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This Is Usproducers break down two difficult dinners about race and class

Only when the evening sputtered out did Jack lay himself bare to Mr. Lawrence and inelegantly wipe the air. (More on that later.) Jack is insecure from the get-go around Mr. Lawrence, clearly recognizing his strong bond with Randall. Credit: Mitchell Haddad/NBC, Ron Batzdorff/NBC He wants to be Super Dad and be able to check every single box in terms of their needs. And that is really, really throwing Jack for a loop....

This Is Usproducers explain why two actors were needed to play Nicky

Season 3 ofThis Is Ushas focused on the other Pearson man whose death was surrounded by mystery. “Exactly,“This Is Usexecutive producer Issac Aptaker tells EW. “Mandy is such a chameleon. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC; NBC We’re always amazed with what our hair and makeup department are able to do with her. We didn’t want it to feel like kids playing old characters in a high school play.” We saw it, and we were like, ‘Oh my god!...

This Is Usproducers hint at 'explosive' Randall-Kevin finale: 'There will be fireworks'

Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker drop intriguing clues about the last episode of season 4. What hath Randall wrought? “There will be fireworks,“This Is Usexecutive producer Elizabeth Berger tells EW. Ron Batzdorff/NBC “I think we can promise fireworks between the brothers.” One can only speculate which old new friends might pop up. “There are familiar faces and there are also some new faces,” hints Aptaker. “We tried to do something this year a little elegant, where we framed the season with strangers....

This Is Usproducers hint that teen Kate's boyfriend will leave 'serious emotional wounds'

What they did not address wasa mystery that was dropped into the final seconds of the Oct. 22 episode. She showed the Polaroid to her mother, Rebecca (Mandy Moore), who was equally unsettled. I didnt see it either. Ron Batzdorff/NBC; NBC; Ron Batzdorff/NBC So, what exactly happened to teen Kate (Hannah Zeile) back in that time period? Just how dangerous is Marc, you ask? But I think it was definitely a formative relationship and it was a relationship that left serious emotional wounds....

This Is Usproducers on what's ailing Rebecca — and that fight with Randall

This Is Us executive producers Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker break down the key events of ‘Sorry.’ Warning: This story contains spoilers about Tuesdays episode ofThis Is Us, titled Sorry. Tuesdays episode of NBCs era-jumping family drama put assorted Pearsons in peril. NBC; Ron Batzdorff/NBC And Rebecca gets very, very defensive. We already know that we should be worried about her down the road. We saw in that time period that as she kept saying, You shouldnt have to worry about me....

This Is Usproducers tease 'huge twists and turns' in Thanksgiving-set fall finale

Exec producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger preview the intense Thanksgiving episode. And who can forgetthis?) Our family and our show just keeps on expanding in what we think is this really interesting way. Credit: NBC: Mitchell Haddad/NBC (2); Ron Batzdorff/NBC And its not going to get any calmer this year. Especially given how Randall and Rebecca ended their last conversation. Suffice it to say the turkey will be served with a side of awkward....

This Is Usrecap: 'New York, New York, New York' — Big moments in the Big Apple

In the latestThis Is Usepisode, the flipped-script theme continues. Ill elaborate on the above as we get into the thick of things. But first, a quick synopsis of the episodes actual plot. During the pre-teen Big Three era, they spend a day there before going to Randalls debate tournament upstate. In the college-age era, Rebecca, Randall, and Beth visit to see Kevins acting showcase. In the present, elderly Rebecca and adult Kevin and Randall attend Kevins movie premiere....

This Is Usrecap: 'The Most Disappointed Man'

Overall, it feels lacking in energy, and many of the subplots have a perfunctory rhythm. The strongest aspect of this episode concerns Dejas mandatory visit to see her incarcerated mother. I got this, he assures her. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC Linda tells Deja shes going to be able to hug her mom. But the anticipation is short lived. Randall is heartbroken on behalf of his new foster daughter, and he unfairly lashes out at Linda....

This Is Usrecap: A muted season finale looks to a mysterious Pearson future

Tonights mutedconclusionofThis Is Us third season feels, for better and for worse, appropriate. Her is a decent episode ofThis Is Us. Expecting anything more as a cap to this stretch of the show would have been unrealistic. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC The smartest decision theThis Is Usteam makes is to frame Her as an ode to Rebecca. This leaves Rebecca, and the question of what she means to this family. Particularly, this episode asks from several angles: Who are the Pearsons without her?...

This Is Usrecap: Biggest moments from all the Pearsons being 'Sorry'

TonightsThis Is Usepisode Sorry is about, you guessed it, things characters have to be sorry about. Its fighting, its forgiving, its making amends… or not. Everybody is dealing with wrongs theyve committed, be it in their present, recent, or distant past. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC One fight is Mark. For the first time sinceepisode 5, we get another (albeit brief) look at Kates first boo. When Randall tells Rebecca he doesnt like Mark, Rebecca says shes just happy Kate is happy....

This Is Usrecap: Breaking down three golf games and two dates in 'The Club'

Adult Randall must play with fellow councilmen, whom hes still trying to win over. A young Jack is forced into being a fish-out-of-water at a country club with Rebeccas disapproving father Dave. Jack and young Randall play a round and they, too, have some tension. Ron Batzdorff/NBC In each era, it seems neither Pearson is good at golf, and the stakes are high. Before we unpack the games, though, lets look at what the other Pearson kids got up to....

This Is Usrecap: Kate has a 'Hell of a Week'

The season 4 Big Three trilogy concluded tonight with Kates Hell of a Week. Weve seen Randall deal with trauma-connected anxiety andKevin strugglewith lost love and finding his path at different ages. Lets dive into Kates bad week and the related moments from her past. Ron Batzdorff/NBC Shes eager to get some sleep before the retreat for families with blind children. But Toby is obsessively researching a gene therapy treatment that helped someone get 30 percent of their sight back....

This Is Usrecap: Kevin has 'A Hell of a Week'

Last week, a new Big Three trilogy kicked off with an all-Randall episode. While he faces a repeated issue in each era, his siblings struggle with their own problems. This week, we jump into Kevins world. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC The episode opens on (an insanely adorable) toddler Kevin. Jack has just gotten Randall whod been afraid of monsters to sleep when Kevin comes downstairs. He misses the sheep from his crib mobile....