This Is Us Season 6, Episode 18"Us" Posted by Shannon Here we are, fam. The series finale. A tricky business on the whole, but they tend to have a higher success rate when both the creators and the fans have known for quite some time when … [Read more...]
“I’m waiting for someone.” – This Is Us Recap – The Train
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 17"The Train" Posted by Shannon I have spent the last week preparing for the series finale of This Is Us. I’ve revisited old recaps, highlighting favorites on twitter. I’ve thought about the music selections (often … [Read more...]
“There is a house built out of stone.” – This Is Us Recap – Family Meeting
This Is Us, Season 6, Episode 16"Family Meeting" Posted by Shannon Like any self respecting moviegoer, I’ve got a lot of thoughts and feelings about the Nicole Kidman AMC “heartbreak feels good in a place like this” commercial. Stick with … [Read more...]
“I don’t know. But it’s a good question. Ask me again later.” – This Is Us Recap – Miguel
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 15"Miguel" Posted by Shannon Miguel Rivas has been a stalwart for six seasons of This Is Us. He’s always been there, in every timeline, supporting and cheering the Pearsons on. And yet, it took all six seasons for us … [Read more...]
“I wanna fall in love with the man you’ve become.” – This Is Us Recap – The Night Before the Wedding
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 14"The Night Before the Wedding"Posted by Shannon This is why I swore off predictions. And this should have been an easy one! But right up until it became completely undeniable, I still did not think Kevin and … [Read more...]
“I can see where it’s all headed now. And it’s all headed there so fast.” – This Is Us recap – Day of the Wedding
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 13"Day of the Wedding" Posted by Shannon On this, the 101st episode of This Is Us, with only four episodes left until the series finale, it finally hit me that the show is going to end. And to be honest, it really got … [Read more...]
“You’re both here.” – This Is Us Recap – Katoby
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 12"Katoby" Posted by Shannon “Katoby” marks the 100th episode of This Is Us. First, let’s acknowledge that no such milestone would ever pass on this show without complete and total intent, and then let’s sit with … [Read more...]
“The way it’s always been.” – This Is Us Recap – Saturday in the Park
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 11"Saturday in the Park"Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Anthony, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other … [Read more...]
“For my biggest fan, from hers.” – This Is Us Recap – Every Version of You
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 10"Every Version of You" Posted by Shannon I gotta say, I was nervous going into this one. The first two installments of our final Big Three trilogy were so strong, so all-inclusive, and the trailer for this one was … [Read more...]
“I guess Old Toby’s like my Tyler Durden.” – This Is Us Recap – The Hill
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 9"The Hill" Posted by Shannon We have been through the wringer with Kate Pearson. There have been writing ups and downs, there have been half-baked plots, there was that whole era where she was maybe a personal … [Read more...]
“I am off to live my best and most fearless life for Mom. Whatever that is.” – This Is Us Recap – The Guitar Man
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 8"The Guitar Man" Posted by Shannon Let it never be said that This Is Us is structurally subtle. In preparing this week, I realized that this current and final Big Three trilogy has now formed its OWN trilogy as the … [Read more...]
“Lovely people. Cried a lot. Dramatic as hell Thanksgivings.” – This Is Us Recap – Taboo
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 7"Taboo" Posted by Shannon It’s the end of an era, folks. More than anything else, more than the early-season surprise endings, more than the time shifts and flash forwards and surprise character reveals, This Is Us … [Read more...]
“I can and I will.” – This Is Us Recap – Our Little Island Girl: Part Two
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 6"Our Little Island Girl: Part Two" Posted by Shannon I hate to admit it, but it’s very possible this is the last Beth Pearson-centric episode we’ll see on This Is Us. There’s a real sense of closure to her arc; … [Read more...]
“The Worst Case Scenario game needs to be retired.” – This Is Us Recap – Heart and Soul
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 5"Heart and Soul"Posted by Shannon Here’s the thing about serious personal growth: it’s all fits and starts. It’s not that people can’t change, or can’t evolve, or can’t push themselves. We can and we do, every day. … [Read more...]
“To Our Marilyn.” – This Is Us Recap – Don’t Let Me Keep You
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 4"Don't Let Me Keep You" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Andy, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other … [Read more...]
“Until a day is over, there’s always a chance you’ll remember it for something else.” – This Is Us Recap – Four Fathers
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 3"Four Fathers" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Samantha, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“There’s nothing like young love.” – This Is Us Recap – One Giant Leap
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 2"One Giant Leap" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Janet, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“If the world stopped for the bad stuff, then everything would be dark.” – This Is Us Recap – “The Challenger”
This Is Us Season 6, Episode 1"The Challenger" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Clinton, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Eighth Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim, Sage, and Shannon Hello, friends and fans! We apologize for the wait, but we are finally here to reveal the winners of our annual television awards, the Feelies! Three weeks ago, we presented you with our nominations … [Read more...]
“Everything’s gonna be alright.” – This Is Us Recap – The Adriondacks
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 16"The Adriondacks" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Meghan, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“This is the strangest bachelor party in history.” – This Is Us Recap – Jerry 2.0
This IS Us Season 5, Episode 15Jerry 2.0Posted by Shannon Please humour me, folks, as I get a little meta and more than a little emo right up top. As I sat down to start on this recap, I realized that this was the first big, momentous Pearson … [Read more...]
“Keep those lines straight and your back tall.” – This Is Us Recap – The Music and the Mirror
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 14"The Music and the Mirror" Posted by Shannon Failure is an inevitability. It’s so easy to lose oneself in that specific, sinking emotion - to spiral out and zero in, losing all sense of perspective. This week’s … [Read more...]
“Here we go.” – This Is Us Recap – Brotherly Love
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 13"Brotherly Love" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Will, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“You two are my moon.” – This Is Us Recap – One Small Step
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 11"One Small Step" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Margaret, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“You’re my day one.” – This Is Us Recap – I’ve Got This
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 10"I've Got This" Posted by Shannon Y’all, I am not gonna lie. This Is Us needed a shot in the arm. Don’t get me wrong, this season has been very solid - complicated, with lots of fits and starts, but well written and … [Read more...]
“You are the start of my family tree.” – This Is Us Recap – The Ride
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 9"The Ride" Posted by Shannon We’ve had an episode revolve around big moments in family cars before, all the way back in season two. Early 2018 feels like a lifetime ago for a whole bunch of real world reasons, but the … [Read more...]
“The new Big Three.” – This Is Us Recap – In the Room
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 8"In the Room"Posted by Shannon The more I think about what This Is Us did this week, the more I love it. The more I’m struck and moved by it. The more I find within it. And after days of ruminating and re-watching, I … [Read more...]
“Everything I do, I do with his voice in my head.” – This Is Us Recap – There
This Is Us, Season 5, Episode 7"There"Posted by Shannon Welcome back from our impromptu break, folks! I have to admit, it is really hard to get into the rhythm of the season when so much is up in the air and schedules change in the blink of an … [Read more...]
“I didn’t even know I was looking for you.” – This Is Us Recap – Birth Mother
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 6"Birth Mother"Posted by Shannon It’s time for me to admit something. I love the standard format of This Is Us. Truly, I do. I love mixed up, wide ranging, time jumping, family scattering storytelling. But my very … [Read more...]
“I made it alone and I lived with it alone.” – This Is Us Recap – A Long Road Home
This Is Us Season 5, episode 5"A Long Road Home" Posted by Shannon Solitude is a mixed bag. I’ve always been a person who needs a lot of time on their own, not just to recharge, but to process and settle myself. (Living alone during a global … [Read more...]
“Don’t make your dreams smaller. Make them bigger.” – This Is Us Recap – Honestly
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 4"Honestly" Posted by Shannon Buckle up for an unevenly distributed season, folks. “Honestly” is only the fourth episode of season five, but thanks to pandemic production schedules, it’s called upon to serve as our … [Read more...]
“This is me now, guys.” – This Is Us Recap – Changes
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 3"Changes" Posted by Shannon Looking back on season four, two things are becoming very clear. It’s been my favorite of the run - and it was incredibly emotionally draining. (Those two things definitely relate to each … [Read more...]
“The world is a brilliant, resilient place.” – This Is Us Recap – Forty: Part Two
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 2"Forty: Part Two" Posted by Shannon Well, now we know why Dan Fogleman wanted to air these back to back. The seam between “Forty: Part One” and “Forty: Part Two” is nearly invisible, only formally identified by a … [Read more...]
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