This Is Us (1/9)

[redbears]

It's back tonight!!!!!

[thechickencoop]

Oooh I'm glad you posted this early; otherwise, I would've completely forgot!

[angelashly]

OMG I forgot!!! Thank you for reminding me. Is it at 9?

[Bluebird]

I can't wait. H is out of town, so no one to interrupt or tease me if I'm crying!

[sweetc129]

I almost forgot too!

[redbears]

Jan 9, 2018 11:51:21 GMT -6 angelashly said:

OMG I forgot!!! Thank you for reminding me. Is it at 9?

Yeah, 9pm

[angelashly]

I've seen some previews since I watched the Golden Globes and I am excited to see where they take things.

[michyme]

I will be watching! Can’t wait

[NamasteBirches]

Wooohoooo!

[Lord Disick]

I basically forgot this show existed it's been on break for so long.

[tgrimes]

How many episodes will we have to wait to see if Beth 7 Randall adopt that adorable little boy? 4? 5?

[joelies]

Jan 9, 2018 16:50:54 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

How many episodes will we have to wait to see if Beth 7 Randall adopt that adorable little boy? 4? 5?

This is my new obsession. I'm way more into this than learning the details of Jack's death.

Oh let's be real, I can be obsessed with both.

[michyme]

Jan 9, 2018 16:15:15 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

I basically forgot this show existed it's been on break for so long.

I’m opposite. I thought the break went super quick for once and I was a bit shocked it was already back. I thought it would go so slow but it went so fast for me.

[jrun2013]

I'm watching! So far my takeaway is that I would like Beth and Randall's master bedroom and bathroom.

[nelzie]

Ellis Grey!

[mrsweasley]

I don't love Ellis Gray in this roll

I think Beth feels really slighted right now

[nelzie]

Loving the new big three

[Bluebird]

Not feeling a lot of sympathy for Kevin right now.

[dragonflyinn]

This is a heavy episode.

[joelies]

Yikes.

[mrsweasley]

Jan 9, 2018 20:39:15 GMT -6 Bluebird said:

Not feeling a lot of sympathy for Kevin right now.

Me either. Of course siblings will have different relationships with their parents. Obviously Randall had more in common with Rebecca. All siblings will have resentment at some point

Ellis Gray is fueling a bullshit blame-everyone-else response

[allisong]

I actually do have a lot of sympathy for him and feel really bad. I do think he wasn’t heard for most of his life.

[dragonflyinn]

Jan 9, 2018 20:42:55 GMT -6 allisong said:

I actually do have a lot of sympathy for him and feel really bad. I do think he wasn’t heard for most of his life.

Agreed. I also think it’s so important that they’re having these conversations— they have all buried so much inside & they need to let it all out.

[dragonflyinn]

This convo on the bench is everything. Yes yes yes. This is what they all needed to acknowledge & understand so they could move forward.

[mrsweasley]

I might have a little sympathy if Kevin took any personal responsibility. So far on the show, he has a pattern of acting like an asshole that doesn't take any responsibility for his actions

[allisong]

Jan 9, 2018 20:51:26 GMT -6 mrsweasley said:

I might have a little sympathy if Kevin took any personal responsibility. So far on the show, he has a pattern of acting like an asshole that doesn't take any responsibility for his actions

I took his actions as screaming for attention/help and the only way he would get any is by acting out.

[NamasteBirches]

The bench scene was sweet. I love Sterling.
I felt this episode was just meh until then.

[joelies]

That cabin scene... Randall is right, everyone has their own version of their childhood. Kevin has a point about being the odd one out in a way, but Rebecca certainly loved him and meant well. This makes me so sad about how my boys already fight for attention, and how perceived slights could impact our relationships. Count on this show to get me so emotional.

[dragonflyinn]

Jan 9, 2018 20:52:51 GMT -6 allisong said:

Jan 9, 2018 20:51:26 GMT -6 mrsweasley said:

I might have a little sympathy if Kevin took any personal responsibility. So far on the show, he has a pattern of acting like an asshole that doesn't take any responsibility for his actions

I took his actions as screaming for attention/help and the only way he would get any is by acting out.

Same. I’m the oldest of 6 kids and totally relate to his feeling of not being heard & seen— regardless of how happy a family is, there will always be moments like this bc it’s just our nature to want to be understood by our people. And when your family has all sorts of dynamics like the pearsons— addiction, adoption, race, etc. it just complicates your perception of whether or not you are being heard. So yes Kevin may have a clouded vision of what is going on but there is some truth to it just by nature of his family dynamics & the challenges they dealt with.

[dragonflyinn]

Jan 9, 2018 21:04:23 GMT -6 joelies said:

That cabin scene... Randall is right, everyone has their own version of their childhood. Kevin has a point about being the odd one out in a way, but Rebecca certainly loved him and meant well. This makes me so sad about how my boys already fight for attention, and how perceived slights could impact our relationships. Count on this show to get me so emotional.

Yes— makes me think of all the ways I think I’m being loving or doing what would make my daughter feel cared about, but she may see it differently/it may not actually be what she needs or wants.