Episode 2 left us on a different cliffhanger, with a scene featuring the kids parents showing up with a new partner, instead of their dad, who has been played by Milo Ventimiglia.
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Ben’s inclusion has that same aura of mystery, as well.
If you’ve been keeping tabs on This is Us at all, the pilot was set up in a way that didn’t share each of the individuals with the same birthdays were actually siblings until the very end.