Interesting theory. My only issue is that she's so petite and he is so tall, how could she physically take him down without falling with him? Maybe I'm overthinking it.

Yeah, I agree. He was very good in Hungry Hearts. And even when the material is not the best, he elevates it, with his carefree, warm attitude, like in "This is where I leave you". I'm glad Girls introduced him to us.

The one with Sophie, the young gymnast (Mia Wasikowska) was very good.

When the promo for the show came out, I said here that it seemed very presumptuous. I'm so happy I was wrong. What a gripping, intense hour of television. This was the best episode yet. Jane running to the sound of Death in Vegas (this song is called Hands Around My Throat, by the way…) joined by Madeline and Celeste…

I choose Maia's white dress at the very end.

Agreed on Shosh and Hannah. Shosh is ahead of Hannah for now in terms of "not giving a shit anymore" but Hannah is getting there. Her "I don't care what you think, I don't care about your feelings" to Jessa is an important step for her. She's starting to let go whereas Marnie and Jessa seem so intent on holding on to…

Thanks. It didn't work for me then. The Panic in Central Park is one of my favorites, but it's been pretty clear for a while now that what happened in that episode stayed in that episode.

Oh, ok. Well, I didn't see it that way at all. It was just another soulless day in Marnie's life for me.

Whatever happens, it's not going to end well for Jessa.

I'm not sure what I think about this theory but Jessa did end their conversation by saying "Rest in peace". Foreshadowing?

Well, it would be hard, and strange really, to have Marnie change so completely in only four episodes. I'm still hoping for some genuine and life-changing self-questioning by the end of the show, though. But it would be kind of bold to have her end the show more awful than ever. Frustrating for us but true to…

Yep. I saw a This is us panel where Ron Cephas Jones talks about his daughter and the work she's done. He's a proud papa.

Did Marnie really hit rock bottom, though? More than anytime before? It would imply that there is nowhere to go for her but up. It would mean some self-awareness, some realization that something is wrong with her. Whatever Marnie does, she will find a way to blame another person for it. I'm not sure it's going to…

That's how I see the Shosh absence too. We don't see her because she's looking for greener pastures elsewhere. And I like that the last time we saw her, she was trying to comfort Ray, she was thinking about someone other than herself. I think she's at a place in her life where she wants to deal only with essential…

It's pretty clear to me that after hearing the news about the pregnancy, Adam is going to want to be in Hannah and the baby's life, to protect them or something. And I also believe that Hannah is going to warm up to the idea of having Adam back in her life, after seeing the film. Film which only exists to further…

Cover of Variety : "How NBC's This is Us cooked up a massive hit - and plans for an emotional finale that will 'destroy America'." Guys, maybe just turn it down a bit.

Intentionally misleading marketing, yes.

Yes. I enjoyed this storyline when it was still treated as a difficult time in the characters' lives, for Kate sure and for the other kids, when it was still realistic storytelling. The death of a parent is a terrible sad thing to go through. But when it became, as you say, the focal point, the big mystery, the soap…

I don't care that they didn't reveal it for now, but turning "This is us" into "This is how Jack Pearson died" is not really an interesting way to go. It simplifies what could be a very nice and smart family drama and slowly builds the narration around that one event. It overlooks the complexity of each character's…

Yep. It adds up.