Warning: This post contains spoilers from the end of the This Is Us series.
Fans of This Is Us who prepared for a major hand game at the end of the series, however, witnessed a quiet, lovingly designed hour with a quick flash-forward and no revelations of the giant plot. .
“We” was “a simple reflection on family and time,” said series creator Dan Fogelman. Instead of the twists and turns of the series, the last hour split his time between Rebecca’s funeral and a lazy Saturday at Pearson’s house when the big three were kids. “In a way, that’s the hardest part,” the executive producer added. (Read the full summary at the end and see our breakdown of the final flash-forward of the program.)
We know you probably have questions about the final episode of the NBC drama, and in a final screening on Sunday, as well as a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, we asked Fogelman (and some of his actors) for final help. the Pearson family. Spoon.
WHY DID REBECCA DIE IN THE PENULTIMATE CAPITAL, NOT THE END? | “That decision was made very early on,” Fogelman told TVLine at the screening. “The reason was the theme of the show, the same thing that is said at the end of the series: the fact that someone is leaving does not mean that the world does not continue and that it does not continue to live with the family. So it was important to me that the last episode was not all about Rebecca’s death and the sadness that revolves around her death, but focusing on a day that was just a normal part of her life. ‘this family.
WHAT PARTS OF THE FINAL HAVE BEEN SHOT FAST? | The scene of William and Randall outside the girls’ bedroom, as well as the Pearson’s lazy Saturday scenes, were captured long before the sixth season. You don’t have a big, complete backup plan, which is what made it a little scary. That’s literally why I had to watch the first cut of the previous footage with my wife [series star Caitlin Thompson]something I had never done before, because I was too scared to see it alone.
WOULD THE SERIES ALWAYS END IN A PLAN FOR REBECCA AND JACK? | Fogelman told reporters that he always thought the show’s final dialogue would be Jack and Rebecca exchanging “I Love You,” as it is in the episode, albeit with some background noise from the other scenes in the montage. The show is about family and time, and how a family is loved. And I thought that this original love story, sentimentally, was the right language to end. “Milo Ventimiglia told TVLine that co-star Mandy Moore” was very worried that this was the last thing. She said, “I don’t know how I’m going to do that.” I’ll just be shipwrecked ‘, but she wasn’t. She was wonderful, calm, and beautiful. ” I know I will never have a partner like him again, in any sense, and I am very grateful. So I just tried to stay present and be in the moment with him. “
IS RANDALL PRESIDENT? | “Randall’s political journey ahead of him is probably the closest we get in this show to our Sopranos turning black at the end of the episode, and it’s up to you to choose your own adventure in terms of what do you think is wrong with him? ” he told reporters, laughing. “In my mind, I know what’s going on with Randall and his family, but it’s thought to be unanswered … It’s up to the public to decide what they think will happen next with Randall.”
WILL THERE BE A SPINOFF? | “I’m pretty determined for that to be it,” Fogelman said in the call. “Who knows what change of mind my middle-aged crisis entails, but I really think we’ve put those stories to bed now.” – With the report by Diane Gordon