This Is Us- Season 3

[elgerber]

So now that the SOTU is now on 2/5 we have to wait until the 12th fir the next episode?

I would assume so. Ellen is on all night tomorrow.

 

[PollyannaMom]

The one in the pink is teen Kate, and the one next to her in the purple is young Kate. I was thinking the young Kate has grown up a lot. I wonder how that will play out if they need her for the younger scenes. Young Kevin still looks young, but young Kate is looking so much more grown up.

I noticed last week that she's already a lot taller than the boys. I expect they've filmed a few things ahead, and they'll use tricks, like having her sitting down in the scene, putting her in pigtails to make her look younger, etc.

 

[lisaviolet]

I hardly have any stress right now

See, my eye is barely twitching lol

Agreed! I was a fan of Michael Angarano from The Stanford Prison Experiment (I have seen him only a couple of times on Will and Grace). To keep on topic on a DIS board, he was the lead in Sky High too LOL.

And yes, I also had a wicked crush on Griffin wayyyyy back when. Starting with American Werewolf in London I'm sure

I have looked at his Wikipedia list and can't figure it out. But he was it for me at some point. Probably pre first sighting of my beloved Blair Underwood.

I really loved The Other Side of The Mountain. But Dunne must have been a baby in that movie, as was I, so that can't be it.

I know it is an 80s movie and I remember following him into directing/writing?

I clearly remember his sister Dominique and her tragic death and his father and yet I can't remember a movie?!?!

It will come at some point as I won't leave it alone.

Then I definitely recommend the novel Maybe in Another Life, by Taylor Jenkins Reid!! It runs the same timeline in parallel stories, based on a small decision by the main character, and you see how both choices in that moment lead to different paths over the years.

I am going to check this out. Thanks PollyannaMom.

 

[ronandannette]

It’s cool that they had all the actors from the show there. Too bad William isn’t among them. It must be her facial expression that’s throwing me off..who’s the lady in the front row with the pink dress?

Sterling K. Brown isn’t there either, which seems weird. The girl you’re looking at is teen Kate and what strikes me is that she’s so much slimmer than in the show.

I noticed last week that she's already a lot taller than the boys. I expect they've filmed a few things ahead, and they'll use tricks, like having her sitting down in the scene, putting her in pigtails to make her look younger, etc.

Given what a different shape she is now I wonder if they’ll flashback to a crash dieting/eating disorder storyline?

 

[anniemae]

Sterling K. Brown isn’t there either, which seems weird. The girl you’re looking at is teen Kate and what strikes me is that she’s so much slimmer than in the show.

Given what a different shape she is now I wonder if they’ll flashback to a crash dieting/eating disorder storyline?

Black Panther was also up for awards. I am guessing he needed to be with them for the cast award.

 

[Dentam]

Read online that This is Us is being pushed back another week for the SOTU. Ugh.

 

[kimblebee]

Finally! A new episode tonight.

I just saw a trailer on Twitter, it may have been on tv too.

It says get ready for the moment you won’t see coming. C’mon guys, we have to ease back into the show lol
We can’t take a stabbing of our heart in the very first episode back.

 

[anniemae]

Here we go peeps!!! Yay!!! I have missed the Pearsons!!!

 

[kimblebee]

All right. Let’s do this!

• holy man I forgot how attractive Justin is.

• I like that the boys stood when Rebecca said hello. I know they were probably shocked to see her, but it’s also like they were giving her respect.

• I don’t usually mind Rebecca’s old look but her face is off in this opening scene. It’s like her cheeks are too loose and squishy around her mouth and nose.

• c’mon! We need to see the sequin fight lol

• lol ‘Hi, I’m an adult’

• aww Kevin is the best. Giving the ball player pool halls in Minnesota.

• don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t do it.

• crap, he did it.

Maybe I’m missing something but how does adult Kevin drinking relate to little Kevin leaving the mall after meeting the ball player?

Good episode..I guess. Not my favourite but not on the bottom either. I don’t know why but I feel like Beth leaving so quickly is going to lead to something else. It just felt too focused on to the just a throwaway.

 

[ShelsGoingToDisney]

My DVR cut off right as Kevin lifted the bottle. What did I miss?

 

[kimblebee]

My DVR cut off right as Kevin lifted the bottle. What did I miss?

He took a few gulps of it. Then they switched between present day him and his mom driving home and she was saying how proud of him she was and when they were younger and she was driving him home after the card signing.

His face in present day looked so sad, and scared, and disappointed, and hopeless, and helpless all in one.

 

[anniemae]

Maybe I’m missing something but how does adult Kevin drinking relate to little Kevin leaving the mall after meeting the ball player?

I think, and I could be wrong, that it had to do with his need to fix things. He was so desperate to talk to the hockey player, it's like he needed to let him know about all the things in MN. He researched MN, got a ride to the mall, got in line, threw a fit to stay in line and ultimately got to talk to the guy and completed his task. With Nicky, it just didn't work. He researched, found out where Nicky lived, got everyone together for the road trip and ultimately found Nicky. But Nicky would not take his help and it was frustrating to Kevin that nobody else was on board with him. They were all just like, "yeah, you tried, oh well, let's go home now."

I think both stories were more about Kevin and Rebecca's relationship. She was unsupportive with the hockey guy, wanted to leave and go get lunch. This time, with Nicky, she drove to meet them, and was encouraging Kevin. He was angry at her in the young version, pulling away and scowling, not telling her what he talked about with the hockey guy etc. I think the drinking was a result of his plan not working and his frustrations with his family not supporting his plan, like they were not supporting him in the past (Jack not taking him to the mall, his siblings telling him the guy was going to be traded so why would he want his autograph etc.)

 

[mom2rtk]

A I don’t know why but I feel like Beth leaving so quickly is going to lead to something else. It just felt too focused on to the just a throwaway.

Did you see the promos for next week? It was a setup for that.

 

[cabanafrau]

I thought the contrast of adult Kevin to young Kevin in the car was about hearing his mother say she was proud of him and the fact that he felt the earned praise as a child -- and was scared and shamed to receive the (undeserved?)praise as an adult. It was heartbreaking.

 

[kimblebee]

I think, and I could be wrong, that it had to do with his need to fix things. He was so desperate to talk to the hockey player, it's like he needed to let him know about all the things in MN. He researched MN, got a ride to the mall, got in line, threw a fit to stay in line and ultimately got to talk to the guy and completed his task. With Nicky, it just didn't work. He researched, found out where Nicky lived, got everyone together for the road trip and ultimately found Nicky. But Nicky would not take his help and it was frustrating to Kevin that nobody else was on board with him. They were all just like, "yeah, you tried, oh well, let's go home now."

I think both stories were more about Kevin and Rebecca's relationship. She was unsupportive with the hockey guy, wanted to leave and go get lunch. This time, with Nicky, she drove to meet them, and was encouraging Kevin. He was angry at her in the young version, pulling away and scowling, not telling her what he talked about with the hockey guy etc. I think the drinking was a result of his plan not working and his frustrations with his family not supporting his plan, like they were not supporting him in the past (Jack not taking him to the mall, his siblings telling him the guy was going to be traded so why would he want his autograph etc.)

Yeah, that makes sense. And, I’m sorry to be ‘that person’ but the guy was a baseball player. I know, I know, it doesn’t matter at all, but it’s winter, and I’m frozen, and hockey is important now lol

Did you see the promos for next week? It was a setup for that.

No, for some reason, I don’t get the promo for next week. I get a preview for other Canadian shows on that channel.

I thought the contrast of adult Kevin to young Kevin in the car was about hearing his mother say she was proud of him and the fact that he felt the earned praise as a child -- and was scared and shamed to receive the (undeserved?)praise as an adult. It was heartbreaking.

I guess I missed that connection, obvious as it seems now. Thank you.

 

[elgerber]

Yeah, that makes sense. And, I’m sorry to be ‘that person’ but the guy was a baseball player. I know, I know, it doesn’t matter at all, but it’s winter, and I’m frozen, and hockey is important now lol

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In my head I was that person too LOL. I laughed when the guy said he hoped he didn't get traded to the Twins either. Especially with the February we are having, no one wants to move here. But 1992 was the year after we won the World Series.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Maybe I’m missing something but how does adult Kevin drinking relate to little Kevin leaving the mall after meeting the ball player?

I think it’s what Rebecca said about Kevin being more sensitive than people realize. In the young version, she was surprised about all he said to the player; in the old version, nobody knows he is in so much pain that he’s drinking again.

 

[PollyannaMom]

More time to post now...

I thought that stopping by "the old house" was a bit unrealistic. First, who would actually just let someone in? And second, it's a different house - though I guess the foundation was still there, so the new building would have the same "footprint" as the old one.

I'm giving the writers a pass, though, because I get that they needed a vehicle to explore how Kate and Randall remember the same day so differently. (I bet that happens in real life a lot more than we realize!) I thought Randall was really perceptive as a kid, and it plays into how Kate just idolized their dad too.

I hope Nicky does go and get some help, and I hope he and Kevin connect and stay in touch. I also think Nicky's casting is great! - They really "feel" like the same person to me, even though I know they're not.

 

[mom2rtk]

More time to post now...

I thought that stopping by "the old house" was a bit unrealistic. First, who would actually just let someone in? And second, it's a different house - though I guess the foundation was still there, so the new building would have the same footprint as the old one.

I'm giving the writers a pass, though, because I get that they needed a vehicle to explore how Kate and Randall remember the same day so differently. (I bet that happens in real life a lot more than we realize!) I thought Randall was really perceptive as a kid, and it plays into how Kate just idolized their dad too.

I hope Nicky does go and get some help, and I hope he and Kevin connect and stay in touch. I also think Nicky's casting is great! - They really "feel" like the same person to me, even though I know they're not.

Yeah, I thought that whole house sequence was nuts. I wish they had talked it out instead of visiting the house that was built on their old lot.

 

[cluvsdisney]

And to add on to the weird old house part....the owners really let the granddaughter run out to invite strangers into their home?