This Is Us 3x18 "Her" Episode Review

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.

I cried. There was a lot of “beauty” occurring throughout the finale, mostly centered around the family asking themselves, “Who are they without Rebecca?” For most of the show, the series centered on the Pearsons and how they navigated life post-Jack. Season three’s ending is setting up for our next hard question involving the Pearson matriarch.

The flashback story centered on Rebecca’s car accident, the present focused on the new status quo, and the flash forward answered “her” with more questions. The amazing resolution between R&B felt earned and appropriate. There was no way the show was going to break them up, and I’m so happy the couple “found the door”. Deja’s “win the lottery” speech is going into my top 5 best moments of season three.

Kate and Rebecca have such a complex mother-daughter relationship, but hearing Kate say how much she appreciated all the things she didn’t like about her was beautiful.

Kevin and Zoe are done. He has decided he wants kids someday. I think I’m content with them being over. They clearly weren’t set-up to last, kind-of like the person you meet BEFORE the person you marry. I don’t know how love works.

Tess and Kevin scene was a tear-jerker. These two are both on self-discovery journeys and checking on each other is too cute. Tess will figure it out, we see in the flash forward, but seeing how it unfolds and the struggles she faces is the most rewarding part. Season four is looking too promising.

Fan theory: Madison and Kevin. Think about it.

The ending scene inter-cutting flash forward Randall and younger Randall was the best thing to come out of the episode. It’s layered on layered with emotional impact. I’m excited for season four.