The adoption angle has been hinted as being a big part of this season’s storyline for Randall, so it’s cool that Sterling K. Brown understands his character enough that he’s able to hop in and offer up a storyline that will potentially be relevant to how the drama unfolds this season.
From the footage that has been released for Season 2 of This Is Us so far, Beth has some doubts about the adoption, and her hesitance appears to hurt Randall.
The flashback with Beth seems as though it will tie into Randall’s central storyline in Season 2 where the two look to make a “Big Three” of their own, via adoption.