S06.E18: Us

[chitowngirl]

The Big Three come to new understandings about life.
 

[debraran]

Saw this. I like the write up.
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[LexieLily]

The President is speaking tonight and so all shows may or may not be pushed back accordingly. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR DVR RECORDING JUST IN CASE. 

Edited May 25, 2022 by LexieLily

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, debraran said:

Saw this. I like the write up.

"Kate (Philip) Pearson"

And Philip still doesn't have a last name. Maybe he took hers. Cuz everybody wants to be a Pearson.

[Armchair Critic]

Of course Randall does the eulogy.

[chitowngirl]

This is it…!

[ams1001]

I love the swinging-through-the-generations montage...the little ones are all so cute.

[Clawdette]

"You buy an RV. . . . You spend the rest of your days traveling back and forth to your various parents' resting places."  

Beth is awesome.

[Jax7917]

2 hours ago, debraran said:

Saw this. I like the write up.
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The Rebecca speech that the show keeps replaying and is in her obituary reminds me more of a pre-planned graduation speech than something someone would say on a whim to their children . 

[ams1001]

Justin Hartley is 6'2" so I guess their doctor was right...

"Sweet and sensitive old man." 😄

[Spartan Girl]

Oh Nicky. I think I’m gonna miss you most of all.

[LoveLeigh]

I am so far disappointed... there is nothing remarkable in this to this point to make it a great final episode. Nothing new is even happening. It's just a regular episode. So far,  this seems like it will not make any list of best ever final episodes. I hope I am wrong and something great is coming. 

Edited May 25, 2022 by LoveLeigh

[CleoCaesar]

Interesting move, going out on such a stale turd of an episode. I feel exhausted by the avalanche of Deep and Meaningful™ Pearson word salads. I suppose I should be used to it by now.

Hilariously, 6 seasons of This Is Randall ended with long shots of Randall staring at Jack.

Truly one of the most mediocre finales in recent memory.

Edited May 25, 2022 by CleoCaesar

[ams1001]

I guess Jack's "remembering the little things" speech is the theme of the episode. 

So far I'm just glad we didn't have to actually hear Randall's eulogy.

[BuckeyeLou]

Awww...Toby still loves Kate.  And I love Jack talking about how when you are young, you want time to speed up, and when you are older, you want Time to slow down(as a Grandma, I know that feeling)

[Eureka]

12 minutes ago, LoveLeigh said:

I am so far disappointed... there is nothing remarkable in this to this point to make it a great final episode. Nothing new is even happening. It's just a regular episode. So far,  this seems like it will not make any list of best ever final episodes. I hope I am wrong and something great is coming. 

I agree. I wish last week was the last one.

[tennisgurl]

I’m so not surprised that Randall has the big moment with Deja. She’s his favorite as well as the show’s favorite. 

[Jax7917]

1 minute ago, tennisgurl said:

I’m so not surprised that Randall has the big moment with Deja. She’s his favorite as well as the show’s favorite. 

There’s literally no point of the other two daughters being on the show . They had no impact on anything throughout any of the seasons and hardly any lines . 

[Armchair Critic]

Is Randall going to run for President “for Mom”? Gag.

Edited May 25, 2022 by Armchair Critic

[Spartan Girl]

Maybe last week’s episode would have been a better finale, but I’m fine with a finale that didn’t make me want to tear my hair out in frustration. This was a bad night for several reasons, and I think we needed a soft landing for the show.

That moment with the Big Three on the porch and then with Jack and Rebecca on the train was lovely.

While I didn’t like everything in this final season, it managed to come through in the last few episodes. For all this show’s flaws, I will miss it. It helped get through some very tough times.

Edited May 25, 2022 by Spartan Girl

[chitowngirl]

1 hour ago, chitowngirl said:

This is it…!

Meh. It should have ended with the Big 3 on the porch after The Big 3 chant.

Edited May 25, 2022 by chitowngirl

[Quickbeam]

Underwhelming. 

[luna1122]

So meh. 

[Armchair Critic]

That finale was no 'Six Feet Under' (IMO the best series ending ever)

[GeorgiaRai]

Well...there was more Toby than there was Phillip, so yay. 
That's all I got.

[LexieLily]

The scene with the Big Three on the porch of the cabin was nice, and I loved seeing the original Little Three again. But the rest of the episode was sort of...just there?

[Blakeston]

And of course Toby had to tell Kate "I love you" without hearing it back. Because the writers just cannot resist highlighting that she was the real catch, and that he's the one who was lucky to have her.

Sure.

[ams1001]

Okay, they got me in the end, but it was Kate's comment about being afraid of drifting apart from her brothers that set me off. And that's more because sometimes I wonder what will happen when my parents are gone. My brother and I have never been close. We get along fine, but we don't talk much outside of family stuff. I wonder how much we'll talk to each other when it's just the two of us.

Then Randall's comment about not knowing if Kevin ever learned to swim and Kevin's response that he had to or he would have drowned in all of Randall's tears got me laughing.

Was Philip even seen in this episode?

[Jax7917]

Mandy moore said the finale was gonna make us want to take off of work for a few days ( something like that ) because it was so unreal . I guess she was just giving the show some good promotion because I thought it was very lackluster . 

[LoveLeigh]

Well I remain very disappointed. It was a good episode but as a final episode to a series it was not remarkable or outstanding, there were no shockers or surprises and it was a manipulative tearjerker. 

I cried more during other episodes. They missed the mark with this one. It will not go down in history though I suspect it will get good reviews. 

Edited May 25, 2022 by LoveLeigh

[nilyank]

So they planned for it to end like this? So much Pearsoning about nothing.

Eh.

I did like the Big Three chant. That was cute. I would have ended it on that.

[Empress1]

21 minutes ago, Eureka said:

I agree. I wish last week was the last one.

Agreed, although had it aired tonight I don’t think I’d have ever stopped crying.

I did tear up when William was talking about being a grandfather, and the tears spilled when Randall said they were going to Memphis.

The flashback scenes were filmed three years ago - those kids are much older now. Kudos to the writers.

[tennisgurl]

Are they seriously threatening us with a Randall presidency? Can you imagine how damn long the State of the Union will be? 

[Jeddah]

That was crappy ending for what turned out to be a crappy tv series. It had so much promise when it started! In the end I grew to hate just about every character.

I also never passed the Presidential Fitness Test because I couldn’t do a pull up, so that was pretty much the only part of the episode I liked.

[Tango64]

My son’s high school graduation is tomorrow, my brother is on his deathbed, he’s asked me to write something for his service, and this. It’s almost too much. But I want to watch. 
And I was ready for this final episode to turn me into a blubbering fool. 
But no. Pretty blah episode. The previous one should have been the last. 

[BuckeyeLou]

I will miss the Pearson family, I felt like I made their Life Journey with them & there were so many times I could relate to what they were going through.  As I mentioned, I am a Grandma, and I hope my Grandchildren have memories of me to keep through the years.  Hearing William speak about loving his Grandchildren made me cry.  The Train has now pulled away & I will say "Thanks for the Memories Pearson family".

[Ohiopirate02]

I understand what the show was doing with the narrative here, but I wanted more.  It was just fine when I wanted something that reached a bit further. 

[Armchair Critic]

Speaking of William, why did his face look so much fuller on the train last week? Seeing him again in this episode he looked so different.

[Empress1]

Just now, BuckeyeLou said:

I will miss the Pearson family, I felt like I made their Life Journey with them & there were so many times I could relate to what they were going through.  As I mentioned, I am a Grandma, and I hope my Grandchildren have memories of me to keep through the years.  Hearing William speak about loving his Grandchildren made me cry. 

I have so many memories of my grandparents- they were part of my village. I loved them so much. I have no doubt that your grands will have lots of memories of you.

[t7686]

I didn't hate it but it could have been so much more. It was a good episode but not a great series finale. They should have ended with the train. That said, I liked one last worst case scenario, the flashback to the ordinary day and the Big Three at the end. 

What was the point of Tess, Annie, Hailey and Kevin’s twins? 

I will miss this show though for all it's faults. All of then deserve Emmys. 

[Ohiopirate02]

Just now, Armchair Critic said:

Speaking of William, why did his face look so much fuller on the train last week? Seeing him again in this episode he looked so different.

He was dying of cancer at that point in the narrative.  Last week, we got what I'm guessing is a heavenly version of William. 

[Eureka]

3 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

Speaking of William, why did his face look so much fuller on the train last week? Seeing him again in this episode he looked so different.

The girls were much younger when they filmed that scene from tonight, I’m guessing he gained weight since then.

[PepSinger]

8 minutes ago, Empress1 said:

I did tear up when William was talking about being a grandfather, and the tears spilled when Randall said they were going to Memphis.

That was my favorite part of the episode. I am extremely close with my grandparents, particularly on my mother's side. I'm the oldest grandchild (31), and their youngest grandchild is 5. I think often about how extremely fortunate I am to have had them in my life for so long, yet I feel such profound sadness when I know there's absolutely no way that can happen for the youngest (they would be 110). When William talked about how the grandchild/grandparent relationship starts with such an unfair time inequity, I felt that in my heart. That scene was the best writing this show has had. As a surprise to no one, that was written and filmed during the first season. I was full on sobbing, and I'm crying again as I think about it.

Edited May 25, 2022 by PepSinger

[Seelouis]

So Phillip doesn’t exist in this episode thankfully. Again Toby and Kate have so much more chemistry than Kate and Phillip. And Jon Huertas was in the credits but Miguel got the shaft again. 

[MissT]

I was disappointed and a little bored.   Last week should have been the final episode.   

[Racj82]

Life goes on. The major theme of the end. Remember all the little things along the way.

Their lives will go on but we will just not be with anymore.

There was nothing else to do in the end.

I spent one last time with the family I love. That's all I wanted.

I teared up several times. I'm reaching that age where I will lose my parents sooner rather than later and I'm terrified.

But, I do try to hold on to all the little moments in between. Appreciate them while they are here.

This isn't Lost. I wasn't expecting to be blown away. 

[Toonces464]

Did not like last week's episode, thought it was a total disappointment. I thought this was a fitting end.

[BuckeyeLou]

2 minutes ago, PepSinger said:

That was my favorite part of the episode. I am extremely close with my grandparents, particularly on my mother's side. I'm the oldest grandchild (31), and their youngest grandchild is 5. I think often about how extremely fortunate I am to have had them in my life for so long, yet I feel such profound sadness when I know there's absolutely no way that can happen for the youngest (they would be 110). When William talked about the grandchild/grandparent relationship that starts with such an unfair time inequity, I felt that in my heart. That scene was the best writing this show has had. As a surprise to no one, that was written and filmed during the first season. I was full on sobbing, and I'm crying again as I think about it.

Thats beautiful PepSinger...Grandparent relationships are special

[Bulldog]

That was pretty anticlimatic.   I wouldn't call it bad, per se, just kind of meh.  You'd think the network's crown jewel would have gone out with a better episode.  Mileage may vary, of course. 

I did like Beth saying that Randall would probably go to Puerto Rico and swim with Miguel's dead grandma's ghost.  At least somebody on the writing staff has a bit of self awareness.  

[Aloeonatable]

6 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

Speaking of William, why did his face look so much fuller on the train last week? Seeing him again in this episode he looked so different.

Of course the William scenes were filmed a few years ago. The train scenes a month or so ago. RC Jones has had a double lung transplant since he left the show after the earlier seasons, so he probably is much healthier now. Thus the fuller face.