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This Is Us’s “The Train” Honors Rebecca Pearson Beautifully

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In its penultimate episode, This Is Us “The Train” honors Rebecca Pearson’s life beautifully by giving her a poetic goodbye.

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This is Us 2×14 “Super Bowl Sunday” and 2×15 “The Car”

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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, they played a vast role in giving him the powers he’s had. And that’s not

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This is Us 2×13 “That’ll Be the Day”

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To Jack Pearson | Part I We’re always told that life is precious — a gift, in fact. We’re told to live each moment as though it’s our last because we could never be certain of what tomorrow will bring, or if it’ll even come at all. But as human beings, for the most part, we’re incapable of grasping this to a full degree. We knew Jack Pearson’s life was

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Best of 2017: Little Gems

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They are the scenes we watch over and over again — the scenes we can never seem to get enough of, and the scenes we remember for years to come. The Best of 2017 Little Gems category was started last year for the moments that effortlessly became my favorites — the moments, by which I found myself being moved the most. While it was a little tough to choose them

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Best of 2017: Characters

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A great story is easily driven by its complex, compelling, remarkably exquisite characters. Whether they’re heroes or villains or somewhere in between the spectrum, it’s their stories that make the series riveting — their journey, their life, their interactions. They are the reason a series is special. They are the heart. And while there are a number of wonderfully written characters on TV, these are my personal favorites. Also, be

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