Anonymous wrote:Anyone else find it a little far-fetched that, in 2016, so many parents at some high end school would be laughing out loud at the AA girl playing Snow White?

The laughing was Randall's perception only. He felt like they were laughing at his daughter but they even showed his father laughing which makes me think they were just enjoying the show, and the laughing had nothing to do with her race.

Anyone else find it a little far-fetched that, in 2016, so many parents at some high end school would be laughing out loud at the AA girl playing Snow White?

Can we talk about the size of the actress playing Kate? Chrissy Metz is very talented and quite beautiful but I can't believe how large she is. It makes me wonder if they actually padded her to make her look that large. I'm not trying to fat shame (I'm fat, too) but a woman her size who made any sort of attempt at dieting should be dropping weight left and right.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there is going to be a "big reveal" when we see that the dad is still alive in current day, and so the parents eventually divorced.

I hope the dad is still alive in the present day. Otherwise, he didn't get a very big or long lasting role.

He's a good actor, would like to see him continue on in the second season.

I think it's very unlikely the Dad is alive in the present day. The Mom still wears the necklace he gave her and the kids call the new husband "Grandpa". I don't think those two things would happen if the marriage ended in divorce.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any theories about the photograph (last 3 minutes)? 6 people - the dad, mom, and kids as young kids and a black woman (the woman from the pool?).

Found a pic - sorry if this is super large!

I read that she becomes a lifelong friend (I think I saw it in an article in EW). But what happened to her son? Why isn't he in the photo? I loved last night's episode -- so many great lines. Can't wait to find out what happens to Jack - especially after the last scene when he was laying with the kids. He clearly loves them...and yes, I know it's a tv show

Very interesting! I can't wait to see what we learn about this women in the picture.

Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

I completely get what you're saying.

But I feel like there's going to be a plot twist with Randall's birth mom. The only account of her being a drug addict and dying of an OD is from his bio dad. Something seems odd and doesn't add up. The mom OD'ed and had her baby at home? And Randall dropped him off at the firestation, where he was then taken to a nursery?

So what happened with her body? Police/paramaedics took her, and left a newborn there with drug addict parents? That doesn't make any sense. Didn't Randall's dad initially say he doesn't remember it, because he was in a drugged out haze? But he clearly does, after meeting with the adopted mom.

I think we're going to see a different story about the mom unfold.

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Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

Actually, I think the black main character is being portrayed as a genius.

But his bio parents are addicts and the white folks have to swoop in and save him.
Why couldn't his parents have died in a car accident why couldn't you been kidnapped know they had to be damn drug addicts??
How do you not see that ?

I didn't see them as addicts, but as hippies. The drug use was part of the counter-culture scene. He was a freakin' poet.

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Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

Actually, I think the black main character is being portrayed as a genius.

But his bio parents are addicts and the white folks have to swoop in and save him.
Why couldn't his parents have died in a car accident why couldn't you been kidnapped know they had to be damn drug addicts??
How do you not see that ?

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Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

Actually, I think the black main character is being portrayed as a genius.

+1

Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

Actually, I think the black main character is being portrayed as a genius.

Didn't they already say that the dad is dead?

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Anonymous wrote:I think there is going to be a "big reveal" when we see that the dad is still alive in current day, and so the parents eventually divorced.

I hope the dad is still alive in the present day. Otherwise, he didn't get a very big or long lasting role.

He's a good actor, would like to see him continue on in the second season.

Even if the dad is dead in present day, he could've had a very long-lasting role w the continuous flashbacks. He could've died well into their thirties and still make it to multiple seasons. Much like our own lives, we have countless experiences in a day that can conjure up memories of the past, even (possibly especially) of those we've lost.

Anonymous wrote:I think there is going to be a "big reveal" when we see that the dad is still alive in current day, and so the parents eventually divorced.

I hope the dad is still alive in the present day. Otherwise, he didn't get a very big or long lasting role.

He's a good actor, would like to see him continue on in the second season.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any theories about the photograph (last 3 minutes)? 6 people - the dad, mom, and kids as young kids and a black woman (the woman from the pool?).

Found a pic - sorry if this is super large!

I read that she becomes a lifelong friend (I think I saw it in an article in EW). But what happened to her son? Why isn't he in the photo? I loved last night's episode -- so many great lines. Can't wait to find out what happens to Jack - especially after the last scene when he was laying with the kids. He clearly loves them...and yes, I know it's a tv show

Anonymous wrote:So the black folks have to be addicts and Blind Side steps in to save the day .
So tired of this narrative, I don't care how good the acting is .

I get what you are saying totally but think you might be quick to write this show off by lumping this in and dismissing the rest. The white dad is an addict too or at least headed that way with booze (we have no idea of he really stays sober yet), the one with the internal drive and natural abilities is the black son and they make it clear it's pretty innate compared to Kevin. I think they are legit trying to talk about this aside from typical tropes. they nmight very well fail (I have no idea if there are any minority perspectives at the helm of the show like there should be on all shows but obviously aren't!) but I think its too quick to dismiss