This Is Us -- Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:Minor complaint #2 - the funeral happened a few days after the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh would not have looked like that in February. It would have been gray and not sunny. Wouldn’t look so much like fall

I assumed it was a while later--wasn't Kevin out of his cast?

He was supposed to get the cast off two days after the Super Bowl anyway, I think they said.

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Anonymous wrote:I did cry. The Jack storyline got me and so did the foster child flash forward. This show is so much better than anything else on tv.

I didn't understand the little boy foster child storyline. Why was Randall there if another couple was there for the little boy?

Because he was there to take his adult daughter Tess to lunch. She was the one facilitating the placement.

And that was Randall 15-20 yrs from now and an adult Tess. A preview to season 10.

they should have at least made Randalls hair gray so that would be more clear.

It was! And this was right after the scene with present-day Randall talking to young Tess about how he would come visit her at her "fancy" office and they'd have lunch. Not to be snarky, but do you people even pay attention??

No kidding, every episode this happens.

It was when the boy met his adopted parents, the moment I started paying attention!

I think we met the little boy briefly before? Maybe after Deja left? Maybe in William’s building? But we did not know the time frame yet? Does someone remember?

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Another Pittsburgh nit: Springsteen absolutely would have been playing at the Civic Arena, not the B venue they named that I’ve never heard of (it was printed on the ticket and Rebecca said it).

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Anonymous wrote:Why did Kevin say that tree was Jack's tree?

I was thinking perhaps he was cremated and they spread his ashes there?

I haven't seen last night's episode but read the spoilers. So is the tree in the Pittsburgh area? Because the SuperBowl episode made it seem like the tree is in New Jersey.

Yeah, this is some continuity issue. NJ is not that close to Pittsburgh - depending where in NJ and where near Pittsburgh, it's at least 4 hours. And Kevin was with his Mom in the morning, and then by the tree during the Superbowl while still light outside.

And he was able to watch the last part of the SuperBowl with his mom.

I mentioned the light issue in an earlier post too. He called his mom from the tree and was the SuperBowl starting by that point? It shouldn't have been that light out nor should it have been that nice out. It should have been colder.

OMG. Seriously?

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Anonymous wrote:There was a flashback scene which I thought was when Kate found Kevin to tell him. In that scene, Kevin is standing with his gf, knee in cast in front of a pick up truck. Did Kate find him sleeping on the super bowl episode?

Yes, they were sleeping in the back of a station wagon or truck, when Kate found them. Now I get why Kate thought it was smart for her to find him. I think mom would have been pissed if THAT’s the way she had to find her son to tell him. Kate could handle it better.

This was actually the scene that made me dislike Kate or, rather, confirmed my irritation at her. She makes a big deal about how she needs to be the one to tell Kevin. But then when they show her telling him in the background, she breaks down into his arms. She acts like it's important that she be there for him, but then she basically demands that he comfort her seconds after getting this awful news that she's already had some time to process. I mean, obviously she would still be upset...but it bugs me that the first thing she made Kevin do after hearing the news is comfort her rather than helping him process his shock. She shouldn't have been the one to share the news if she couldn't help him deal with it...compare that to Rebecca talking about needing to be strong so she could go "ruin the rest of [her kids] lives".

Ugh, Kate and her self-pity...

This is an extremely odd take. Kate had just found out her dad died shortly before she found Kevin. They were comforting *each other*! Wow.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved this episode. It added richness. Not every episode has to move the plot forward in some dramatic way.

I think the best scene of this whole series so far has been Jack cleaning the kitchen the night of the fire. His scenes usually portray him as some super dad, but in that one, he was just doing the unrecognized, ordinary caretaking of a parent, not knowing it was that day he could do that for them. There was such a simple tenderness about it.

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I loved that scene.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate kate. She emotionally manipulated her dad. Jack was confused, Filled with Adrenaline, shocked and the last thing he wanted to see was his daughter distressed.he was on automatic hero mode. She didn’t even scream at him to not go. It is all her fault. I hope Rebecca thinks so too.

Give me a break. She was 17, had just barely escaped her burning house, and hears her beloved dog barking, still inside the burning house. Who wouldn’t freak out?! She was simply reacting the way any normal human being would, and she obviously wasn’t thinking in a calculated way, “Oh, I bet my daddy will risk his life for his favorite little girl and get my dog back!” Your hate for her is so bizarre.

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Anonymous wrote:When do we see Kate and Kevin acting as or becoming the soulmates the show keeps talking about? Kevin seems pretty indifferent to her.

I agree! Where is the twin bond? They don't seem to like each other much or hang out until adulthood- at least from what they've shown so far.

I think they show a closeness between them. They don’t have to hang out all the time to relate to one another. They’ve shown the two of them sharing a look or a casual hug here and there. I think that’s a lot more normal and believable than having them constantly together.

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Anonymous wrote:When do we see Kate and Kevin acting as or becoming the soulmates the show keeps talking about? Kevin seems pretty indifferent to her.

I agree! Where is the twin bond? They don't seem to like each other much or hang out until adulthood- at least from what they've shown so far.

I disagree. When Kevin is being wheeled out of the hospital, he and Kate hold hands. Kevin pays some kid in halloween candy to hold Kate's hand in the haunted house.

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Anonymous wrote:Minor complaint #2 - the funeral happened a few days after the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh would not have looked like that in February. It would have been gray and not sunny. Wouldn’t look so much like fall

Stop. Just stop. It looked just like it does here in winter when there’s no snow on the ground. Stop nitpicking every tiny detail.

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Anonymous wrote:I did cry. The Jack storyline got me and so did the foster child flash forward. This show is so much better than anything else on tv.

I didn't understand the little boy foster child storyline. Why was Randall there if another couple was there for the little boy?

Because he was there to take his adult daughter Tess to lunch. She was the one facilitating the placement.

And that was Randall 15-20 yrs from now and an adult Tess. A preview to season 10.

they should have at least made Randalls hair gray so that would be more clear.

It was! And this was right after the scene with present-day Randall talking to young Tess about how he would come visit her at her "fancy" office and they'd have lunch. Not to be snarky, but do you people even pay attention??

No kidding, every episode this happens.

It was when the boy met his adopted parents, the moment I started paying attention!

I think we met the little boy briefly before? Maybe after Deja left? Maybe in William’s building? But we did not know the time frame yet? Does someone remember?

Yes! It was at the end of the episode where they show William’s cat wandering around town, lost, and then he finally comes across the little boy, who takes care of him.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Pittsburgh nit: Springsteen absolutely would have been playing at the Civic Arena, not the B venue they named that I’ve never heard of (it was printed on the ticket and Rebecca said it).

STOPPPPPPPP! It’s beyond ridiculous. Can’t you just enjoy the show?

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Anonymous wrote:Ohhhhh- that was older Tess as a social worker. I wondered what all that was about. So Randall just came to visit her at work or something? Thanks DCUM!

Plus 1!!!

Really? It was obvious and a key part of the story. How did anyone miss that

I agree. I wonder if the people who are missing these important parts of the story are the ones too busy finding a reason to hate Kate (because admitting they hate her just because she's fat wouldn't be PC) or the ones too busy trying to be so clever as to find hidden "problems" with the plot (like what Pittsburgh would look like exactly at any point in time).

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Anonymous wrote:I did cry. The Jack storyline got me and so did the foster child flash forward. This show is so much better than anything else on tv.

I didn't understand the little boy foster child storyline. Why was Randall there if another couple was there for the little boy?

Because he was there to take his adult daughter Tess to lunch. She was the one facilitating the placement.

And that was Randall 15-20 yrs from now and an adult Tess. A preview to season 10.

they should have at least made Randalls hair gray so that would be more clear.

It was! And this was right after the scene with present-day Randall talking to young Tess about how he would come visit her at her "fancy" office and they'd have lunch. Not to be snarky, but do you people even pay attention??

No kidding, every episode this happens.

It was when the boy met his adopted parents, the moment I started paying attention!

I think we met the little boy briefly before? Maybe after Deja left? Maybe in William’s building? But we did not know the time frame yet? Does someone remember?

Yes! It was at the end of the episode where they show William’s cat wandering around town, lost, and then he finally comes across the little boy, who takes care of him.

That was a different boy who found Clooney. We saw the foster child briefly with Tess at the end of the fall finale, the one from Randall’s perspective, “Number 3.”

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TIU Fandom was sure busy at 1 am this morning yelling at 10 posters who disagreed or had a different perspective from the show. But seriously 10 posts???? Why don’t you relax and get some sleep???