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The latest additions to the Pearsons family’s photo album are bittersweet on several levels.
This Is Us has released a new batch of pictures from the NBC drama’s upcoming final season. They seem to indicate that The Big Three’s upcoming birthday — Kevin, Kate and Randall are turning 41 in the premiere — is maybe not the best! day! ever! (But then again, it so rarely is!) Take a good look at the faces around Randall’s table in that group shot and ask yourself this question: Am I looking at a bunch of people who are jazzed about having cake in a minute or two?
Elsewhere in the assortment, we see Kevin walking around a studio backlot, 1980s-era Jack and Rebecca having moments both serious and silly with the family, Randall and Beth sharing a close moment and Phillip — whom we know will eventually become Kate’s fiancé — gazing at her in a manner that’s at least slightly besotted.
And once the new photos have tenderized your emotions, you realize that this is the last time we’re going to herald visuals from a new This Is Us season, and, well, sniff.
This Is Us will return for its final season on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 9/8c. Until then, scroll through the gallery above to get a hint at what awaits the Pearsons, and go here to check out our gallery gathering all of the show’s flash-forward clues — you hadn’t forgotten about that mystery, had you? — into one handy list.
Love it or hate it, you have to give this show props for turning away from sensationalism and superheroes and my least favorite word, gritty, and trying to deliver something with heart.
That said, I hate Philip. I can get frustrated with both Kate and Toby, but I hate that this guy just keeps popping up in all my shows with no personality except “British.”
Agree strongly with you about Phillip and the actor popping up in shows! However, I find him annoying–both in A Little Million Things and This Is Us. I know the producers of both shows really wanted to work with him–I don’t get it.
He was perfect for his role on Modern Family…
If they end the show with Kate being with Philip, I’m just going to refuse to acknowledge that the season exists. The show will be 5 seasons only for me. Wouldn’t be the first time.
Did you not watch the season 5 finale?? Lol.
You must have not watched the S5 finale…
This is probably one of my most anticipated final seasons ever. From the start, this show has been A++ (minus a few duds in stories and characters here and there). At the very least in moving the core narrative of the Pearsons, it’s delivered. It’s done some very risky and ambitious things in terms of setting up goal post on where a story ends up, then showing us how it gets there. They’re promising this season and it’s execution to be it’s most ambitious. So I’m hoping it sticks it’s landing. Even if doesn’t completely (and I’m also aware they won’t make everyone happy), it’s cemented itself in probably being close to one of my top 10 shows of all time
I completely agree with your comment. It’s one of my all time favourite shows (and highly rated so we’re not alone). I definitely give the producers credit for sticking with their 6 season vision. As you, I’m hoping they get it right.
This has been my favorite drama since it premiered. The quality (for the most part) has been top-notch. I just hope they don’t spend too much time on Randall’s storyline this time and focus on all of the characters.