This Is Us -- Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:There's a small chance they're crying about the house burning down, but Jack is still alive.... However, I think the mom had his possessions on the seat next to her? Although wouldn't they have been more damaged from a fire?

I think they are drying because jack is dead. Earlier in the episode Kevin talked about how Kate was the one who told him their father had died and in the end she is saying how she has to find him and be the one to tell him.

I do agree about the personal items. Wouldn't they be in worse shape if they had been through a fire. Although i guess smoke inhalation is more likely to kill than the fir so maybe he didn't get burned/totally die in the fire.

maybe Kate blames herself because he went back in for her or her dog?

I assumed this. I was thinking it might have had to do with his drinking (fell asleep/passed out with a cigarette?) but actually given the scene where it was clear he was ready to deal with the drinking problem, I think he'll be on the straight and narrow.

I actually think it might be Kate smoking a cigarette that leads to the house fire. And that's why Beth and Randall fake smoked after the adoption agency visit.

But I also think the fire might come after Jack's death. His belongings on the seat in the car next to Rebecca were pristine. So maybe he dies another way, and then Rebecca goes home and sees the house gone from the fire?

Wasnt he staying somewhere else and she said he should come home and deal w/ the alcoholism as a family. She probably picked up his stuff from wherever he was staying (miguels?)

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Anonymous wrote:There's a small chance they're crying about the house burning down, but Jack is still alive.... However, I think the mom had his possessions on the seat next to her? Although wouldn't they have been more damaged from a fire?

I think they are drying because jack is dead. Earlier in the episode Kevin talked about how Kate was the one who told him their father had died and in the end she is saying how she has to find him and be the one to tell him.

I do agree about the personal items. Wouldn't they be in worse shape if they had been through a fire. Although i guess smoke inhalation is more likely to kill than the fir so maybe he didn't get burned/totally die in the fire.

maybe Kate blames herself because he went back in for her or her dog?

I assumed this. I was thinking it might have had to do with his drinking (fell asleep/passed out with a cigarette?) but actually given the scene where it was clear he was ready to deal with the drinking problem, I think he'll be on the straight and narrow.

I actually think it might be Kate smoking a cigarette that leads to the house fire. And that's why Beth and Randall fake smoked after the adoption agency visit.

But I also think the fire might come after Jack's death. His belongings on the seat in the car next to Rebecca were pristine. So maybe he dies another way, and then Rebecca goes home and sees the house gone from the fire?

It was personal effects in a plastic bag. I can't imagine the Miguel would give them to her like that. It s cold like something you pick up from the morgue or hospital.

Wasnt he staying somewhere else and she said he should come home and deal w/ the alcoholism as a family. She probably picked up his stuff from wherever he was staying (miguels?)

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Aren't they at Miguel's house at the end? It is their house that they showed burnt down, right?

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Anonymous wrote:There's a small chance they're crying about the house burning down, but Jack is still alive.... However, I think the mom had his possessions on the seat next to her? Although wouldn't they have been more damaged from a fire?

I think they are drying because jack is dead. Earlier in the episode Kevin talked about how Kate was the one who told him their father had died and in the end she is saying how she has to find him and be the one to tell him.

I do agree about the personal items. Wouldn't they be in worse shape if they had been through a fire. Although i guess smoke inhalation is more likely to kill than the fir so maybe he didn't get burned/totally die in the fire.

maybe Kate blames herself because he went back in for her or her dog?

I assumed this. I was thinking it might have had to do with his drinking (fell asleep/passed out with a cigarette?) but actually given the scene where it was clear he was ready to deal with the drinking problem, I think he'll be on the straight and narrow.

I actually think it might be Kate smoking a cigarette that leads to the house fire. And that's why Beth and Randall fake smoked after the adoption agency visit.

But I also think the fire might come after Jack's death. His belongings on the seat in the car next to Rebecca were pristine. So maybe he dies another way, and then Rebecca goes home and sees the house gone from the fire?

I didn't get the impression that she learned of the fire when she pulled up to the burned house. I thought she started crying because she'd been holding her emotions in check but when she saw the aftermath of the fire, she just couldn't contain the grief any more.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a feeling that they will reveal a lot more in the next episode. At least I hope so. I just wonder how long they can keep Jack's story going now that they have shown how he died. How many flashbacks can they have to the years when they were under 17?

But they have kept William's character "alive" so they seem to know how to do it. I was so glad to hear his voice open up the show last night.

It really was comforting to hear William's voice right off the bat.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't they at Miguel's house at the end? It is their house that they showed burnt down, right?

Right - definitely the Pearson mailbox in front of the burned down house

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Anonymous wrote:There's a small chance they're crying about the house burning down, but Jack is still alive.... However, I think the mom had his possessions on the seat next to her? Although wouldn't they have been more damaged from a fire?

I think they are drying because jack is dead. Earlier in the episode Kevin talked about how Kate was the one who told him their father had died and in the end she is saying how she has to find him and be the one to tell him.

I do agree about the personal items. Wouldn't they be in worse shape if they had been through a fire. Although i guess smoke inhalation is more likely to kill than the fir so maybe he didn't get burned/totally die in the fire.

maybe Kate blames herself because he went back in for her or her dog?

I assumed this. I was thinking it might have had to do with his drinking (fell asleep/passed out with a cigarette?) but actually given the scene where it was clear he was ready to deal with the drinking problem, I think he'll be on the straight and narrow.

I actually think it might be Kate smoking a cigarette that leads to the house fire. And that's why Beth and Randall fake smoked after the adoption agency visit.

But I also think the fire might come after Jack's death. His belongings on the seat in the car next to Rebecca were pristine. So maybe he dies another way, and then Rebecca goes home and sees the house gone from the fire?

Wasnt he staying somewhere else and she said he should come home and deal w/ the alcoholism as a family. She probably picked up his stuff from wherever he was staying (miguels?)

huh? no that was definitely a dead person bag of stuff. he was only at Miguel's for a night or two and the final scene definitely takes place a few months after when she tells him to come home with her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who didn't think last night's episode was as good as last season? More fake emotions and more wooden dialogue.

You're not the only one. The writing seemed lazy. Characters announce what's going on through dialogue (more like multiple monologues) rather than showing feelings and actions. I started fast-forwarding through the long, talky scenes.

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I really wish they would kill Toby. i really can't sand him and find his entire relationship with Kate to be annoying and weird.

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Anonymous wrote:I really wish they would kill Toby. i really can't sand him and find his entire relationship with Kate to be annoying and weird.

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I hate him.

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Not a Toby fan either. Now that he's lost weight IRL he doesn't look right fat on the show. His face and legs are slim-ish, but then he's got the big midsection with his fat suit.

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If Jack goes in trying to save a damn dog I am going to be really freaking annoyed.

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Anonymous wrote:I really wish they would kill Toby. i really can't sand him and find his entire relationship with Kate to be annoying and weird.

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I hate him.

He's totally annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the show but at the same time feel so manipulated at how they are dragging out the mystery of how Jack died. Hint by hint by (sometimes misleading) hint. I hope it's not going to take the whole season to get the full story.

+1

It is really starting to take away from the show.

I totally agree! I think manipulated is a good way to put it. This is a story about family relationships, don't turn it into Lost with cryptic clues as to what happened.

[Anonymous]

Ugh such a disappointing episode! I found it very slow and boring... how long can they drag out Jack's death? Just tell us what happened already!!