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This Is Us - Season 2 Episode 09: Number Two
This season follows a coalition between some groups of people.
18 August 1954, USA
29 October 1962, Denver, Colorado, USA
31 October 1980, New York City, New York, USA
March 09, 2018
It's an emotional installment, but at least the ending of "Number One" gave us an idea of what we'd be in for.March 09, 2018
Sullivan's work here was pitch perfect, capturing all the rage, pain, fear, and fierce protectiveness and distilling it all down to this one interaction with a stranger.March 09, 2018
Even more so than depictions of miscarriages, Rebecca and Kate's conversation truly feels like nothing I've seen on TV before.March 09, 2018
"Number Two" has its own moments that completely gut you, but it ends on a hopeful note. That's not a typo!June 15, 2018
[Kate's perspective] gives the episode a sense of immediacy, and it's honestly such an exquisite thing to see from an editing standpoint.March 12, 2018
But even though "Number Two" turns out to be a far more hopeful episode of television than the Kevin-centric installment that precedes it, I can't help but long for the levity that some of those silly Pearson Thanksgiving traditions would've brought.March 09, 2018
While the decade-spanning exploration is painful, it's also classic This Is Us.March 13, 2018
The Kate-centric "Number Two" ... deepened our understanding of Kate and Rebecca's relationship via flashbacks.March 09, 2018
But we see all of this unfold through the framework of Kevin's narrative last week, further illustrating how Kate's journey often played out through whatever was happening in Kevin and Randall's lives.