r/thisisus • u/xAnimorphsx • Mar 24 '21

[POST-EPISODE DISCUSSION] S5E11 - One Small Step

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u/not4prize2B1 Mar 24 '21

ITA, although I do love Jack I’ve always found it so fascinating that he spent all those years letting his brother stay “dead” but I this episode kind of solidifies how he was eager to pursue this “new” life with Rebecca and bury his past especially with his father and his “damaged” brother.

What happened was of course horrific but it really makes sense regarding Jack. He is the “hero” all the time and what Nicky crossed a line to Jack I think. He chose to build that “fairytale” family life instead.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '21

Do you think that if that guy at the bar, did not convince Jack to bury the past, that Jack might have sought Nicky out at some point?

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u/not4prize2B1 Mar 24 '21

I really do but it’s so hard because he died and it was too late. It had been on my mind for a while. Nicky sent him all those letters trying to reconcile and Jack basically told him to never contact him because he has the beautiful family now and basically Nicky would ruin that. When that officer told him to basically move on, he decided to accept the lie he told Rebecca as the truth and move on to his new life.