Of course, the crazy high ratings for the first season meant that a ton of people were obviously touched by the stories of the Pearson family, but there’s a difference between knowing the incredible ratings numbers and hearing the stories of those who connected with the characters on a very personal level.
The This Is Us team apparently knows how to pluck at the heartstrings as easily in four minutes as it does in regular hour-long episodes.
That old familiar feeling of slight dehydration came back as the waterworks started yet again.