Last week's episode of This Is Us was as good once again. Here are my thoughts!
"Changes" was a very good episode that had a ton of great moments that dealt with the characters' mental and physical health in a way.
Randall as he looks for a new therapist, a couple didn't fit right with him, maybe because they were too hands-on but that was until he found the right one that he could probably play to him. His therapist gives him the assignment to write something down that no one knows about and tell it in his next session; well from the end of the episode, we see him writing down (which we see in a flashback) about a time when Kate's friend wanted to kiss him but back away but when he was done writing it he sits the book down next to another book which could only mean that he's going to be doing what he's been doing on trying to get better by himself.
Kate and Toby got to meet with the parent given her baby up for adoption. The three hit it off so well with pop cultural connections from the Buffy tv series to Ghostbusters and more. We learn that she lost her husband to cancer and that the child she's convinced happened when she had a night out. As things had to cut short, Kate and Toby give her a lift but also catch them arguing about diapers but I don't think the mother would hold that against them. I don't see anything wrong as I think this story will go well.
Meanwhile, Kevin and Madison deal with they don't know one another and their demons like for Madison and her eat disorder. But Kevin talks to her about how he too has demons of working out too much, daddy issues, and is a recovering alcoholic, and soon the two connect and pretty much moved forward on. I think this was probably my favorite storyline in this episode as two people who about to have two babies to connect with each other.
Randall and Beth deal with how Tess had a viral video with her friend telling their teacher to not call them a certain gender or touch their hair. Beth and Randall didn't take it too well and soon Randall lays down the punishment to Tess that didn't go well but what she did wasn't the right way to handle things anything to their knowledge. It wasn't the best storyline in this episode but it had some good moments like Randall talking to Tess before handing her punishment.
And the mystery as the episode began with a grandfather and granddaughter fishing. Who are they and what makes them connect with the story; it just so happens that the man is with Randall's biological mother.
I enjoyed this episode and while it might not live up to the premiere, the episode had so many good moments. For now, I thought that Justin Harley gave a very good performance in this episode. Serling K. Brown gives another awesome performance. The writing was so good once again and that mystery family was such an intriguing story to see who they're connected to. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.
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You can catch This Is Us Tonight at 9/8c on NBC.
