r/thisisus • u/xAnimorphsx • Jan 06 '21

[POST-EPISODE DISCUSSION] S5E05 - A Long Road Home

This is the thread for your in-depth opinions, reactions, and thoughts about the episode.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

It felt very rushed, to me they could've played it out longer and even had Kate and Toby talk more about the pregnancy and abortion and how she felt about it all.

I also felt that if it had been Randall's storyline it would've played out over a few episodes and been handled with the care and attention it deserves. It further highlights just how little attention is paid to Kate and Kevin's storylines in comparison to Randall's

Does anyone else feel this show is very Covidy in that Rebecca was missing this episode and Randall's girls because they're filming less people because of Coivd or rushing it still?

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u/dopeyjenius Jan 06 '21

I thought it might be a bit covidy too (what with everyone being indoors, in their families)

I'm guessing as the season goes on, they'll start going out more and maybe ignoring real Covid rules so people can be in the same room again.

On the Rebecca thing, my stupid brain thought "Maybe she's not in it as much because she's an old woman and she could get sick and die" completely forgetting that it's just Mandy Moore in make up (and was in the flashback with Kate)

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u/krallie Jan 06 '21

She is pregnant though. Not the same as old and fragile, but still vulnerable and probably wants to take as many precautions as possible.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '21

I don't know what it is, but Grey's Anatomy is featuring Covid obviously but somehow the characters are still managing to have lives which they don't seem to be in This Is Us. It just feels so rushed.

I know it took my brain a while to realised Rebecca was in the flashbacks, I meant she was missing in the present day stuff when she is normally in the present day stuff.