younger Rebecca were well played tonight. I like that they've softened older Rebecca up and gotten a new wig recently. She's smiling more and her interactions with the kids are more natural.

 

[Dentam]

I am so heartbroken for Kate-I can see why she blames herself

I know she blames herself, but he also gathered all of that other stuff while he was getting the dog.

 

[Dentam]

I thought both older and younger Rebecca were well played tonight. I like that they've softened older Rebecca up and gotten a new wig recently. She's smiling more and her interactions with the kids are more natural.

I thought I noticed the older version of her looking better tonight. Hope they make similar changes for Miguel.

 

[aristocatz]

I know she blames herself, but he also gathered all of that other stuff while he was getting the dog.

Yup, true....but from her point of view, I can see why she thinks it was her fault.

Does anyone wonder how the heck he made it out through the front door??

 

[Dentam]

Does anyone wonder how the heck he made it out through the front door??

Yeah, and I also wonder how the dog was unscathed since it was downstairs in its little bed while the family was sleeping upstairs.

 

[wenrob]

Meh. Didn’t even get choked up. Weirdly I felt bad for Miguel when Rebecca told him to go take a walk around the block. I liked the Tess twist.

 

[Southernmiss]

Meh. Didn’t even get choked up. Weirdly I felt bad for Miguel when Rebecca told him to go take a walk around the block. I liked the Tess twist.

I thought it was the right move to have Rebecca tell the kids alone. She needed to tell her kids about their father. The family unit was solid until that point and she knew she'd have to be strong as a widow and mom of the kids.

My own dad died of a sudden, massive heart attack when I was a senior in high school. I can sooo relate to Rebecca and the kids right now.

I was away and my mom and grandmother came to tell me the news. We just needed our nuclear family as we came to grips with the shock.

 

[ronandannette]

Had a family member die of complications from smoke inhalation. Figured that's where they were going early in the episode. Can't believe I didn't shed a tear. Maybe it's because I saw it coming.

Yeah, I mean it was sad but it wasn't any big shocking twist. I guess they thought they were being clever by saying "No one has been able to guess how Jack dies" since no one specified HEART ATTACK due to smoke inhalation?? But a lot of people were guessing smoke inhalation.

I've known 2 people in this situation and neither of them died from a heart attack - is that even a thing with smoke inhalation? A very common cause of death is heat and smoke damage to the respiratory tract cause uncontrollable swelling - even to the point they can't intubate. This comes on after the fact, but quick, so a victim can die shortly after seeming OK.

I thought I noticed the older version of her looking better tonight. Hope they make similar changes for Miguel.

Agree and I think we all agreed last season the result of the "ageing" was shockingly poor, compared to the overall quality of the show. I don't watch any of the after-show talks - has that issue ever been addressed?

 

[wenrob]

I thought it was the right move to have Rebecca tell the kids alone. She needed to tell her kids about their father. The family unit was solid until that point and she knew she'd have to be strong as a widow and mom of the kids.

My own dad died of a sudden, massive heart attack when I was a senior in high school. I can sooo relate to Rebecca and the kids right now.

I was away and my mom and grandmother came to tell me the news. We just needed our nuclear family as we came to grips with the shock.

Oh I get that and I think he did too but I still felt bad for him. Imagine being told you can’t grieve for your best friend.

I just watched the aftershow and Mandy Moore didn’t know that Milo would be there when she came into the room. So that reaction was pretty authentic. She said they used the first take.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Well that was fast (Jimmy Fallon). I feel cheated. Skip Dwayne. Give me more This Is Us.

 

[AustinTink]

I waited up late to see the cast on Jimmy Fallon and they gave them the shortest segment ever. What the heck??? They wasted all that time on stupid Timberlake sketches and bloopers. Grrr.... I'm so mad!

 

[AustinTink]

Well that was fast (Jimmy Fallon). I feel cheated. Skip Dwayne. Give me more This Is Us.

We must have been typing at the same time. That was ridiculous.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

We must have been typing at the same time. That was ridiculous.

Agreed. Waste of my time and the cast's.

 

[kimblebee]

I was another person who didn’t cry. I teared up a few places but no tears dropping. I bawled when William died though. I think it’s because even though we knew William was going to die at some point, it was still a surprise. It wasn’t overhyped like Jacks was.

I don’t think that it was the actual game that was on the TVs, I think they just showed past footage to make it look like it was the game. If they showed what actually happened, I bet it was a total fluke.

Honestly, I’m glad the hype is over and we can now move on.

Nice to see Déjà back, and loved the flash forward scene. This show is so good at combining scenes to make you think one thing (the little boy was going to be fostered by Randall), and then it being something totally different (Tess is the social worker).

I hope this show is on for yours and years.

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

Just in case anyone else has problems watching this episode on their DVRs tomorrow, it is available on the FREE NBC app. I recorded everything from when the game started until Jimmy Fallon ended and did the extension for each one, but it somehow still ended up not recording about 5 minutes RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of This is Us. Grateful that it showed up on the app for me.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Got up early and watched over two cups of coffee this morning.

I think with how much I read about how the way he died would be heartbreaking and nothing anyone would have guessed, I was prepared for something else. Not that the way he died isn't horrible, but it didn't make me ugly cry... yet.

Same here.

And Tess being the social worker has me in tears again. Great time twist second week in a row!

Loved that twist! I finally cried when they focused on Tess's face and Kevin's painting.

Did they really throw in plays on the tv of tonight's actual game? How cool was that?

So cool!

I thought I heard it, too.

("Bec") - Yes, so did I.

The twist at the end was brilliant. Soooo glad the writers left us with something to lift our spirits a little after the pain of losing Jack. I gasped with surprise when I saw Randall and grown up Tess. And Deja's back!!!!!! Sadly, I guess this means something else happened with her mom, but I'm so glad Deja returned to Randall and Beth.

Exactly.

Jimmy is on now, so I better pay attention to that. Looking forward to seeing the cast. What a night!

Taped that too, and totally not worth it! I fast forwarded to the This Is Us part, and they were so busy not giving it away to the audience, they hardly said anything.

This show is so good at combining scenes to make you think one thing (the little boy was going to be fostered by Randall), and then it being something totally different (Tess is the social worker).

Yes!



I sooooo didn't want Jack to go back into that house! Kate calling the dog at the same time as Rebecca telling him not to go just tore me up. I can't believe he got all those other things too. (Though if I think about it, I'm pretty sure we'd seen that tape, and maybe the photo album.)

I loved the Tess twist, and that we are starting to see bits of the future! I think one thing this series does extremely well is show the connection between the different moments of our lives.

 

[mnrose]

Yes! That was the only time I cried. Love this!

Same here. Something about kids growing up makes me tear up every time. Maybe it's because mine are about to fly the nest. Or maybe that I'm a big emotional baby. Since we knew Jack died, it really didn't make me that sad.

 

[mnrose]

Yeah, and I also wonder how the dog was unscathed since it was downstairs in its little bed while the family was sleeping upstairs.

Oh, there was a lot of stuff that didn't make sense in this episode. Maybe that's why I'm a little disappointed. They've been so good at the small stuff and then the stuff in this episode just strained credulity.

 

[KristiMc]

I think it was a great episode. I think how they had him die was good (well not good, but you know what I mean). It was unexpected. You see him and Rebecca chatting and he seems fine and then it just happens - like normal life - stuff just happens that you can't explain or don't expect which makes it so much harder.

 

[anniemae]

It was a good episode. Was more upset when William died thought.

Loved when Jack told the dr. that he went back for the dog and the dr. said, "you must really love that dog." and Jack said, "i really love the girl that loves the dog." My heart.

Yes, I heard him say "bec" when she was at the vending machine.