This Is Us
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Oh, also, Toby sucks.
But lets all be real with ourselves: Kate does not want to move to San Francisco.
She loves her life in Los Angeles.
She loves her job.
Jack is comfortable in their home there.
They have a routine that includes a song to help Jack get to the park.
Neighbor Gregory is … there, I guess.
Good lord, theyre going to do more with Timothy Omundson, right?
Plus, Kates now Rebeccas Number Two, and she doesnt want to be that far from her mom.
In between lots of calls and work stuff when does Toby have time to charge those AirPods?
All of it is overwhelming, from the overplanning to the presumption that they are definitely moving here.
But Kate mostly goes along with it in an effort to show she is trying.
He is no longer the lovable goofball she fell in love with.
Hes much more serious and into his job and status.
Most important, it seems, he wouldnt get caught dead in a Hawaiian shirt.
That might be a pro to most, but not Kate Pearson.
I dont think thats whatFight Clubis about, but we dont have the time.
Like, were really doing Fat Guy in a Little Coat right now?
The fight that ensues after the cocktail party is pretty brutal.
Chrissy Metz and Chris Sullivan havelivedin these characters, you know?
He tells her he was miserable before and all the goofiness was self-defense.
You fell in love with a coping mechanism!
The person she loves doesnt exist.
Of course, suppose that moment doesnt put the nail in the coffin enough for you.
and all she needed for this to happen was to get rid of him.
I mean, maybe?
(Ill be honest, Ive never seenFight Club.)
The problem with this is that what he means is there is no other optionfor him.
The former story is all about little Kate not wanting to get in the pool.
Shes scared and doesnt think she can swim.
Shes got a death grip on Jacks neck.
She needs to believe in herself that she can do this.
But no, why would she ever let go of her dad?
Her brothers take a stab at assure her that shell figure it out, but shes lost.
Kates scared, but the boys go first, and again, they assure her she can do it.
Kate decides to give it a try.
Shes not going to try anymore.
She cant do it, and thats it.
And then in San Francisco, well, we have to talk about the titular hill situation.
She prods a little more until he explains that it would be all uphill.
Kate knows immediately that what he means is that he doesnt think she could physically do the walk.
This makes me want to punch my fist through a wall for reasons twofold.
Those San Fran hills are no joke but at least give her the option!
Let her decide what she can and cant do.
She is more than her body, and yet,This Is Usgoes back there over and over again.
Let Kate live!!
Her family already believes in her.
There must be so many other ways to show Kate believing in herself other than this.
Kate is more than her weight and her body!!
So, it looks like Kate has made her choice when it comes to Tobys ultimatum.
