Welcome back,This Is Usfans!
We break down the five biggest takeaways.
The meatiest of these three launches, arguably, belongs to Cassie (played by Jennifer Morrison).
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She can’t find a job.
She can’t get along with her husband (Nick Wechsler).
And when she hits her child, the family reaches a breaking point.
She separates from them and starts attending support groups at the VA.
He’s arrested, and back in L.A., Kevin is called to come to his rescue.
But the pressures of supporting his own family remain.
The two strike up an immediate connection.
Safe to say this is one spark that won’t be dying out anytime soon.
He wakes up hungover in his bed, empty bottles surrounding his large apartment.
He heads to a diner for food, banters with the waitress, and they connect immediately.
As to how he connects to the broaderThis Is Ustapestry?
This bit of info takes the longest to come into focus, if only because it’s the biggest.
And Jack as an adult?
He’s doing just fine.
He performs, beautifullya lovely making-good on the musical aspirations of his mother and grandmother.
And so we watch Jack and Rebecca continue to fall into each other’s rhythms.
The main event is a dinner with Rebecca’s parents and family friends at their country club.
Good luck with that!
Though we’ll surely see this tension play out more in the weeks to come.
