Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 13:13     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
It’s because Jack died and that’s been such a defining moment for that family, that’s why they wait. My family would wait like that, not because we’re very close (we aren’t) but because of the dead patriarch. I really don’t think it’s off at all given how that family views themselves.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 13:02     Subject: Re:This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m watching the episode now where they are waiting in the hospital for news of the baby. Maybe it is because I don’t have a big family but is this typical? I understand the entire family being there if someone is dying but I cannot imagine dropping my kids/job to fly cross country with my husband for my SIL who went into premature labor. It seems over the top.


No. It’s odd. I say that as someone with a very close knit family faraway.


I remember in the show Parenthood the big extended family would all hang out in the waiting room whenever someone was in the hospital. Unrealistic.

That also happened in the movie Parenthood!
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 13:00     Subject: Re:This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m watching the episode now where they are waiting in the hospital for news of the baby. Maybe it is because I don’t have a big family but is this typical? I understand the entire family being there if someone is dying but I cannot imagine dropping my kids/job to fly cross country with my husband for my SIL who went into premature labor. It seems over the top.


No. It’s odd. I say that as someone with a very close knit family faraway.


I remember in the show Parenthood the big extended family would all hang out in the waiting room whenever someone was in the hospital. Unrealistic.


This is Us and Parenthood are cut from same cloth. I thought parenthood was better, though This Is Us is so much more popular.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 11:41     Subject: Re:This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m watching the episode now where they are waiting in the hospital for news of the baby. Maybe it is because I don’t have a big family but is this typical? I understand the entire family being there if someone is dying but I cannot imagine dropping my kids/job to fly cross country with my husband for my SIL who went into premature labor. It seems over the top.


No. It’s odd. I say that as someone with a very close knit family faraway.


I remember in the show Parenthood the big extended family would all hang out in the waiting room whenever someone was in the hospital. Unrealistic.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 11:38     Subject: Re:This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:I’m watching the episode now where they are waiting in the hospital for news of the baby. Maybe it is because I don’t have a big family but is this typical? I understand the entire family being there if someone is dying but I cannot imagine dropping my kids/job to fly cross country with my husband for my SIL who went into premature labor. It seems over the top.


No. It’s odd. I say that as someone with a very close knit family faraway.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2019 10:46     Subject: Re:This Is Us. Season 3
I’m watching the episode now where they are waiting in the hospital for news of the baby. Maybe it is because I don’t have a big family but is this typical? I understand the entire family being there if someone is dying but I cannot imagine dropping my kids/job to fly cross country with my husband for my SIL who went into premature labor. It seems over the top.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 13:35     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:I liked this episode, because it starts to point to something that's always bothered me. Jack has, from the first episode, always felt domineering to me. So the general "swoon"-iness around him always confused me. I think showing how Randall is similar and directly comparing it to Jack's treatment of Rebecca is good. It means the show really does understand the nuances of its characters.

It'll be interesting to see how all this plays out. The last few episodes have revealed how much more there is to Beth's past...which makes her current marginalization so much more enraging. I do see how Beth contributed to that, but I guess I'm a little more sympathetic to the person struggling to find space for herself than the person who just won't let her.


Good point about Jack.

I think it’s also revealing that her “strength” isnt really all that. She was dominated by her mother, and she caves in to be the good girl pretty quickly. It’s like there’s a disconnect between her and everyone else’s sense of her strength and how she actually is.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 12:20     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Aside from the sad beginning and end, this episode was hilarious. I actually laughed out loud throughout the scenes of their early life together. So funny.

Makes me sad that they are in such a lonely place now.

Funny, I didn’t notice anything amusing.


You didn’t laugh when they were saying their vows in the bathroom? When Randall proposed after doing that dance? When they were exhausted and up with the baby and started blowing raspberries at each other? When teenaged Kevin was coaching Randall through asking Beth out on their first date? Wow, that’s a great sense of humor you have!


Not the PP, but I didn't think any of this was funny except for Randall's dance.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 12:18     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
I liked this episode, because it starts to point to something that's always bothered me. Jack has, from the first episode, always felt domineering to me. So the general "swoon"-iness around him always confused me. I think showing how Randall is similar and directly comparing it to Jack's treatment of Rebecca is good. It means the show really does understand the nuances of its characters.

It'll be interesting to see how all this plays out. The last few episodes have revealed how much more there is to Beth's past...which makes her current marginalization so much more enraging. I do see how Beth contributed to that, but I guess I'm a little more sympathetic to the person struggling to find space for herself than the person who just won't let her.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 12:13     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice that Beth did not have her sisters, Zoe or friends to be bridesmaids/maid of honor at her wedding to Randall? I only saw Kate


Yes! I noticed that too. And we also didn’t see her mom, or her mom’s reaction to Randall, etc. I can’t stand her mom anyhow, but it did seem strange she was nowhere to be found.

It is strange...but I'm assuming this is mostly to do with not being able to get Phylicia Rashad again.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 12:08     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Zoe was at the wedding, 26:08 as R/B jump the broom. Beth’s mom is the one who lays down the broom in a wide shot, then close up to R/B and you can clearly see the younger Zoe character as Bridesmaid #2
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 17:21     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I did not think the younger Randall was romantic. He came accross as a stalker to me. I also lost some respect for him in this episode as he comes accross as so pathetic. However I did agree with him that Beth isn’t a wallflower and can’t blame it all on him and home him solely responsible.


I picked up on the stalker vibe as well. Totally soured me on young Randall


I think he was just completely awkward - not a “cool” type, like Kevin.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 17:19     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:I thought the shows title “ R & B” was smart. Aside from the obvious initials, Beth is clearly the Rythem and Randall is the blues.


Or, their early life was the rhythm and present day is the blues.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 17:14     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Aside from the sad beginning and end, this episode was hilarious. I actually laughed out loud throughout the scenes of their early life together. So funny.

Makes me sad that they are in such a lonely place now.

Funny, I didn’t notice anything amusing.


You didn’t laugh when they were saying their vows in the bathroom? When Randall proposed after doing that dance? When they were exhausted and up with the baby and started blowing raspberries at each other? When teenaged Kevin was coaching Randall through asking Beth out on their first date? Wow, that’s a great sense of humor you have!
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 17:09     Subject: This Is Us. Season 3
Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice that Beth did not have her sisters, Zoe or friends to be bridesmaids/maid of honor at her wedding to Randall? I only saw Kate



Yes! I noticed that too. And we also didn’t see her mom, or her mom’s reaction to Randall, etc. I can’t stand her mom anyhow, but it did seem strange she was nowhere to be found.