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The Pearsons are a family plagued by emotional baggage and turmoil.
An ode to the crying men on ‘This Is Us’
Our tear ducts have been pushed to their limits by watching this family grapple with life.
What fresh, incredibly well-acted hell is this,This Is Us?
I was emotionally exhausted by the end, I cant imagine how the actors felt filming those scenes.
Things needed to be said, some at very loud volumes.
Not surprisingly, Rebecca is on the brink of tears throughout this entire ordeal.
When Randall says under his breath, God, do we have to?
Kevin has come to two conclusions after his one month of rehab.
First, his problems stem from a childhood filled with feelings of inadequacy.
Which brings Kevin to his second revelation: The Pearsons are a family of addicts.
As you might imagine, this does not go over well.
Like, at all.
Things especially escalate when Therapist Barb asks Rebecca if she ever spoke to her kids about Jacks alcoholism.
Sue me, I live for the melodrama!
), Kevin attacks Rebecca, and then Randall attacks Kevin.
See what you did, Therapist Barb?
), but he can bite it no more.
He accuses Kevin of only being addicted to attention and will not stand for his brother blaming their mother.
You guys, its like Randall doesnt even know what TV show hes on.
Here, Rebecca blaming Kevin anytime something happens to Randall seems like family tradition at this point.
Little Kevin fights back, but then resigns himself to the fact that he cant win.
Poor little guy takes his comic books outside and reads in the rain.
Is Little Kevin sometimes terrible to Randall?
But as with all things Pearson-related, its complicated.
Back in the most uncomfortable room in history, Kevin and Randall are taking swipes at each other.
Both Kevin and Randall say some nasty things, but this is Kevins therapy session.
Cut the dude some slack!
Alas, there is no slack left.
If you thought things were already bad, hold on to your butts.
Its a shitty thing to do, but hey, this is a safe space.
Randall was just easier!
she yells through tears.
Its all so awful.
Anyway, thats how you end a group therapy sesh, in case you were wondering.
Naturally, Rebecca wont leave without a one-on-one with Kevin and a final blow to our collective emotions.
With no room left, Kevin makes his own bed on the floor.
Their own special moment.
Holy hell.This Is Usis not messing around in 2018.
They name themselves The Other Big Three.
Twicein my episode notes I wrote, in all caps, I LOVE MIGUEL.I know.
The first time: When he refused to let Beth and Toby rag on Jack Pearson for being untouchable.
The second was his extremely self-aware moment about the whole I married my best friends wife thing.
Now all I want is to see how Miguel and Rebecca fell in love.
New year, new me, I guess?
Beth and Randalls banter is still the best banter: That is some white-people-level repression, babe.
Well, I was raised by white people.
It brought me joy to see Kate Burton as Therapist Barb.
You may know Burton as Ellis Grey, Merediths cold superstar-surgeon mother onGreys Anatomy.
Ellis would loathe being mistaken for a therapist.
Since her miscarriage, Kates been binging on junk food and hiding it from Toby.
The girl has some things to work on.
Derek down the street called me fat.
Do you think Im fat?
Katie girl, I think you are my favorite-looking person on the whole planet.
I HAVE NO MORE TEARS LEFT TO GIVE, SHOW.
