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The new episode of NBC‘s This Is Us, “Jack Pearson’s Son,” promises to be a turning point for the Pearson family. The new episode debuts on NBC at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 14. Read on for a preview of the special Valentine’s Day episode.
“Jack Pearson’s Son” follows the emotional “I Call Marriage” and is the 15th episode of the first season. In “I Call Marriage,” we saw Jack and Rebecca try their hardest to rekindle their romance to keep their marriage alive. In the present, Kevin tried to restart his relationship with Sophie, his ex-wife, who he hadn’t seen in 12 years before showing up at her doorstep in “Three Sentences.”
Randall also faced increased pressure at work, while dealing with William’s declining health. At the weight-loss camp, Kate was surprised by a visit from Toby and it looked like their relationship was going down the tubes because of Duke.
In “Jack Pearson’s Son,” Randall feels even more pressure at work, while Kevin prepares for the opening of his play. Toby and Kate do some soul-searching. In the past, Jack and Rebecca try to have a happy Valentine’s Day, but things don’t go as planned.
Creator Dan Fogelman told Entertainment Weekly that a lot will be going on in the last four episodes of This Is Us‘ first season. Fogelman told the magazine:
“All this stuff about people crying watching the show caught me so off-guard. I always thought people would like it, but I was not ready for all this conversation about crying. And when you do your job, you have to often be very distant from the material and the emotion of it, so you go, ‘Yeah, that’s going to move people.’ ‘That’s going to upset people.’ ‘That’s going to make people laugh.’ But you’re doing it more analytically, even when you’re watching things for the first time. The next episode is the first time that out of nowhere it made me start sobbing, and I did it in front of people and it was horribly embarrassing. And it’s not on a storyline you’d expect. We’re getting into some really, really good stuff, but it’s nothing traumatic. It just got me. That’s the biggest tease I can give.”
DATE: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
TIME: 9 p.m. ET
CHANNEL: NBC (To find out what your local NBC affiliate is, click here to go to TVGuide.com and change the “Provider” to yours.)
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: “Jack Pearson’s Son” – “As Kevin stresses about the premiere of his play, he receives support from an unexpected source. Randall struggles under the pressure of both his work and ailing father. Rebecca and Jack’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t go as planned. Toby and Kate decide to dig deep and get to know each other’s biggest secrets.”
CAST: (click the name of each actor to find out more about their character)
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
Susan Kelechi Warson as Beth, Randall’s wife
Chris Sullivan as Toby, Kate’s boyfriend
Ron Cephas Jones as William Hill, Randall’s biological father