This Is Us -- Season 2

[Anonymous]

I loved the scene where teenaged Kevin finally *gets* that his dad sacrificed his dream of opening his own business in order to have a stable job to support his family. Teenaged Kevin is usually shown to be self-centered and a bit arrogant. The scene where Jack takes him to buy a suit and is helping him with this tie was so touching to me. Kevin finally looks at his dad in a different light and realizes how much Jack loves him.

[Anonymous]

^^ Forgot to mention that the actor who plays teenaged Kevin is excellent. Not only does he look like Kevin, but his mannerisms and delivery are spot-on. Same with teenaged Kate. While I think teenaged Randall is a really good actor, he doesn't remind me at all of adult Randall.

[Anonymous]

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I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s it obviously, intentionally being drawn out because the show found itself to be a hit and now doesn’t want to kill off a lead character?

But he'll still be there in flashbacks! Get on with it!

This!!!! they don't have to kill him! he was dead from jump! they can still use lessons from his life to relate to the present, they jump around their childhoods in the flashbacks anyway..its not like they are only doing those chronologically1

Maybe this will work for Jack, but I tell ya, I really miss the “fullness” of William since they killed him off. I want more than ghosts and snippets of the past. I want more episodes like “Memphis”!

Yes, but , unlike Jack, who was in the Big Three's lives for 17 years & Rebecca's for 20+ years before he died, William was only part of the other characters' lives briefly so there aren't years & years of their memories of him to go back to after his on-screen death the way there will still be for Jack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teen Kate looks too stylish to be true also.
She layers/accessorizes which is a more recent way of styling.

My sister dressed like this in the '90s. Kate wants to go to Berklee, so I think she's supposed to be more artistic and "alternative". I think her style is a pretty accurate representation of what that looked like in the 90s.

Yep,layers were popular among a lot of '90s teens! And it makes sense that a girl with body image issues would choose this style over some of the other, more revealing styles that were popular at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved the scene where teenaged Kevin finally *gets* that his dad sacrificed his dream of opening his own business in order to have a stable job to support his family. Teenaged Kevin is usually shown to be self-centered and a bit arrogant. The scene where Jack takes him to buy a suit and is helping him with this tie was so touching to me. Kevin finally looks at his dad in a different light and realizes how much Jack loves him.

Yes, & I thought it was great choice to have Miguel be the one who inadvertently brings on this realization. It added a layer of depth to the present day scenes of Kevin & Miguel where they are dealing with Kevin's resentment & Miguel's complicated feelings about Miguel "replacing" Jack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

OMG. This is just a television family. They are not real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

OMG. This is just a television family. They are not real.

Nor are any of Shakespeare's characters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

OMG. This is just a television family. They are not real.

This is an online discussion thread created to discuss a realism-based tv drama about a fictional family & many posters are using it to discuss said fictional family & as if it were real?! How utterly absurd!

Thanks to the aforementioned posters, this thread has dissolved into nothing more than the low brow, high tech, equally preposterous equivalent of a literature class in which the students frequently discuss-- sometimes even attempt to analyse -- fictional characters from books as if they were actual people, not just mere figments of writers' imaginations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

Not trying to be snarky, but it's a little odd that you've put so much thought into their holiday plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

OMG. This is just a television family. They are not real.

Nor are any of Shakespeare's characters

But do you obsess about which side of the family Romeo and Juliet would have spent Christmas with (vs. Easter), had they lived?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

We didn't actually see the family during the holidays this year. The episode where Kevin is arrested was supposed to be just before Thanksgiving & the next episode (the one where the family goes to see him in rehab) is takes places several weeks later. Maybe Miguel & Rebecca spent Christmas with Miguel's kids/grandkids off screen during the hiatus

^I did think it was off that they spent both Thanksgiving & Christmas with Rebecca's kids & neither with Miguel's last year, though. But, who knows, maybe they alternate years instead of holidays for some reason or saw Miguel's family during the week between Christmas & New Year's & celebrated with them then.

It was also a bit wierd how Beth, Randall, & their kids were with Randall's side of the family for both Thanksgiving & Christmas & with Beth's for neither last year but maybe they also do two Christmas celebrations & celebrate with one side of the family Christmas Eve/Christmas Day & the other side of the family later that week.

OMG. This is just a television family. They are not real.

This is an online discussion thread created to discuss a realism-based tv drama about a fictional family & many posters are using it to discuss said fictional family & as if it were real?! How utterly absurd!

Thanks to the aforementioned posters, this thread has dissolved into nothing more than the low brow, high tech, equally preposterous equivalent of a literature class in which the students frequently discuss-- sometimes even attempt to analyse -- fictional characters from books as if they were actual people, not just mere figments of writers' imaginations.

+1
It's kind of hilarious, actually. Spending time questioning where fictional characters are spending their off-screen time, and why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I loved when she told Randall she needed him to come back from outer space.

Yes and she is right! The show is obviously trying to make sure viewers know that perfect Randall has issues with impulsiveness and tunnel vision. Bringing home his long lost father in season 1 didn't quite drive that home so he quit his job, became a foster dad, wont work again until he finds the perfect job and now wants to buy his father's apartment building.

Glad that Miguel finally mentioned his children for a millisecond! I was hoping they would not go the way of sitcom kids that disappear and are never seen or mentioned again. Miguel seems he11bent on getting Rebecca and Jack's kids to accept him into their family, but what about his children? There is a story there.
We learned his ex re-married and it sounds like to a man with a bit of cash, but we have not yet seen his children, nor do we know the affect of him marrying his best friend's widow. From season 1 we learned his kids are only a few years older than the Pearsons. 3-4 years is a big deal when you are young, but now they are adults do they have any contact with each other? We have seen Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Pearsons. Do Miguel and Rebecca ever spend the holidays with his children? What about their birthdays and special celebrations? Does he have grandchildren other than Randall's children who never knew Jack? I hope we see his children and his ex wife interact with Rebecca and Randall, Kevin and Rebecca and in more than just one very special episode.

Wow, good summary! I hadn't given Miguel's kids much thought, but you're right. And weren't Rebecca and Miguel's ex-wife good friends too? I wonder if they stay in touch after Jack's death.

Omg. They don't show Miguel's kids because it would be too many side characters. Next you guys will be pondering why we never see Toby's family! Or Sophie's family! Or the two actresses the blonde guy dated!

[Anonymous]

You are the same people who got upset that we never met Carrie Bradshaw's family. Accept the show for what it is. This is not real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are the same people who got upset that we never met Carrie Bradshaw's family. Accept the show for what it is. This is not real life.

It's not real life??? MIND BLOWN!!! What's next? Are you going to tell me that neither Will & Grace nor Bert & Ernie are actually platonic friends who are also roomates!