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When This Is Us’ fourth season finale aired at the end of March, we were just entering what many assumed would be a…
Oct 27
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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, October 27. All times are Eastern.
Mar 24
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For its season finale, This Is Us has babies on the brain. The Big Three are celebrating their first birthdays in…
Mar 17
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It was all but inevitable that This Is Us would eventually do a “what if” Sliding Doors-style storyline. I assumed…
Mar 10
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Feb 25
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“Clouds” is my favorite kind of This Is Us episode: Simple and smarter than it looks. Season four hasn’t been hugely…
Feb 19
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After three episodes of buildup, “The Cabin” is a rather lackluster capper for this latest Big Three trilogy. Most…
Feb 18
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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, February 18. All times are Eastern.
Feb 11
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A few seasons ago, Kate and Rebecca could barely make it through a conversation without it devolving into a fight.…
Jan 28
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The problem with This Is Us’ Big Three trilogies is that it’s really hard to find parallel stories that are equally…
Jan 21
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After last week’s terrifying cliffhanger, it’s a relief that “A Hell Of A Week: Part One” isn’t an hour-long home…
Jan 14
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“Light And Shadows” is an exceptionally well-acted hour of TV. That’s something of a given for This Is Us, but…
Jan 14
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As previously announced, singer/actor/Pete Buttigieg supporter Mandy Moore is swerving from her current gig,…
Nov 19
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“So Long, Marianne” is the perfect case study for the ways in which This Is Us’ love of twists too often distracts…
Nov 12
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On paper, “Sorry” is exactly the kind of present day Big Three-focused episode I usually dread. So imagine my…
Nov 5
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“The Dinner And The Date” delivers exactly what I wish last week’s episode had: An hour of This Is Us that zeroes in…
Oct 29 2019
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The best episodes of This Is Us are often the ones that zero in on a specific story or theme, rather than trying to…
Oct 23 2019
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This Is Us has an interesting conundrum on its hands. Back when the show debuted, the present-day Pearsons were a…
Oct 16 2019
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— “You have a weird life.”
Oct 9 2019
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“Unhinged” is an interesting conundrum of an episode. I liked, if not outright loved, nearly every one of its…