"This is us" Series 6 (Spoiler Alert)

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Does anyone else watch this show?

I love it, but nobody seems to know about it!

So the kids are supposed to be what, 5 or 6 in 1986? I have a 5 year old who behaves nothing like that. The triplets are very mature and calm. Either that or my children are feral.

Love that this is back. Can’t wait to see how they close the whole series.

I picked up on this minor thing and may well be over thinking it (has been known) but I thought there could have been a subtle mirroring of Rebecca and Jack with Kevin and Madison.

In her flashbacks, Rebecca’s Dad is reading The Catcher in the Rye. Rebecca then talks about the lead character of the book, Holden, when talking about Randall’s character, demonstrated by how he reacts to the Challanger incident. We then have Madison hosting a book group. Franny, their twin daughter, was the name I think she chose (Kevin chose Nicholas for the boy). Think it was a family name for her, but author of The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger, also wrote a book called Franny and Zooey. In this episode we exchanges between both couples where they women show themselves to be literary/reflective in contrast to the unbookish men. They also have focused conversations about their kids (albeit with different focused re their ages).

I don’t know if this is a subtle sign towards Kevin and Madison ending up together or not, but I’m interested to see where they all end up.

@AlbertBridge

I love young Jack and Rebecca. But old Rebecca REALLY gets on my tits. I hate her. 😆

This. Me too. I did enjoy the first episode but not much really happened.

Have the younger actors of the triplets changed?

I think he will end back with Maddison

Toby and kate are in love so what happens. Does he die or why do they break up if she Marrys the teacher

Hopefully they will find sally in e2

I love kevin and Kate. Love Toby too. Don't much like the music teacher.
Not keen on Randall. He is too good to be true.
I think he is quite annoying.

I think Kevin and Maddison are meant to be together.
Tonight he was definitely jealous of the nerd she was with.

@Blondeshavemorefun

I think he will end back with Maddison

Toby and kate are in love so what happens. Does he die or why do they break up if she Marrys the teacher

Hopefully they will find sally in e2

Toby was in the flash forward in the big house when the family were gathering at Rebecca’s bedside.

Just watched ... sad to say I fast forwarded a couple of times. Thought it was a bit meh.
Forgotten how much I can't stand Randall and that voice. To be honest his " sex kitten" act wife is a bit much too.
Why would he expect a guy with significant memory problems to remember to meet him?! 🤣🤣
Kevin carries the whole thing

I don't remember the break in Randall was referring to. Was that something we saw in previous episodes?

@TheUnquestionedAnswer

I don't remember the break in Randall was referring to. Was that something we saw in previous episodes?

I've just seen that in S4, assuming it's the same thing. He disturbed a burglar when he came home late, went down for water. Originally assumed he'd disturbed him coming in, but days later they found missing jewellery and realised he'd already been upstairs when Randall saw him.

It was part of the reason for the breakdown that saw Randall start therapy.

Ahh thank you, that is starting to ring bells now. That's the trouble with binge watching, too much to remember

The elephant in the room for me is always that Kevin,Kate and Rebecca were never really allowed to grieve for the triplet that died. They were just swept up in Jack’s big actions.

Don’t get me wrong, it was a good thing to do, the right thing to do and everyone int he family’s lives are richer and better for it.

But that doesn’t take away the need to grieve that loss. And Jack didn’t get to grieve either.

Randall has started to address his wounds from his abandonment , adoption, loss of his birth parents in different ways etc.

But there is this big unspoken, unprocessed loss. And lots of addictions. Sure there are other roots for that too-Vietnam war, tragic loss of a father, abusive relationships etc.

It was really brought home to me int he episode tonight by child Kate and Kevin in bed together after the Challenger disaster, talking about their parents dying. They always run for one another in times of loss, tonight Kevin went straight to Kate’s after leaving Madison’s.

They were with their triplet for nine months. Rebecca carried him for nine months. And they had to go straight to channeling their love in another way. No space for grief or to acknowledge the absence. They should have been allowed that as well.

Was Rebecca in the flash forward of wedding dresses

As in could Toby be alive to say bye yo Rebecca

But then dies

And kate remarries

I cba to rewatch s5 ending

@Blondeshavemorefun

Was Rebecca in the flash forward of wedding dresses

As in could Toby be alive to say bye yo Rebecca

But then dies

And kate remarries

I cba to rewatch s5 ending

No that theory falls down because at the end of season 5, when Madison is trying to get him to leave the room where they’re getting ready for Kate’s wedding, Kevin says that he’s a 45 year old man so that’s only four years on from where we are now.

In the flash forward to the big house blah blah blah, Kevin’s kids look to be around 10.

Did anyone notice that the opening scenes to the new episode are very similar to the first ever episode?

I guess that’s because it’s their birthday but I liked the way they noted the positive changes to their lives since they were 36. Especially Kate & Kevin.

Damn @MadisonAvenue

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Did anyone notice that the opening scenes to the new episode are very similar to the first ever episode?

I guess that’s because it’s their birthday but I liked the way they noted the positive changes to their lives since they were 36. Especially Kate & Kevin.

I thought that was really well done, especially Kevin’s sequence.

@Blondeshavemorefun

Damn *@MadisonAvenue*

After that scene aired, there was a lot of speculation that Kate had died seeing as Toby showed up alone.

Hmmm true

But didn't Toby say there 'they are on their way' I thought he was referring to Kate.

Just watched it.

Agree Randall's voice very annoying. Him and Beth are sickly.

Kate is a baby. Kevin is great as is Nicky.

Jack and Rebecca are annoying.

I had to Google caboose.

How is it that Beth had to close down her totally impractical dance studio last season and this season she has her successful "skin care line." WTF is that about? When did she become such an expert in skin care? It's not like she was a mad soapmaking hobbyist or anything. And yet, now the fam is living in a spacious Philadelphia home on a city councilman's salary and ...her "skin care line"?

And yet, now the fam is living in a spacious Philadelphia home on a city councilman's salary and ...her "skin care line"?

They both used to have corporate careers, that's why they're rich. Then they both left to pursue their dream jobs.

I agree Beth's skincare line came a bit out of nowhere but their previous careers have been covered in earlier series. It's why Randall used to really encourage his adopted daughter to study at school, so she could get the "big house, fancy car".

I love Beth and Randall. I'm a better parent when I'm binge watching This Is Us.

I’m not fond of the flashbacks but there’s always something in it that makes me cry. I heard somewhere that Toby and Kate divorce. I’m not sure Madison will end up with Kevin. Though he’s obviously jealous of the “book nerd”