S06.E17: The Train

[chitowngirl]

The Pearsons gather around Rebecca's bedside.

[Pallas]

This Is It.

[BuckeyeLou]

Who is this family?!

[ams1001]

"Eyes on the road." Finally, someone in show says what I'm always saying! (BTW, who are these people?)

Does anyone cook in this house and is there any other restaurant in town that isn't Chinese?

Now Kate is taking her curriculum international?

Also, why are you talking on speakerphone on a plane?

11 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

Who is this family?!

Is the guy in the lab Deja's partner? Only survivor of the accident we started with, I'm guessing.

Edited May 18, 2022 by ams1001

[Jax7917]

Rebecca on the train is creeping me out . 

[BuckeyeLou]

12 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

Who is this family?!

Now I see the connection...love how this show ties storylines together

[ams1001]

4 minutes ago, Jax7917 said:

Rebecca on the train is creeping me out . 

Her hearing the voice of the person talking in real life over the train speaker is a nice touch.

Granpappy and Meemaw. 

[CleoCaesar]

Nice to see they've all aged well. Well, almost all of them. With that pornstache Older!Phillip looks like he’s legally prohibited from living within ten miles of an elementary school.

[ams1001]

I like her seeing the kids at different ages all together.

Will she hang on until Kate gets there? My mom's father seemed to be doing that. He was in Florida and all his kids were in NJ, but he hung on until after they all got there to say goodbye. My aunt went in the middle of the night after we had all been to the house; it was like she waited until everyone was asleep.

[BuckeyeLou]

Ahhh,,,the good doctor, I love Gerald McRainey....

[Notabug]

And, now, Kate now has developed an entire curriculum that is an international sensation?  It's a Pearson miracle!

I really don't feel invested enough in Deja's fiance's backstory that it needs to be crammed into one of the last 2 episodes of the series. I'm not that invested in Deja, truth be told, except that her pregnancy gave us a really great scene with Beth and Randall.

Beth is the best, I wanna be her when I grow up.

Edited May 18, 2022 by Notabug

[chitowngirl]

Rebecca keeps saying she’s waiting for someone. I’m sure it’s Kate (all 3 of them).

[Notabug]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

Rebecca keeps saying she’s waiting for someone. I’m sure it’s Kate (all 3 of them).

Of course it is, Kate is the one that is the center of the universe; or so we've been told for the last month or so.

[ams1001]

"Your grandmother loved a good B&E."

Annie felt "small in the family," huh? I wonder why...

Edited May 18, 2022 by ams1001

[chitowngirl]

31 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

Only survivor of the accident we started with, I'm guessing.

Wasn’t the rest of the family in the waiting room? The child that’s the soccer player who wasn’t wearing a seat belt was the one injured. And who is, I presume, the lab guy who was limping, since the doctors were talking about the child’s damaged leg. Who will, of course, be Deja’s guy.

[Crashcourse]

Randall is wearing those fugly glasses that make his eyes look even weirder than they already were.  I would run away from him.

[Jax7917]

Just now, chitowngirl said:

Wasn’t the rest of the family in the waiting room? The child that’s the soccer player who wasn’t wearing a seat belt was the one injured. And who is, I presume, the lab guy who was limping, since the doctors were talking about the child’s damaged leg. Who will, of course, be Deja’s guy.

The episodes not over . It’s probably Deja’s son in the future who of course finds a cure to pancreatic cancer .

[ams1001]

Malik? I do not believe Malik grew up into that man.

7 minutes ago, chitowngirl said:

Wasn’t the rest of the family in the waiting room? The child that’s the soccer player who wasn’t wearing a seat belt was the one injured. And who is, I presume, the lab guy who was limping, since the doctors were talking about the child’s damaged leg. Who will, of course, be Deja’s guy.

I hadn't seen a waiting room scene until now. Are you ahead of me?

[chitowngirl]

Jack! Plot twist! And some context…

Edited May 18, 2022 by chitowngirl

[Notabug]

So,, Deja comtimues the Pearson family tradition of finding her soul mate first time out,  Like virtually no one ever does.  Now that I know she's still with Malik, I'm even less interested.

So Jack donates blood that saves Marcus' life so he can grow up and cure cancer?  You know that's where this is headed.  Maybe Jack scrubs into the surgery and advises the doctors.

Edited May 18, 2022 by Notabug

[debraran]

If that’s all they show of Miguel I’ll be very disappointed but I did love what they did with the kids.

[wonderwoman]

on the nose (otn):

“representing someone or something with indelicate or awkward directness; lacking subtlety or nuance.”

[SunnyBeBe]

Who were the two boys in the hospital?

[chitowngirl]

Oh, please….the boy that lived helped with Alzheimer’s???

Edited May 18, 2022 by chitowngirl

[ams1001]

All those years with Miguel and all he gets is 30 seconds with her on the train?

Jack died so Marcus could live! And have a confusing family motto!

The caboose! She is waiting for Kate!

Randall likes the word "dichotomy," doesn't he?

 

[Clawdette]

I loved William as Kate’s conductor to her next world. 

[ams1001]

Just now, Clawdette said:

I loved William as Kate’s conductor to her next world. 

Me, too. 

'K, I'm a little broken now.

[LexieLily]

6 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

All those years with Miguel and all he gets is 30 seconds with her on the train?

That was the only thing that bothered me but otherwise I cried from the start of the episode to the end.

I loved the shots of all Little/Teen/Adult Kevin and Little/Teen/Adult Randall together.

Edited May 18, 2022 by LexieLily

[BuckeyeLou]

Mandy Moore looked luminous in those scenes at the end....Rebecca was the 'Star" of her Family

[Ohiopirate02]

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

 

'K, I'm a little broken now.

I was holding it together until that caboose door opened and Little Kate was there with her mason jar of lightning bugs.  

[SunnyBeBe]

Who were the people sitting in the bar in the booth? Were they brothers?  Were they a random family who met Jack at ER night he died?  Did they ever meet again and were they related to Malik?

Edited May 18, 2022 by SunnyBeBe

[Spartan Girl]

That last speech by William knocked the snark out of me.

 

[Jax7917]

Why am I confused about the Jack scene ? lol . Did he donate an organ that helped the boy live ? 

[greekmom]

Show brought the feels.

I was hoping that in the room with the kids she would have seen Kyle playing by himself. I mean he was her child as well and died.

I thought maybe in the end Jack's heart would be transplanted in the little boys. Glad they didn't go there.

Then I thought Marcus grows up and is the father of Dej's baby. Damn, she stuck with Malik.

 

[tennisgurl]

I had all of these great snarky comments at the ready, but now I’m too busy looking for tissues to get them out for now. I’m just wrecked, unfair levels of feels happening here. Those damn lemons. 

Edited May 18, 2022 by tennisgurl

[ams1001]

3 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I was holding it together until that caboose door opened and Little Kate was there with her mason jar of lightning bugs.  

Yup.

[SunnyBeBe]

I’m too confused to comment.  I’ll have to watch it again.  

[ItCouldBeWorse]

29 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Who were the people sitting in the bar in the booth? Were they brothers?  

The 2 brothers and sister who were in the back seat of the car driven by dad Dulé Hill. The dispirited one, Marcus, is the boy who took off his seat belt in the car right before the accident and almost died.  He works in a lab on cancer research, and has a limp as a result of the accident.  Dr. Bill Irwin saved him at the same time that Jack died.  Before Jack died, he passed on Dr. K's "make lemonade out of lemons philosophy" to the dad, and it is now their family motto, although the kids don't seem to know why.  In the future, Marcus will develop a treatment for Alzheimers.

We were supposed to think that Marcus was the father of Deja's future baby, but it was Malik all along.

Edited May 18, 2022 by ItCouldBeWorse

[Ohiopirate02]

Just now, Jax7917 said:

Why am I confused about the Jack scene ? lol . Did he donate an organ that helped the boy live ? 

No, but the doctor who may have been able to "save" Jack was busy with Marcus.  I'm putting save in quotes because we later find out Jack always has a heart condition.  Him dying from a heart attack was always a matter of when.

 

[funnygirl]

This Is Us better get EMMY love this year. Especially Mandy Moore. 

Network TV has turned into the bastard child - at least for dramas - when it comes to awards, but This Is Us has fired on all cylinders. And Mandy Moore's performance as Rebecca, not just tonight but throughout the series, has been wonderful. 

What a show. I love good, well-thought-out, well-acted, well-produced shows that are given enough time to have a proper ending. 

This episode was beautiful. 

Edited May 18, 2022 by funnygirl

[Crs97]

And I felt nothing.  Disappointed for Miguel and Kyle, but otherwise nothing.

[Spartan Girl]

3 minutes ago, Jax7917 said:

Why am I confused about the Jack scene ? lol . Did he donate an organ that helped the boy live ? 

I think it was just a cosmic coincidence/circle of life/balance type of deals. Jack died and the boy lived.

[Blackie]

When the other father was talking to Jack in the coffee room , I thought that meant they were all dead. The 'connection" fell way short for me, and the fake out that it was Deja's boyfriend took up too much time. Maybe they could have given more time to Annie or Tess. I liked the train set up and Mandy (Rebecca) looked absolutely gorgeous.  I don't believe in "heaven" so I think I will start believing I get to go on a fancy train trip in a gorgeous gown. All the Big 3 at different ages was a nice touch. 

[Katie111]

Anyone think they’re setting us up for a spin-off with this new family?    Otherwise, I don’t think they added much to the story tonight.  
 

Otherwise I thought it was a great episode.  Besides maybe the ridiculous notion that Kate now has an “international curriculum”.  

[stonehaven]

I love that this is really the story of a Mom trying her best. Yes, Jack was there but this really has been Rebecca's story and I am all for that.

I did feel sad that Miguel only gets 30 seconds but he was there for her in reality for so much more. Her story truly began with Jack so her ending with Jack is perfect.

When Dule Hill was on my screen, I kept waiting for a Don Cheadle narration or a "Be Cool" from him...(Wonder Years reference)...

It'll be strange not to have this show on after next week...

[ItCouldBeWorse]

6 minutes ago, Jax7917 said:

Why am I confused about the Jack scene ? lol . Did he donate an organ that helped the boy live ? 

No, but while Dr. BIll Irwin was called away to save Marcus, Jack died, surprising the doctor.

Edited May 18, 2022 by ItCouldBeWorse

[Toonces464]

Just now, SunnyBeBe said:

I’m too confused to comment.  I’ll have to watch it again.  

Same. Way too much time spent on that mystery family and I'm still not sure why or how it tied in with Jack, other than their accident happened the same day he died. Way too short on Miguel, and not even a mention of Kyle? Not at all what I was expecting, and quite a disappointment that it wasn't even close.

[greekmom]

3 minutes ago, Katie111 said:

Otherwise I thought it was a great episode.  Besides maybe the ridiculous notion that Kate now has an “international curriculum”.  

I just choose to ignore the aspect of the storyline.

I will  never believe that Kate turned out to be an educator on an international level.

[DoubleUTeeEff]

I really liked it! A lot of it worked for me. I teared up for Dr. K as the bartender. I loved the 3 different age versions of Randall and Kevin. I cried when I realized that Rebecca was waiting for Kate from the very beginning of the episode. They got me with the Marcus story line, I totally thought it was a flash forward and that was Deja and Malik's kid and grandkids so when Jack show up, I was surprised. I think they finally integrated Jack into the story in a fresh and interesting way. I enjoyed the whole idea of the doctor saving a kid but losing Jack in the process. They took it too far when he solved Alzheimer's but we're talking about TIU where Randall is a senator and Kate is creating international curriculums so...what did we expect, really?

I'm not surprised at all that Deja and Malik ended up together. I guess they still haven't worked out their birth control.

Toby's jokes were mostly stupid but I kind of liked when he asked Rebecca if she liked Toby more than Philip. And of course Philip's got a porn stache like Jack's.

I also liked that Beth knows all as per her usual.

I did not like that Miguel was only there for about 2 minutes to flirt with Rebecca and then she moved onto the caboose where Jack was waiting.

I see they threw us a bone and we got an Annie/Rebecca moment.

I'm glad they played Joni Mitchell since that was Rebecca's favorite.

 

[A.Ham]

I have only watched a few minutes so far, but Randall questioning the fact that people are able to smile and joke and eat is soooo Randall. What does he want them to do, sit Shiva? A PIA through the end.

I am willing to give him a bit of a pass if he does better, but it’s not looking good.

Back to watching!