AustinTink
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I think the whole series is going to heading toward that "this is us" retelling of their lives to Rebecca.
Maybe Rebecca asks her kids to help her commit suicide. Has that been done before on TV?
When Chrissy said something that has not been seen before, I was thinking she was referring to the baby Jack storyline. Something that entered my mind was the possibility of cerebral palsy, since that is something that happens with very premature babies. I can’t think of a show that has addressed that.
Ok, this one is WAY OUT THERE, but hear me out. I keep thinking about the actress who plays Kate saying they are going to have a storyline that has never been done on TV before. So far everything we have seen does not fit that description. NICU has been done before, all the other trials and tribulations of the characters have been done before as well. So, what if, and this is way out on a limb, they will be the first TV show to have a death with dignity storyline. Maybe that's why they are all gathered on this particular day by Rebecca's beside. Maybe there is a living will that states these are her wishes as a result of being diagnosed at some point with something major.
California does have laws protecting physician-assisted end of life. Now that would be something we have never seen before. Mandy Moore did say in an interview that when she read how Rebecca ultimately ends the series she was taken aback and said, "oh, Rebecca" but then resigned herself to the outcome after thinking about it.
I love mysteries, can you tell?
Maybe Rebecca asks her kids to help her commit suicide. Has that been done before on TV?
Yes. Probably more than a few times in the grand scheme of tv. My earliest recollection of that type of storyline was on The Golden Girls (Sophia's friend wanted her to help her commit suicide because of aging/failing health. Though in the end she didn't go through with it. Spoiler alert!). Also I'm sure it must have been a plot line at some point on House, but my memory is foggy on that.
When Chrissy said something that has not been seen before, I was thinking she was referring to the baby Jack storyline. Something that entered my mind was the possibility of cerebral palsy, since that is something that happens with very premature babies. I can’t think of a show that has addressed that.
Speechless, a show on ABC currently, focuses on CP which is often caused by a birth injury/lack of oxygen during the birth process.
Look at the three kids on the game box.
I think Kevin's east coast house might explain the Kate and Toby situation also. It could be relatively new and Kate and Jack flew in earlier than Toby to see Rebecca and Toby stayed behind for work and is now joining the family.
My dd said she rewound to pay extra attention and that Toby was not wearing a ring.I had the same thought to explain the Kate and Toby situation. I’m not sure if Toby’s left hand has been clearly shown. It was holding the bag of sidewalk chalk, but we didn’t get a really good look at it.
My dd said she rewound to pay extra attention and that Toby was not wearing a ring.
I had the same thought to explain the Kate and Toby situation. I’m not sure if Toby’s left hand has been clearly shown. It was holding the bag of sidewalk chalk, but we didn’t get a really good look at it.
Does anyone know why Toby specifically pointed out he had the sidewalk chalk?
Approximately how old does Tess look? That would determine approximately how many years have passed since at lil Jack's birth, she was about 12-13, is that correct?
Maybe Nicky is also living with Kevin and due to his medical training, is making himself useful as Rebecca's caregiver?
Copying this from a poster on another message board. Thought it was helpful in creating a timeline:
"I just read the Entertainment Q&A with Mandy Moore and she refers to her old age makeup as being 83 years old. She was born in 1950, so the future date we were seeing is 2033. The kids were born in 1980, so they are now 53."
So, it appears we are seeing 14 years into the future...
Maybe we don’t know the significance of the sidewalk chalk because we haven’t seen that scene yet. Maybe it’s something that baby Jack and Rebecca did a lot as he was growing up or maybe it’s because of Kevin’s son? I can’t really think of any significance to a scene we’ve already seen.
I took the "not being ready" to mean needing to say goodbye to someone when that episode first aired. I feel that way even more now. I think they are all gathering to say goodbye, either because the doctor has given her days to live or because she is going the assisted suicide route.Another that’s my that makes me wonder about Rebecca’s condition is the way Tess and Randall discussed seeing “her” and not being ready in the initial future scene. It seems that this must be a relatively sudden development or serious worsening of her condition.
I think 14 years (as surmised above) seems about right based on Tess. I see her 26 (to 29). I think Randall and Beth look older than 53.