Big Three Moments of the Week And that's a wrap on season two -- congratulations to This is Us for successfully being one of the very few shows that hasn't fallen into the season two curse (aka the terrible twos of a TV show.) It's been a fantastic adventure, dear readers, and we've reached the end of a... Continue Reading →
This is Us 2×17 “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life”
Big Three Moments of the Week This is Us knows how to make its viewers care, and I care a lot about Deja -- I care about her well being, and I even care about her mother's. And it was fascinating to me to have an episode that wasn't focused on the Pearsons, but somehow tied them... Continue Reading →
This is Us 2×14 “Super Bowl Sunday” and 2×15 “The Car”
To Jack Pearson | Part II and III Jack Pearson is a superhero -- and sometimes, the superhero dies in the end, and though he is gone, the superhero's story lives on, the superhero's legacy paves the road for what'll lie ahead. The people the superhero leaves behind learn of the fact that in being themselves,... Continue Reading →
This is Us 2×07 “The Most Disappointed Man”
Big Three Moments of the Week We are our choices -- a compilation of the good, bad, and ugly. And "The Most Disappointed Man" reminded us of the importance of said choices revealing that truly, what we do matters. This is Us easily does a fantastic job of painting life as it is, and this episode particularly... Continue Reading →
This is Us 2×03 “Highs and Lows”
Big Three Moments of the Week Human beings have a tendency to repress pain -- pain that's so vivid, so heart wrenching that when it's felt, there's no escape. And that kind of pain has only one solution, it demands to be felt. This is Us is a show that forces its characters to feel these emotions... Continue Reading →
This is Us 2×02 “A Manny-Splendored Thing”
Big Three Moments of the Week As human beings, the one thing we need to embed in ourselves is the fact that we'll never be perfect -- none of us. No matter how faultless a person seems to be, there's darkness in them that neither of us can imagine. We are only ever capable of... Continue Reading →
#100DaysofFanFavorites | Day 63
25 Inimitable Men 13/25 Randall Pearson (This is Us) Randall Pearson is one out of the three characters featured on this list that are from their freshman year, and if that alone doesn’t showcase how inimitable they are then I don’t know what will. Randall Pearson is as close to perfect as it gets -- his wife... Continue Reading →
This is Us 1×18 “Moonshadow”
Big Three Moments of the Week I'm pleasantly surprised with the fact that the finale was nothing as I'd expected. And although it didn't end in the happily ever after I would have preferred, from beginning to end, it did a remarkable job of leaving me mesmerized. This is a series about unity. It's a... Continue Reading →
This is Us 1×16 “Memphis”
Big Three Moments of the Week Spoilers Ahead Death is singlehandedly the most tragic part of life that leaves us with a pain we can never truly heal from. And no matter how expected the death is, it doesn’t make it any easier. It’s the one hardship that has the effortless power to affect everyone.... Continue Reading →
This is Us 1×15 “Jack Pearson’s Son”
Big Three Moments of the Week Spoilers Ahead This is Us continues to outshine everything and make us ugly cry more than once. After last week's episode, it's nice to cry again, and while that's strange to say, with this show, tears seem to be the best sign. "Jack Pearson's Son" encapsulated some of life's toughest battles... Continue Reading →