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Exactly. It does make sense that Randall got Jack's watch and Kevin got his dog tags, but I am looking at this as an rational outsider. In the midst of the grief and confusion of the Pearson family that week, I can see how Kevin would react badly to seeing Randall wearing the watch. He is a grieving 17 year old. It probably never occurred to Rebecca to take time to explain this to Kevin. With siblings, it is easy to forget what Mom and Dad already gave you when you see what they have given your brother (or sister).

Kate probably was skipping school, but not missing anything. I'm the same age as the triplets, and my high school would not allow you to leave early at all even during exams. I know that I technically skipped school around exams whenever I did not have an exam. Why sit in school doing nothing. She was probably just skipping study hall or movie watching.

Yeah, I didn't understand the outdoor funeral in Pennsylvania in late January. Kevin was with a blonde when Rebecca told the kids that they were leaving. I assume it was Sophie.

Why did they have to bring Bruce into this? I made it through the last episode without any tears, but not tonight. I took my late father to one of his concerts and he carried around the ticket stub for almost a decade in his wallet.

Another thing with regards to Kate. I have no problem with her watching that videotape once a year, I just wish she would view it in a different light. She has video evidence that her father loved her unconditionally to his dying day. That tape is priceless. I know that my father loved me and we parted on the best of terms given the circumstances, but I wish I had something like that to remember him by.

I noticed that too. The hair and makeup team made sure that Milo looked at death's door in that scene. All I could think was that Jack was holding on long enough for Rebecca to leave the room. I know that this is not how heart attacks work, but I also think Jack knew.

While I get your point and agree with it, Jack wasn't doing anything Easter of 1998.

Randall was working on my last nerve so much that I had to shut off the show and will watch the last 20 minutes later today. When he talked about how the different siblings handle the day, his superior " I celebrate" made me want to reach into the tv and slap him. He isn't celebrating Jack, he is repressing his grief. His behavior is very much like Jack's and Kevin's. I don't see how his ritualistic "celebrations" are much different than Kevin ignoring his feelings. I have no problem with Kate wallowing in her grief that day. It's the extended wallowing that becomes a problem. I lost my best friend and dad 5 years and 2 days apart. Every March I wallow for 3 days, but then can move past it. Sadness is a part of the human existence and you need to let it out. I don't understand how Randall could have had at least 2 breakdowns and not know this. What kind of therapy has he been getting.

I've noticed that these "Christians" tend to focus on the Old Testament and skip right onto Paul with their cherrypicking of the bible.

I wonder if this has something to do with Catholic naming traditions. I know a family where all the girls have Mary in their names in some form, or mom prayed to Saint Paul while pregnant with all the kids and they now all have Paul in their names, or you were born on the feast day of Saint Anthony and you are named after him (even if you are female). Also, it used to be that you had to have a saint name for Baptism so your parents would have to add one. Or, you changed your name to your Confirmation name. I'm sure that I missed something, but I love how we have these traditions and how they vary with different countries.

While I don't know how a Richard becomes a Dick, I can say that the ones I meet usually live up to the name.

Yeah, Oklahoma State seems to big to do legacy admissions for the children of ordinary students. If Derrick was some star athlete or a multi-millionaire, I could see it.

I think the reason we never see Jack struggling with any of his issues is because he represses his feelings. I see his optimism and forward thinking as him refusing to think about the past. I also think his alcoholism is part of this as well. When Jack cannot dampen down the feelings, he turns to drinking. Jack needs to deal with whatever happened with his brother (hopefully us viewers will get some scenes of this soon) .

Also, Jack is someone who always looks to the bright side of things and that rubbed off on Rebecca as well. Last episode Jack could not sit back and let Kevin and Miguel wallow in their sadness for an extended period of time. I can see that to Jack a person chooses to be happy or unhappy. I can also see Jack's alcoholism stemming from his unwillingness to examine his past traumas. Jack is always looking to the future and Kevin is stuck in his (albeit recent) past.

After watching this episode, I wish I could hug Kevin. He has been carrying around guilt over a stupid argument with his father for the last 20 years. I was fortunate enough to have a final conversation with my dad before he died. I can't imagine not having that. The canonization of Saint Jack by the rest of the family must have made this really hard for Kevin as well. Kevin has to live with his final words to his "perfect" father being an argument. No wonder he moved across the country from Randall. Randall gets to have his final day with his father be a good one. I was also wondering if teen Kevin was clinically depressed and never diagnosed after his injury. His parents seem to be the ones who believe that a person chooses to be happy or miserable. I feel teen Kevin could have used some professional help with dealing with his injury. It must have been really hard to watch Randall get to choose his college, and Kate get moved on to the next round of admissions for her dream school, while Kevin is now looking at community college.

My mother still has a crockpot from the 70s and it still works. We don't use it all the time.

No, the show established that Kevin was not as important to Rebecca as Randall in the first season. Through flashbacks to the trip to the pool where Kevin almost drowned, and in the 2017 timeline. Kevin comments that she had never gone to a taping of his show. The family has enough money for a plane ticket. I think one of the excuses was Miguel's gout. This has been an issue for Kevin since the beginning.

I'm actually surprised that Randall never picked up on Jack's drinking. I could see Kate blocking it out because she placed Jack on such a high pedestal, but teenage Randall should have seen something. With the separation of Jack and Rebecca, I would think that Randall would notice that something was wrong with the marriage and Jack would have some responsibility in it.

That scene really bugged me. I wanted to scream at Rebecca to put the book down and pay attention to Kevin. She hasn't seen him in at least a week if not longer, has spent the last few days with Randall, and she cannot tear her eyes away from her book. Now, I love reading, but pay attention to your kid. Kevin was so proud of himself and what he learned at camp, give him some attention. Jack is no better either. He is only playing football with Kevin to get Kate to exercise.

I took that a different way. She did include Kate in her spiel about the Jack-sized hole in the family. Rebecca's outburst at that point was full of the things a parent might feel, but should never utter to their children because that stuff is so very selfish. I think Kate hurt for Kevin in that moment. Their mother just admitted that she never really bonded with Kevin because he didn't want to snuggle as a young child.

I wish the therapist would have stopped Randall there to explain how easy it is to become addicted to opoids. I used to work in pharmacy and I would see how doctors would write these like candy while treating the patient. Then the prescriptions would suddenly stop and the doctors never discussed how to ease off them. Randall is not much different than many parts of this country. They see addiction as a moral failing and not the complex issue that it is. These are not pills that everyone can suddenly stop taking with no adverse effects.

I am trying to figure out how her hair is that bleached while she is pregnant. Either she has really slow growing hair, or she has been bleaching and dying it all along. I always heard that you could not use powerful dyes like that while pregnant.

I don't think Kevin took the glasses. I think Randall misplaced them and Rebecca jumped to the conclusion that Kevin was hiding them.

That was a wonderful episode, and I am glad that nothing was resolved. I really hope in future episodes we see more of Kevin's therapy sessions and that the include Rebecca. I still remember from last season, where it was revealed that she had never made it out to California to see a taping of Kevin's show. That still has to hurt Kevin and I hope Rebecca can see how much she inadvertently hurt him over the years. Another thing that I wish would be addressed is that Kevin lost more than Kate and Randall when they were 17. Yes he lost his father, but Kevin also lost the only thing he was good at. I cannot even contemplate being 17 and having to figure out his new life plan without a parent.

Yes. She needs to complete that look with false eyelashes like whatever tutorial she tried to follow.