This is Us

Thanks!

What is this show even about? All I've ever seen is that great big fat person and lot's of weeping.

What are your thoughts regarding Justin Hartley?

I'm fearing sophomore slump.

Mopey and whiney.

Yup. This is definitely heading for sophomore slump.

It was mopey and whiney in year one, didnt stop it from being a huge hit.

Who watched this shit??

*watches

OMG. I cried.

I bawled. Great great drama.

I watched four minutes of the pilot and then just said, "oh hell no". Mierda.

Not since Hootie and the Blowfish have I wished a sophomore slump on something more. God, I hope this show has one.

R11, you missed the ending.

Still love the MIlo/Mandy section but I can't stand the older kids.

Mandy is a cunt.

Milo's butt appearance again?

“This Is Us” opened its second season with its highest-rated episode ever, leading Tuesday’s ratings by wide margins. The NBC show earned a 3.8 rating in adults 18-49, topping its previous best of 3.4 for the Season 1 finale. Its 12.64 million viewers is just shy of the 12.84 million for the first-season finale.

Christ, for a show to get that type of ratings these days is stunning r17.

[quote]It was mopey and whiney in year one, didnt stop it from being a huge hit.

The appeal of the show was always lost on me.

Milo's ass enticed me to watch the pilot, but this definitely isn't my bag.

TIU < Parenthood < Six Feet Under

So I just checked out the pilot and Milo's muscles are indeed amazing, but I couldn't get past the 20-minute mark. Too soppy and too straight for my liking.

I did like that obese character, though.

I strip naked at the 25 minute mark, r20!

I like the show. I love the going back in time and back to the present. The character development on this show is amazing. For instance, last season, we got to know more of William via a flashback to the '70s and meeting his mother and cousins, etc. They're not regular characters, but they were the focus of that show.

My beef with the Season 2 opener was the legitimization of the Kardashian clan. Kevin's childhood sweetheart Sophie was excited about going to LA (Kevin is an actor) and wouldn't shut up about the Kardashians, as if they were these big time celebrities. She kept going on about going to see their house and hoping to get sightings of them. It was pathetic. Aren't they just reality TV trash?

The ubiquitous "Black best friend" as the third of the triplets.

That's so Jewish. You can set your watch by Jews and the myth of their intelligence.

[quote]The ubiquitous "Black best friend" as the third of the triplets.

If you're referring to Randall, he's been the main focus of the show in the present time, and the actor won the Emmy for Best Actor.

I like how R23 criticized Jews for their ignorance while boldly displaying hers.

[quote]TIU < Parenthood < Six Feet Under

Ain't seen This is Us, but that ranking cannot be true.

Are you seriously responding seriously to that poster?! Look at it. Nothing but racism and anti-semitism. FF and ignore people. We gotta fuck these nazi cockroaches.

R25 I haven't done that ranking but do you really find Parenthood and Six Feet Under so bad that you're certain This Is Us has to be better than either?

Once again lesbians exist in a tv universe, but not gay men. LOL!

R28 Randall's bio dad is gay (or at least bi) and has/had a longtime partner played by Denis O'Hare. Both were nominated for Emmys.

They made the black guy gay, which is still a stigma in the African-American community, so we'll see how they'll explore that.

R27 I was referring to R19's ranking, which is why I used the quote formatting.

R27 Also, if you notice, I immediately questioned the sentiment.

I have to say I love it. It rings all sorts of bells for me, the adoption angle, the fat girl, the great marriage, the difficult family dynamics. I think it's a great show and that's why people have responded to it. The two standouts are Milo and Randall. Brilliant nuanced performances.

R33 the adoption rings true to me, too, though I wasn't adopted as an infant. I was 8, but I came from Central America and was adopted by a white, American family and grew up in a predominantly white town. Talk about adjustment. New parents. New relatives. New friends. New country. New language. New customs. etc. That first year was a challenge, to say the least.

[quote] The two standouts are Milo and Randall.

Milo is the actor's name; Randall is the character's name. The two standouts are Milo and STERLING.

I saw an interview with Ron Cephas Jones (William) in which he said that Denis O'Hare would be back this season and they'd be exploring the relationship between William and Jesse.

R31 I understand what ranking you were referring to and I can recognize quotations formatting pretty well, thank you.

I don't understand your somewhat nasty reply; I merely asked you why you disagree with that ranking that has This Is Us at the bottom and Six Feet Under at the top. Were you that disappointed with Six Feet Under? Or was Parenthood the one that was so bad in your opinion?

I have a feeling DL hates anything that's feel-good, regardless of quality.

This thread is filled with fraus

Milo makes my peen hard.

Best line of the show. Randall's two daughters pointing out Hillary Clinton lost the election and Randall replies, "Thank you Omarosa and Stacy Dash." LOL!!

I watch it, but I don't care much for it. It's more out of habit, and I keep waiting to see how Milo dies and Mandy ends up with his best friend.

What I hated this week is how Sterling wanted to adopt a child and his wife goes along with it (although you could see she wasn't into it) up until they go meet with the adoption agency woman. *Then* she pitches a fit about not liking his plan. Passive-aggressive cunt. Like you couldn't have that conversation with your husband before you're talking to the adoption agency?

[quote]I keep waiting to see how Milo dies and Mandy ends up with his best friend.

Spoilers!

Those aren't spoilers r43. This has already been revealed in the series.

Do we think Jack (Milo) dies in the fire that closed out the premiere episode? Or was that just a teaser?

I don't know. Last season, I thought he got drunk and died in a car crash, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

I like this show. It's sweet. And quality for a big 3 network. What do they call them now? Anyways, I didn't mean to but I counted 3 scenes where someone gets up from a table because they're upset by a conversation. If there's three scenes where someone storms off from a conversation next week I'm going to revisit describing this show as great.

They just keep hopping back and forth in time like a Vonnegut novel. It'll never end. Nothing ever resolves. Even if someone dies, we get more and more of them.

[quote]I didn't mean to but I counted 3 scenes where someone gets up from a table because they're upset by a conversation.

Maybe it's a family trait, like the Bravermans calling each other 'Bud(dy)'?

[quote] Maybe it's a family trait, like the Bravermans calling each other 'Bud(dy)'?

That could make sense. I'll try to look at it that way... not as, like, script crutches

No. script crutches.

it is very sweet.

I watched i.

r25 & r 27 that poster was saying This is Us is less than not greater than Parenthood and Six Feet Under.

Chrissy Metz=Six Feet Wide

Chrissy = Six Feet Under if she doesn’t do something about her weight. The heart cannot keep carrying that around.

R56 whose heart?

Man this show to too pathetic even for the likes of me. And I actually like the first two Bridget Jones movies and cry every time I watch Love Actually!

R58 see, I could never get the appeal of LOVE, ACTUALLY. I still cringe remembering Liam Neeson and his son re-enacting TITANIC and calling the characters by the actors' names (e.g., Kate & Leo). I also recall a reference to 9/11 which seemed out of place . The whole thing was one giant cornball, IMO.

If that fire isn't what killed Jack, I'm not watching any more.

The fire was an insurance scam.

Are you watching tonight?

I'll let the TV warm up for an hour before the Lyle and Erik Show. Maybe I'll look at it.

The real tragedy of this show is that we don't seen enough of Milo's rock hard ass.

I don't get why fat Kate hates her mother - or rather her younger sister in a bad wig.

I think Justin's wife beater should be more fitted on him.

Are they really going to do Justin and his sister in law having a fling?

They did capture what a sitcom taping is like. After 20 minutes, you want to go home.

The fat chick is a bad actress and Mandy Moore isn't that great either. Is the hot guy supposed to be straight because I'm not getting that vibe?

R65, which one is the hot guy?

Anyone have screencaps of Justin in the diaper?

R66, Milo, Sterling and Justin are all hot, but I think Justin counts as the hot guy on the show because we see his body the most.

Justin's engaged and has a previous marriage and child from that marriage.

I do get a big gay vibe though.

I had sex with women (okay, one girl) in college.

The next night I went out with all the guys and word had gotten around and the leader of the pack said (knowing it was me) 'who among us got laid most recently? THIS GUY (me) did!'

I'll never forget the sense of acceptance I felt.

You can all hate me but I was 20 (and a late bloomer).

But maybe that's how other guys are into their 30s and 40s; they keep fucking women in order to fit in.

Justin in the diaper was hot. It was actually a cute scene.

I don't see Kevin and Randall's wife having an affair. That would be tacky. I preferred Kevin with the playwright last year. He and Sophie just don't have that much chemistry.

I laughed at Kate's awful performance.

I'm still trying to understand why Kate weighed 200 pounds at age 9. Children don't just become that fat, she must have been overfed since infancy to be a pocket whale at that age. Everyone else in that family is norm sized. What did Mandy do, force feed her lard sandwiches because she didn't want the competition?

What a surprise? Fags hate a nice, loving, family show.

Not as much as we hate you, R72.

I think this week we learned that Jack was a Vietnam War veteran and probably suffers from PTSD.

Crap show

We knew last year that Jack was in Vietnam.

I download this to watch, because I cannot handle commercials anymore. I wish, however, they would not use the fucking mawkish #ShareTheMoment graphic during poignant scenes. Can no one enjoy anything anymore unless they are "sharing" it? It really takes me out of the scenes. I do come to this show to be emotionally manipulated, but I look to the writing and characters to do this, not marketers.

Did not like this latest episode, but they have to move the stories along, I guess.

R72, how retro of you. I will use a classic, too: You are a fucking asshole. But you knew that. Why would you come to a gay site and use slurs unless you were looking to be a cocksucker?

Horrifically bad show. I can't stand the fat chick.

It really isn't that good a show, but it isn't "horrifically bad." The thing I hate the most is the very idea that I'm spending an hour a week for 22 weeks watching something in which Mandy Moore could suddenly pop up. She brings me the "horrific."

I think Mandy Moore should be killed off in the series finale.

r81 the problem with this show is it doesn't matter if your character is dead... you will still have stories for seasons to come!

Jack is an awesome Dad

[quote]I think Mandy Moore should be killed off in the series finale.

That probably won't be for MANY years.

Ok I am watching Season 1 now.

Justin Hartley was on Michael Myers and I thought he was adorable and charming. He has an amazing body of course. Also, he as a beautiful nose and he has a nice profile, and not all that many actors have that.

He's 40 and looks great, and he's playing a 37 year old on the show. Divorced, hot a teenage daughter.

Total DILF, don't you agree?

Michael Myers? what was I channelling? Seth Meyers.

[quote]Total DILF, don't you agree?

SILF, in my case, R85.

works the same :)

R88, I could never think of Justin Hartley as a "daddy."

Well that pretty boy is 40 and a daddy so.....

Now that makes sense, R90. I thought you were going with the usual DL "daddy" meaning. Sorry.

Is this the current thread to talk about Season Two?

I think I hate this show. I just finished watching it via Roku, which was very choppy. There was much more dialog in CC than in the actual scenes, and the scenes were very jumpy. I can't watch it in real time because I have a class, but I find these people so reprehensible. Maybe it's because I'm too old. I remember people hating thirtysomething when I was thirtysomething, and not understanding why. Maybe being age contemporaries of the main characters helps.

r92 yes. This doesn't seem to be a terribly popular show with the DL.

I've got to hand it to Justin Hartley, though. He's really improved this season and he's giving strong performances.

I also notice the commercials/trailers for the Bad Moms Christmas movie are really playing up Hartley's role (and he's shirtless, which helps).

No more Y&R for him.

It occasionally makes me cry, but in a very manipulative way.

Could anyone read what Miguel typed at Rebecca in his Facebook box?

How big a TV do I need to be able to read texts and Facebook posts from 15 feet away?

He was just typing Hey, congrats! How are you?

She hesitated, then replied a banal greeting.

They will reconnect, it seems.

Thank you, R97.

I'm mixed on this show. It's not horrible, but it was over-hyped last season. The only storyline I like this season is Randall and his wife taking in the foster child.

Huh; that's the only story line i don't like; delinquent teen; instant drama!

The ‘flashback’ scenes of Kate having a one night stand with the married man were particularly awkward. It’s like everyone in those scenes are pretending she’s not morbidly obese, including the married guy.

Yeah, I thought it would end up being some kind of dogface sex dare, and his friends would laugh at her.

Milo plays the DILF. Woof!

R101, I figured large girls are his type, and that his awkwardness arose from the fact that he's cheating on his wife, and his friends know his wife.

I'm calling it now Kevin will almost die of an OD.

Y&R, keep Adam open!

This week’s episode was brilliant. Love both actors who play William.

Randall and his wife have gotten annoying

I think I am done with This Is Us. My Roku wants me to register its code number again, and I just don't feel like bothering, as I find the Pearsons unpleasant. Jack is the only one I like, and he dies. And fuck the rest of them.

Is there anyone on this show for me?

YST maybe you would like Justin Hartley, he's a bit yellow

Thanks a lot, R111. Just a bit? I might not commit to watching it if he’s just a bit yellow.

I was going to suggest Justin Hartley, too. Watch the show. You decide.

[quote] I was going to suggest Justin Hartley, too.

Why Justin, R113? Thanks,

Watch and see, R114.

I have a month's worth on my DVR. Watch, or delete?

You would know best, R116.

Someone on DL who met Justin in person at a party said he was arrogant and had skin the color of sandpaper.

oh, well, someone on DL said they met him!

I used to work on Passions. He's a good guy.

[quote] I used to work on Passions. He's a good guy.

Does he have yellow skin though?

Is there some reason you can't watch the show and see for yourself, R120 R114?

[quote]I used to work on Passions. He's a good guy.

But does he ever have the mansex? That's all that matters.

[quote] Jack is the only one I like, and he dies.

Oh, honey -- you should have realized that on this show, NO ONE ever dies.

[quote] Is there some reason you can't watch the show and see for yourself, R120 R114?

I don’t want to waste my time watching a show if there’s not a guy I’m attracted to in it. DL posters help with that. Barbara Bush and I have at least one thing in common.

You've wasted more time posting here than it would have taken you to look at Justin somewhere, r124.

You practice the Black Arts, R124/YST?

He's yellow, I'd say.

[quote] You practice the Black Arts, [R124]/YST?

We both have beautiful, crazed minds, silly R126. I’m insane. She drives others insane.

I prefer Milo as the cool dad

Kate will probably have a miscarriage which is Emmy bait for Chrissy Metz.

The guy who plays young William is cute.

The scene at the end where Delroy Lindo and the judge who pardoned William comparing notes if either had done any good should have had the two characters in bed together.

All three of the adult "kids" annoy me. I don't mind them as kids in the flashbacks, but as adults they bug the piss out of me.

[quote]Kate will probably have a miscarriage which is Emmy bait for Chrissy Metz.

Hey, an Emmy win might help me get a second acting gig. Girl's gotta eat, you know.

[quote] Girl's gotta eat, you know.

Yes. We’ve seen the show and are not blind.

Milo seems to be the most popular so they have put themselves in the position that they have to keep writing flashbacks with him

They also need to put themselves in the position of making him show his ass.

Show blows. sappy soap shite. Only reason to watch is Justin, who is not gay and I seriously doubt he ever had the dick.

Justin started on Passions, where he was very popular. Several shows later he landed on the delicjous Revenge where he proved he can act. Great scenes with Madeline Stowe. Loved his butch interpretation off his gay character.

Is he yellow?

Kevin fucking the frau.

R136 is correct

R129 is clairvoyant

Okay, who didn’t cry with the last episode?

I, myself, did not.

I didn't, R142. I have never rolled my eyes more over a TV show than I do this one. I should like it. I liked Parenthood. I loved thirtysomething. I loved, loved, loved A Year in the Life. But the only Pearson i can stand is Jack.

I didn’t cry. Chrissie Metz is as good of an actress as she is a singer. I like the guy who plays her boyfriend, though.

The only present-day storylines that interest me involve Randall’s family.

R137, for someone (Justin) who's not gay your post contains the word 'gay' twice and the word 'Passions' once.

We sure he's not?

[quote]Milo seems to be the most popular so they have put themselves in the position that they have to keep writing flashbacks with him

No. Milo has always been the first-billed star of the show. Those aren't really "flashbacks," they're just his storyline during the time he was alive.

I thought Milo was despised on DL.

How’s the white guy with the yellow skin doing on the show?

Milo and Sterling K. Brown are the best actors on the show. Chrissy Metz isn't a bad actress, but she didn't deserve an Emmy nomination last year. I think she'll get shut out of Emmy nominations in July.

The show hasn't been as good since they killed William off. They keep trying to insert him into the stories with flashbacks but it doesn't work as well.

Chrissy Metz is so fat its distracting. When she's on screen that's all you see. And she's not a good enough actress to overcome that

I think they said when the show launched that Kate was going to lose weight and when I heard that I was like YIKES there's some pressure on the actress to lose some pounds.

I like teenage Kevin. He's dreamy.

I agree, r152. And the other characters in scenes with her act oblivious to her size. Literally ignoring the elephant in the room.

My mother stopped watching because of Metz, she said she is so huge it makes her nervous.

So many of you are "sizists".

I am, R157.

They aren’t dealing with her obesity in a realistic manner. Everyone around her acts like she’s the size of Rebel Wilson.

It's also not realistic that a guy (even fatty and ugly like Toby) would want to have sex with her.

There's no point in grieving over any character if they're just going to flip back and forth in time endlessly.

It's like a Vonnegut novel + a Hallmark sympathy card.

no one watching anymore?

This week's episode is one of the few I've enjoyed. I wished they could have gone into all the detail they'd've been able to if it were a daytime soap. Once a week doesn't make the same impression. How many eps a year?

Yeah, it was the best episode so far. I think they're having 18-episodes seasons, R163.

It is such a frau show, but I love it. And I usually like grittier Breaking Bad type shows.

[quote]I think they're having 18-episodes seasons, [R163].

It's not enough. Not with all the back and forth in time with so many characters.

I think they have shorter seasons due to budget reasons. It probably costs a pretty penny to shoot all those flashbacks with old cars, props, and specially made clothes.

Well, it fucks with the storytelling, r167. I don't know why people have latched on to this show the way they have. If this were Guiding Light, we'd be talking about Justin's addiction/rehab story for weeks. This is what I liked about soap opera.

Go back to your soap opera threads, then, honey. Have another drink at the bar set next to a non-existent wall, and talk toward the camera with your back turned to the other actor, again.

I watched and really enjoyed Season1 but stopped watching. I have enough shit happening IRL, so emotional manipulation for entertainment doesn't appeal to me. R137, what season of Revenge was he in? Another show I loved, but quit watching midway through Season 2 when it got ridiculous.

Justin and Sterling have been fantastic the last few episodes. I think Justin's work doesn't get enough credit.

Sterling's character has become too self righteous

Yep. Can't stand Randall and his bitch wife. The girls are ok though, especially the little one.

[quote]Can't stand Randall and his bitch wife.

Admittedly, I'm a homosexual male, but I don't see how he puts up with her cuntitude on a daily basis. And Tubitha isn't much nicer.

Actually, Randall and Jack are the only ones I think I could be around long-term.

[quote]Sterling's character has become too self righteous

I was thinking this too. I really can't stand the relationship of Randall and mommy Rebecca. I totally get why Kevin and Kate call them out on it.

R168 Which is why soaps are dying. The unnecessary repetition of the same conversations on the same subject is boring and makes the story boring, IMO.

Justin gets overlooked because he's too good looking. He's actually a damn good actor. And he's not my type so this isn't a fanboy critique.

They forget smoke detector batteries at the mall.

They should just have Randall and Kevin do every scene with their shirts off.

[quote]They forget smoke detector batteries at the mall.

Oh, THAT's what that meant.

Cathy Moriarty played the superintendent in William's building. She and Sterling K. Brown had a really beautiful scene together where she described what William was like as a tenant.

Is Jack going to die in a fire?

R171, I agree; I thought Justin pretty much phoned in his work on Y&R in that Adam was a heavy, but Justin just played him as....Justin.

Adam's the guy who walks into a room and everyone's uneasy that he's in the room; what's he going to do next?

Justin played it so nice he gave Nick Newman a run for his money.

But he's hitting it out the park on This Is Us and he deserves and Emmy nom. If he doesn't get one it's because people think that life is too easy for him. That's too bad. He's doing a great job.

Lesson of the story- Don't accept used crockpots from old people.

I was given a used crockpot. I have never used it, or any other crockpot. I'm just not a crockpotter. And now, double-never.

Justin Hartley is turning some terrific work this season, wasn’t too sure about him in season 1, but he’s Emmy worthy this year for sure.

Is Randall supposed to be bipolar? It seems like he jumps from one big idea to the next and Beth comes across unsure but then she goes for it. I feel like she should be putting the breaks on some of his ideas: foster child, etc. hopefully they will follow more with why Tess was hiding in Kevin’s car.

Justin is a great actor. His work on Revenge as the gay son of Victoria also is Emmy worthy. He has been on several series starting with Passions. And how interesting he SEEMS the most successful person from the large cast of Passions. Justin is very handsome yet seems approachable, like a regular guy. Hopefully Justin will get his OWN series and ultimately movies. He's better than many male movie stars in his age range.

I liked the dog who played Audio. Boxerhuahua?

So, Dad and the dog died in the fire.

Are they gonna drag that out all next season?

Funny how NO character EVER mentioned that, except adopted son having a burnt-out-house flashback when he visited his old home.

When will this be over?

I love it, but it's torturous.

R189, I damn near burst into tears when Kate said she wasn't taking Audio home. I felt so bad for the puppy the way seemed to understand that he wasn't going home with her. Then when she DID bring him home, I DID cry! Anyone else think Jack died going back in the house for the dog? I'm guessing that's why Kate has always said his death was her fault.

Can't believe I have to wait 2 weeks for the "episode that will explain it all!" You just know the "Big Game" will go long and we'll then have to watch the trophy ceremony.

Yes, obviously Milo/Dad went back in to save the dog and then they both died.

I know many people who have experienced such disasters. They don't go through a single DAY without bringing it up.

These are some repressed characters, and some manipulative writers and show-runners.

There's something unseemly to me about teasing along how a major character died but I guess with today's fragmented viewership, whatever works.

The old couple should be punished somehow for giving away that shitty crockpot. #JusticeforJack

Killer Crock-Pots From Hell!

If a Datalounger had written that episode, it would've been a grease fire.

R196, I wonder if mommy bloggers on Frau boards regularly tell one another to die in a Crock-Pot fire?

I wonder if we'll also discover that mom, Kate, and Randall all have some physical scar and Kevin does not which makes him feel even more guilty. Have we seen Mandy Moore's arms when its present day???

[quote]I wonder if we'll also discover that mom, Kate, and Randall all have some physical scar and Kevin does not which makes him feel even more guilty. Have we seen Mandy Moore's arms when its present day???

I don't think they were injured in the fire. In the season 2 premiere there was scene of Kate and Randall crying in Miguel's house after the fire and Kate said she had to find Kevin to tell him that Jack was dead.

So now that Kate is getting over her guilt over her Dad dying, will she start to lose weight? I'm an emotional eater and I'm starting to forgive myself for things I've done in the past.

Since the actress obviously can't lose weight, the character won't either.

[quote]Sterling's character has become too self righteous

I have thought that since season 1. But, they made him out to be too perfect as compared to Kate and Kevin and yes, he has become more self-righteous this season.

Of all the present day characters, Beth is the only one I enjoy since she appears to find the others as annoying as I do!

I like the dog.

[quote]he landed on the delicjous Revenge where he proved he can act.

Never delicious. Not even edible by the time he arrived. It should have ended when she crossed everyone off her list. Instead, ABC gave us a giant mess of a shitstorm.

I like both dogs. The little black and white terrier mix reminds me of a friend's dog whom I used to adore (and she, me).

R203, I keep expecting Beth to ask for a divorce, especially now that Randall has roped her into fixing up an apartment building a hundred miles from home.

Am I the only one who really likes Beth? The Beth/Randall storylines are consistently strong (William, Déjà, nervous breakdown, etc.), and I like the back-and-forth between them, even when it's tense. The actors have great chemistry, IMO.

And I agree with all the posters upthread saying that Justin Hartley is turning in Emmy-worthy work this season. Kevin's downward spiral and the ensuing chaos showed Hartley has some serious acting chops that were not evident in season one.

r209 I like Beth but I do feel Randall's stories are becoming very self righteous and most of Beth's stories are tied to Randall. I hope we see more 'solo' Beth stories.

R208, I quite like Beth. Honestly, she has a lot of patience for a spouse, especially because it seems like Randall steam rolls past her. I’m surprised she has not seriously lost her shit on him. r209, solo Beth stories would be great. Compared to Toby, she’s under developed and the actress is good, give her more to do.

r210. Agreed. I loved the scene where she spoke about what the loss of William meant to HER.

I also liked the scene where she, Toby and Miguel shared. It was nice to get them away from the family.

[quote]I also liked the scene where she, Toby and Miguel shared. It was nice to get them away from the family.

Likewise! I'm hoping the producers opt for more flashbacks of non-Pearson characters (the way they did w/ William, to tell his back story).

Why don't they put more effort into realistically aging Miguel for the present day scenes. The makeup people from Waiting for Guffman laugh at it.

Still no gay male characters?

Seriously, r214, you’d think it was from Jason Katims.

So far, they’ve just had William as a bi-sexual. And Lena Waithe who played the shelter adoption counselor last week mentioned having a wife. But that’s it. Maybe we can find out Beth was raised by two dads ?

Don't forget William's lover, Jesse (played by openly gay Denis O'Hare.)

Well, we know Miguel had kids with his first wife. Maybe, we will finally see them and one will be a gay guy.

I could only watch the first three episodes. I felt it was manufactured melodrama.

and if they keep dancing around dad's death, it'll never end.

Actually, I think the producers were smart to stretch out the mystery of Jack's death for a season and a half -- during that time, viewers have seen (bit by bit) how his death has rippled through the lives of his family for two decades, and how it's shaped his kids.

As well, and probably more importantly, it's given viewers time to grow to love Jack and his family. We've seen what a great dad he was and how loved he was, flaws and all. Had they revealed him dying in fire early on in the series, it wouldn't have had nearly the emotional impact (for viewers) it will now.

For me, it's been like watching William through season one. I knew he likely wouldn't be alive by season's end, and I didn't know when or how (exactly) he was going to die, but I grew to love the character and cried ugly tears during the Memphis episode as a result.

This after Super Bowl death of Jack is so overhyped it is bound to disappoint

It's going to be on so late on the east coast that I think many people won't watch it in real time.

[quote]I grew to love the character and cried ugly tears during the Memphis episode as a result.

Yep. I re-watched it a few weeks ago and cried ugly tears all over again.

Another show with lesbians but no gay men in sight. Zzzzzzzzzzz

I think you mean "Another show with gay men but no lesbians in sight."

I want Justin Hartley to be gay

They are hyping the shit out of tonight's episode. I hope it delivers.

R192, yeah. I was in for like my fourth doctor's visit over this damn flu that's going around; they asked my symptoms and either they asked or I offered 'depression.'

On a follow up, the doc said why are you depressed; I said my father died.

She said when?

I took a four second pause and then answered: 1967.

R227, maybe he is?

I always use as an example that guy who was the governor of NJ; married twice, two kids, and he says he's gay.

Not 'bi' - not I experimented; but GAY.

There are men who will live and die living straight lives.

It'd be so ironical if that were Justin as he appears to have it all.

Tonight:

🐶 🔥 💨 🐖 😭

What does that mean, R231?

Jack goes back in to save the dog, dies from the fire & smoke. Kate cries.

Jack dies of smoke inhalation? So the little black boy will get fostered by Randall's family?

R234 Yup. I'm already predicting a sad end for the new foster child.

The Dad seemed OK but died at the hospital. First time I watched the show...the actor who played the Dad was really cute

I watched the show tonight for the first ever, and it was as if it were specially created for the nation's frauen. It celebrated the paramount importance of family dogs, photo albums, and home VHS tapes!

It was like gargling with simple syrup.

WTF I wanted them to foster that cute little boy, now they have that girl back again. BOO

The part with future Tess working with foster children was just dumb twist.

Oh, THAT's what that was? Thanks, r239.

I was confused at the end when the little boy was going off with the white couple and Randall was nearby but wearing different glasses. I hit rewind on my DVR and then caught onto Randall saying the name Tess.

I wanted the little boy to join their family as well. Not that I don't like Deja, but I felt that story was wrapped up appropriately.

want to feel better about Jack - a fictional character - dying? but this will make you feel worse.

a real-life dad died saving his son from an aqueduct in Los Angeles - the kid's only nine, so in addition to all the guilt and grief he'll feel, he'll have no dad to help him through his teen years, his young adult life, the rest of his life....

my dad died at an even younger age and it just fucks you up for life.

when a dad dies, the family either comes together like they do on This Is Us or they don't ....

If this was a daytime soap in season six it would be revealed that Jack faked his death because he was being blackmailed.

Lol, right R244. We'd also learn that Kate and Kevin, while twins, have different daddies. Miquel would be Kevin's father.

R237, it's important to see the show from at least the first episode. If you still think it's for the "nation's frauen", so be it. I enjoy it. Beth rules!

r237 demonstrates all the insight of a regular simple syrup consumer.

I haven't watched yet. So Jack goes in to save the dog? And they both die?

The dog survives. I wonder how they treat the dog now.

Kate will probably eat it.

r249 God will get you for that, Rose.

[quote]a real-life dad died saving his son from an aqueduct in Los Angeles

Hesperia is not Los Angeles.

I thought the episode was good but somehow very predictable and perfunctory. The shot of Mandy at the door and Jack lying in the bed on the glass was very effective.

I thought Beth was hilarious this episode. She provided much needed comic relief. I love her character and hope she gets more of her own stories.

R182, hard to believe that's Nurse Nan. She's really brilliant in PATTYCAKE, as a grandmother. Good for her!

R246, and it would also turn out that the third triplet (Kyle) didn't die! He is actually the alcoholic and has been playing Kevin since Kevin melted down on the set of the Manny. Kevin is actually living in rural Maine with his boyfriend.

R254 was directed at R245.

r253 yes, so glad to see Cathy getting more roles again. Wonderful actress. And love that voice.

r256 She's also on the Versace show as a pawnshop owner.

I see a lot of posts of people who don't like Toby but I think the guy is a saint for putting up with all of Kate's bullshit

Caught up with the past 4-5 episodes over the weekend so I would be prepared to watch the post Super Bowl episode. I noticed what seems to be a continuity error.

In the 1998 scenes, Jack and Rebecca's kitchen has stainless steel appliances and black granite counter tops. Neither of those were especially common in 1998. They didn't become popular until the early 2000s. While the stainless steel appliances and black granite counter tops obviously were around 1998, they were both expensive and I've never gotten the impression that Jack and Rebecca were loaded.

Also in 1998, Jack would have been 53 years old -- he turned 36 on the day the twins were born and he died when they were 17. But they sure don't make him up to look 53. Milo is 40 years old in real life and no matter what era they set the scene, Milo looks like he's 40. Only thing that seems to change in the various eras is his facial hair.

Similarly, they don't seem to be doing much to make Rebecca look different in the various ages (aside from her wig). Mandy Moore is 33 in real life and that's what she looks like when she's in the present day scenes when she's supposed to be playing 60 years old.

But given had poor a job they do with the aging make up for Miguel (Jon Huertas), I guess Milo and Mandy are lucky they've limited the aging process to their hair.

UGH. Ebonics girl is back. Barf.

I wish the mother would have died in the fire too.

I kind of wonder how the show would be if the creators decided to kill Rebecca and not Jack.

No one would care.

Why would it make any difference? They never go away.

From the previews, we're going WAAAY back in time to see Milo in Vietnam.

We will probably see Jack's brother die. I bet the writers will have the brother die in Jack's arms just so the female viewers will cry.

This last episode was boring with a capital B.

I will cry, too, R266.

Its back on tonight, bitches!

Milo's ass needs to come back.

Go Beth! Drag Randall's self-righteous ass (and Kate's).

Randall would get on my last nerve, I don't blame Beth for getting sick of him and "The Big 3"

Deja is backzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Is This Is Us still yellow?

It's like 'Slaughterhouse Five.' We'll never stop jumping around in time, ever!

Ugh enough of Deja, wish they would just concentrate on the 2 daughters they already have.

The little one hasn't been see on screen for quite some time. I love her.

I bet Mandy Moore's character suffers a stroke or heart attack in the finale and flat lines and sees "Old Jack" and then the screen goes black.

What did you think of this week's story of Deja episode?

Vomit-inducing.

The actress who plays Deja, Lyric Ross, did a good job but it felt rushed.

[quote]Lyric Ross

Lol.

r282 Shut up, bitch!

Is Lyric Ross related to Diana? Don't care to google it, wish that storyline would die but I think they are trying to be more urban

Season finale tonight!

The Deja centric episode was a bit much. I like the Deja character, but having her as the focus of the ENTIRE episode was overkill. If the Deja story had been part of an epsode that featured the family more prominently, it would have been more tolerable. As it was, the Pearsons had little more than a cameo in this episode.

She looks like a barrel in that wedding dress

Mandy Moore saying that Kate looked "stunning" was.... well, the screenwriter tried.

I'm guessing Deja ends up in prison as an adult.

Ugh Deja, kill that storyline with fire

I suspect it is one of the other daughters and not Deja who ends up in prison as an adult.

R291 Adult Annie is in prison for killing Beth. That would be such a juicy storyline.

While they were both working the pole.

Enough with the death of the father already. She brings the urn to the wedding? Does anyone care about Deja?

Toby's parents were right to want him to run, not walk, from this family!

r295 I have my doubts as to whether Toby can actually run.

One of the worst soap operas of all time. Put Justin in micro briefs constantly and I will watch.

Isn't Deja going to prison for breaking the car window? She's shown that she's okay with stealing from a store. Murder is the next logical step in the progression. Randall needs to let his obsession go and enjoy the family he has.

I pretty much want Jack to be my dad.

Except for the booze.

That's why a lot of people watch the show.

I want Kate to be my sister. Then even if I gain 150 lbs., I'll still be "the skinny one."

Deja and her mom are terrible stereotypes. These characters show the writers know so little about being poor and even less about dysfunctional families. Every story abut these people is not the same. How typical to see Deja wants what Randall and his perfect family have, yet she's so damn bitter, ungrateful and resentful. This is certainly not new ground, we've seen this topic being depicted the same exact way many times before. Deja is the worst part of this show.

One would assume the writers interviewed a few social workers and others who deal with poor and dysfunctional people about their actual family dynamics. Not everyone is a scam artist, some truly want to end the cycle if dysfunction, violence, drugs and whatever else is keeping them down.

If Randall is so concerned about the poor, more focus should be on the property he bought and how he's helping the poor people in that building. Did I miss an episode, does he still own the building?

Wendy Malick told Deja she looked like her father, Randall. Clearly Wendy had no idea Deja was a foster child. Instead of ignoring Wendy's stupid racist segment, she goes outside, then proceeds to destroy someone's windshield. Very poor writing,

Who would be obsessed with the Justin character?

If you pay close attention to Justin he just acts very gay to me - my gaydar pings off the charts when he is on. I think Justin Hartley is gay and deeply closeted and trust me when I say it is not because I want him to be. Sterling on the other hand...

Is Justin a coward?

Justin Hartley has a 16 year old with his first soap opera actress wife, Lindsay Korman, and IIRC, he just had another baby with his current soap opera wife, Chrishell Stause.

Do deeply closeted men usually have kids with two different woman. Of course, you answer would be via in-vitro blah, blah.

A lot of straight men seem gay and a lot of gay men seem super straight, sometime it's difficult to tell.

Disappointing to see almost all the flash-forwards were sad/depressing. That means next season will be one downer after another.

Toby suffering from depression a year after marrying Kate, Randall and Tess (years in the future) presumably getting ready to see "her" (Beth? Annie? Deja?) in a prison/a hospital/a cemetery.

Only Kevin and Beth's cousin en route to Vietnam (?) seemed remotely positive. Maybe Jack's brother *wasn't* killed in Vietnam, after all?

Despicable show promoting 'family values' sponsored by the corporate fuks who sell this shit to us...

fuk off

[quote] Despicable show promoting 'family values' sponsored by the corporate fuks who sell this shit to us...

This is us - we get the “entertainment” (and presidents) we deserve.

R307 Wouldn't you be suffering from depression after being married for a year or whatever time it was, to whiny, needy "it is all about me" Kate? Looks like Toby's parents were right.

I only watch it to see how much fatter that gal is. and pray that she gits her stomach stapled soon fore she has stroke.

TURN TO THE LORD, MARY

[quote]Wouldn't you be suffering from depression after being married for a year or whatever time it was, to whiny, needy "it is all about me" Kate? Looks like Toby's parents were right.

I agree the parents were right. That storyline also shows a very real life double standard in which adult men's parents' concerns about wives and girlfriends are ignored because men are always pressured into defending their wives and girlfriends even if they are messes. Kate is a total emotional mess.

Wasn’t Kate’s massive weight gain caused by her remorse and guilt over her dad’s death? Yet in the fantasy sequences she is still hefty. They should have gotten another actress to play her in the fantasy sequences.

What we saw at the end (depressed Toby and juvenile delinquent Deja) is the visual version of "what's the worst that can happen?" game that Randall and Kevin were playing. I doubt any of these are actually going to happen next season.

R314, I hope you're right! (It's also a nice way for producers to get themselves out of those story ideas now if, indeed, that's what they were really planning.)

I think some of the storylines are made up as they go along. In the finale, we learned Beth's family took in the cousin and raised her as their own. But, that didn't come up in the season premiere where Beth suggested they foster or adopt older kids instead of infants.

Toby's depressed because Kate sat on the dog and squashed it to death.

Ugh that ugly cunt Deja. Damn she is nasty.

R306, Chrishell is not pregnant; she has not had a baby.

Personally, I think Justin pings quite a bit.

He and Thad Luckinbill presented at the Daytime Emmys on year back in Justin's PASSIONS days. Mario Cantone did a wrap up on The View on the Monday after and he was pretty funny, calling the two hotties gay porn stars.

Plenty of gay men get married and have kids. And some even get married again.

Look at that ex-governor of NJ; wed twice. Two daughters. Gay American.

Do I think every guy is gay? No. (I, too, think Sterling is far hotter.) But if I had to guess on Justin, I'd say yeah.

Too bad. He's a sweetheart, I'm sure.

go to 1:47

Ironically, Mario says no one will ever remember their names.

(It is funny when Thad forgets The View.)

Thad's produced Oscar winning movies.

Justin's on a huge nighttime hit show.

Milo's the one for me

Meh premiere. I wish they would get rid of Toby.

This is one of the most shiteous shows ever made. Its appeal escapes me.

I tried watching it because I'm a sick fuck and sometimes I can watch dramas and find them funny but this was just horrible. Such sap.

Does the fatty keep dating the man fatty?

When Jack first appeared in the episode, I thought they had pulled a Bewitched and switched Darrens. Milo's face is so different!

I didn't like the fact that the fertility doctor changed her tune so easily. At first, when she rejected Kate and Toby, I thought, "Oh, interesting, the show is going for some hard truths...", only to have them backpedal before the end of the hour.

Though, I guess now we know how/why Toby is off his meds.

I was half paying attention, what happened when they went ahead in time? The overweight woman Kate wasn't at home, was she in the hospital? Then her brother, the black brother, Randall, called her husband Toby to come see her.

I gather Milo Ventimiglia is going to continue on the series, especially as now they're going to continue showing all the character's backstories, as well as going ahead in time.

I suspect many here cannot get into this series because there are no gay characters, if the hot white brother was gay, I'm sure most of the complainers would be on board.

This a great show, a little soppy at times, but the acting is great.

R338 some people actually watch TV shows with no gay characters at all - and they're gay!

Randall's biological father, William, was gay.

However, William died at the end of the first season.

R329 is from the future. Creepy.

I cried again.

They already did that on THE SOPRANOS, R317.

r328 you really think it's the lack of gay characters that puts people here off on the show? I don't think so. I think it's the trite shit and the schmaltziness of it all.

Also, I fail to see the appeal of Milo with that grecian formula dark hair and Dirk Dastardly mustache, he looks creepy.

I like Randall's wife and her cousin.

r327 Wait so they didn't tell her her enormity is impeding her pregnancy? Such bullshit, docs are dicks about that. I know someone who is like 50 pounds overweight and her doc is telling her that's why she can't get pregnant.

[quote]Randall's biological father, William, was gay. However, William died at the end of the first season.

I watch the series, I forgot about William being gay. I do remember when his lover spent time with him before he died. Wasn't he actually bisexual? Didn't he tell Randall he liked men and women?

I see a lot of whiners at DL, especially in these TV series threads complaining that lots of shows don't have enough or any gay characters. Then, if there is a gay character, the whiners will complain the character is "too stereotypical", for some people there's no winning, just whining.

This series can be very sappy, but the acting is great and there's diversity, so, viewers sure cannot complain about lack of diversity.

Denis O'Hare played William's boyfriend

Here you go, this is from a thread about a new ABC show which premiered tonight, I just skimmed through the thread and found this: "Sorry, make that three boring straight guys. I forgot one of them offed himself."

I know I'm not seeing things. If a show only features straight characters, some DL-ers simply won't give it a chance.

The first episode of the new season was a disappointment. I know that they made Deja a regular. but her story was more than played out last season. There's nothing new or interesting to tell about her. It's boring to keep rehashing that she had a hard life and is still troubled. The hooking up between Kevin and the sister is just silly contrivance. Jack and the wife's first date was the only redeeming part.

[quote]I didn't like the fact that the fertility doctor changed her tune so easily. At first, when she rejected Kate and Toby, I thought, "Oh, interesting, the show is going for some hard truths...", only to have them backpedal before the end of the hour.

I agree. It was absurd manipulation to change the outcome. Rather than having Kate in a realistic situation, they made it so that she only had to endure being sad for a short time before being reassured that she could keep the weight and still get what a normal sized person could have. It would have been a better story for her to have to choose between having a baby or having her regular buffet.

[quote]Wait so they didn't tell her her enormity is impeding her pregnancy?

They did... and then the doctor -- who had been very frank and fairly emotionless -- had a last-minute change of heart because, in her words, she's supposed to be about "making the impossible possible, not making it more impossible."

Hey, it's only a tornado, right?

And there were tornado touchdowns that night!

Okay so let her have a kid then and then that kid will end up wiping her ass and doing everything for her ala "My 600 Pound Life". I mean they can ignore it would be hard for her to conceive but once she has a kid she won't be able to do anything with it because of her crippling obesity.

I watched the first three episodes of season 3 and I'm betting Kate will end up having a stroke or health issues once she has that kid.

How does Kevin tan so well?

This show sounds like a trainwreck.

It's sort of an entertaining trainwreck for me. I like the scenes/stories set in the past. The problem for me is in the present day storylines characters like Kate and Randall rarely own up to their flaws. Kevin is the only likable character in the present day. Randall's storyline of buying that apartment building and fixing up is pretty awful and shows that he's a sanctimonious blowhard.

[quote]Randall's storyline of buying that apartment building and fixing up is pretty awful and shows that he's a sanctimonious blowhard.

A wealthy person actually giving back to their community is a blowhard? Who are you, Trump? Taking down actual good people?

Randall knows he's blessed with intelligence, talent, a great family and a job he loves, why not try to help others? Plus, isn't the building the same one his biological father lived in? So there's that connection.

[quote]Randall's storyline of buying that apartment building and fixing up is pretty awful and shows that he's a sanctimonious blowhard.

Isn't the building in Philadelphia? And doesn't Randall live in Alpine, NJ? And he's going to run against that councilman?

Will Kate have triplets?

r351 she already looks like she's carrying triplets, realistically I would think it would kill her

I'm wondering how the show is going to handle the flashbacks as the kids playing the pre-teen and teen versions of Kevin, Randall and Kate are very obviously getting older.

Without even making an issue of her wait, she should be adopting anyway.

R354 yes I'm aware weight is spelled incorrectly

Her wait for what, r354?

OMG. I'm crying already.

Why should she be adopting r354? It's not easy having a kid and it's not fair to a kid to have a mother who is limited so much and has a short life span due to shitty health and bad choices. Give the kid to two gay dads who are active and healthy.

Milo's character had a younger brother?

During wartime, I thought the military never accepted two or more brothers at the same, especially in the same branch of the service?

Is the whole show going to be about Vietnam?

R359 has never seen Saving Ryan’s Privates.

WTF are you talking about R361? Years ago, the military would never accept siblings, because an entire family could get wiped out.

Read and learn.

Based on the previews from last week, this week's episode looked skippable.

It's about caring.

And sharing.

And loving.

And living.

And growing.

And knowing.

This... is Us.

It's a million little things r364...oh, never mind, wrong show.

This episode was meh. There will probably be more Vietnam stuff later on as Kevin connected with that guy who served with Jack.

Oh, is this still on?

r367 is Ron Livingston, wanting you to watch his show instead!

Except...no, r368. Haven't watched that one, either.

Since Milo is so popular they need an excuse to keep him on the show so expect more Vietnam flashbacks

Kate's still huge

[quote]Since Milo is so popular, they need an excuse to keep him on the show, so expect more Vietnam flashbacks.

If Milo/Jack were no longer part of the show, I would likely give it up. His children give me hives, and I have never taken to Mandy Moore. I would love it, love it, love it if Michael Angarano were suddenly front and center every week.

I can't warm up to Mandy Moore either. Something about the way she talks, like her tongue is too big for her mouth, is annoying.

I wish Kate would dress up as Ima Wiggles for a Halloween episode

Any thoughts on the fall finale?

As soon as they cast Michael Angarano as Nicky, I knew [SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T YET WATCHED] that him "dying" in Vietnam was metaphorical.

That's what I thought, too, r375. But now we find out Griffin Dunne is playing present-day Nicky. Bummer.

Well, to be fair R376, trying to convincingly "age" Michael Angarano via makeup into someone in his late-50s/early-60s would have been really difficult and probably cringe-worthy.

They've done it with everyone else, r377, including Mandy Moore.

Yes, but it's not convincing, either. Mandy Moore *looks* like she's wearing bad aging makeup. And I think it would have been even harder, given Angarano's voice and baby face (he looks 16)... especially since his character is presumably going to play a more significant role in the present-day timeline than Rebecca does.

Kevin (and, I would guess, Randall and Kate) will be looking to Nicky to fill some kind of paternal/Jack void, and no amount of makeup would have had audiences buying Michael Angarano as a father figure to Sterling K. Brown or Justin Hartley or Chrissy Metz.

By contrast, the majority of Rebecca's story is told in the past (so Mandy Moore plays her age); in the present-day timeline, she only appears on occasion.

Griffin Dunne is the better choice.

Then why the whining about Angarano = metaphorical death only, r379?

No whining -- just pointing out that I suspected the character would be more significant, narratively, than just a passing mention, and have a longer stay on the show than just a three-episode storyline set in Vietnam because they cast a name actor in the role. AND made such a big deal about it when he was cast.

They will obviously be following the character for many years post-Vietnam (in flashbacks): what happened? where did he go? how did he wind up living in a trailer? etc., which means he wouldn't "die."

So, Angarano will still be around in plenty of episodes as young(er) Nicky, just not as "old Nicky."

I think Mandy Moore is a better actress as the older Mom than her younger self. She always seems tired and exhausted by life. Her younger, "real" age Mom isn't that convincing.

When did Kevin get a Black girlfriend?

I’ve never watched I hope it’s on demand

[quote]Griffin Dunne is the better choice.

Really? He looks NOTHING like Michael Angarano.

How about these casting people do their fucking jobs and hire an older performer who resembles the younger performer? I see this all time in TV shows and in films. Relatives usually never resemble each other and the older versions of characters rarely resemble each other.

This third season is a turd. I'm not coming back for season 4.

I skipped the "Milo Goes to Vietnam" episode completely based on the previews. Five episodes later, they are still milking that way too much information storyline.

DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP!!

[quote]Really? He looks NOTHING like Michael Angarano.

I said the "better choice" (between GD and having Angarano made up to look older), not the "perfect" choice. Obviously, it would have been great if the casting team could have found a strong actor of the right age, who also happens to look like Angarano... but, let's face it, that's needle-in-the-haystack tough and could have taken forever.

Resemblance aside, GD will be a more convincing 50/60something than Angarano ever would, for the reasons I cited earlier.

OMG Justin Hartley the Bad Moms Christmas he plays a stripper with a huge cock who has his balls and taint waxed. He looks HAWT

Is this the fat people show?

r389 sentences can write.

Are we stil watching?

I'm watching mainly so when other people at the office talk about it I can chime in. But to me they can't get the charm of the first season back.

Yep. But the latest episode, with Nicky's story finally revealed, was good. I shed a few tears when they showed young Nicky dreaming of becoming a surgeon and having money to buy nice houses for him and his brother, and the stark reality of Nicky living in a rundown trailer.

^^ Agreed. And I thought they did a convincing job making Griffin Dunne the older Michael Angarano.

I also wonder what the endgame is for that character (in the minds of the producers). Will he be integrated into the Pearson family somehow, or just appear on a handful of episodes and then ride off into the night?

[quote] I thought they did a convincing job making Griffin Dunne the older Michael Angarano

Yes. Griffin's demeanor and body language were totally reminiscent of the other actor who portrayed young Nicky. Excellent work.

[quote] Will he be integrated into the Pearson family somehow, or just appear on a handful of episodes and then ride off into the night?

I think it will be only a handful of episodes.

I thought Jack was too harsh in cutting all contact with Nicky. Wow.

Nicky seems too far gone to be able to trust to live with Randall's family and even though Kevin wants to help him I don't think Nicky wants help, he just wants to keep drinking.

Nicky is broken and Kevin wants to fix him.

Does this show make you cry? Is it on tonight?

Ellen's show is dropping in the ratings so NBC is forcing a full night of primetime of her ridiculous show down our throats. I watched the ABC comedy shows tonight, and will tune in for a new TIU episode next week.

No mew episode tonight. It comes back next week (Feb. 12)

*new

They better not fill up the night with more of Ellen's show again.

Cancel this. Have one hour of total nudity of Justin. And bring back Midnight Texas. HOT guys.

Still no gay characters?

New episode on now

Boring. Mandy Moore is okay as the younger Rebecca but sucks as the older mom

Griffin Dunne was pretty good as the disturbed Vietnam vet drunk.

Randall and Kate going to the Indian family's house where their old home once stood, was kind of weird. Honestly, not many people would allow two random strangers to enter their home or apartment. I sure wouldn't.

Randall has gotten irritating as shit, wish his wife would have dumped him

Griffin Dunne did an excellent job as old, broken Nicky. It was very touching. Kevin is the best. The other Pearsons are annoying as fuck.

I liked how the Nicky storyline ended realistically, with Nicky still clinging to his damaged ways, even if there is a promise of change in the futur. It would be stupid to have him find love & acceptance with the long lost aand move in with them. But damn, it was hard to watch.

[quote]Well, to be fair [R376], trying to convincingly "age" Michael Angarano via makeup into someone in his late-50s/early-60s would have been really difficult and probably cringe-worthy.

More like late 60s/early 70s. Jack was born in 1944; Nicky is just a few years younger.

No one cares about this show anymore? Come on! I just finished watching it from the beginning. Is everyone just sick of it?

It's a less than stellar season, R412, thus generating fewer interest & comments

Bump for new episode

Show is on a decline.

Hated the Vietnam stuff — don’t care about Jack’s brother. Kate is having ANOTHER meltdown over her baby. I’m over it. Don’t care. Kevin is drinking AGAIN. Randall is AGAIN telling Beth to take a back seat with her pursuit of dreams.

The rut is real.

Yep.

Season 1 - A+

Season 2 - B-

Season 3 - D

I can’t watch this show it makes me sad and I cry. It triggers my grief.

It won't trigger you anymore.

Last season there were comments online how the Deja-centered episode was the least favorite because most of the cast wasn't in it. But at least it had Pam Grier and a couple good music montages.

Deja looks way older then junior high. I love the 2 daughters but sick of Randall and Beth and never liked Deja.

Du yu vu This Is Us?

Deja looks old enough to be Annie and Tess's mother.

Deja is a stereotype, the type of rebellious angry sullen teenager we've seen so many times before.

[quote] Deja is a stereotype, the type of rebellious angry sullen teenager we've seen so many times before.

Or do we think we’ve just seen her before?

The best part of that episode was when the cop evicted Deja and her mom to "Darkest Light" by Jono Mccleery.

And the fat lady has a baby.

I thought the season finale was a dud, and then they gave us Mandy Moore on her death bed! It made it a little better.

Mandy's character isn't dying any time soon. Before this last season started the performers did announce that this season would be spanning different decades and also going in the future. Obviously next season, Mandy's character will still be alive. Didn't you notice how grey Randall's hair was?

In the future scene, I couldn't figure who the little boy was, was that Kate's kid? I thought she had a girl or she actually has another baby?!

The little boy running around is Kevin's future kid. Clearly he waits a while to be a dad, and since the kid is white, it seems that he and the black girlfriend don't rekindle their love. Sad, she was hot.

What are the skin colors of the primary characters?

R428 Kate had a boy, named Jack.

[quote]What are the skin colors of the primary characters?

I'll pick a primary color for you: BLUE

[quote] I'll pick a primary color for you: BLUE

I like blue.

The episodes from the first and second season were not all great, but each one would have a good scene or moment that made the show seem worth watching.

The third season doesn't have the same engaging quality.

I actually thought the finale saved the season -- loved the Beth/dance studio reveal, Déjà's speech, Kevin's speech to Tess, etc. And the last five minutes were great, IMO.

Also, I thought for sure Kate finding Rebecca's notebook in the PICU would reveal that Rebecca was already "forgetting" things and having to write them down. I thought Kate would flip through all the instructions for baby Jack and then find that Rebecca had also written down notes on simple things that would not require notes (e.g., how to make coffee, how to find her way home, etc.), hinting at her early Alzheimer's.

I still really like the show and look forward to it every week. The girl playing Deja did a great job with her big scene, and Justin Hartley continues to impress.

Toby is not even that fat and that’s a fat suit.

Sorry but I disagree with Justin being impressive. He’s one note. The only episode he was good in was his solo one last season. Other than that he acts like he’s on a daytime soap.

Well, Justin's real life wife is/was on a daytime soap! Perhaps he gets his acting inspiration from her. She's a terrible actress! She brings new meaning to words 'wooden acting'.

Justin doesn't need inspiration from his wife. he was on a daytime soap himself.

I hope Beth and Randall go through with moving to Philadelphia. It's the only thing that can de-idiocize that storyline.

One of Randall's daughters identifies as a baby dyke now. The flash forward scene was a bit jarring imo.

Why, was there heavy lesbo action, r443?

Three more seasons.

I’m glad it was renewed. I like it very much. Excellent writing and good characters. Good acting. Seeing Milo and Justin is a big plus.

Ugh. The first season was good. The second and subsequent were terrible. It's become a frau fest.

And Sterling has become so smug and self-righteous and over the top with his acting.

Ugh a weird premiere

[quote]And Sterling has become so smug and self-righteous and over the top with his acting

I agree with this. I can't stand him in season 2 and 3. I hope he tones down the over the top acting.

Anyone watching this anymore? I’m not sure why, but I’m still catching episode a day or two after their air.

I’m watching it now and getting anxious that Randal is being groomed by his teacher and Jack is suspicious.

How’s the white guy with the yellow skin doing on the show?

I don’t think they are using a real blind baby actor for baby Jack.

I watched the season 4 finale. I'm tired of the constant St. Randall storylines.