This Is Us -- Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:I've always been manic about unplugging anything that can generate heat - space heaters, hair dryers, toasters, flat irons, etc. Why take chances?

Dad, is that you? Every time we got in the car "Is your hair dryer unplugged?" "Is your curling iron unplugged?" But now I'm like that, too.

My sister and I were taught to say these things out loud:

“The oven is off.”

“The iron is unplugged.”

“Garage door closed.”

Etc.

The former nanny thought it was very funny that I said these things out loud to this day, but damn - she was always leaving the oven on and the garage door open!

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Anonymous wrote:I saw someone else speculating about this online so cannot take credit for this theory, but it's my new favorite theory of how Jack dies:

Jack doesn't realize that Kevin never came home that night. (Remember, Kevin spoke with Rebecca but not Jack). Because of his broken leg Jack is worried Kevin won't be able to escape, not realizing that he never made it home to begin with.

That theory makes a lot of sense.

The why does Kate think it's her fault?

I'm the PP with the theory. I'm not sure exactly but maybe she didn't realize Kevin was out and sent Jack back into the house to look for him?

The more I think about it, the more I really like this theory. It's a way for the writer's to surprise us a bit - at this point, we all expect that his death has something to do with the dog, but maybe the dog's death (if that's what happens) is a byproduct of the fire and not the real reason.

Not sure if this is at all related to Jack's death, but they've shown Kate take on a lot of the guilt related to Kevin's issues as an adult. Even in this week's recap of last week, they made a point of showing Kate saying, "I'm the one that missed all the signs of Kevin's problems". I think she takes on a lot of guilt, unnecessarily, for various problems in the family.

I guess we'll see if I'm right or way off the mark. It's definitely fun to speculate!

Maybe something about her covering for Kevin?
She knew his real whereabouts or something?
He was being sneaky “sophie’s parents are here.” “Did you hear there is a party in the woods?”

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Anonymous wrote:It wasn’t crock pot’s fault, but the fault of faulty wiring. Right?

No, it was the crock pot. It had a faulty switch. The faulty wiring in the house that they had been alluding to over the past few episodes had nothing to do with the fire.

It had a faulty switch when the old couple gave it to them when Kate was pregnant (right? She was pregnant in that scene). And we know the family tended to ignore problems with electrical stuff. So they had a faulty 19 year old crock pot.

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Anonymous wrote:It wasn’t crock pot’s fault, but the fault of faulty wiring. Right?

No, it was the crock pot. It had a faulty switch. The faulty wiring in the house that they had been alluding to over the past few episodes had nothing to do with the fire.

It had a faulty switch when the old couple gave it to them when Kate was pregnant (right? She was pregnant in that scene). And we know the family tended to ignore problems with electrical stuff. So they had a faulty 19 year old crock pot.

You mean Rebecca!

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Anonymous wrote:Why wasn't the dog barking?

Even without the smoke detector, it appeared the dog was sleeping in the kitchen or close to the kitchen. It should have started barking immediately and would have made Jack come downstairs to check on it.

I was thinking about the dog barking too! Maybe he went up to kate’s room at some point. Or was sleeping heavily. My doggie sleeps hard every once in a while, and does the barky dreamy thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I've always been manic about unplugging anything that can generate heat - space heaters, hair dryers, toasters, flat irons, etc. Why take chances?

Me too! Very sweet of jack to clean up and turn it off, but ... maybe unplug it too next time!!

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Anonymous wrote:I saw someone else speculating about this online so cannot take credit for this theory, but it's my new favorite theory of how Jack dies:

Jack doesn't realize that Kevin never came home that night. (Remember, Kevin spoke with Rebecca but not Jack). Because of his broken leg Jack is worried Kevin won't be able to escape, not realizing that he never made it home to begin with.

I was on board with this...except jack wrote the note and stuck it on his door. For when he got home right?

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Anonymous wrote:I've always been manic about unplugging anything that can generate heat - space heaters, hair dryers, toasters, flat irons, etc. Why take chances?

Me too! Very sweet of jack to clean up and turn it off, but ... maybe unplug it too next time!!

It was bittersweet to think of him lovingly sweeping and loading the dishwasher on his last night. (And all for nothing, because there would be nothing left anyway.)

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Does anyone know the song?
It sounded like the Fray (as in the band/music group).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw someone else speculating about this online so cannot take credit for this theory, but it's my new favorite theory of how Jack dies:

Jack doesn't realize that Kevin never came home that night. (Remember, Kevin spoke with Rebecca but not Jack). Because of his broken leg Jack is worried Kevin won't be able to escape, not realizing that he never made it home to begin with.

I was on board with this...except jack wrote the note and stuck it on his door. For when he got home right?

Right, but he was thinking Kevin would be home before jack left for work the next day, not staying out all night. The note said something like, "if I don't see you before I leave for work tomorrow".

Oh and apparently I'm not the only one wth this theory:

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a15871250/this-is-us-jack-death-dog-kevin/

Which maybe means that's not what happens- again, I think the writers will doing something surprising, especially since it's the episode after the super bowl.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know the song?
It sounded like the Fray (as in the band/music group).

Me ha ha I just googled and found it. “Building a home” by cinematic universe

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That is, “to build a home”

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Schedule Question: So there is no episode this upcoming Tuesday, and instead on Sunday late after the Super Bowl?

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Anonymous wrote: The scene with Kevin knocking the wall down and the three ladies watching was so funny!

That was amazing!

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Thoughts on why Kate has the urn of Jack’s ashes?