Ken Olin

This Is Us Too: 2.09 – “Number Two”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss the This Is Us Season episode 2.09: Number Two.

In this episode we chat Mary skipping school with her boyfriend, one of the most rare conversations we’ve ever seen on television, and why we can’t get over the breaker scene.

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This Is Us Too: 2.08 – “Number One”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss the This Is Us Season episode 2.08: Number One.

In this episode we chat Blake’s own complicated relationship with his dad, why it’s interesting both Pearson men end up on their knees, and giving us something to finally latch onto for Kevin as a character.

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This Is Us Too: 2.04 – “Still There”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss the This Is Us Season episode 2.04: Still There.

In this episode we chat how Blake’s athletic career was derailed, when people go caveman, the many layers of a mother/daughter relationship and much more…

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This Is Us Too: 2.01 – “A Father’s Advice” | SEASON 2 PREMIERE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss the This Is Us Season 2 premiere – episode 2.01: A Father’s Advice. 

In this episode we chat why Mary once saved Blake just like Rebecca did for Jack, the past not having to repeat itself, worries about Jack becoming just a “hook” and the great symbolism of a burned house.

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This Is Us Too: 1.18 – “Moonshadow” | SEASON 1 FINALE

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss the This Is Us Season 1 finale – episode 18: Moonshadow. 

In this episode we chat why Mary stopped Blake dead in his tracks when they first met, Mandy Moore and Candy, when subversion does and does not work, incredible directing during the fight, and a complete arc for all the characters…

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This Is Us Too: 1.15 – “Jack Pearson’s Son”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 15: Jack Pearsons Son. 

In this episode we chat about having to personally deal with breaking down and having the shakes, deconstructing the myth and legend of Jack Pearson at the same time as propping it up, why this episode has a perfect arc for each character, Mary and her questions about dragons, and much more…

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This Is Us Too: 1.12 – “The Big Day”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 12: The Big Day. 

In this episode we chat about Blake losing his mother, why this was hands down the best episode yet, loving the idea of Love and all it’s stages, why fireman Joe was a gamble that may not have been worth taking, Dr. K stealing the show Mary not knowing what tapestries are, and much more…

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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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