The Six Things I Hope ‘This Is Us’ Addresses in the Final Six Episodes

Photo circa 2016 using This Is Us overlay. Why did I do this?

First, always, is Miguel. How did and Rebecca find their way back from Facebook to marriage? What’s up with his kids now? Why haven’t we really had conversations between this Latinx man of color and Randall around their experiences of racial injustice? Miguel was a Latinx man in Pittsburgh in the 70s and 80s. Being from Pittsburgh, I know that was not necessarily a lovely dynamic at all times. It seemed fruitful to explore the intersections of his experience with other men of color on the show, particularly Randall and William. Also, Miguel seems to be rich. Not Kevin rich, but rich. Where did his money come from? Is he retired?

Second is another Miguel theme, his relationship with the grandkids. He is the only grandfather Tess and Annie have (Beth’s father died) and clearly actively involved in the lives of little Jack and Haylie. One can assume the same is true for Nicky and Franny since Madison has zero relationship with her father. I remember a scene in season one where the girls hurled themselves in his arms yelling “Grandpa!” And we recently saw the incredibly moving moments where he walked Kate down the aisle. Again, I want to know why Miguel didn’t have a conversation with Deja about joining the family and how his relationship to her is exactly the same as with Annie and Tess because he’s not biologically connected…