This Is Us Season 1

This Is Us Too: 1.08 – “Pilgrim Rick”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 8: Pilgrim Rick. 

In this episode we chat why parents aren’t superheroes, why nobody in their right mind would eat hotdogs cheese and crackers, the current showrunners, why this episode is one of our favorites, why it’s good that Randall finds the note and much more…

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This Is Us Too: 1.07 – “The Best Washing Machine In The Whole World”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 7: The Best Washing Machine In The Whole World. 

In this episode we chat why this episode was this was another notch down from the beginning run of episodes, why Kate’s story is starting to become a tad divisive, also we dive into our very personal troubles with our own siblings and how that almost prevented us from seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening night and much more!

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This Is Us Too: 1.06 – “Career Days”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 6: Career Days. 

In this episode we chat why this episode was a slight downturn from the shows initial episodes, what it’s like to not have grandparents, why Blake is small “c” concerned about the writing, Randall being a fully fleshed out character and also what we like to call “Human Spackle”, why this show allows us to turn off our critical thinking and much more!

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This Is Us Too: 1.05 – “The Game Plan”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 5: The Game Plan. 

In this episode Blake explains why he cannot watch football with anyone except Mary, why we are still crushing on Randall and Beth, why the writers hedged their bets with the reveal about Jack, why Kate may or may not be a tad creepy, why Kevin’s story has really impressed us so far and much more!

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This Is Us Too: 1.04 – “The Pool”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 4: The Pool. 

In this episode Mary tells a personal story she’s never mentioned to anyone in her life before, why we dive deep into the theme of fulfillment, the great use of the song: “Someday Soon,” why Mary is totally Kevin, the surprise emotional anchor of this episode, finally being happy with a strong story with no manipulative reveal and much more!

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This Is Us Too: 1.03 – ‘Kyle”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 3: Kyle. 

In this episode we chat why Blake doesn’t miss the newborn phase, our main character’s struggle with identity, why the bus scene was the epitome of “show me, don’t tell me” and why we think Randall is inevitably going to find out the truth – and the person to tell him will definitely subvert the viewers expectations.

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This Is Us Too: 1.02 – “The Big Three”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 2: The Big Three. 

In this episode we chat why the lighting and direction in this show has proven far more superb than most network television shows, why Miguel is Josh Hartnett, why we think Jack is dead, and why the relationships are all great but the specific relationship that stands out in this episode is that of Randall and Kevin.

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This Is Us Too: 1.01 – “Pilot”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 1: Pilot. 

In this episode we chat how we relate to this episode, why the birth part was intense for Blake, our common love of Toby, why Mary has to LOVE a character and root for them in order to watch a show, why this pilot blew our expectations away, why Mary has dragon breath and much more.

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This Is Us Too: Premiere – Episode 1

Join hosts Mary and Blake as we embark on a brand new podcast dedicated to This Is Us on NBC!

In this episode we discuss who we are, what we have done as podcasters, what you should expect from our show, and a little of everything in between. We hope you enjoy!

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