This Is Us - S6 • E18 - Us
This Is Us
TV-14S6 • E18May 23, 202243m
8.8
The Big Three come to new understandings about life.
missnexus reviewedJuly 15, 2025
I just finished the series finale of This Is Us. Rewatching the first three seasons and finally reaching the end took me through a whirlwind of emotions I wasn’t quite prepared for—but somehow, it was exactly what I needed. This show is masterfully written. The depth. The pacing. The way every single thread connects with what feels like divine timing. Watching it all come together reminded me of my own life—how the joy and pain, the grief and growth, all shape the person I continue to become. I saw pieces of myself in different characters, in different seasons of their lives, and I found so much comfort in that.
The storytelling? Whew. Unmatched. The way they bend time, moving through past, present, and future without ever losing the heart of the narrative—it’s like watching a living, breathing memory unfold. It mirrors how my own mind moves through time: not in order, but in sensation. In smells. In sounds. In sudden waves of nostalgia. They captured what it means to be human with such grace and precision. Every episode held something sacred. A little key to unlock a memory. A deep breath I didn’t know I was holding. A truth that hit when I least expected it.
There’s something about This Is Us that feels like being held. Not in a way that avoids pain, but in a way that invites you to sit in it and still find beauty. The characters didn’t need to be perfect to be powerful—they just had to be honest. And in their honesty, I saw my own stories reflected back at me: the heartbreaks, the triumphs, the questions, the becoming. This show reminded me that our legacy lives in the ordinary moments. In how we speak love. In how we choose to show up. So thankful for this masterpiece.