This Is Us -- Season 2

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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.

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

For some of us, it really doesn't require all that much thinking.

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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!

When you posit whether Randall's family does Christmas at Beth's family's house on an every two years alternating schedule then yes, you need this reminder.

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Teenage Kevin is cute!

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Kate tries smoking & that’s what starts the house fire.
Might tie in with that episode where Randall & Beth were fake smoking.

I love the acting on this show. But its starting to get WAY too drawn out with the "how does the fire start" piece. If they do more than 2 more episodes about this more its going to be ridiculous. Either show the event or just shift gears away and stick with more present stuff. It gets too soapy and melodramatic with all the "clues"

The fire will likely happen during the special after-the-Super-Bowl episode (go Eagles!)

[Anonymous]

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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!

When you posit whether Randall's family does Christmas at Beth's family's house on an every two years alternating schedule then yes, you need this reminder.

Whatever, I think it is fun to speculate because I love these characters.

I think Randall and Beth do Xmas Eve with the Pearsons and Xmas day with Beth's sister who lives nearby. I get the impression that Beth's mother is in fragile health even before she broke her hip. If I were to guess, I think Easter is a bigger thing for the Clark family than the Pearson family too.

If Miguel's kids are nearby, I bet he sees them on Xmas Day. But he moved to Houston when they were in their early 20s, so I wonder if they are more entrenched with Shelly and her husband.

We will see Toby's mom at the wedding.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You need to get out more. There are actually people who spend the bulk of their careers -- not just the 45 seconds or so required to formulate a 2 paragraph post on the internet like the one you are referring to-- writing essays, articles & even peer reviewed academic papers in which they dissect & analyze the lives, personality traits, possible back stories, etc of fictional tv characters.

[Anonymous]

Just saw some of the photos from the SAG Awards. Loved seeing the full cast win the Best Ensemble, and honestly can't remember when I've seen so many kid/teen actors looked so great and dressed so age-appropriate but still fabulous.

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Just saw some of the photos from the SAG Awards. Loved seeing the full cast win the Best Ensemble, and honestly can't remember when I've seen so many kid/teen actors looked so great and dressed so age-appropriate but still fabulous.

I agree. Fun to see them all together, and the individual shots of the adult big three and their little me’s.

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Just saw some of the photos from the SAG Awards. Loved seeing the full cast win the Best Ensemble, and honestly can't remember when I've seen so many kid/teen actors looked so great and dressed so age-appropriate but still fabulous.

same here! love Sterling Brown!

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I must have missed something in the last episode. What is the significance of Rebecca asking if they forgot something and the mall and then the camera focusing on the smoke detector?

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Anonymous wrote:I must have missed something in the last episode. What is the significance of Rebecca asking if they forgot something and the mall and then the camera focusing on the smoke detector?

She forgot batteries, and we know their house burned down, so we're assuming the batteries were for the smoke detector.

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Anonymous wrote:I must have missed something in the last episode. What is the significance of Rebecca asking if they forgot something and the mall and then the camera focusing on the smoke detector?

She forgot batteries, and we know their house burned down, so we're assuming the batteries were for the smoke detector.

We're not even assuming, the shot was of a smoke detector with the empty battery wires hanging out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I must have missed something in the last episode. What is the significance of Rebecca asking if they forgot something and the mall and then the camera focusing on the smoke detector?

She forgot batteries, and we know their house burned down, so we're assuming the batteries were for the smoke detector.

We're not even assuming, the shot was of a smoke detector with the empty battery wires hanging out.

My DVR cut off so I missed the smoke detector part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I must have missed something in the last episode. What is the significance of Rebecca asking if they forgot something and the mall and then the camera focusing on the smoke detector?

She forgot batteries, and we know their house burned down, so we're assuming the batteries were for the smoke detector.

We're not even assuming, the shot was of a smoke detector with the empty battery wires hanging out.

The funny thing I thought it was so overly obvious as to be ridiculous (her asking him to remind her to get batteries and then the shot of the smoke detector with the empty battery contacts).

[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.

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!

Ha! So true! I think these are the same people who would obsess for days over the exact age of Kate, Kevin, and Randall - and I do mean *obsess*!