‘This Is Us’ Creator Dan Fogelman and Star Mandy Moore on Saying Goodbye to Rebecca Ahead of Finale
18.05.2022 - 05:01
/ variety.com
(SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Train,” the May 17 episode of “This Is Us.”)The end is very near. During Tuesday’s penultimate episode of NBC’s “This Is Us,” the Pearson family gathered to see Rebecca (Mandy Moore) one last time on her deathbed. During the hour, as the family each said their goodbyes, Rebecca, in her dreams, saw Randall’s biological father, William (Ron Cephas Jones).
He walked her through the train — hence the episode title — which included those in her life she loved the most as she could hear their goodbye messages. Even Dr. K (Gerald McRaney) was on board, making her a vesper martini.
William guided her to the caboose of the train, which represented the end of her life, where she reunited with Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) in the afterlife. While many viewers may have been surprised to see Rebecca die in the penultimate and not the finale, creator Dan Fogelman says that will be understood once they see the last episode.“To me, the show has been about many things and a lot of people can lock on to different elements of the show. They have favorite characters, they have favorite issues we explore, the dynamics we explore,” he tells Variety.
“When I zoom out, I’ve always thought that the show was a lot about the loss of a parent and eventually losing parents. And so that isn’t just about the moment of loss, it’s about which comes after.”For Fogelman, he felt it was important for next week’s series finale to be about more than loss.“So much attention that was put on ‘How does Jack die?’ early on. How Jack dies and the big episode where, in fact, he does die.
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