After last week바카라 게임 웹사이트�s brutal Pearson family reckoning, fans started this episode concerned about how the show would pick up after Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s breakthrough/meltdown—particularly Rebecca, whose typical passive aggressive nature was no match for Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s confrontation. But true to This is Us form, each character has internalized what happened during last week's aching, explosive therapy session. Now, they're just trying to move forward. As for Jack, we learn that he decided to take on a promising yet risky venture in his final days, courtesy of a particularly revealing flashback scene that is as joyful as it is utterly heartbreaking.Let바카라 게임 웹사이트�s unpack everything.The Pearsons attempt to have a nice family trip to the mall. There are very few moments between Kate and Rebecca that lack tension, so when this episode began with the 15-year-old asking her mom to take her to the mall to help her find a dress for the semi-formal, it seemed like things were finally looking up for the two. Even Rebecca did a little victory hop and gushed about it to Jack, who shared in her delight. Then it became a family affair, with Jack needing new suits to charm his boss and dragging an unenthusiastic Kevin off the couch to find him a suit for the formal, and Randall requesting to tag along for his own top-secret agenda. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a rosy way to set up the episode after leaving so much baggage on the floor last week, suggesting that we as the audience also get some time to backpedal to the past and recharge. Beth tries to motivate Randall out of his funk after losing Deja. When we return to the present day in Beth and Randall바카라 게임 웹사이트�s house, Beth is having a particularly tense morning after finding out she just lost a property, which leads her to confront Randall about his lack of employment and encourage him to take today바카라 게임 웹사이트�s job interview seriously. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a gentle push, with Beth using all the constraint she can muster, but it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s enough to establish that her patience has been tried. Apparently, in the wake of Deja moving out of their home, Randall has lacked ambition, choosing only to focus on driving their daughters to and from school as his head stays in the clouds. He바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to make time for this interview, but he plainly states that his heart is not in it. Before the interview, he's made plans to travel to William's old apartment to retrieve a box of belongings left in storage. Maybe this will give him the jolt he needs to move forward, and relieve the mounting tension between him and Beth.Kate is finally excited about becoming Mrs. Toby Damon. Meanwhile, things are getting better for Kate, who is excited about her impending wedding. She gushes about it during her support group session, though she acknowledges it will be a hurdle for her. She바카라 게임 웹사이트�s in such a good mood that she agrees to go wedding dress-shopping with the ever-so-perky and blonde Madison, whose face alone used to infuriate her. With the sweet promise of complimentary champagne and not being forced to try on any of the dresses, it's an offer Kate can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t refuse.Miguel makes himself the awkward third wheel between Rebecca and Kevin. After Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s stint in rehab, he decides to spend some time with his mother, which seems like a healthy way to rebuild their relationship, especially without Randall or Kate around. But when Miguel answers the door with Rebecca, Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s face immediately drops. And honestly, so did my expectations. Right away, the possibility of Rebecca and Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s rehabbed relationship seems jeopardized by a third wheel. Even though Miguel of course lives with Rebecca, and they are married, it would be far more appropriate for him to hang back as the mother and son work out their issues. But no, Miguel is right there and everywhere, even inviting himself to join them for a trip to the grocery store for literally no reason at all. It seems like he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s overly asserting himself, perhaps due to his own feelings of inadequacy from being in Jack바카라 게임 웹사이트�s shadow. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s annoying, and clearly Kevin thinks so too.Kate바카라 게임 웹사이트�s size anxiety triggers devastating emotions. Back to the Pearson family trip to the mall. Kate and Rebecca are looking through racks of dresses when Kate decides to take a few into the fitting room. What바카라 게임 웹사이트�s interesting here, and a testament to Chrissy Metz바카라 게임 웹사이트�s and Hannah Zeile바카라 게임 웹사이트�s portrayals of Kate, is that right away, this feels like a trigger scene. Kate바카라 게임 웹사이트�s size anxiety in the middle of a trendy clothing store, on the eve of a major fashion event at school, with her passive aggressive mother—immediately, we바카라 게임 웹사이트�re filled with the same dread Kate so often feels in these circumstances. The stress comes to a head when Kate confronts a size 7 dress in the fitting room. She eyes it with fury before fleeing the store without telling her mom.For the first time, no one is in the mood for one of Jack바카라 게임 웹사이트�s pep talks.On the other side of the mall, Kevin is hobbling along in search of suits with his dad. They bump into Miguel, who reveals he just found out his ex-wife got engaged during a ski trip with her kids. Needless to say, he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not in the best mood. Right on cue, Jack offers him some positivity, reminding him that no matter what, he will always be his kids바카라 게임 웹사이트� father. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a very Jack thing to say, and usually this attitude is welcomed. But snarky Kevin bites back, telling him that sometimes, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�You바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got to let things suck.바카라 게임 웹사이트� It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s an unsurprisingly sour response from a bitter teen whose football dreams just went up in flames. Though it may seem inappropriate, Miguel agrees with Kevin, forcing the impossibly optimistic Jack to change the subject. He suggests they go to the arcade or the food court, to which Kevin and Miguel respond in unison, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�food court.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Randall discovers William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s 바카라 게임 웹사이트�love.바카라 게임 웹사이트� After Randall picks up the box of William's things from his old apartment, he sifts through it while sitting in his car. He uncovers a poem titled 바카라 게임 웹사이트�My Love,바카라 게임 웹사이트� in which William writes about a woman he admires. Randall immediately develops a new obsession—he must find out who this woman is. He asks William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s old neighbors if they had an idea, thinking one of them might have been William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s 바카라 게임 웹사이트�love.바카라 게임 웹사이트� But it's the super who finally ends Randall바카라 게임 웹사이트�s search, bringing him to William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s old apartment, where she leaves him alone to bask in his late father바카라 게임 웹사이트�s memory. There, Randall notices a mural of Billie Holliday outside the window, an image that precisely matches the one described in William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s poem. He remembers William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s fondness toward the jazz legend and smiles. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a bit anticlimactic, given the amount of energy Randall spent finding this 바카라 게임 웹사이트�mystery woman,바카라 게임 웹사이트� but then again, there is something so very William about it. The late artist바카라 게임 웹사이트�s love of music was a defining characteristic that still connects him and Randall. Miguel tries to protect Rebecca from another one of Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s outbursts. Kevin and Rebecca바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first grocery store outing is complicated. Things are fine between mother and son—Kevin even feels comfortable enough to confess that he lost his father바카라 게임 웹사이트�s necklace—something he's clearly still distraught about—and Rebecca promises him Jack would understand. But Kevin바카라 게임 웹사이트�s annoyance with Miguel reaches its breaking point when the two are alone together in an aisle. Kevin asks Miguel why he invited himself, and Miguel, somewhat surprisingly, has a quick response. Apparently, Rebecca told him what Kevin said during their therapy session, and she was devastated. Miguel tells Kevin he feels the need 바카라 게임 웹사이트�protect바카라 게임 웹사이트� her from Kevin, especially because he is her husband. Kevin responds, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�My dad was her husband.바카라 게임 웹사이트� What Miguel said begs all kinds of questions, like, what exactly did Rebecca say happened on her visit? How did she tell Miguel the details? Is Miguel exaggerating about how she came to him? If not, how come Rebecca hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t approached Kevin about the way his comments made her feel? Isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t that part of the healing process? It seems like a whole lot coming from Miguel, especially since Kevin was already giving him the side eye before the therapy session even went down.Jack deferred a lifelong dream for the sake of his kids. We return to the mall trip. Jack, Kevin, Miguel, and soon even Randall are chatting at the food court. Jack encourages Kevin to find a new passion to replace football. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s when Kevin, ever-so-snarkily, says, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�You just don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t get it, Dad. You never had anything you loved and had to lose.바카라 게임 웹사이트� It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s particularly harsh, regardless of what is revealed next, because it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s such an arrogant, presumptive thing to say to one's father, whose life Kevin clearly never knew. You can tell the comment stung Jack by his facial reaction. Thankfully, Miguel comes to his defense, telling Kevin that Jack did in fact have a passion—the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Big 3 Homes바카라 게임 웹사이트� (We see what you did there, This Is Us). Kevin, finally feeling humbled, asks why Jack didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t pursue it, and he says because his priority was with his kids. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�When you make choices in life, you can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t look back,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he says.Kate develops an unlikely friendship as she reflects on a crippling moment from her past. At the dress shop in the present, things are going remarkably well between Kate and Madison, until Madison abruptly excuses herself and Kate realizes she's vomiting. She approaches her about it when they leave, and a mortified Madison snaps at Kate and leaves her stranded without a ride. It isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t until Kate receives an urgent call from Madison, who fainted in her bathroom, that the two have a real discussion about Madison바카라 게임 웹사이트�s eating disorder. Kate also reveals what really went down in the mall dressing room. As it turns out, young Kate fit into the dress nicely. But at the time, her diet consisted strictly of baby carrots and she was miserable. She tells Madison that even after dropping several sizes, she wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t happy. She felt "empty" and "was more comfortable being fat because I actually liked being mad at myself all the time." But when she tried on the size 5 and it couldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t fit, it made her even more hysterical and forced her to leave the dressing room entirely. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a truly gut-wrenching scene, as we see more of Kate바카라 게임 웹사이트�s layers pulled back to reveal deeply-buried insecurities. Hearing this story from Kate as an adult reinforces that she's someone who's gone through some really dark times, but has come out better on the other side. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s such a comforting scene, given all that Kate has experienced recently (including her relapse in the last episode). It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s also nice to see Kate, however reluctantly, develop a friendship with another woman—something we have never seen in this series thus far.Kevin finally confronts Rebecca and Miguel about their relationship. You must hand it to Kevin: he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s trying. After what Miguel told him in the grocery store, Kevin apologizes to him later that night. He also asks Miguel whether he was in love with his mom when his father was still alive. Miguel quickly denies this, telling Kevin that his parents were one, impenetrable, and he wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have ever thought about it. I see where Kevin is coming from with the question, though. The fact that his stepfather was his late father바카라 게임 웹사이트�s best friend is more than a little awkward. While Miguel has mostly been sidelined throughout the series, so it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nice to see the writers address the elephant in the room. Kevin later asks Rebecca about a moment he saw between her and Miguel, when she quickly lifted her head off Miguel바카라 게임 웹사이트�s shoulder when she saw Kevin come into the room. She admits that she was doing it because she thought her intimacy with Miguel would've upset him. But Kevin says that she doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have to do that. He asks whether she is happy with Miguel. She pauses for a moment, with the weight of Jack바카라 게임 웹사이트�s shadow still resting on her shoulders, and says it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not like it was with Jack, but she is, in fact, happy with Miguel. Kevin also doesn't reveal his conversation with Miguel, which speaks volumes to his progress. But it does make you wonder whether more about Miguel and Rebecca's relationship will be revealed in a later episode. Randall finds a meaningful new venture against all odds. We don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t see much of young Randall in the episode, though we do learn he went to the mall to ask out a girl who works there. But adult Randall managed to come up with a grand plan to buy William바카라 게임 웹사이트�s old building. He wants to prove to Beth—and himself—that he can have a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�perfect바카라 게임 웹사이트� job that matters to him. And, of course, he wants Beth to join him. Jack might have died in his own home, while trying to achieve his dream. Capping off the episode is a compelling flashback that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s also a two-fold punch. With the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Big 3 Homes바카라 게임 웹사이트� now fresh in his mind, Jack is inspired to quit his job and pursue his dream. At first, Rebecca is shocked and voices her concerns, but then she quickly changes her tone when Jack assures her they'll figure it out. Their loving moment is cut short when the camera pans to the ceiling, where we see the smoke detector sans batteries. The Season 2 premiere hinted that Jack died in a fire in his own house. Could it have anything to do with the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Big 3 Homes바카라 게임 웹사이트� project? There's no way Pearsons forgetting to change the batteries in the smoke alarm caused Jack's death—right? So many questions, so few clear answers.