This Is Us

It’s easy to admire the big, showy episodes of This Is Us. But what I really appreciate are episodes like…

This Is Us’ fifth season premiere had the massive hurdle of reintroducing the show in its new pandemic reality. This…

When This Is Us’ fourth season finale aired at the end of March, we were just entering what many assumed would be a…

For its season finale, This Is Us has babies on the brain. The Big Three are celebrating their first birthdays in…

It was all but inevitable that This Is Us would eventually do a “what if” Sliding Doors-style storyline. I assumed…

A couple weeks ago, This Is Us aired a trilogy that focused on impactful moments in three different eras of the Big…

“Clouds” is my favorite kind of This Is Us episode: Simple and smarter than it looks. Season four hasn’t been hugely…

After three episodes of buildup, “The Cabin” is a rather lackluster capper for this latest Big Three trilogy. Most…

A few seasons ago, Kate and Rebecca could barely make it through a conversation without it devolving into a fight.…

The problem with This Is Us’ Big Three trilogies is that it’s really hard to find parallel stories that are equally…

After last week’s terrifying cliffhanger, it’s a relief that “A Hell Of A Week: Part One” isn’t an hour-long home…

“Light And Shadows” is an exceptionally well-acted hour of TV. That’s something of a given for This Is Us, but…

“So Long, Marianne” is the perfect case study for the ways in which This Is Us’ love of twists too often distracts…

On paper, “Sorry” is exactly the kind of present day Big Three-focused episode I usually dread. So imagine my…

“The Dinner And The Date” delivers exactly what I wish last week’s episode had: An hour of This Is Us that zeroes in…

The best episodes of This Is Us are often the ones that zero in on a specific story or theme, rather than trying to…

This Is Us has an interesting conundrum on its hands. Back when the show debuted, the present-day Pearsons were a…

— “You have a weird life.”

“Unhinged” is an interesting conundrum of an episode. I liked, if not outright loved, nearly every one of its…

Though it may feature a cameo from the master of movie twists, M. Night Shyamalan, tonight’s episode of This Is Us is…