And, not only did Jack adopting Randall, but then Randall with Deja, the ripples go out from the center- and, it seems that was the center…………
And, deja having a grandfather she never met who will be the namesake of her child -
Connections —-
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Really thought it was boring. Last week’s episode should have been the finale - it was a doozy.
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I wonder when and where it will be available to binge.
I could start over. 
Think all 6 seasons are available on Hulu.
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Yes! I got my sister hooked on it.
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I just finished it. I thought it was a good finale, but truth be told I’m emotionally drained after the horrific event at Robb Elementary yesterday and I think that took the wind out of this episode for me. It was good, I liked it all. I wonder if I could sit through the series again. Maybe the first 2 seasons. Thanks for sharing the series with me.
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I watched the Train episode a week late. I really liked it. I especially liked the train concept and how beautiful Rebecca looked. I liked how the final episode highlighted that it isn’t the big events in life, but the day by day events that really matter. I thought it was well done. I will miss the show and the characters.
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Here’s where everyone ended up on the series finale of ‘This Is Us’
After six seasons of intertwining plot lines, the beloved tearjerker put a bow on each character’s story. Here’s where they started, and how they wrapped up.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/25/this-is-us-series-finale/
Dan Fogelman answers one of the burning questions on Reddit: 
I believe Kate and Toby, post-divorce, shared custody [of the dog, Audio], and he lived happily ever after — a long, happy life.
I just watched because I was on vacation last week. YES, the NBC stream was so choppy! I’m so mad! It did distract! I went back and replayed the last 10-15 minutes but the inconsistency took away from the flow of the show.
Why did I expect we would see funeral speeches? I swear I read that there would be three speeches.
I love Beth playing “bad case scenario” with Randall. 
And I loved seeing the real story behind Pin The Tail On The Donkey. I always wondered the significance!
It felt like a gentle hug to me. I knew the 2nd to the last episode would really be the end. I would have liked a little more substance to this episode. I really wanted to know more about Jack’s career!!!
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It was mentioned a while ago. Admittedly, with over 4000 posts, it’s easy to miss.
I think, with no proof, that some scenes were cut to make room for some of the scenes filmed years ago. I hope any deleted scenes will be included in the DVD release.
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Also, the scene with Deja and Randall where she tells him they’d like to name the baby William - after a man she never met, but knows because she knows Randall - and life isn’t pointless…all that, for me, would have been so much more effective with the original Deja. To be playing this significant role at the end, I needed the face/voice/person we knew all series long.
Finally, my heart broke a little bit when Rebecca tells Jack as she dies “I’m not ready to leave them yet - there’s still so much I want to do with them”. 
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Yeah, that line got me, too. My mom just loved going on adventures with my sister and me. Places ranging from fancy Houston shopping malls to rural Maine to South Africa. We would have had a lot more fun together. 
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Guess I looked at that line with a different sense of perspective. Kids lose their parents on spectrum of possible timelines. Some when they are very young. Some when they are pretty old themselves. And everywhere in between. To me, if you die as a parent when you can say “nothing left to do” in terms of getting your kids established and off onto their own productive and successful lives, there is nothing to be sad about. At that point, you were in bonus time. Be grateful for the time you had because others were cut short of where they needed (versus wanted) to be.
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Which line are you referring to?
Wow. This is hitting me super hard, especially on this particular date. On this day, my ds is EXACTLY the age I was when I got the news that both of my parents had been killed. About a month shy of being 25 years old. I was established and financially on my own and leading a productive life, but there is plenty for me to be sad about. My parents didn’t see me marry, didn’t see me graduate from law school, didn’t meet their only grandson, didn’t get to watch him grow up. I think of my ds on this day and imagine him getting that phone call as I did. I suppose it is, “bonus time,” from the sense that I know he doesn’t technically need me anymore, but man - I feel as though I have a whole lot more to give him - love, time, support, encouragement, advice (whether he wants it or not).
It’s pretty hard not to feel cheated when you only got about 2.5 years of bonus time while others get 40+ So, yeah, I’m sad about that. It sucks.
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You did miss out, some of my fondest memories of my parents were when they were grandparents. I still remember the moment my mom realized she would never see her grandkids get married and have children (she was almost 75 and in incredible shape, ate clean, exercised daily, stupid cancer). Her 8 grandkids ranged in age from 10 - 20. My dad passed 4 years later but he had Alzheimer’s so not as healthy. I’m so sorry for your tragic loss, having no parents at 53 made me feel like my walls fell down, it was hard.
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Its why I talked about perspective. This weekend I learned about a relative who died with a 12 year old and 18 month old. And I have a number of family/friends over the years who passed with young kids. You can always find people who got more (more time with parents, more money, more luck, etc). To me, focusing on someone who got more misses out on what you got. Different people have different views on that though.
That’s a false dichotomy.
But, whatever. We can agree to disagree.
I’m out.
No reason to compare what type of loss is “worse.” They are all sad, even if in different ways.
Let’s move on please.
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