Whether viewed as an occasional pleasure or regarded as a weekly habit, for six seasons "This Is Us" has been a reliable reminder that it's OK to have feelings.
Maybe you reserve those sentiments for one character, or maybe the entire Pearson clan and their extended circle of love and support had you at the pilot, way back in 2016. To see it once is all it takes to understand why its departure from TV is still quite a big deal. To those ready to bawl their eyes out as the finale's end credits roll, maybe we should call it an ordeal willingly undertaken.
