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This Is Us Too: 4.01 – “Strangers” | SEASON 4 PREMIERE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 4 premiere – episode 4.01  – “Strangers”.

In this episode, Mary discusses her first major awkward encounter with her inlaws, we break down all the new characters, and Blake graduates a new character into “my boy” status… Strangers.

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This Is Us Too: 3.18 – “Her” | SEASON 3 FINALE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 3 finale – episode 3.18  – “Her”.

In this episode, Mary discusses her realization that her mom knew what she was talking about, being in on Zoe being out, feeling like a mid SERIES finale, and make sure you stay through the absolute end because things get weird and we haven’t laughed this hard in a long time….  

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This Is Us Too: 3.12 – “Songbird Road: Part Two”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 3.12  – “Songbird Road: Part Two”

In this episode, we discuss why it’s ok to throw a pizza, Kevin’s obsessive nature, and why Griffin Dunne is so effing awesome…

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This Is Us Too: 3.09 – “The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning” | FALL FINALE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us fall finale – episode 3.09  – “The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning”

In this episode, we discuss how our son’s gender reveal didn’t go the way we expected, a fundamental failure in character, and how Mary blow’s Blake’s mind with a very special Hot Take…

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This Is Us Too: 3.06 – “Sometimes”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 3.06  – “Sometimes”

In this episode we discuss how Blake once took Mary on a really awkward trip when they first started dating, this being one of our favorite episodes This Is Us has ever done, and the theme of interpretation…

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This Is Us Too: 3.04 – “Vietnam”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 3.04  – “Vietnam”

In this episode we discuss a really big coincidence, telling Nicky’s arc in a matter of one minute, and why This Is Us is always better when it focuses it’s episodes narrative on just one character…

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This Is Us Too: 3.01 – “Nine Bucks” | SEASON 3 PREMIERE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 3 premiere – episode 3.01  – “Nine Bucks”

In this episode we discuss new when a customer of Blake’s knew something was different with him after meeting Mary, Dan Fogleman’s expert use of tension, why Franco Harris didn’t work, and having great balance for this episode…

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This Is Us Too: 2.18 – “The Wedding”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us episode 2.18: The Wedding.

In this episode we chat Blake’s most vivid memory from our wedding, the appropriate amount of fan service, another complete character arc for each person, and who could possible be HER…

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This Is Us Too: 2.15 – “The Car”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us episode 2.15: The Car.

In this episode we chat Mary’s irrational fear of needles, Rebecca’s empty shell, this being a large denoument for another mini trilogy, and lasagna.

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This Is Us Too: 2.10 – “Number Three”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us episode 2.10: Number Three.

In this episode we chat Blake’s first time with All Things Must Pass, finally coming around on the Deja story, and the mature writing of this episode.

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