In that flash ahead - from what I remember about it - Beth was at a dance studio or a performance hall or something that looked pretty fancy/flashy - maybe she becomes really successful at this career.
Randall lives with four femalesâwell, I guess Deja didnât join the family until after Williamâs death so three back thenâand I didnât hear him complaining.
I didnât get the idea that Bethâs urban planner job paid anywhere near what Randallâs NYC job had paid, but it has to pay considerably more than a part time dance teacher.
Iâm with Randall. Public service, even if Beth didnât fully buy into it, beats her resurgent interest in ballet. She doesnât want to be a politicianâs wife, but that isnât what I see as her primary role. For a couple more years, what she needs to be is a full time mother (teach a couple of day time classes if you want, but get your daughters to their activities, have dinner with them, be the present parent) and then she can pursue her artistic bent.
Randall didnât complain about living with his women because they are his nuclear family. I donât think it has anything to do with gender, but rather Other people living in the house period. I think Beth agrees that having her FIL and BIL stay with them is a compassionate idea and she agreed, andvfrom whst weâve been shown has handled it well. Doesnât mean she doesnât want to tear her hair out sometimes. I donât like guests, even extended family, visiting more than 3 days, canât imagine them living with me. Iâm not alone in this thinking, even Benjamin Franklin agrees.
^^ Well sure! But did she ever express to Randall that it was overwhelming? Did she say, âman, I need a weekend to myself!â?? Didnât sound like it - until they met in the convenience store. Again, Beth - like Randall often is doing - trying to be the do-gooder, make the right moves. They BOTH have this issue.
No doubt some of our personal judgement is also based on our our personal real live lives.
I guess I lost sympathy for Randall after he left that horrible phone message for Beth. Whoa. If my DH did that, he would be sleeping in the doghouse.
^^^ But you didnât lose sympathy for Beth when she dogged Randall for his anxiety attacks?!
In our 38 years of marriage Iâve certainly said some things I wish I hadnât said. But at the moment it was what I was feeling. If we couldnât move past âwordsâ weâd never be working on year 39!
Did someone post this already? I just came across it.
Why Tim OâBrien Agreed to Write for âThis Is Usâ
The acclaimed author of âThe Things They Carriedâ talked to The Times about writing for Season 3 and how an all-volunteer military force changed the publicâs perception of war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/magazine/tim-obrien-this-is-us-vietnam.html
Tonight is the finale?! I didnât realize that. Saw âBethâ post a 2 minute clip on Twitter - highlights from the finale tonight. 
@abasket I saw that too - the âI canât see the doorâ? Doesnât look good!
I donât like the story line because I love them as a couple, and it just seems like it came from left field. But I think a lot of women can relate to how Beth feels. Not that itâs all on Randall, but life happens. I just hope they work it out because I do love them!
^^^ @NJWrestlingmom yeah, even in that little clip Randall is coming in (it seems) and offering up all he can including his time, taking the girls to activities, being informed on Dejaâs new activity, etc. - but Beth seems out of the loop and unwilling to bend. She seems a little unaware of events with the girls. Mid life crisis for Beth?
Just lovely tonight.
Sad for one of the min characters
That was tough to watch the end.
Loved tonight!
Iâm confused - was the young boy running through the kitchen who said hi to Uncle Randall Toby and Kateâs son as I thought his name was Jack? If yes why was he there and not with Toby and Kate and where was Kate?
I think the young boy (9ish) referred to his dad being Kevin?
Yes I caught that but did anyone else think his name was Jack? It was thinking his name was Jack that made me confused about whether he was Kate and Tobyâs son.
I didnât think his name was Jack. He was Kevinâs son. I thought Toby said he had just talked with Jack and they were on their way. Iâm assuming âtheyâ would be Jack and Kate. I just watched it live though, so canât go back and check.
I heard the same thing psychmomma did. Little boy is Kevinâs son Jack and âsomeoneâ are on their way. At the end did they say Hi Nicky?
This was a really good season ender.
Yes, âDadâ went to get take-out, someone said âtypical Kevinâ.
Did anyone else catch Randall say âHi, Nickâ to the man sitting at Rebeccaâs bedside?
@mominva so glad I wasnât going crazy!