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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like there are a few loose ends in addition to the obvious (how Jack dies) that should be addressed even in passing. What happened to Miguel's kids - how come he and Rebecca are apparently always with the Pearsons at Thanksgiving. Same to some degree with Beth - we know her father died but she had three siblings and mentioned picking up the girls from her sister's house on Christmas Eve. Maybe Beth's family gets Christmas Day. Kate also mentioned falling in love with a former boss - would love to see that explored too.[/quote]

I think all of these things would be worth answering the storyline.

I like Sterling K. Brown a lot, but I have to say, I was surprised at the range the actor has who plays Kevin.  The meltdown scene on the Manny set and him connecting with the widow at the wake.

They dress the character Sloane like a child and she and Kevin look a little creepy together b/c he looks like he's dating a middle schooler.  I also found her character insufferable at her parents' house; she was acting like a middle schooler.  The constant whining aimed at her sister and parents.  Ugh, shut up.  (To really capture the insecure Jewish woman, the writers should study Rhoda Morganstern.)

The writers like neat, parallel story lines, so they were foreshadowing the Toby situation a bit.  (I wished either Kate or Toby said the removed the sheets once they were caught--so gross not too.)  I feel like they were telegraphing William's character development too.  In scenes with the young William and the mom in his apartment, he was lisping more and acting more effeminate than earlier scenes to foreshadow that he's gay or bi.  I laughed aloud when the daughter announced it to her dad.  I feel like Randal's reaction was more like Sterling K. Brown's reaction--that he'd be cool with it.  A straight, black man in search of his identity his entire life to just smile and roll with this news, I don't really see it.

The dojo scene for me was pretty contrived.  I'm not sure how realistic it would be to see so many black fathers present.  I think they wrote the scene b/c they know Milo could do the push ups.  Not sure what the point of the "extra" push ups were.  Why was white mom the only mom there?

The scene with their OB-GYN at the hospital got me with the snow globe is the one that got me.  At one point you can see Mandy Moore wipe her eye.  It seemed more like her natural reaction in tearing up than her acting.[/quote]

I agree with a lot of this, especially all of the fathers present in the dojo.  I think that was all just a bit too "idealized."

The doctor (Gerald McRaney) is a good actor, but I'm getting really tired of his folksy way of talking and telling wise stories.  Kind of a cliche.  Actually, same with William and his constant "wisdom."  Both are likable characters, but really verging into caricature territory.

I wonder about Miguel and why he always looks so made up.  I get that they're trying to make him look older, but the makeup looks terrible and unnatural.  I wonder why they didn't just find an older actor, the way they did with William.  [/quote]

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