Season 3 of "This Is Us" just aired on September 25, and it was amazing. I have so many questions, and now I have to wait until next Tuesday for the next episode. This show began three years ago, and it's been great so far. This show has made me feel so many emotions, both good and bad. "This Is Us" is about life and life is not fair all the time. The storyline follows the lives of this couple, Jack and Rebecca, and their three kids, Kevin, Kate, and Randall. They are known as "The Big Three."
The show takes place both when the kids are young and when they're adults. Life can suck sometimes and "This Is Us" shows that clearly. Below are three of the most emotional reasons why. If you don't like spoilers and have not seen this show, don't read ahead.
1. Jack's death completely ruined me.
First of all, why did Jack have to die?!
He was the most perfect father these three children could have had! And it sucks even more because in the first episode they show older Rebecca with another man, Jack's best friend Miguel. So the producers don't even tell you where Jack is. Did they get divorced? Did he die? What happened? Throughout the season, they hint at his death slowly. They show a fire and a funeral. It's not until Season 2 that they tell us the truth.
It was the night of the Super Bowl (oh yeah, they are huge football fans) and Jack turned off the crockpot, but it was still on due to a switch that wasn't working. They were all asleep when the fire started. Jack woke up to the smell of fire and woke everybody up.
Jack managed to get everybody out of the fire but had to go back inside to rescue Kate's dog and some memorable items that he couldn't live without.
And he made it out alive! So here I am thinking that maybe he didn't die. He goes to the hospital because he got severely burned and once he got there the doctors said he would be fine. But moments later he had a heart attack due to all the smoke he inhaled during the fire. I was bawling at this point. Rebecca had to tell her children about their father's death when they thought he was going to be fine.
Life isn't fair at all...
2. Today's marriages aren't perfect. The marriages in "This Is Us" aren't perfect either.
The show also talks about marriage. Jack and Rebecca's marriage wasn't perfect.
They fought just like any couple would do. Rebecca was having triplets but one of the babies died during birth. They both struggled with the death of their baby but one miracle happened. Someone dropped off a baby at the hospital and they decided to adopt him. That baby was Randall.
Throughout their marriage, it was hard raising three kids when Rebecca and Jack were distant from each other. Even though they had their struggles, they still loved each other a lot. This makes me cry because I want them to be together and at the same time I know Jack passed away.
It angers me that Rebecca and Miguel are together though.
3. Kate's life isn't fair.
Older Kate found the perfect man, Toby. They love each other so much. But of course, they struggled with many issues. They are trying to have a baby but because of Kate's weight, it is tough for her to get pregnant. In Season 2, Kate actually gets pregnant but loses a baby when she slipped trying to put on the shower curtains. This is life getting in the way of any big plans you have. In the season premiere last night, they show later in life older Toby alone without a ring on his finger. So I'm really confused about what happened to Kate. Did she die or what? I swear if there is another death in this show, I don't know how I'm going to handle this.
"This Is Us" is one of the best shows that I've seen and I've seen a lot. I love all the characters even though they are not perfect.
Anybody can relate to the show whether you're struggling with marriage, kids, weight loss, adoption, death or any type of addiction. I'm pretty sure that if you're reading this, then you already know how good of a show "This Is Us" is. But if you just read all these spoilers (sorry!!) you must watch the show. You don't want to miss out.
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