This Is Us -- Season 2

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This show was one of the very best, IMO. That scene you describe, and also the one with Kevin receiving his pendant back. In fact, Kevin makes me cry more than any of the others. There's something about him that is so, so sad. Plus, he's a really good actor.

One funny moment - loved it when Kevin and Randall were walking in slo-mo down the hall to fix up the building. Kevin rolling his eyes at Randall (rolling up his sleeves to show muscles) was hilarious.



People like to hate on the actor who plays Kevin, but I'm with you--I find him both charming and touching. The only thing I don't like is the disconnect with his portrayal as a young boy. The writers don't give the young Kevin an opportunity to express the charm and humor that is so defines adult Kevin.

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The Kevin scene that really made me tear up was when he was looking at his list of people he needed to apologize to. All the names had a check mark then he turned it over and the last name on his list was "Dad". No check mark.

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Anonymous wrote: I never have trouble following the show, but I was really confused with the timeline this week.

One was the whole thing with that older couple – it seemed like they were the ones that Rebecca had contacted about buying the house, but then they actually gave them the crockpot. That was really confusing.

Also, I am really confused about who is or isn't in the house… I just now went back and saw the scenes for next week, which I didn't see on the first watch, so I guess everyone was. For some reason I did not think that throughout the season so I have been very confused

Kevin isn't in the house. He's at a party in the woods with Sophie.

Kate also went to a party - I don't remember her coming home.

There was a scene of Kate lying in bed, so she was in the house.

The stock of the company that owns Crockpot went down a lot on Thursday, I suspect it's partly because of the show. The show was so dumb to use a name brand product to start the fire,'they could be sued. Didn't it say "crock pot" on the slow cooker?

actually no. they did a close up of it and it just said a generic "slow cooker", so they're safe. It just really sucks for the crockpot company. I think it was a dumb way to have a fire start when there are so many other ways that a house fire legitimately can start.

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Anonymous wrote:So he dies because of a crock pot!? My eyes are rolling so hard.

The crock pot industry is not going to be happy about this development

Crock Pot actually put out a statement!

http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/24/crock-pot-defends-slowcookers-this-is-us-fire/

Washington Post did an entire article about this too. I personally think that the fire should've been started by faulty wiring in the house, a curling iron, the dryer... really anything other than a crockpot. It's totally ridiculous- crockpots are very safe.

The old guy that gave them the crock pot in 1980 said that it had already been used to cook many family meals. Given his & his wife's apparent ages, that makes me think that the crock pot was probably supposed to have been from the 1950s or '60s. Maybe the ones from back then weren't as safe?

Nvm, thanks to the crock pot's twitter accoint, I just realized that I was misremembering what the old guy said. Apparently the crock pot was only 2 years old when he gave it to the Pearsons. What couple with no kids still at home buys a new crock pot???

What? Such a strange question! Crock pots are great for any sized family, even those without kids.

We obviously travel in different cooking circles ( & have very different thresholds for what is & is not eyeroll worthy).

Considering you felt it so outrageous that a childless couple would buy crockpot (gasp!) that you used three question marks, I think an eye roll is perfectly appropriate.

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This show was one of the very best, IMO. That scene you describe, and also the one with Kevin receiving his pendant back. In fact, Kevin makes me cry more than any of the others. There's something about him that is so, so sad. Plus, he's a really good actor.

One funny moment - loved it when Kevin and Randall were walking in slo-mo down the hall to fix up the building. Kevin rolling his eyes at Randall (rolling up his sleeves to show muscles) was hilarious.

People like to hate on the actor who plays Kevin, but I'm with you--I find him both charming and touching. The only thing I don't like is the disconnect with his portrayal as a young boy. The writers don't give the young Kevin an opportunity to express the charm and humor that is so defines adult Kevin.

This is true. The teenaged Kevin is actually very unlikeable and arrogant.

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Anonymous wrote:The Kevin scene that really made me tear up was when he was looking at his list of people he needed to apologize to. All the names had a check mark then he turned it over and the last name on his list was "Dad". No check mark.

YES. Same here.

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Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

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Anonymous wrote:I think Jack survives the fire. Kate is all emotional about dogs because hers died in the fire. Jack does some other way.

Remember the scene where kids are crying on Miguel’s couch and Kate says she needs to tell Kevin? The dog was there I think.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Jack survives the fire. Kate is all emotional about dogs because hers died in the fire. Jack does some other way.

Remember the scene where kids are crying on Miguel’s couch and Kate says she needs to tell Kevin? The dog was there I think.

It was.

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Anonymous wrote:So he dies because of a crock pot!? My eyes are rolling so hard.

The crock pot industry is not going to be happy about this development

Crock Pot actually put out a statement!

http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/24/crock-pot-defends-slowcookers-this-is-us-fire/

Washington Post did an entire article about this too. I personally think that the fire should've been started by faulty wiring in the house, a curling iron, the dryer... really anything other than a crockpot. It's totally ridiculous- crockpots are very safe.

The old guy that gave them the crock pot in 1980 said that it had already been used to cook many family meals. Given his & his wife's apparent ages, that makes me think that the crock pot was probably supposed to have been from the 1950s or '60s. Maybe the ones from back then weren't as safe?

Nvm, thanks to the crock pot's twitter accoint, I just realized that I was misremembering what the old guy said. Apparently the crock pot was only 2 years old when he gave it to the Pearsons. What couple with no kids still at home buys a new crock pot???

What? Such a strange question! Crock pots are great for any sized family, even those without kids.

We obviously travel in different cooking circles ( & have very different thresholds for what is & is not eyeroll worthy).

Considering you felt it so outrageous that a childless couple would buy crockpot (gasp!) that you used three question marks, I think an eye roll is perfectly appropriate.

The fact that some people apparently feel the need to turn even a thread about a TV show into an opportunity to be nasty to other posters makes me sad (mostly for them).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

Sure, but teenaged Kevin is a real pill. And the actor who plays him plays it perfectly - snide, sarcastic, dismissive. Yuck.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

Sure, but teenaged Kevin is a real pill. And the actor who plays him plays it perfectly - snide, sarcastic, dismissive. Yuck.

Agree but a lot of teenagers are real pills. Their behavior is often a front for their insecurity &, even when it isn't, it is something many may grow out of as they mature.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

Sure, but teenaged Kevin is a real pill. And the actor who plays him plays it perfectly - snide, sarcastic, dismissive. Yuck.

Agree but a lot of teenagers are real pills. Their behavior is often a front for their insecurity &, even when it isn't, it is something many may grow out of as they mature.

And teen Kevin just had his whole football future taken away from him in an instant.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

Sure, but teenaged Kevin is a real pill. And the actor who plays him plays it perfectly - snide, sarcastic, dismissive. Yuck.

Agree but a lot of teenagers are real pills. Their behavior is often a front for their insecurity &, even when it isn't, it is something many may grow out of as they mature.

And teen Kevin just had his whole football future taken away from him in an instant.

He was always a jerk, even when he was a football star, before his accident. I like the way Jack would always call him out for his rude attitude. Kevin was very full of himself, much more so than most teens. I think the accident and losing his dad took him down a few notches, because clearly, he's a charming and kind adult.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember the 10th birthday episode? We saw a little glimpse of kid Kevin’s charm with the whole Sophie watching princess bride with him and not hanging out with Kate. He said “but I love her” that was a charming moment

Sure, but teenaged Kevin is a real pill. And the actor who plays him plays it perfectly - snide, sarcastic, dismissive. Yuck.

Are you seriously shitting on the actor for portraying a teenager the way he is WRITTEN?! FFS...