For the first 40 minutes, the episode focuses almost exclusively on three new characters:
crosses paths with Nicky and Kevin at a veterans' support group.
This episode subverted the "Big Three" formula to expand the show’s world. It explored themes of authentically facing mental health challenges and the way strangers eventually become family . It reminded us that every person we pass on the street has a story as complex and "Pearson-level" emotional as our own.
meets Deja at a barbecue, beginning a pivotal romance.
Here is a blog post looking back at why this episode was a game-changer.
The Art of the New: Revisiting the "This Is Us" Season 4 Premiere, "Strangers"
Years later, "Strangers" stands out as the moment This Is Us proved it wasn't just a family drama—it was a sprawling epic about the invisible threads that bind us all.
What did you think of the storyline specifically?
For the first 40 minutes, the episode focuses almost exclusively on three new characters:
crosses paths with Nicky and Kevin at a veterans' support group.
This episode subverted the "Big Three" formula to expand the show’s world. It explored themes of authentically facing mental health challenges and the way strangers eventually become family . It reminded us that every person we pass on the street has a story as complex and "Pearson-level" emotional as our own. "This Is Us" Strangers(2019)
meets Deja at a barbecue, beginning a pivotal romance.
Here is a blog post looking back at why this episode was a game-changer. For the first 40 minutes, the episode focuses
The Art of the New: Revisiting the "This Is Us" Season 4 Premiere, "Strangers"
Years later, "Strangers" stands out as the moment This Is Us proved it wasn't just a family drama—it was a sprawling epic about the invisible threads that bind us all. It reminded us that every person we pass
What did you think of the storyline specifically?