This season, NBC produced a new series called “This is Us”. According to NBC, “This is Us” provides a smart and modern dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know as it portrays the lives of a unique family.
The first time I watched “This is Us”, I fell in love with the show. It follows the life of three children in present day and the three children with their mother and father during their childhood. The show has many amazing actresses and actors including Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Hartley, Sterling Brown, and the list goes on. “This is Us” grasps the everyday struggles in life such as being overweight in society, growing up as an adopted black child in a predominantly white family, how fame can have its flaws, and glimpses of racism in today’s society.
If you have nothing to do on a Tuesday night or want to sit on your couch and binge watch a show, then “This is Us” is a must watch.
1. There's so many Emotions!
When I watched the first episode, I was left in a state of not knowing what to feel, all the emotions were flowing through me. Throughout the episode, I felt happy, sad, angry, loving, and so many more emotions that made me fall in love with the characters. You smile when Jack and Rebecca take home the big three, get angry when Rebecca and Jack lose their third child, you feel sad when you see Kate struggling with her weight, and you feel a sense a love when you see the moment where Jack and Dr. Katowsky have a father to father chat. I can’t get enough of it!
2. Actors & Actresses Galore!
There are so many wonderful actors and actresses who play in “This is Us”. There is Milo Ventimiglia who plays Jack, Chrissy Metz, who plays Kate, Justin Hartley who plays Kevin, Sterling Brown who plays Randall, Ron Jones who plays William, and Mandy Moore who plays Rebecca. Mandy Moore plays such an excellent role as Rebecca. She somewhat plays two roles: one being a mother during Kate, Randall’s, and Kevin’s childhood, and a mother/grandmother when her kids are older. Rebecca is portrayed as a strong[MM1] women who is focused on her family and won’t stop until they feel loved. Again, there so many emotions to feel.
3. It’s so relatable
From being overweight, to being adopted, the struggle with fame, and racial incidents, “This is Us” shows the viewer everyday problems that occur in family. We see Kate struggling with being overweight and how to find love while focusing on losing the weight. Then there is Randall who is a of color and gets adopted in a predominately white family. Kevin struggles with fame and starts to realize that there is better things in life than being famous and William who in one of the episodes, gets questioned in a rich community because of his color of his skin. You can see, it is hard not to watch this show because most of us can relate to this show in one way.
If you like to cry, laugh, get angry and yell, then “This is Us” will help you achieve your emotional side.
