It seems that This Is Us fans were so eager to cause a ruckus over a faulty slow cooker, they forgot that the gift from the Pearson’s neighbor was described as “old junk,” earlier in the episode.
Dan Fogelman gave the Crock-Pot social media person a break and did about the best job defending the company that he could since this whole mess started.
Had the Pearson’s bought a new slow cooker from the store that caused the house to erupt into flames it’d be a different story, but given the appliance was a hand-me-down and had been sitting in a garage for who knows how long, it’s a wonder it didn’t spark up before then!