This Is Us

-Previously onThis Is Us... -How was football?

Coach said we've got another Terry Bradshaw right here.

Minus the hair loss.

Ten...

You really think it's okay for Kev

to be pumping iron?

-Hey, I got this. -I think I just got the part.

I mean, pending a-a good meeting with the director,

: I-I got the part.

I have a strong feeling about you guys.

I'’m never leaving this bed.

You cannot make me.

I think I got...

maybe two hours of sleep?

What? You got two whole hours?

Who are you?

I'’m so tired, I can't even remember the name of the guy

from the fairy tale, the one who sleeps for too long.

Something...

Something Von Something?

Hey, we-we can'’t keep doing this.

Miguel and Shelly said we just got to let Kevin

cry himself to sleep.

I know, I know, I know.

Maybe we just, maybe we just give it one more night?

Babe, we'’ve been saying that for months.

Look, how is Kevin gonna teach himself to sleep

if every time he cries, we're just, we're rushing in there

-to pick him up? -Rip Van Winkle.

Rip Van Winkle, that's the name of the guy from the fairy tale

-I couldn't remember. -Babe?

-What? -Tonight'’s the night.

Tonight we let him cry it out.

Okay?

Okay. Tonight'’s the night.

Hmm.

I got it. I got it.

You stay and take a nap.

Kevin is going to literally explode.

Coach says to bulk up, I have to eat 50 eggs a week.

"Nobody can eat 50 eggs."

Cool Hand Luke?

Only one of the greatest movies of all-- Tough room.

Tough room.

-You okay, Kev? Yeah, I...

woke up early to work out with Dad,

and I was up late memorizing the playbook.

Okay, well, just don'’t push it, bud.

When I have to memorize stuff for a test,

I use rainbow flash cards.

The different colors help your brain retrieve the information.

Ah, that'’s really cool.

-It is? -No, you dork.

It'’s totally lame, like everything else you do.

Kev, don'’t knock it, all right?

That is a straight-A system that Randall'’s got right there.

All right, school time. Let's go, guys.

Finish up. Get your book bags, okay?

-Let's go. Can you grab him...?

Yeah, no, I got it. Kev,

I'm gonna pick you up after football today.

Wait. Lunches, Kev.

Randall, Bug.

Thanks.

-Jack. -Yeah.

Kevin is totally exhausted.

Of course he'’s exhausted. He'’s working hard

at something that he loves.

Babe, it's-it's the best kind of exhausted.

See you in a bit.

-Kevin. Ava.

-Oh, my God, hi. -Hi.

It's so good to finally meet you in person. This is great.

I got to tell you, I'’m beyond thrilled to finally

-get to work with you. -Thank you. Me, too.

You know what? I'm a little nervous to meet Foster.

I-- his last film, right?

I-I thought it was the greatest thing I'd seen all year.

Me, too. I'’m obsessed.

-I'’ve seen it at least ten times. -Right?

I have to ask, are we supposed to call him

Jordan Martin Foster or just Foster?

I have no-- I-I'’ve heard both.

-Yeah. -I don't know what he likes.

We'll just feel it out, I guess.

-We'll find out. Hey, guys.

-Hey. -Thank you for doing all the quarantining

and testing.

-Oh, I'll text you when we're done. Okay, thanks.

-See you later. Thank you.

Ava.

-Hi. -Oh, my God.

I am so glad that you agreed to do this film.

I told the producer, I said, "If Ava says no,

"I'’m not doing it either, 'cause there would literally

be no point."

Oh, my God, ten pages into the script,

I called my agent and I was like, "I have to do this film.

I have to."

So, thank you.

Yeah, I just... I feel the same way.

You know? After your first film,

I thought, you know, any role this guy wants me to play,

I will do it, let alone a character like this.

You know, so complex, right?

-Unpredictable in a movie... -Film.

Uh, it'’s a film.

Anyway,

let'’s dig into the script, shall we?

Uh, I would like to start

with the two-hander scene between you guys,

starting on page eight.

-Are you sure? -I'’m sure.

'Cause once we sign these papers...

Babe, it'’s a birth plan, it's not a deal with the devil.

Okay? Either party can change their mind

-at any time. -Yeah, don'’t remind me.

We are totally at Ellie'’s mercy here,

until the baby is born.

Even after the baby is born, we are at Ellie's mercy.

Until she signs the relinquishment papers,

we are completely at Ellie'’s...

-mercy. -Mercy. I know. I know, Tobe.

Well, Ellie is going to her ob-gyn appointment today

and only one person can go, and she asked me to come,

so, I don't know, that'’s got to be a-a good sign, right?

Yes. Yes.

Why do we call it an ob-gyn?

We don'’t call a cardiologist a C-A-R-D

or a dermatologist a D-E-R-M.

Okay, uh, will Serious Toby

be watching the ultrasound on FaceTime?

Or will Funny Toby miss seeing Baby Chloe for the first time?

Baby Chloe?

So, have we decided to go with that name?

I think we have.

Serious Toby is very excited.

It'’s just hard to tell because he'’s so serious.

Okay.

Mother, can we please go to the salon today?

-My hair is a fright. A fright?

Mom, I told you not to let her watch Little Womenagain.

Okay. Politician'’s dilemma: solid versus striped.

Solid says I stand by my convictions.

Hmm. Striped says I represent my entire community.

It'’s very cute, you want to look nice for your protégé.

Honey, I prefer to think of him as my apprentice.

Thank you.

Hey, Dej.

Big day today.

Of all the people that Malik could have asked to shadow

at work for his school project, who did he choose?

Hint: his name rhymes with Gandall Gearson,

and he'’s your gather...

It'’s a civics assignment,

and you'’re the only city councilman in his COVID pod.

-Who else is he gonna ask? -Your father and your boyfriend

spending the entire day together.

What could go wrong?

You'’re enjoying this way too much.

Something is wrong with you.

Hey, Malik. Hey, Mrs. Pearson.

-Nice suit. -Thank you.

Ooh.

8:06. Thought we said 8:00 sharp.

-Oh. I-I'’m sorry, Mr. Pearson. I'm... -I'’m just messing with you, man.

Striped. It's a good call.

And, look, thank you again for letting me do this.

You know, I'’ve lived in Philly my whole life,

so I am excited to see how the city runs.

Malik, it'’s my pleasure.

It's my pleasure.

Okay, a couple things. -Mm-hmm?

Don'’t talk about us, okay? Don'’t talk about me.

Don'’t talk about you.

Actually, just don'’t talk at all.

And good luck or whatever.

You look good in that suit.

Okay, we are now officially seven minutes behind schedule.

That is seven minutes of problems that don'’t get solved

because you were late, Malik. Let'’s not make it eight.

Hey, yo, yo, yo.

Gandall Gearson gout.

: Kate and Randall are down.

Yeah. Kevin, too, finally.

He fell asleep in my arms and then I managed

to slide him into his crib without waking him up.

-It was a real pro move. -Such a pro move.

-Yeah. -Such a pro move.

Oof.

Yeah, I should make sure that he's in an okay position.

No, babe, babe, babe, come on.

W-We agreed we got to give him a chance to calm himself down.

He'’ll stop.

He'll stop.

How was practice?

Fine.

Hey, hey.

-Oh, hey, Coach. -Hey.

-How you doing? It's good to see you. -Good to see you.