With a show as special as "This Is Us," there's always a chance you'll experience that rare episode you know will be timeless (see "Memphis" from Season 1). Rarer still, though, is the episode that perfectly captures a specific moment in time.
Years from now, when time has dulled the urgency of this pandemic, "In the Room" will probably seem like a dated remembrance of a difficult time. Know this, though-in the moment (as the US was approaching a half million deaths from COVID), this episode was a remarkable snapshot of exactly how we lived our lives. It was the choice, however, to incorporate Nasir Ahmed that turned a very good episode into something deeply personal and profoundly moving. In that moment the importance of his Ahmed's work is revealed, "This Is Us" has never felt more like "All of Us."
Years from now, when time has dulled the urgency of this pandemic, "In the Room" will probably seem like a dated remembrance of a difficult time. Know this, though-in the moment (as the US was approaching a half million deaths from COVID), this episode was a remarkable snapshot of exactly how we lived our lives. It was the choice, however, to incorporate Nasir Ahmed that turned a very good episode into something deeply personal and profoundly moving. In that moment the importance of his Ahmed's work is revealed, "This Is Us" has never felt more like "All of Us."