This Is Us Season 1, Episode 12 "The Big Day" Posted by Shannon As we learned in “The Game Plan,” the thesis statement for This Is Us rests on the interconnectivity of our lives. Generational impacts, along with smaller, everyday decisions, … [Read more...]
The Top 20 Television Moments of 2016 – Part One
Posted by Kim and Sage WE DID IT YOU GUYS. The end of 2016 is nigh. Everyone take a deep sigh of relief. It is a truth universally acknowledged that 2016 was a dumpster fire of a year. It was brutal with the celebrity deaths and it felt like … [Read more...]
“Relax your eyes and look through it.” – This Is Us Recap – The Trip
This Is Us Season 1, Episode 9 "The Trip" Posted by Shannon Much of the focus for This Is Us has been on the long-term reverberations of decisions made by parents and parent’s parents; it’s a generational exploration, significantly larger in … [Read more...]
“The pieces are moving faster now.” – This Is Us Recap – Pilgrim Rick
source: thisisusedits.tumblr.comThis Is Us Season 1, Episode 8 "Pilgrim Rick" Posted by Shannon Family dynamics are unique and strange and phenomenally individualized, so it’s no wonder that every annual celebratory gathering (holiday or … [Read more...]
“You haven’t cornered the market on problems.” – This Is Us Recap – The Pool
This Is Us Season 1, Episode 4 "The Pool" Posted by Shannon I was never one for public pools as a kid. Maybe it’s just because I was already a serious introvert who preferred to stay inside and read all day - plus, being an only child meant … [Read more...]
“Promise me you’ll always be good.” – This Is Us Recap – The Big Three
Posted by Shannon Ever since Parenthood went off the air nearly two years ago, there’s been a Braverman-sized hole in my heart. Clearly NBC was trying to fill that gap, and from the get go, This Is Us was surrounded in Parenthood-esque branding. I … [Read more...]