“The Wedding” spends its runtime trying to convince us that something bad is going to happen. Will Kate freak out and…

Even among those who like it, This Is Us often gets discussed as if it’s a conventional, old-fashioned family drama.…

After three episodes focused on the devastating death of Jack Pearson, tonight marks the start of a new era for This Is…

Taken together, the past three episodes of This Is Us have served as a mini-series about Jack Pearson’s death. “That’ll…

“I just need two minutes, okay? I’m going to step aside for two minutes.”

Given the dramatic way it was advertised and the fact that the lyric referenced in its title—“That’ll Be The Day”—ends…

There’s a scene towards the end of “Clooney” in which Kate and her support group frenemy Madison have an emotional…

The most interesting idea at the core of “The Fifth Wheel” is that the Pearsons are a family of addicts. It’s an idea…

I was really nervous heading into “Number Three.” As I mentioned in my review of “The Most Disappointed Man,” TV seldom…

TV dramas don’t necessarily shy away from depicting miscarriages, but more often than not they’re used as a plot device…

There’s an image in “Number One” that helped me understand Kevin Pearson more than the past 25 episodes of This Is Us…

This Is Us is a show that tends to build episodes around character rather than theme. Last week, Kate’s issues with…

So let’s get one thing out of the way up front: Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley are all talented…

One of the things I vividly remember about being a kid is the excitement of going somewhere new with your parents.…

Racism is bad, personal hygiene is important, and pushing yourself too hard while recovering from an injury can be…

“Déjà Vu” is an episode full of interesting ideas that spreads itself a little too thin in an effort to fit them all…

If someone were to tell me they thought tonight’s Rebecca/Kate storyline was unbearably trite, I wouldn’t really be…

36 was a big year for The Big Three. Randall gained and lost a father. Kevin lost and gained a career. And Kate decided…

This Is Us pulled off a rare feat: It pissed people off by not killing off a character. No, Jack didn’t die, and…

“Now What?” is a lot more descriptive of a title than perhaps it should be. It’s tough to follow an episode like “…