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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]