This Is Us

Previously on This Is Us...

Beth, I want to adopt a baby.

I realize I didn't come to New York to be in a hit play.

I came to New York to win back my girl.

- (phone buzzes) - Hello. Hey, Kevin, it's Ron Howard.

I'm prepping a movie right now that I'm gonna direct.

It shoots in Los Angeles.

You would be perfect.

I know what I want to do.

- I want to sing. - Hmm.

- Whoa! What the hell was that? - Sorry.

Don't punish her because I crossed the line.

- Hey, Bec? - What'd you say?

- Hey, hey, come on. Come on. - (groaning)

Jack!

I think you should go stay with Miguel for a while.

Things not said, advice not given,

envelopes unstamped, regrets enveloping me.

Is it easier there? I wonder.

I ponder, I guess... Yes.

I guess, yes.

What's Mom doing back?

Do you think of me as I do of you, my son?

My son.

My... son.

- You're a cutie, aren't you? - (giggling)

Oh, you're the cutest baby in the world.

Yes, you are. Yes, you are.

- Oh, my goodness. - (baby coos)

Randall? - Yes.

We've really got to get our day going, Randall.

- Oh, of course. Sorry. - (baby fussing)

No. All this talk about adoption is giving me baby fever, right?

Okay, that's gonna have to do it for today, buddy.

- Yeah, you're right. Sorry. - (woman laughs)

Happy birthday, Randall.

Thanks, guys. It's gonna be a great year.

The things you'll do, I'll never know.

The pain.

The secrets.

Mom, where's Dad?

- What's wrong? - Nothing's wrong.

Everything's fine. We're gonna sit down

and explain everything to you guys.

Oh, to be given a chance,

a start, the restart,

the fresh start.

The crowd goes wild!

You are gonna crush this audition, babe.

- You're gonna crush it. - Oh, you think?

Oh, man. All right.

- (imitating trumpet fanfare) - (laughing)

That is so sweet.

Happy birthday to you.

Oh...

You ready?

- Make a wish. - Okay.

Aah!

- Ow, ow, ow, no, no. - Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

Will love come for you, as it did for me?

Find you, wreck you,

save you, change you?

Sophie got carried away.

Baby, I love you,

and I wanted to bring you to the perfect place

and I wanted to say the perfect thing.

But I can't say the perfect thing

because you are the perfect thing.

So... what do you say?

Will you marry me?

And cut.

Very nice, very nice, Kevin.

I could feel the tennis ball welling up.

Really? So, when we film Emma's side,

we just... plop her down in there like that?

Well, it's a little more complex than just plopping,

but, uh, yeah.

Huh, I mean, technology, huh? It's crazy.

Yeah, it is, and you know what else is kind of crazy, Kevin?

And if life breaks for you

the way it would not break for me,

if love hunts you, finds you, captures you,

will you hold it tight...

nurture it, protect it?

Let's go. Come on.

I hope you will.

I hope you can.

What the hell is going on?

This father's advice is not required,

it has no call,

so instead I'll share some from another.

- Hi, sweetheart. - Hi, Dad.

It's better to have loved and lost

than to never have loved at all.

Your mom and I want to talk to you.

Uh, your father and I thought

that it was important to be honest with you guys

about what's going on.

Ben... from the band,

was pretty inappropriate,

and your father came to surprise me,

and he got upset,

and I left the tour.

We had a pretty difficult night.

And now we're just taking a moment to...

- catch our breath. - Yeah.

- Catch your breath. - Yes.

What does that mean?

Are you getting a divorce?

- No, no, no. - Of course not.

- We... - No, no, we're just taking

- a couple of days for ourselves. - Yeah.

- I'm gonna go stay at Miguel's house. - Yes.

Okay?

- Well, I'll go with Dad. - Kate, stop.

- But, Dad... - Stop.

- Well, this is... - No, this is insane!

- Bug... - No. Are you...

Go ahead.

Would you give your mom and I a sec, buddy?

"Buddy."

They're gonna be fine.

We'll be fine.

- Bec... - Mm-mm. No, not yet.

I need to stop feeling so...

disappointed.

I need to feel something else first.

But we'll talk soon.

And some freshly squeezed orange juice, and voilà.

Eat up, monsters.

- Daddy? - Yeah, baby?

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

- Hey-yo! - Thank you, girls.

Daddy? - Yeah, baby?

How come Mommy goes to work now,

and you stay home and are the girl?

Annie, who...

It is incredibly old-fashioned

and upsetting that you just said that.

It is perfectly normal for a mommy to go to work

and a daddy to stay at home.

Women can do anything. Look at Hillary Clinton.

Hmm?

She lost.

Yeah, but she almost won.

Just eat your breakfast.

Mmm. Smells good.

They're eating.

Who, Stacey Dash and Omarosa over there?

Yeah, they're chowing down.

- It good? - Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

You ready for this afternoon?

Yep.

It's gonna be the best birthday gift ever.

Mm-hmm.

- I'm gonna go take a shower. - Okay.

- Hey. - Babe, hey.

You're not on a plane.

Why are you not on a plane?

It's-it's my mom.

She had a really bad morning,

and I just, I couldn't leave her.

Of course not. No.

How about now, though? She good? She good now?

She has MS, Kevin. She's never good.

I'm... I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm just...

I'm tired and I'm sad,

and I'm gonna miss your birthday.

- It's fine. - No, it's not.

I wanted to be with you.

I wanted to be in L.A.,

and I wanted to see Kardashians.

Well, I was gonna take you to the

place where they get their smoothies.

Oh, stop. You're killing me.

Did I ruin your birthday?

No, of course not. It's not ruined.

The crew got me this cake.

A cake with my face on it.

Kind of cool.

Well, I should get back to her.

I'm so sorry, Kevin.

Well, listen, the Kardashians aren't going anywhere.

- Promise? - I promise. They're like gremlins.

By next week, there'll be, like, a bazillion more of 'em.

Okay.

I love you.

I love you.

Yeah, I... yeah, I c... I can't.

- Ready. Okay.

If you don't think this looks good,

you have to tell me.

Now, the perfect situation for any man to be in.

Okay, you can look.

Schwing.

- Yeah? - Yeah.