re: “This Is Us” Season 4 Thread

Definition of a filler episode lol

Randall’s intentions are honorable but my god man

Kev’s lack of composure or give-a-frick keeps people from trusting in him

Kate still a whale

We need the likes of Toby and Beth to pick this season up

Glad we got To see some William in tonight’s episode even if it was a dream sequence

So I guess we can assume Rebecca does the trial and does well then since all the flash forwards seem to take place a good ways in the future with Kevin’s big house by the cabin, and everyones kids being grown as Rebecca's on her death bed

My wife said this was like when Greys Anatomy does a musical episode. Lol pure filler

At least we didn’t get Kate so that’s a win in my book. Randall is turning into an unlikeable character

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Still doesn't answer why they are at the cabin and Randall isn't.

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Sure it does. Randall forced everyone to draw battle lines with his end-around to get Rebecca into the clinical trial, even after she said she wasn't going to do it.

The alternate reality was great and all but the one factor that doesn’t seem to jive is Kate is obese with Jack still alive. Weren’t we led to believe Kate gained 200 pounds over 10 years (she was obese when Beth and Randall had Tess) because of the depression and grief from Jack’s death? I’m still of the belief Kate dies of diabetes, stroke, or heart disease before the death bed scene with Rebecca.

What an amazing Randall episode. He’s lost 3 parents and is being torn apart by the prospect of losing a 4th. That call at the end was heartbreaking. To basically tell a parent “you owe me this” when it comes to them seeking treatment is tough.

Wouldn't have been awesome if that had CGI'd a skinny Kate?

Of course they couldn't risk a positive response to a skinny Kate, or a negative response from the fatties out there screaming "that's fat shaming!".

Nope, we are stuck with fat, miserable, fun sponge Kate.

As for the call from Randall playing the only card he had left, "I've been a good son".

I've kinda had to play that card once. I am the oldest of my siblings and cousins on my Mom's side. Also seen as the "goodie two shoes, boyscout" kid.

My Paw Paw's health had been failing and he was in and out of the hospital. On top of that, he's mental health was going down quick. He was in Lane Memorial and my MeMe was at home. One day she fell and broke her hip. She had a life alert and was brought to OLOL. So my mom and dad were splitting duties between both hospitals and really getting put through the wringer.

Meanwhile, my mom's sister, my aunt, went off to Vegas because my dumbass cousin was getting married (her 4th marriage btw). They were all partying and celebrating while my mom and dad were doing everything.

I drove in from Houston and when I saw how exhausted and stressed my parents were, I decided to risk destroying my relationship with my aunt, which is very close, and called her.

I told her how much I loved her, and that I knew how much she loved her daughter. But her sister needed her and I was asking her to cut her trip short and come back. Her dad was going down fast, her mom was in pain, and we were all stretched thin.

She didn't like hearing it at first, but came home.

It just so happened that when she got to the hospital she walked in as my dad was trying to calm down my MeMe who was reacting wildly to the pain meds. As she walked in she sees my poor dad trying to gently restrain his mother-in-law who had taken off her gown and is screaming bloody murder. That convinced her I wasn't overreacting.

TLDR: Randall did what he had to do, and I can relate.

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feel like Mandy Moore and teenage Randall might be the best actors on the show. Milo is good too obviously.

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You know who’s not? Fat Kate.

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Funny how Randall envisioned himself as a professor player banging his TA’s

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Randall had that yellow fever...

that Asian chick in the towel was

Hell of an episode

I was waiting for Kevin to throw a punch

Both of them said some downright hateful things to one another