re: This is Us (Spoilers)

Kate telling off Duke was not a surprise. That's exactly what I thought was going to happen there, though I had no idea his parents owned the joint which resulted in her getting booted. That part was weak to me. Did the parents not investigate at all? Duke's behavior is such that this can't be the first time someone at the camp had trouble with him. I assume that storyline is over and doesn't matter anymore anyway.

I think we know there's no question that Jack's death was tragic and it looks like there's going to be a blame game and/or "what ifs", guilt, regret etc... associated with it. Everyone is guessing that the fight with Rebecca instigated his drinking which will likely result in a car accident. Have no idea on there. It seems to be the obvious answer, but with this show, I don't know. I'm anxious to see how Randall's comment on dying when no one is looking plays into the Jack's demise. Does Jack survive the fight and first drinking episode a the restaurant, but start drinking again and increasing his drinking when "no one is looking"?

It appears that Kate was impacted most of all by his death. I'm not sure if that's because of something that happened with her that relates to the cause of his death or because Jack was her life preserver and her friend as well as her parent. Could be that her life went totally South after he was gone.

Randall has obvious life long problems, but who wouldn't have them now with what's going on in his life? His job is unraveling. His long lost father is dying and not cooperating while Randall has important deadlines, all at the same time his wife has to take off for a while to care for her mother. His brother is debuting in play he can't attend. He tries to do it all and please everyone, but he can't. He likes perfection and he's failing in his mind.

Kevin doing what Jack would have done by going to Randall was very moving. Probably not the best decision for his career, but it sure was moving and I bet it will be very significant.

The scene with Kevin and Miguel was well played.

This was a pretty packed episode.