This Is Us Review (Spoilers)
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I review the whole series as well as analyze the main and supporting characters. I was also on a walk so please enjoy the relaxing sounds of cars passing #Multitasking    Show notes:   -How it ended   -I cried after every episode (except one)   -Rebecca and Jack   -Miguel   -I’m walking home   CHARACTER ANALYSIS   JACK   -A fixer   -Relationship with Nicky   -Jack’s death   -Kate’s guilt   -Idealizing Jack   -Jack’s pain   -REBECCA   -What she wanted at first   -The anchor of the family   -The cast revolved around her   -MIGUEL   -Loyal   -His relationship with Rebecca    -“His favorite person”   -Another fixer   -Reconciling and closure   -RANDALL   -Sterling K. Brown’s performance   -Randall’s arc and identity   -Adoption and grief   -Beth and the worst case scenario game   -WILLIAM   -Substance abuse   -Guilt   -Redemption   -Randall and fixing   -The good and bad of fixing   -Closure   -William’s life   -KATE   -Kate’s arc   -Jack    -Body image   -Finding purpose   -Marriage, kids, money   -Her life at the finale   -The Pearsons and their issues   -Madison   -Eating disorders (Kate, Madison, and Kevin)   -KEVIN   -My least favorite character   -Things usually just worked out   -What would have been a better arc   -Sophie   -Group therapy scene - Watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD7CqBYEq8Q   -Tension with Randall   -TOBY   -Chris Sullivan and The Knick   -Geek and nerdy in adulthood   -My apartment   -My nephew   -Depression   -Pressure   -Tension with Kevin and Randall   -“Being Jack”   -Idealizing someone after death   -Still loving Kate   -Toby’s relationship status?   BETH   -R&B!   -Relationship with Randall   -Relationship with her mother   -Jobs   -Strong character   -Using humor   -Anxiety and pressure   NICKY   -His personality compared to Jack’s   -Drafted to Vietnam   -Recovering from Vietnam   -Griffin Dunne and Johnny Dangerously   -Void, non-support, substance, abuse, PTSD   -Kevin and Nicky   -Kevin’s resources and easier writing   -Kevin and Toby   -Using humor   -The writing   TANGENT   -Why I turn to music, movies, and TV   -Expressing feelings   -Growing up in the 80s and 90s and “acceptable” emotions   -Destructive and constructive coping mechanisms   -Seeking therapy   END TANGENT   -Great overall   -Ran its course   -Rebecca and Alzheimers    -Respecting the kind moments for people with Alzheimers   -Jack’s speech to Kevin and Randall   -Going back    -Appreciating the moment   -Healthy fondness of the past without overly nostalgic   -Goals   -Plugs!   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email [email protected]     -Get your info from credible sources (New York Times, USA Today, NPR, BBC, Washington Post, etc).   © MMAMPodcast 2022 All Rights Reserved
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