oops- forgot it was on. Is there a link to a summary of the episode?
Great episode! I was definitely âTeam Kevinâ last night.
Vulture always has a great recap
I donât think there was a âTeam Randallâ last night. Randall was presented as completely out of control, driven by his own demons and unable to hear or to respect anyone else, including Rebecca. He wasnât even making sense. âI could have saved her lifeâ was a ridiculous thing to say if you know anything about Alzheimerâs Disease or clinical trials.
What I thought about last night is that it demonstrated that Randallâs need to try to âsaveâ Rebecca is due to his guilt about not being able to prevent his dadâs death. He is trying to atone for what he didnât say to keep Jack from going back into the house. So while his behavior was frustrating to say the least, I thought they at least provided a point of view that helped to explain it.
Yes, I agree @adlgel that end scene where he pictured himself being able to stop Jack helps explain so much. And when he said he thinks every day how his life would be different if Jack wasnât dead. Definitely frustrating to watch him for most of the episode but that ending really shed some light on his thoughts. It made me feel really sad for him. I thought it was a very good episode.
What exactly is Kevin paying for? At this point in time Rebecca is married and living with Miguel, right? Maybe Iâve got my timelines messed up but didnât Rebecca just get diagnosed? Iâm assuming sheâs on Medicare. Is Kevin paying for their living expenses?
I am definitely on team Kevin in terms of what was best for his mom right then. I felt sorry for Randall, though. He has been the caretaker over the years, whether out of guilt or just because he was the âresponsibleâ one, or the one Rebecca leaned on. He truly believed the clinical trial was something that would give Rebecca the best chance for normalcy and something to give them all hope, but his idea was rejected. Iâve seen this push and pull play out in real life with friends and family ⊠when do you move a loved one out of their hometown or home, and when does the terminal patient stop treatment⊠Siblings can have the best of intentions , but they value different things and have different perspectives. I thought the ending was thought provoking; one brother who thinks of his dad every day and about what might have been and the other brother who never gave it a thought. One lives in the moment and one plans for the future. Just different p
The episode was unusually skewed towards one side (Kevin). I just hope Randall digs in to his therapy. @MaryBarbara58 , good point. From what we can tell she has just had the one testing/doctors appt/diagnosis, didnât seem like something that would need to be paid for by any offspring.
It was helpful to me that last nightâs episode served as a reminder that Kevin was NOT at home when the fire happened. I am no psychologist, but I would think there has to be a big mental and emotional difference from having physically been present (Randall) and having not been there (Kevin). Living through that and witnessing it would have been extremely traumatic. Yes, they both lost their father, but Randall lived through it in a different way.
A little of the statement you canât change the hand you are dealt only how you play it. Focusing on what would have been different had X event never happened (which did happen) isnât productive. If you use it to make the most of the opportunities you have and try to have max impact on things you can control, that I think can be productive. Seems to me that Randall bounces back and forth between the two and spends too much time on the former.
What @adlgel and what @Hoggirl said. I see both sides, Kevin and Randall. I cannot fault Randall for wanting to lead/help/rescue his mother. As Mr. Rogers says, âlook for the helperâ - Randall is the helper. Thatâs why he is in a role as city councilman. He needs to âfix thingsâ.
It seemed to me that Randall and Kevin were not TERRIBLY mad at each other - but evidently weâll see if there is anything more to their âfightâ.
Kirby sure was a good looking guy but I was glad that was just an âin and outâ. 
And I also thought that Kate was going to have Mark over. Iâm not convinced that he didnât. Maybe that will be a scene we will yet see.
My DVR didnât tape the previews - whatâs coming next week??!
I thought the same about her seeing Mark while they were gone and also wonder if weâll see that scene later as an additional layer of him hurting her. I donât believe Kevin when he says he never thought about what if a Jack had lived. Wasnât that an issue behind his drinking? When I first starting watching I didnât like Mandy Moore as older Rebecca. I thought she seemed uncomfortable playing her. But recently I think sheâs really inhabited the role and I donât see the actress any more.
Preview for next episode showed a little of Randallâs question: what would life have been like had Jack not died as a result of the fire.
Just watched last nightâs episode. So much to unpack, but the scene at the Met when Rebecca explained her relationship to staring at the Sargent portrait gutted me. Talking about her feelings about ânext timeâ - so touching ?
I definitely think theyâre going back to Kate home alone and something transpires with Mark.
Definitely team Kevin yesterday. Could identify with this episode as mom has been sick recently and brother and I have disagreed on how to treat/handle the illness! No easy answers.
I thought it was rather sad that Randall thought about what life would be like if his dad had lived, every single day. Talk about living in the past! I get that everyone has a âwhat ifâŠâ moment, but you really need to let go of the past.
I kind of thought that the fight was going to have something to do with their mom.
Where was Miguel?
I thought he would want to be close to Rebecca right after her diagnosis.
Or did Kevin just want to take his mom to the premiere alone?
^^^ haha we keep saying that. Where is Miguel?! He seemed eager to push Kevin and Rebecca out the door in LA! 
We were also talking about when will we see more about how the Miguel-Rebecca relationship develops. I think that little bit in this past episode with Kevinâs acting coach was a hint. This very handsome guy who seemed really quite kind and who shared some interests with her (music, the art scene and even the love of New York that it seemed they stressed Rebecca had from her childhood) was not a temptation to her. She expressed that she felt being a mother and having her memories was âenoughâ for her. I wonder if maybe Miguel fell in her âsafeâ plan because he was sort of an extension of the life she loved so much with Jack and the kids.
I also am thinking back as I type this - do we ever see Rebecca and Miguel very âlovingâ? I mean, of course they love and care for each other - will we ever see their âromanceâ???
I think the NY guy blew it completely when he disparaged the carriage rides that meant so much to her as a child. That was the dagger.