This Is Us

A Hell of a Week

So the intruder was real after all. Many viewers, myself included, assumed that he was a figment of Randall's imagination. But This Is Us Season 4 Episode 11 offered the surprise twist that the intruder was the catalyst for Randall's breakdown rather than a symbol of it. Randall's saga kicked off a three-episode trilogy in which each of the Big Three has an episode devoted mainly to what he or she was doing during the same period of time. This Is U... more

Lights and Shadows

What the heck was that final scene? This Is Us Season 4 Episode 10 delivered everything viewers have been missing since the series went on hiatus in November 2019. And then, just as everything seemed to be settling down, Randall saw someone in the kitchen who may or may not be real. It was no surprise that Randall had some sort of breakdown after he got home. It's been coming for a while. The new job is too much pressure for him, he refus... more

So Long, Marianne

Bad news, This Is Us fans: This Is Us is taking a hiatus of nearly two months after hitting viewers in the gut with one emotional scene after another But the good news is that This Is Us Season 4 Episode 9 left us with a ton of stuff to talk about over the long break -- starting with the fact that nine months from now Kevin's engaged to a pregnant woman and not talking to Randall. There's plenty to speculate about, but first viewers probably need to dry their eyes. ... more

TV Ratings: 'This Is Us' Sterling K. Brown-Focused Episode Wins Tuesday

“This Is Us” lost a little ground in the TV ratings on Tuesday night, however, it still managed to lead NBC to a narrow victory on the night. The acclaimed drama scored a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 6.5 million viewers, down fractionally on last week’s 1.5 rating and 6.7 million viewers. The episode was marked by a disturbing moment for Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson, an incide... more

Sterling K. Brown Breaks Down Randall's Anxiety, Aversion to Therapy in 'This Is Us'

It was a moment that made actor Sterling K. Brown scream out-loud when he read it in the script: his “This Is Us” character, Randall Pearson, arrived home from a trip to deal with his aging mother’s (Mandy Moore) health, checked on his sleeping wife and daughters, and headed back down to the kitchen, only to catch someone breaking into his house in the act. That cliffhanger from the midseason premiere episode, ent... more

This Is Us Recap: Randall, Ripped Apart

Let’s lead with the good news: Randall does not suffer any physical harm from the confrontation with the intruder he encountered in his kitchen at the end of last week’s This Is Us. But the incident kicks his already heightened anxiety into overdrive, and if you’ve been watching the show from the beginning, you know exactly how rough life becomes for him. This week’s Randall-centric episode follows the city councilman as he tries to pretend that e... more