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This Is Us: Miguel (2022)
TEARS
I bawled my eyes out. Jon (Miguel) was magnificent, and may I just say I loved Kevin this episode. I cried like a baby. Miguel is so precious. And Mandy Moore deserves an emmy!!!!!!!!
This Is Us: The Guitar Man (2022)
BEAUTIFUL
Lovely episode. Cassidy's battle with PTSD was so raw and emotional. Jennifer Morrison is an extraordinary talent. Justin Hartley is great with his vulnerability on display.
This Is Us: The Night Before the Wedding (2022)
CANNOT BELIEVE HOW THE QUALITY OF WRITING DIPPED THIS EPISODE
It was poorly done and unearned. Maybe I'm the only one not getting but can someone please help me understand why this ending makes sense??
Here are my main issues with the ending in no particular order:
Kevin has cheated on Sophie. I know TV shows have an effect of making us side with the main character but it's pretty hard to get over that.
After cheating on his wife, Kevin ALREADY received a second chance and blew it again!!! Why does he deserve yet another chance?? Just because everyone says he is "different" now and Sophie has spent all of a day with him, she is ready to believe him and go for round 3???
The better lesson here would have been that although you may grow into a better person, that doesn't erase the mistakes of the old you.
Unpopular opinion: The whole episode when Kevin went to Sophie's funeral is straight up emotional cheating, not only did she know this (she acknowledged it was a bad idea if Kevin joined the wake) but she decides to sneak off alone with him in his car, where they reminisce about the past before deciding to part ways. I believe this also planted the seeds that led to her divorce, which makes the whole thing feel less like destiny and more like 2 people pining for each other while one of them is married.
Let's not forget Sophie has now ended 2 separate otherwise healthy relationships because of Kevin. One of them she got married to the guy without actually letting go of her childhood love and still turning to him in her time of need....
The most realistic moment of the episode to me came when Sophie pointed out the toxic dynamic her and Kevin share. Those two have so much familiarity that regardless of how much they hurt each other they find comfort in coming back together. This feels less like a "true love story" and more like 2 people who can't break their bad habits.
Kevin literally tried to sleep with Cassidy RIGHT after his rejection, I'm sorry in what great love story do we have the person do a "hail mary" confession to someone else moments after failing to get with their soulmate.
Kevin keeping that note throughout ALL his previous relationships retroactively makes them all less meaningful and make him kind of an a****** for "committing" so hard with his other partners (Zoe, Madison) when he always had Sophie in his back pocket, literally.
Sorry if it sounds like I hate this show lol, I do enjoy it and I do want this to make sense. Using Rebecca's very painful condition as a quick fix for Sophie's doubts was in poor taste. There's nothing romantic or healthy about waiting around for somebody to grow up. It's insulting.
I don't see how they aren't doomed to a life of constant self doubt. "Why couldn't Kevin ever get it together for me?" "Gee, I hope this isn't the day I slip up and ruin Sophie's life yet again." "Friendly reminder, if we can't make it work, we've wasted decades for no reason."