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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: 1.14 – “I Call Marriage”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 14: I Call Marriage. 

In this episode we chat about Blake’s being scared and feeling inadequate with being a husband at times, why Duke the dink is ruining Kate’s whole story, Randall’s only fault maybe being not being able to let go, why we think Sophie may not be around much longer and much more…

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Outlander and the Emmys: And the Nomination Goes to…Someone Else

Outlander and the Emmys: Fans everywhere have opinions about why this beloved show deserves all the awards. Here’s a realistic look at why we should prepare ourselves for some disappointment. 

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This Is Us Too: 1.13 – “Three Sentences”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 13: Three Sentences. 

In this episode we chat about Mary’s backwards birthday parties, The Princess Bride, lending more texture to Kevin’s first scene ever in the show, why Randall surprised us, Kate having a breakthrough, Duke the dink 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: 1.11 – “The Right Thing To Do”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 11: The Right Thing To Do. 

In this episode we chat why Blake suffered the same problem Kevin had at one point in his life, why The Big Three is Mary’s binkey and why Dr. K is Blake’s binkey, the complexities of Jack and Rebecca’s relationship with their parents, the beauty of showing and not telling, why Randall’s interaction with Jesse was pure gold, and much more…

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This Is Us Too: 1.10 – “Last Christmas”

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake discuss This Is Us Season 1 episode 10: Last Christmas. 

In this episode we chat why Mary had learned forgiveness through a life altering encounter, why Mary can’t tell the difference between Laura Dern, Laura Linney and Helen Hunt, getting a bait and switch with Toby, why Dr. K rocks, and much more

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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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