This Is Us

Previously on This Is Us...

What is so terrible about me right now?

You're just different.

Moving here is the only way that we are gonna stay a family.

Did you, uh, fill Sheila's job yet?

No, but we're looking at applicants.

I'd like to be considered.

-Jack! -Jack!

Jack!

Jack?! Where are you?

Hey! Hey, buddy! Hey, buddy, Grandma's here.

I told you to listen for the click.

Maybe I would have heard the click

if you weren't yelling at me all the time.

I don't know if Toby and I are gonna make it.

Marriage...

Marriage is what brings us together today.

Coming in, coming in, I don't know the rules,

but I gotta get something cleared for the toast.

I just need to know if movie quotes

-or impressions are allowed. That's all. -Yes.

Yes. This is the last time I'm doing this,

so go crazy, brother.

You look beautiful.

Okay, get out. Get out!

-Bye-bye. -The whole thing, it's really great.

-Bye! -Oh, come on.

Geez, kill a guy for trying to deliver

a perfect wedding speech!

Ah, your brother's an idiot.

But he's right. You are beautiful.

Philip is going to lose it.

You are the perfect bride. And this is going to be

the perfect day.

Beth, we both know today will go wrong

in a thousand ways, but it doesn't matter.

Kate Pearson; You are an incredibly zen bride.

Have you been hitting my CBD pen in that dressing room?

No.

Hello?

Hi.

Hi.

Um, hey, listen, I know, I know you're getting married

in a few hours. Um, congratulations.

I just, I just wanted to say...

Kate, you know... what you said to me

the day we signed our divorce papers?

Yeah, I remember.

I want you to know...

that I see it now.

I'm sorry it took me so long.

If only I'd had a crystal ball,

if I could've seen the way that this all ended up.

Yeah. Life would be much simpler

if we could live it backwards, huh?

Well, they're both sleeping in.

-Small miracles. -Yeah.

I imagine Jack is pretty spent.

I am going to take the job here in L.A.

The one that I turned down.

It'll be a huge step back in my career,

but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to save our family.

Okay.

Um... We've got to go to couples therapy.

And I know that you haven't wanted to in the past.

I'll do it. I'll do it.

Whatever it takes.

Whatever it takes.

-Daddy; You're home! -Okay, you ready to help me?

This one? Okay. Can you hand that one to Mama?

-Be careful. Careful. -Here you go, Mama.

Oh, thank you.

-All right. Here we go. -Yes!

There you go.

Yeah, and so Toby was trying really hard

to make San Francisco work for all of us.

I mean, killing himself basically,

coming back and forth every weekend...

And, and Kate was incredible with the kids.

She picked up so much of the slack while I was gone.

I hope this classroom treats you as well as it treated me.

This is for you.

Now, I'm going to start walking you through

your new duties as a supervisor.

-This is your office. -Oh. Right.

Welcome aboard!

Yeah; Thank you.

What's that song, Mama?

That is a song that I'm teaching the kiddos at school.

-Hey. Hey. -Hi!

How-how was your day?

Oh, yeah, it was great. Yours?

It was fine.

I'm sure she'll be here any minute.

Traffic this time of day can be so unpredictable.

Yeah.

We've been coming here for six months.

She knows how long it takes to get here.

Hi; I'm sorry I'm late.

Jack's teacher cornered me at pickup

and then he guilted me into buying the new class bird.

So, anyway, um, I did my best. Sorry.

Sure you did.

What is that supposed to mean?

Toby, it seems like you're having feelings

about Kate being late.

I'm having feelings about Kate being late again.

You know, you could be on time if you wanted to.

You don't have to spend 20 minutes

talking to Jack's teacher every time you pick him up.

I am polite to our children's teacher

because the way that I treat them

impacts the way they treat him.

Something you might know if you ever spent a second longer

at his school than you have to, right?

Okay. Wow. So now I'm not

spending enough time at Jack's school?

Good to know. Another secret test

about our kids that I didn't know I was failing.

I am really so tired of this.

Every day

it's just like a different version of the same fight.

It's like we are trapped

in a hellish version of Groundhog Day.

Dianne; You've met a lot of miserable couples.

Some make it, some don't.

In your professional opinion, which kind are we?

First, she's not a Magic 8 Ball, Toby.

Okay? And maybe if you actually listened when we come here,

we might be in a different spot, right?

-You think that. -Okay, you know what?

Screw it.

You can come late, I can leave early.

Great engagement party, guys.

Have you started talking about wedding venues yet?

-Because I have thoughts. -Yeah.

We're going to Santa Ynez next month.

We're looking at this winery with this beautiful courtyard.

-This awesome fountain... -Yeah.

-Stuffed mushrooms. Elijah. -What?

You put this baby in me, you will get me stuffed mushrooms!

Hello, hello. All right.

Hey! There they are. The couple of the hour.

Uh, this is Leslie.

-Hi! -Congratulations, you guys.

-Thank you. Thank you. -Thank you.

Gosh, you look so familiar. Have we met?

-Oh, I-I don't think so. -No.

Oh.

-Go on, do it. You can do it. -Oh.

It's fun.

-Right. -Of course, yeah.

Of course. You're the-the State Farm girl.

-Yes! -Yes.

So nice to meet you.

She's not making the family photo.

-Don't even... -What are you talking about?

There's some potential there.

-No? -There was potential

with the Verizon girl, the iPhone girl,

with the condom commercial girl...

The condom commercial girl.

Yeah, maybe you're right. Maybe no-no photo.

-Yeah. Right. -Yeah.

Hey, are you okay?

Uh...

I told you she was going to be here with her husband.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. It's fine.

I-I'm glad you two are good friends again anyway.

Yeah.

I'm gonna go say hi.

-Hey! -Hey.

Kate, this spread is next level.

I am burnt out on oysters, which I didn't think was possible.

But, uh, screw it, I'm gonna have another one.

Good.

I gotta go, Jae Won.

No. No more calls. I'm at my sister's engagement party.

Bye. Sorry about that.

Donor contributions for my campaign are up 20%.

He's very excited.

Well, we are excited to have a future senator

at our engagement party.

Oh, come on.

Mom, you look beautiful.

Thank you, sweetheart. You, too.

Oh; I am so, so happy for you.

Thank you.

And for you, too.

Philip.

Thank you.

Yes.

All right, let's bring Kate up to the stage.

Oh, if you'll excuse me.

Excuse you where? W-What's happening?

You'll see.

Oh, boy.

Hi, everyone. Oh; Thank you so much for coming out tonight.

This is really special.

A few years ago,