This is Us 10/17

[Bluebird]

Anyone watching right now?

[Bluebird]

Rebecca's mom is basically my mom, so their scene together was pretty intense for me.

[nelzie]

I'm watching!
Was not expecting her to be pregnant

[NamasteBirches]

I'm watching but have a migraine. I'll be back in the morning.

[northernlghts]

I love the scene when they were talking about racist grandma and Randal with MLK Jr.

Also, I read an article where Mandy Moore and I think the producer of the show were talking about why they don't understand why people hate Toby. Well, his comments when Kate was working out was a good example.

[michyme]

I just finished. Whoa that ending!! I did not see that coming. Now to read all your thoughts...

I thought it was a good episode, I teared up a few times.

[michyme]

Oh, not many thoughts to read. I’m all caught up now lol

[allisong]

I thought it was a good episode. I just really hope at some point they stop the whole Deja making progress and then at the very end lashing out. That’ll get old fast.

I too am shocked about Kate’s pregnancy. I hope she takes it easy and doesn’t get too obsessed with working out.

My H has a theory that Kevin will start asking Sophie for pills and it’ll ruin their relationship. I really hope he’s wrong, I like her, but I could see this happening.

[budders]

I definitely did not see Kate’s pregnancy coming. I really thought they were setting her up for an eating disorder.

Poor Randall with the racism conversation. Loved the MLK Jr. comment though.

I disliked Toby last season, but I don’t mind him as much this season. I think he really cares about Kate and worries about her and doesn’t always know how to express himself in the best way.

[junch817]

Omg yes! Great episode. Yay Kate!!

[budders]

Oct 17, 2017 20:35:10 GMT -6 allisong said:

I thought it was a good episode. I just really hope at some point they stop the whole Deja making progress and then at the very end lashing out. That’ll get old fast.

I too am shocked about Kate’s pregnancy. I hope she takes it easy and doesn’t get too obsessed with working out.

My H has a theory that Kevin will start asking Sophie for pills and it’ll ruin their relationship. I really hope he’s wrong, I like her, but I could see this happening.

I’m with you on the Deja thing. I also have a feeling that as soon as she settles in and everyone feels secure, her mom will be back in the picture.

I hadn’t thought about that with Kevin. The fact that they made sure to point out that Sophie is a nurse makes that scenario pretty likely.

[junch817]

"Remember how Martin Luther King was shot?"
"Did Grandma shoot him?!"

Hahaha!!

[michyme]

Yes, In the previews for next week he’s telling someone his Vicodin (spelled right?) ran out. I never even thought about that, but with her being a nurse I can totally see them going down that path. Gah, Kevin I felt so bad for him when he was watching the old video of his dad. He clearly is not over it but has suppressed his feelings so much

[sweetc129]

I hope the baby is a boy and she names him Jack. <3

Such a good episode.

[NamasteBirches]

I thought it was a decent episode but feel like there's a lot of different storylines starting to emerge all at once.
I can't help but be annoyed because all I want to find out is how Jack died. Lol

[NamasteBirches]

I will say I love love love love love little Randall. I hate that he heard his mom saying grandma was a racist but him asking if she shot mlk was amazing.

[bellatrix]

This episode was pretty good.

I adore Jack more & more with each episode.

[icedcoffee]

I wonder if Toby is going to have a not so favorable reaction to Kate's pregnancy news?? I'm glad to see why Rebecca distances herself from her mom finally. I think the situation with Deja seems normal...shes not going to automatically adjust and they will have lots of set backs. Especially since it seems she's been let down a lot in her life, she is not going to let anything come too easily because she is afraid it will go away again. Also, Kevin seemed reluctant to take the pills at the get go, I wonder if he had previous addiction issues, or if he has just been worried about his father's addiction all along??

[yianna]

icedcoffee that was my thought... some people are well aware that they have more addictive personalities... and it could be he has seen that in himself.


I love Jack. You could really tell how much he loves his kids.

And I'm worried Toby will have another heart attack when Kate breaks the news!

[McBenny]

Oct 17, 2017 20:27:33 GMT -6 northernlghts said:

I love the scene when they were talking about racist grandma and Randal with MLK Jr.

Also, I read an article where Mandy Moore and I think the producer of the show were talking about why they don't understand why people hate Toby. Well, his comments when Kate was working out was a good example.

I did not know people hated Toby? Mind blown.

[Deleted]

Did not realize Celia from Weeds is playing Mandy Moore’s mother.

I liked this episode!

[lizblue]

Oct 18, 2017 19:44:26 GMT -6 @rosegold said:

Did not realize Celia from Weeds is playing Mandy Moore’s mother.

I liked this episode!

You probably had trouble recognizing her with her atrocious plastic surgery. :/

[goldenbird]

I enjoyed the episode. Completely shocked about Kate's pregnancy but I'm excited!
I definitely see Kevin heading down a path of addiction to painkillers. 😓

[Deleted]

Oct 18, 2017 20:41:57 GMT -6 lizblue said:

Oct 18, 2017 19:44:26 GMT -6 @rosegold said:

Did not realize Celia from Weeds is playing Mandy Moore’s mother.

I liked this episode!

You probably had trouble recognizing her with her atrocious plastic surgery. :/

Yeah she looks soo different, but in one scene I totally recognized the voice. It was crazy.

[ilovelamp]

I like déjà, her acting out is all normal stuff at that age especially with her background. I wonder if she cut her hair short to be more like the little girls? I do think it was her way of getting back at the mom for telling her secrets. I just hope they can teach her to communicate in a healthy way and learn to cope.

[cornpop]

Oct 17, 2017 20:27:33 GMT -6 northernlghts said:

I love the scene when they were talking about racist grandma and Randal with MLK Jr.

Also, I read an article where Mandy Moore and I think the producer of the show were talking about why they don't understand why people hate Toby. Well, his comments when Kate was working out was a good example.

I actually found him more endearing in those scenes than usual.  I took it as he's supporting her but he's scared she's overdoing it, which it did seem like she was on the verge of.

[thankfulsnail]

I actually am sort of glad Randall heard Rebecca & Grandma talking- it sucks that Grandma was racist, but in some ways I think it's important that he hear his mom standing up for him like that even to her own mother.

I am very disappointed that Kate is pregnant. I was hoping she wouldn't be tied to Toby. I think his intentions are good but the way he goes about things are not. Example, no means no, she doesn't have to eat the muffin if she doesn't want to, and let the girl go to the gym while you help her brother out for a brief period of time, dude.

[willow]

Oct 18, 2017 19:44:26 GMT -6 @rosegold said:

Did not realize Celia from Weeds is playing Mandy Moore’s mother.

I liked this episode!

She is so good at playing the privileged bitch part. I love her (the actress not Rebecca's mom lol)

[Pinkflower22]

Oct 19, 2017 8:46:26 GMT -6 thankfulsnail said:

I actually am sort of glad Randall heard Rebecca & Grandma talking- it sucks that Grandma was racist, but in some ways I think it's important that he hear his mom standing up for him like that even to her own mother.

I am very disappointed that Kate is pregnant. I was hoping she wouldn't be tied to Toby. I think his intentions are good but the way he goes about things are not. Example, no means no, she doesn't have to eat the muffin if she doesn't want to, and let the girl go to the gym while you help her brother out for a brief period of time, dude.

Agree on Toby. When he was complaining they hadn't had sex in a while and she was like "we had sex 2 days ago" I was just like OH HELL NO.

[radiantfate]

As someone who is about Kate's size and currently TTC, I'm anxious about how they're gonna handle the pregnancy on the show. My OB when I was pregnant with my daughter (he's retired now) verbally traumatized me during delivery due to my size and if I see that happen to her on the show it's gonna be very triggering for me. Aside from that I'm excited to see how that storyline goes. Wasn't expecting it in the slightest.

Loved Rebecca's handling of her mother, especially her attitude toward Randall.

Did anyone else notice during the scene where she's fighting with her mother that the camera was REALLY shaky? Both DH and I thought we were getting vertigo until we looked away from the TV for a second. That was really strange.