The following story contains spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of This Is Us, “The Challenger.”
This Is Us returns at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 11, on NBC.
Fans of This Is Us knew it wouldn’t be easy to see the beginning of the end, as the sixth and final season premiered Tuesday night.
Mandy Moore played Rebecca’s silent struggle perfectly, and Rebecca’s stubbornness in refusing to let Miguel or Nicky help her with the word was crushingly real.