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Anonymous wrote:I must be dead inside. Even though I LOVE the show, I haven't cried. Even when I thought the moment deserved it. And I agree with others that Mandy Moore was brilliant. Especially the candy bar/doctor telling her part. Brilliant.

This show was not the heart-tugging sobfest the media is making it out to be. I think the audience has been waiting 2 years for this so it was not as emotional as it would be otherwise.

Plus, they have been giving clues all up to this. I had assumed they gave clues all the way up, rather than reveal in one episode because it would have been too much and people would have felt manipulated. This way, you see how the screenwriters weave in all sorts of elements about their lives, and we appreciate their cleverness.

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.

I really wanted to see the Tess and Randall scenes again, but my DVR didn't record that part. I found a link and realized I did miss a lot here (as I was watching with DD and her boyfriend and the dishwasher was on). In case anyone else wants to rewatch this 4 1/2 minute clip: https://www.inquisitr.com/4771973/this-is-us-fans-blown-away-by-surprising-flash-forward-scene-with-future-randall-and-tess/

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who thought the vending machine scene was a rip-off of Thirtysomething when Gary died? Hope goes to the vending machine at the hospital, Mike gets the call about Gary and tells her? She reacts... Rebecca goes to the vending machine, the doctor gives her the news about Jack, she reacts...

I guess Ken Olin, an executive producer, thought going to that well again would be successful?

Wow, now that you mention it I do recall that. I loved thirtysomething but felt Gary's death was only for ratings. Not quite the same here as Jack's death was an organic part of the show from the beginning.

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?

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Anonymous wrote:I must be dead inside. Even though I LOVE the show, I haven't cried. Even when I thought the moment deserved it. And I agree with others that Mandy Moore was brilliant. Especially the candy bar/doctor telling her part. Brilliant.

This show was not the heart-tugging sobfest the media is making it out to be. I think the audience has been waiting 2 years for this so it was not as emotional as it would be otherwise.

I suppose. But I haven't cried at all. With none of the episodes. And I've loved them all.

Maybe you need something to resonate with you personally so you can relate to a scene or character. Maybe you’ve not had real grief or trajedy in your own life? Or it’s hard to get into if the kids are popping in or you’re folding laundry at the same time.

Am I the only one who thought the vending machine scene was a rip-off of Thirtysomething when Gary died? Hope goes to the vending machine at the hospital, Mike gets the call about Gary and tells her? She reacts... Rebecca goes to the vending machine, the doctor gives her the news about Jack, she reacts...

I guess Ken Olin, an executive producer, thought going to that well again would be successful?

I had this random thought when I watched it: they ended up with 2 death anniversaries; the date Jack actually died and super bowl Sunday. Obviously super bowl is on a different date every year.

I don't like that Kate appears to be the one that tells Kevin. That news should come from his mother.

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Anonymous wrote:I must be dead inside. Even though I LOVE the show, I haven't cried. Even when I thought the moment deserved it. And I agree with others that Mandy Moore was brilliant. Especially the candy bar/doctor telling her part. Brilliant.

This show was not the heart-tugging sobfest the media is making it out to be. I think the audience has been waiting 2 years for this so it was not as emotional as it would be otherwise.

I suppose. But I haven't cried at all. With none of the episodes. And I've loved them all.

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Anonymous wrote:I must be dead inside. Even though I LOVE the show, I haven't cried. Even when I thought the moment deserved it. And I agree with others that Mandy Moore was brilliant. Especially the candy bar/doctor telling her part. Brilliant.

I cry most episodes. And did not cry during this one.
-either I am so closed off to death bc I am emotionally avoiding the topic
-or I was prepared to face a doozy of an episode, and it wasn’t so bad (lots of happy, good things mixed in)

I didn’t cry during the fire-starting episode either, even though it was BRUTAL. I did tear up when I watched it a second time.

Funny, i am the opposite. I never cry watching this show, but totally cried during this episode. I had already read the plot summary so knew what was going to happen, but still just watching the terror of the house being on fire, Rebecca finding out Jack died and having to tell the kids, put me over the edge.

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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?

As people have said, it's a flash forward. Couldn't you tell Randall looked a lot older??

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They had one other episode there, when Randall stopped off there with his bio father to "meet" his dad. I'm guessing they scattered his ashes there.

Am I totally losing it, but I thought Kate had an urn of her dad's ashes?

Yes, she does! My thought was that maybe they scattered some ashes around the tree, and/or they planted it there in memory of him.

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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 had one other episode there, when Randall stopped off there with his bio father to "meet" his dad. I'm guessing they scattered his ashes there.

Am I totally losing it, but I thought Kate had an urn of her dad's ashes?

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

Anyone? I googled it and I still don't know why it was Jack's tree. Anyone know?

I assume in a future episode it will show the aftermath of his death and funeral. We haven't seen beyond the first few hours/day after death as far as I know.

At some point, Kevin said he hadn't been back to the tree since the funeral hence why it's called Jack's tree (my assumption).

Which leads me to my minor complaints about the show -
Kevin's speech to his dad was beautiful. That started the tears for me. But...
1. He visited the tree Sunday evening. There is no way it was that light out when he called his mom. It should have been darker. Also make it look a little bit colder!
2. On the phone with his mom, he said he hadn't been at that tree since the funeral. The tree is in New Jersey. At the time of Jack's death, Jack and the family lived in Pittsburgh. They had no ties to New Jersey at that stage. One would assume Jack was buried in Pittsburgh.
That led me to think that when Rebecca moved to New Jersey she scattered some of his ashes around that tree. We know he was cremated but do you remember in the flashback last season where you saw the Big 3 standing around the grave? It looked like he was being buried. I guess we'll see more next episode.

My two theories on how Rebecca got money for the rest of her life. 1. Lawsuit against the hospital. Come on, they were so negligent. They knew Jack inhaled a lot of smoke but they did nothing to treat him for smoke inhalation. Or 2. She went ahead and started Big 3 Construction. Or maybe Miguel did as a way to honor Jack and that is Miguel's money.