Where exactly in Washington, D.C., will that take him? Welcome to the final eight episodes ofThis Is Us. Tuesday’s installment of the decade-jumping family drama (which was directed byJustin Hartley, a.k.a. Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore), on a road trip.Ron Batzdorff/NBC Kate tries for a big job at her school!). Rebecca jumped in, too, and soon the highway lanes turned into memory lanes. Senator from Pennsylvania about his soon-to-be vacant seat....

This Is Us EPs Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger preview the Big Three’s fraught “Family Meeting.” Have you recovered from last Tuesday’sbittersweet Miguel episodeofThis Is Us? This is an episode about how they work through those conflicts." Chrissy Metz as Kate and Mandy Moore as Rebecca.Ron Batzdorff/NBC These producers mean “stage” somewhat literally. Other than a handful of times." (Prepare to meet Therapy Cat.) “And you might’t do that all the time....

Executive producers Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker offer insights into that fraught “Family Meeting.” Warning: This story contains plot details from Tuesday’s episode ofThis Is Us, “Family Meeting.” She was in need of it. The Big Three pamper a declining Rebecca in “Family Meeting”.Ron Batzdorff/NBC And they needed to figure out the best way to repay. (Yes, sometimes Super Dad Jack slept in and she was left to go it alone....

If a Pearson ever invites you over for dinner, think twice before accepting. Or at least brace yourself for a hearty helping of tension. Across the country at another dinner table in another Pearson household, emotions were running hot. NBC Better set another place at the dinner table. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:This Is Usis known for its fair share of uncomfortable family dinners. We get two more in this episode. What appealed to you about telling the latest chapter of the Pearsons in this manner?...

Even as Jack’s best friend, he’s always been a fringe character. Then, the episode took us into Miguel’s life, at several stages. Here is his story. They eventually manage to break the ice, and Rebecca warmly asks him what his story is. That’s the beginning of his story regarding Rebecca. But his own story begins when he’s a young boy in Puerto Rico. But then Miguel’s father moves the family to America to Pennsylvania, to find new work there....

Tonight’s episode 11 doesn’t do much to change that, as it features the pastanda secondary character. But with its intimate, heartwarming theme, there’s something special about it. Let’s break down the journey of Jack’s younger brother. Later, Jack talks to Nick about moving out, to get away from their father. Nick likes being home, though, and thinks their father treats their mother better when he’s around. Jack urges Nick to at least date....

How fitting it is, then, that the show returned tonight with its third episode dubbed Changes. Woven around the adult Pearsons dealing with big changes in their lives in the present-day are two parallel plots. More on the second side plot later. First, lets dive into the many threads and how they all intertwine, starting with Kate. However, shes disappointed to learn he just liked the project they were assigned....

Here are the pieces. Yet there’s still plenty show left… Subsequently, Cassidy approaches Kevin, looking fantastic in a black dress with white trim. Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) share a fireside chat.Ron Batzdorff/NBC They banter, then she heads off, and Kevin resumes his restlessness. Randall (Sterling K. Brown) calls out the reason: Kevin’s anxious for Sophie’s arrival. Randall reminds him she’s married. Their ride: the antique convertible Kevin rented for Kate and Phillip....

“But hes a really nice person underneath,” says the actor. “Chipping away at those things is going to be super fun.” Except it was with… the grumpy guy at the music school? Chris Geere and Chrissy Metz on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC Or at least the new man. “They have this thing in England called a pantomime,” Geere tells EW. There’s always a pantomime villain. And every time he walks onto the stage, everyone goes, ‘Booooo!...

In the season 5 finale ofThis Is Us, a Pearson wedding was called off. But in even bigger news, a Pearsonmarriagewas called off. When he finally came clean to her, the couple once again ratcheted up their relationship tension. Caitlin Thompson and Chrissy Metz on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC A hug, a kiss, a problem solved! On to the next one? But apparently, things are about to go from warming up to heating up....

Kevin had his lightbulb momentin the first trilogy episode. What might happen when Kate has hers in the second installment? Will it mean lights out for her marriage to Toby? Chrissy Metz on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC “She’s always taking her mom’s words to heart,” says Metz of Kate. “But I think it hits home and it rings in a different way than it ever has before. What will it mean for the relationship, for her life?...

“I think we finally did.” On Tuesday night, the story of Miguel was told. A thoroughly decent soul who was haunted by regrets. Jon Huertas as Miguel, Mandy Moore as Rebecca.Ron Batzdorff/NBC Someone who found love, lost it, and found it again. Blood pressure on the rise. No time for a stress test. Jon Huertas as Miguel.Ron Batzdorff/NBC Bad fall trying to help her during an episode one night in the snow....

… it’s going to be “very satisfying.” What youdon’tknow, though, is whom Kevin will end up with. Last week’s episode,“The Guitar Man,” a.k.a. Caitlin Thompson, Justin Hartley, and Alexandra Breckenridge on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal (3) But what about that other kind of passion? It may be that his role is more of friendly support as she seeks treatment for her suicidal ideation. (Remember earlier this season when she told him that he was “chasing the wrong blonde?...