Eighteen episodes and 2,730 Kleenex boxes later, we’re no closer to finding out the details of Jack’s untimely death. And by that estimation, the season 1 finale of This Is Us may have left many wanting. But what it did do — and do well — was reaffirm why we care about Jack (and Rebecca) in the first place. Because just as their marriage seemed to be at its weakest, the beating heart of the show was at its strongest.
The episode opens where we last left the Jack and Rebecca story line — with Jack barreling towards his wife’s show with a six-pack of beers as his co-pilot. He arrives safely (relieving any drunk-driving-induced anxieties brought on by the ominous previews for this episode), and we quickly pivot back to the past, to a time before our heartsick heroes even knew one another. Jack, all fresh faced and handsome as hell, has recently returned from Vietnam and is fixing Mrs. Peabody’s broken down Chevelle (an automobile viewers will likely recognize as the one he later sells to help fund his and Rebecca’s first home). It’s just one of the many odd jobs he takes in order to save towards one day opening a mechanic shop with his friend Daryl. The five bucks Mrs. Peabody pays him won’t go far, but as a bonus, she offers to set him up with……………………
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