Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Train,” they May 17 episode of “This Is Us.”
The focus of Tuesday’s penultimate episode of “This Is Us” was on the long-dreaded death of Mandy Moore’s Rebecca Pearson and the tearjerking bedside goodbyes from her children Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley). But the hour managed to feature a few truly bright spots amid the undeniable heartbreak. One of those, aside from seeing Rebecca reunited with Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) in the afterlife in the final moments, was the return of Randall’s biological father William Hill (Ron Cephas Jones), or rather an imagined version of him.
Rebecca saw William in her mind’e eye as her guide on the imaginary train in her mind, acting as the person who brought her back to the caboose in a nod to the start...
The focus of Tuesday’s penultimate episode of “This Is Us” was on the long-dreaded death of Mandy Moore’s Rebecca Pearson and the tearjerking bedside goodbyes from her children Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley). But the hour managed to feature a few truly bright spots amid the undeniable heartbreak. One of those, aside from seeing Rebecca reunited with Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) in the afterlife in the final moments, was the return of Randall’s biological father William Hill (Ron Cephas Jones), or rather an imagined version of him.
Rebecca saw William in her mind’e eye as her guide on the imaginary train in her mind, acting as the person who brought her back to the caboose in a nod to the start...
- 5/18/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
This Is Us sure loves a devastating backstory, and we can't help but love it too. Tonight's episode told the tale of what happened to Randall's birth mother before and after Randall (Sterling K. Brown) was born, and it was, in typical This Is Us fashion, both wildly sad and extremely poetic. We're also pretty sure there's a movie in there that we would watch. Basically, before she even met William (Jermel Nakia/Ron Cephas Jones), Laurel (Jennifer Holmes) fell in love with Hai (Vien Hong) in New Orleans. She met him when he thought she was drowning, but she was actually just letting out some rage in the river. They had to hide their love from her rich and powerful...
- 1/13/2021
- E! Online
The following contains the very biggest spoiler from the Oct. 27 season premiere of NBC’s This Is Us.
At the very close of its Season 5 premiere, NBC’s This Is Us uncorked the mother of all twists, by revealing that Randall’s birth mother did not die 40 years ago, shortly after childbirth — though his father William had split from the scene believing full well she did.
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At the very close of its Season 5 premiere, NBC’s This Is Us uncorked the mother of all twists, by revealing that Randall’s birth mother did not die 40 years ago, shortly after childbirth — though his father William had split from the scene believing full well she did.
More from TVLineThis Is Us EP: Answers About That Randall-Related Reveal Come QuicklyQuotes of the Week From This Is Us and MoreThe Voice Recap: Which Nine -- Well, Technically, 11 -- Singers Became the Last...
- 11/2/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
(Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Tuesday’s Season 5 premiere of “This Is Us.”)
The Big Three experienced a lot of big moments on the Season 5 premiere of “This Is Us,” but by far the biggest was a shocking scene that didn’t involve any member of the Pearson family: The reveal that Randall’s mother, Laurel (played by Jennifer C. Holmes) did not die in child birth, something Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and fans have believed to be true since the series began.
The two-hour episode saw Randall’s father, William (Jermel Nakia), calling paramedics for help, believing Laurel had died from a drug overdose after the former addict requested he get her heroin for the pain she experienced while giving birth at home. He awoke hours later to find her unresponsive and after the first-responders arrived and were calling her death, Randall’s father William hurried the...
The Big Three experienced a lot of big moments on the Season 5 premiere of “This Is Us,” but by far the biggest was a shocking scene that didn’t involve any member of the Pearson family: The reveal that Randall’s mother, Laurel (played by Jennifer C. Holmes) did not die in child birth, something Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and fans have believed to be true since the series began.
The two-hour episode saw Randall’s father, William (Jermel Nakia), calling paramedics for help, believing Laurel had died from a drug overdose after the former addict requested he get her heroin for the pain she experienced while giving birth at home. He awoke hours later to find her unresponsive and after the first-responders arrived and were calling her death, Randall’s father William hurried the...
- 10/28/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Songbird Road Part Two,” the 12th episode of the third season of “This Is Us.”
The tragic story of Nicky Pearson came to a dramatic but open-ended close on the 13th episode of the third season of “This Is Us,” in an episode entitled “Songbird Road Part Two.” After the Big Three found their uncle (Griffin Dunne) with a pistol and a bottle of booze, they coaxed him into joining them at the hotel. Kevin (Justin Hartley), Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and even Rebecca (Mandy Moore) attempted to get him some help. It was the first time the older Pearsons spent time with their uncle, and the first episode in which Dunne shared scenes with Moore. By the end of the installment the character hadn’t really changed, but he did agree to go to a...
The tragic story of Nicky Pearson came to a dramatic but open-ended close on the 13th episode of the third season of “This Is Us,” in an episode entitled “Songbird Road Part Two.” After the Big Three found their uncle (Griffin Dunne) with a pistol and a bottle of booze, they coaxed him into joining them at the hotel. Kevin (Justin Hartley), Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and even Rebecca (Mandy Moore) attempted to get him some help. It was the first time the older Pearsons spent time with their uncle, and the first episode in which Dunne shared scenes with Moore. By the end of the installment the character hadn’t really changed, but he did agree to go to a...
- 2/13/2019
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Get your tissues ready — the cast of This Is Us is going to make you tear up again, no acting required.
Mackenzie Hancsicsak, who plays a 10-year-old version of Chrissy Metz‘s character Kate Pearson on the NBC hit, revealed on Twitter that she and others in the show’s kid ensemble wouldn’t have been able to attend the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards if it weren’t for their adult costars.
“Just want 2 thank Miss @ChrissyMetz again 4 very graciously & selflessly giving up her plus one so I could attend the SAG awards,” she revealed. “Some of the kid ensemble...
Mackenzie Hancsicsak, who plays a 10-year-old version of Chrissy Metz‘s character Kate Pearson on the NBC hit, revealed on Twitter that she and others in the show’s kid ensemble wouldn’t have been able to attend the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards if it weren’t for their adult costars.
“Just want 2 thank Miss @ChrissyMetz again 4 very graciously & selflessly giving up her plus one so I could attend the SAG awards,” she revealed. “Some of the kid ensemble...
- 1/23/2018
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
The This Is Us cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday night for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
Joined by the entire cast, Milo Ventimiglia thanked the popular NBC show’s cast and crew, giving a special shout-out to helpers on set and creator Dan Fogelman.
“We are just a small collection of a lot of very talented and very hardworking people who work on this show,” said Ventimiglia, who plays patriarch Jack Pearson on the tearjerker series. “Without Dan and our talented writers, we would not have words to say.”
“The people who...
Joined by the entire cast, Milo Ventimiglia thanked the popular NBC show’s cast and crew, giving a special shout-out to helpers on set and creator Dan Fogelman.
“We are just a small collection of a lot of very talented and very hardworking people who work on this show,” said Ventimiglia, who plays patriarch Jack Pearson on the tearjerker series. “Without Dan and our talented writers, we would not have words to say.”
“The people who...
- 1/22/2018
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
He’s a star on one of TV’s biggest hits, but newcomer Jermel Nakia says he’s still trying to soak it all in.
“I still live in that moment of, ‘Is this really happening,’”the actor tells People of his first major role. “From the first time I saw a clip of the pilot, I knew the show was right down my alley. It’s surreal.”
A Kansas City native, Nakia, who plays the younger version of William Hill, Randall’s biological father, began acting in plays in third grade. “I don’t feel like I chose this career,...
“I still live in that moment of, ‘Is this really happening,’”the actor tells People of his first major role. “From the first time I saw a clip of the pilot, I knew the show was right down my alley. It’s surreal.”
A Kansas City native, Nakia, who plays the younger version of William Hill, Randall’s biological father, began acting in plays in third grade. “I don’t feel like I chose this career,...
- 11/8/2017
- by Aili Nahas
- PEOPLE.com
Yes, This Is Us will keep the waterworks flowing in Season 2… and we have proof.
The cast and creator of NBC’s hit drama screened a clip from the upcoming season (debuting Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c) for reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday, and it delivered that same punch of emotion — i.e., all the feels — that made Season 1 such a hit with critics and viewers.
RelatedThis Is Us Casts Sylvester Stallone as Kevin’s War-Movie Costar
In the new scene — mild spoilers ahead, so skip down if you don’t want to know — Randall...
The cast and creator of NBC’s hit drama screened a clip from the upcoming season (debuting Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c) for reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday, and it delivered that same punch of emotion — i.e., all the feels — that made Season 1 such a hit with critics and viewers.
RelatedThis Is Us Casts Sylvester Stallone as Kevin’s War-Movie Costar
In the new scene — mild spoilers ahead, so skip down if you don’t want to know — Randall...
- 8/3/2017
- TVLine.com
The most emotional episode of “This Is Us” was anchored by two different performances of a new original song written for the show, called “We Can Always Come Back to This.” In this exclusive behind the scenes clip (above), series composer Siddhartha Khosla delves into the writing of the song, which was inspired by series creator Dan Fogelman’s script for the episode, “Memphis.” On the show, “We Can Always Come Back to This” is a piece of music written by a young William (Jermel Nakia) for the band he’s in with his cousin Ricky (Brian Tyree Henry), who sings it live.
- 2/22/2017
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
A version of this story originally appeared on EW.com.
Go ahead. We can wait. Take a moment. And another Kleenex. Just breathe…
All set? This week’s episode of This Is Us scaled the poignant peak of Heartbreak Hill — as in William Hill — which has been looming forebodingly in the distance for a while now, and brought us the final verse of the gentle, world-weary poet/musician. Recovering from an overwhelming anxiety attack, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) hopped in a car with his terminally ill, oxygen tube-wearing father — whom he just started to get to know 36 years into his...
Go ahead. We can wait. Take a moment. And another Kleenex. Just breathe…
All set? This week’s episode of This Is Us scaled the poignant peak of Heartbreak Hill — as in William Hill — which has been looming forebodingly in the distance for a while now, and brought us the final verse of the gentle, world-weary poet/musician. Recovering from an overwhelming anxiety attack, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) hopped in a car with his terminally ill, oxygen tube-wearing father — whom he just started to get to know 36 years into his...
- 2/22/2017
- by DAN SNIERSON
- PEOPLE.com
This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman told TCA press corps today that Katie Couric and Brian Tyree Henry will guest star on future episodes of the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominated series. Former Today host Couric will make a cameo appearance as herself while Henry will play a friend from William’s (Jermel Nakia/Ron Cephas Jones) past in the present day and in flashbacks. Couric will appear in an episode where she interviews Justin Hartley’s Kevin Pearson…...
- 1/18/2017
- Deadline TV
The Performer | Mandy Moore
The Show | This Is Us
The Episode | “Kyle” (Oct. 11, 2016)
The Performance | Honestly, NBC’s freshman drama has such a strong ensemble that we easily could have honored about five different cast members this week. (Like Chrissy Metz. Or Sterling K. Brown. Or Jermel Nakia, who played young William in the flashbacks.) But Moore topped them all by delivering two heartbreaking performances in two different eras.
First, as young mother Rebecca in the 1980 scenes, Moore touchingly conveyed the elation and exhaustion of struggling to care for three newborn infants. Rebecca’s adopted baby “Kyle” (later renamed Randall) wouldn’t nurse,...
The Show | This Is Us
The Episode | “Kyle” (Oct. 11, 2016)
The Performance | Honestly, NBC’s freshman drama has such a strong ensemble that we easily could have honored about five different cast members this week. (Like Chrissy Metz. Or Sterling K. Brown. Or Jermel Nakia, who played young William in the flashbacks.) But Moore topped them all by delivering two heartbreaking performances in two different eras.
First, as young mother Rebecca in the 1980 scenes, Moore touchingly conveyed the elation and exhaustion of struggling to care for three newborn infants. Rebecca’s adopted baby “Kyle” (later renamed Randall) wouldn’t nurse,...
- 10/15/2016
- TVLine.com
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Tuesday’s episode of “This Is Us”) Randall gets his name and his origin story, in the newest episode of NBC’s “This Is Us.” After having been dubbed The Big Three, a.k.a. Kevin, Kate and Kyle by Jack (Milo Ventigmilia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore), the infants are home and the new parents are having a hard time of it. In particular, Rebecca feels herself unable to bond with their adopted son, and decides to pay his biological father William (Jermel Nakia), who’s going by the name Shakespeare,...
- 10/12/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
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