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My wife and I cry in pretty much every episode so It took us about 3 weeks waiting for a moment when we could appreciate/handle this episode. We made it like a minute or so before the waterworks and didn't stop till well after this magnificent episode. Writing, music, acting, pacing, everything works together in a powerful way...this show has reached an emotional depth very few shows can achieve and nailed it in every aspect. This is Us couldn't be a more appropriate named, this series is the human spirit!

Wow. Just... wow. 43 minutes of sheer perfection. One of the most powerful episodes of television I've ever seen, and I've seen my fair share. The acting, the music, the flashbacks, the ending. It's all so, so beautiful, yet so terribly gut-wrenching. I felt numb during the last 5- 10 minutes, overcome with emotion. Tears were streaming down my cheeks when the credits rolled, and my wife couldn't help but laugh. But I didn't care. This episode touched my soul, it's still on my mind nearly 6 hours later. I'll probably lose some sleep over it honestly, but oh well. It was worth it.

"This is Us" is an incredibly good show; touching, beautiful, smart, artistic, well-told, well-acted, well-produced... But this episode! I can't find the correct words for it. It's all-out perfection. Imagine one very powerful emotion (that consists of all your emotions) wrapped up inside you, and suddenly it explodes and all your emotions flow out. That's the closest I can describe this episode.

Story? Amazing. Conversations? Not a single word wasted. Acting? World-class. Cuts between scenes? So correctly adjusted that your emotions will no way of staying inside anymore. Camera angles, lighting, perspective; all as perfect as humanly possible. And finally; music? Read carefully: They freaking wrote masterpiece of a blues song for this episode. This is how incredible this episode is. THEY WROTE A MASTERPIECE SONG FOR A TV SHOW EPISODE!

After seeing this, I don't know if I'll ever be satisfied with TV again.

Wow. There aren't words to describe how touching, moving, and emotional this episode was. This episode affected me so much and I'm still at times crying 48 hours later. This show resonates with people because it deals with the realities of life. This episode was beautiful from beginning to end, and like others have said the last 10 minutes was heartbreaking. And as sad is it was, it was also amazing because I was reminded of how precious life is as cheesy as that might sound. I was reminded that at the end of the day, nothing matters except the people you love in your life. I would be shocked if this specific episode doesn't win numerous awards because it was that great. I've never left a review on IMDb but I am now because I believe people NEED this show. People NEED to see this episode. Never had a scripted television show affect my life until This is Us and I appreciate every single person involved with the production of this show. I do suggest watching this episode on a night where you don't have to go to work the next day! It's that moving :)

If this episode does not get to you, you have no soul. This show is the complete package that everything else on TV, cable, and any other outlet as to look at and and be very, very jealous of. Ron gives an acting lesson on every episode, and on this one, I am truly sad to see him go. I hope they have flashbacks and remembrances of him on future episodes.