Based on what we know about the immediate flashforward timeline, however, it’s probably also the thing that causes the kind of familial estrangement Randall associates with a worst-case-scenario version of his life.

Fun!

March 17 2020, 7:00 PM PDT. He croaks out a request for her to put a fine point on what she’s saying.

“Oh, please. I assumed it would be “what if the third triplet had survived?”, but instead we get “what if Jack had lived?” Well, kind of. A wary Jack gently warns him to temper his expectations: “He was a very nice man, but I think he might still be using,” Jack says, adding that he’s not comfortable with Randall being around someone in that state. So they reframe the question: “Tell me what scares you the most about what could’ve happened if your father survived that night.” And that’s when ish gets real. Follow him on Twitter. But as in many a good therapy session, Randall comes to realize that the one thing he thought was resolved is actually the one thing he still has to work on. Randall wants to be the one taking care of Rebecca, and Kevin being able to do it too is threatening to him. Though Randall can be incredibly thoughtful and self-aware about his issues, there are many ways in which he’s still in deep denial too. That's all that matters. On the way back to Pittsburgh, Randall excitedly makes plans for another visit. “After The Fire” delivers some satisfying TV therapy moments in which Dr. Leigh puts Randall’s musings into context to point out patterns he’s missing—like that fact that he selected a therapist who’s the same gender and race as his mother, and about the same age as Rebecca was when Jack died. For instance, he imagines that instead of going into acting, Kevin joins Jack’s construction company and marries Sophie at a more reasonable age. Randall's initial fantasy was, predictably, this version of his life where everything was perfect because Jack had lived. Now it’s your turn. “We’re all going to be fine.

I thought everything would go back to normal, but it's not. EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL | In Dr. Leigh’s office, Randall is getting more agitated by the moment. “You’re going to have to forgive her at some point.” So Randall does just that, enveloping his aged mother in a hug the moment she opens the door to her home. It comes too close to that negative fantasy in which Kevin is highly successful and Randall is nothing.

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And by now, poor Randall is barely hanging on. Then we cut to this past Thanksgiving, where Rebecca’s memory problems cause Randall and Jack to share a knowing, worried glance.

I’ll do whatever it takes.”. (Silver lining: At least the Cornish game hen came out well this time!). We can play games or you can be honest. Even after reckoning with his shortcomings, he clings to unhealthy choices with the full-awareness that they’re unhealthy. Randall stood up to Jack and that was that. We’re here, together, and that’s all that matters,” Jack says, hugging his kids. All of our TV reviews in one convenient place. There are some interesting details around the edges of Randall’s alt-universe speculations. Randall immediately reverses course and softens toward Rebecca, marking of many times that Beth will metaphorically slap some sense into her husband’s good-looking head. I don't need a therapist in cheap shoes to tell me that. It’s a method of storytelling that can be rocky in the moment, but ultimately pays dividends when it finally starts to deliver. It could’ve left things with the schmaltzy fantasy of the “perfect” timeline or it could’ve indulged in the equally schmaltzy “everything happens for a reason” implications of the “bad” timeline. You think about it, and you never show up.” Then Randall retorts that he’s only there because Jack asked him to be.

(Don’t worry: Louie the dog is there, too; apparently, a fireman rescued him.) Jack Ori is a senior staff writer for TV Fanatic. I live for this stuff. Randall suddenly gets up and says he’s going back to school right then. About what she kept from you?”.

Randall picks through it all, then throws the entire collection in the trash. This Is Us continues to air on NBC on Tuesdays at 9 PM EST/PST. William is warm but twitchy, jittery and scratching at his skin; none of it escapes Jack’s attention.

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