How incredibly blessed was Rebecca to have two men who dedicated themselves to being the best versions of themselves they could be in order to be with her and make her happy every day they had with her.
That thought entered my mind, as well. I thought how lovely it was that this woman was to have found a love so deep not just once, but twice in her life....and how tragic it was that she lost them both.
This episode made me cry like no other. I work in healthcare. And people don’t realize that the caregivers of disabled people and people with dementia very often die before the people they look after do. I’m so glad that the producers of the show did the research about this
I am a big fan of the show, and this episode touched me like no other. The tenderness with which Miguel treated Rebecca showed marital love fulfilled. I continued to "feel" the show for hours afterwards.
I sobbed uncontrollably. It was a beautiful episode for Miguel. I really think as much as Jack and Rebecca had a love that gave them the Big 3, Miguel was truly the love of her life in a way that was so unique and special and understated.
I cried the hardest I think I've ever cried over the last episode. I was literally almost hyperventilating. He was honoring his vows and took care of her till the end. I woke up my husband for work and hugged on him longer. How beautiful.
I have to admit that Miguel and Rebecca being together hasn’t sat well with me from Day 1 and for years I’ve been waiting for them to show how they got together. This episode made me see things from a different perspective. My daughter and I cried our eyes out at the end 😭
It was the spice that the show has always needed. This brought Miguel's earthiness, revealing that beyond Jack, he really was the thing that kept Rebecca grounded. More than likely everyone's life would have been a lot harder had Miguel & Rebecca not found one another. Because the big 3 continually come back to her throughout the show and they’re only able to do that because Miguel grounds her. It was an honor to watch the story. One of the best episodes ever. I like to think of him and Jack watching everything and everyone from above.
This episode hit me right in my heart! I really like Miguel and have waited 6 years for an episode telling his story, only for it to also be the episode where he dies . I loved seeing how much he cared for Rebecca and at the end of it Kevin - who was so against Rebecca and Miguel at the beginning - go to see Miguel's son and help to reunite them before he died . My heart is broken after the episode, especially as Rebecca lost another husband and the dementia is getting worse and worse. To all the cast, writers and crew: THANK YOU for all the work and heart you put into these characters and show . I will carry these characters with me ❤❤❤
Oh boy it was such a lovely episode....I felt so embarrassed the way I did not appreciate this character as much as I should have. I used the term wanna be character :( Beautiful writing, amazing acting, thank you for making us appreciate smaller things which are so easy to overlook. I am definately #teammiguel
When I saw the title of this episode “Miguel” I was like “uuuggghh.” I wasn’t really excited about this one. This was my favorite episode thus far. It was absolutely beautiful.
EXACTLY the same process of thinking I went through. I was like....I "have" to watch this episode because of my loyalty to the series...my god did I learn my lesson....I am STILL touched and deepened by this episode.....
@@evandelegeane7596 “my god did I learn my lesson” is the perfect response to sum up how I felt! I literally burst into tears during the very last scene of Rebecca and Miguel at the restaurant. Based on Mandy’s and Chrissy’s reactions to the penultimate episode, I am scared. 😂 The This Is Us writers take no prisoners. 😬
@@KAM-rl6tz I LOST it with the family in black and Rebecca In the wheel chair by the infamous tree....that is when it truly hit my heart and I fully understood what happened. I can only imagine what the final episode is going to do to us.
I'm mourning Miguel... So sad! Rebecca is lucky to have been loved fully by two wonderful men. 😭😭😭😭 I feel like Miguel went most of the show being misunderstood and sometimes the villain yet the gem bearing wisdom. His divorce didn't make life easier for him, but he found himself again. Gonna miss this show!
They chose an absolutely perfect closing song with “And so it goes.” There’s a line that played while Miguel and Rebecca were standing at their tree, “And so it goes/And so will you, soon, I suppose.” I couldn’t stop crying from that moment until well after the show ended.
Jack's death crushed me, cause they were just talking and boom. William had me in tears, but Miguel's death i was said,but happy that I seen him for the first time. I saw that he reflected the love his mother showed his aunt. That love is some much more than superficial. These writers are awaome and this show never disappoints.
This is crazy. I loved this episode and I love the show! I’ve been watching it with my parents ever since the first season! I can’t believe it started when I was 8 and now I’m almost 14! It has been a great journey. Love the actors and love the show
Oh my word. I cried so hard on this episode I really don't know how I am going to get thru the final episode. I have always loved the character of Miguel. In fact he could be one of my favorite characters on the show with of course all of the others. LOL Not only the writing but the actors who made these characters so real. I really don't think there will ever be another show on television that will even come close to excellence like this one.
He was implying that he had failed at everything else other than being a good husband to Rebecca and he wasn’t willing to start failing at that by forgoing bring her caregiver.
@@GraemeONeil I get that, but he didn't fail at everything else? He was an excellent sales person, a good friend, He retired from his job. He was a hard worker that moved up, and even if he didn't think so he was a good son. He was an immigrant (though Puerto Ricans are Americans they are not treated as such especially when English isn't the first language). He lived the American dream. I know they missed jack but they never treated him like a step dad (other than Kate having him walk her down the isle that was really nice.)
@@Hufflebear I think our American culture breeds insecurity & self-doubt by unrealistic & self-destructive values. Add to this Miguel’s struggle to please his father & adapt to an often hostile different culture and he can’t help but feel like a failure (though we don’t judge him harshly like he does himself).
@@GratefulZen I agree which is why I wish one of the kids would have objected. But then I have a soft spot for Miguel. He reminds me so much of my dad same skin colored same hair, dad had to straighten his hair to get a job (he was told his hair was messy and unkempt). I'm glad Kevin went to his son.
I always wondered if Rebecca was with Miguel as a way of hanging onto Jack, but I LOVE that we got to see that they really did love each other. It WAS a beautiful episode that made my heart full and broke it at the same time. Well done
As a caregiver for my mother who has Alzheimers, I can relate to this episode. The selfish dedication that Miguel had for his wife is rarely highlighted in Hollywood. Many times a caregiver will neglect themselves to provide care for their love one. Beautiful episode!
This is so true! I am a nurse who works with Alzhiemers patients and when I first started I was amazed at the devotion I saw from loved ones. Now it's what I expect and I am rarely disappointed. True love at its finest!
This was oe of my favorite episodes of the show. As a step father I related to Miguel. He was such a wonderful second love to Rebecca and I never felt like he betrayed Jack. I feel that he and Rebecca honored Jack by waiting as long as they did and he always did what ever was needed.
Miguel was always in the "back seat" of this emotional ride with the Pearsons and now we learn of his childhood and his getting together with Rebecca and how life unfolded for everyone. I cried harder for Miguel dying then I did when Jack died. I cant explain it...but it gut punched me . I'm going to fall apart when this all ends but I can always watch the series again on Hulu and relive the life with the Pearsons.....❤❤❤
Same. I cried when Jack died but moreso because Mandy Moore was so amazing in that moment. The grief she portrayed....but Miguel. I had a hard time sleeping that night. I felt so heartbroken and I think it was because this man had spent his whole life trying to fit in. And he loved Rebecca with his whole heart and he was always overshadowed by Jack.
What a sucker punch to the heart. This episode touched me in a way no other had, and I’ve been emotionally impacted by more than a few. I am so glad Miguel finally got recognition for being the unheralded wind beneath Rebecca’s wings for 30 years. We should all be the recipients of such a genuine, steadfast love.
I only just discovered this on Disney plus here in Australia this week and I have absolutely loved the series so much so far!! I loved the opening and had no idea what to expect and loved how there were so many unexpected twists and turns from the get go that connected the character's, I love how they all get their lead role along the way. I can't stop watching!! And Miguel, you can see he is the sweet, quiet, caring character, he stayed behind with the girls to watch Kevin in the Manny while everyone split even though he has a difficult relationship with him he does nothing but try . I honestly can't believe this is 6 years old and I've only just discovered it now! I am so greatful to have discovered it and to see this update. It feels like little trinkets of life and life lessons all blended into one show. It's perfectly unravelling and beautiful to see such a bond with the cast members even my 18 year old son has sat and watched snippets and not poked fun at it like my other favourite shows and that says something!! I'm so much more attached to Chrissy Metz, I have a song of hers in my favourites list that I adore of a duet with Matt Bloyd. She's an amazing voice and performer as they all are. 👏
“Love is giving your heart without expectation” was my favorite line from the episode. Then, seeing Miguel do just that for the good of his beloved every day was what really got me. This episode was BEAUTIFUL all the way through.
This like soooo many other TIU episodes was both heart wrenchingly haunting and beyond beautiful. Showcasing Miguel was brilliant!! It filled in so much of not just his backstory but also why he stuck it out when the Big 3 clearly wanted him gone. I'm just so sorry to see this extraordinary ensemble of talent leave the small screen. I will miss them like the family they've become. Bless you all from TIU cast, crew, writers, producers, director's, show runner's, camera crew & every last intern for enriching mine & so very many other lives who shared this incredible journey.
I definitely wasn't ready. I knew what was going to happen but I knew I wasn't ready. Definitely one of the hardest times I've cried from this show. Was absolutely bawling 😭
Same here. My hubby was like, "Are you serious? It's a character?" I'm like, " I know that. But art often imitates life." The writing, acting and directing for this were phenomenal.
@@angelaperry4603 absolutely!! ❤ and despite is being a character or not, I am ALWAYS crying at EVERYTHING in tv shows and movies 🤣 so if it's something as big as a main character dying, yes I will be bawling. And they jam packed all that sadness into like 3 minutes 😭 the other episodes that I can remember off the top of my head that I cried the most at are this one, Jack's death of course, Vietnam episode/episode where the big 3 met Uncle Nicky, and the episode about Randall's birth mom 😭😭😭😭
ME TOO,. Oh my god.....I didn't expect the ending....yet in all the "previews" we have had thru the years of the family gathered at the new mountain house during Rebecca's "last" hours.....did we see Miguel? I honestly cannot remember.....obviously we didn't...but did we even notice??? This show is just ART at its finest...
@@evandelegeane7596 I personally did notice, so I had a feeling he would pass before Rebecca did 💔 so I kind of knew it was coming but I still wasn't ready!!! 😭 I swear I'm still heartbroken. TV show or not, it relates to real life and this show definitely is pure art!! ❤
@@mondler107 Did you!!?? Now that is what I call paying attention to detail!! I just figured he must not have been in those "flash forward" scenes after this episode...but to take note of that is amazing on your part... Wasn't that just the most tender, gentle and heart touching episodes ever? I think this show is one of the BEST shows In tv history.
It was the song for me. When I heard Billy Joel, at first, I knew the ending was going to be memorable. And the piano when Rebecca is staring at the tree. Then, later on, Rebecca and Miguel back in the bar, where Miguel says, "Ask me again later," even though we know that we just witnessed his whole timeline and that no one can ask him later. All of these moments alongside a beautiful piano just makes me sob!
And that song is a tie in to their connection during that trivia game double date night when they realized how close they'd become. Billy Joel was the perfect fit to a wonderful 2nd love story for Rebecca!
I'm actually ready for it to be over because I'm thisclose to needing therapy from just watching. Lol. It's sooooo good and hits sooooo close to home. I watched my grandfather be my grandmother's "Miguel" until her dying breath. He followed 5 months after. So I've been a wreck ever since the diagnosis episodes.
I still can’t stop crying we watched it last night and we have loved the show from the beginning. But as we both turn 65 this year we saw how fast time has gone for ourselves and this just hit home in so many ways. As we to have a daughter not close to us and I was an immigrant to Canada came here for a better life. Also, nurse a mother that had Alzheimer’s as well. So much in common. Anyway I will be weeping this episode for a very long time he was the only one to take Jack’s place the only one to feel the pains of the family and Miguel we just love his character. Just going to miss you all in our lives every Tuesday night the world needs good shows not violent but heartfelt, loving , realistic shows . This Is Us will be missed by millions of us everywhere. I wish we could have you for just a little longer. Just like Miguel’s story life moves on to fast. Thank you to all of you for touching our hearts so deeply. May God’s blessing surround you all to keep shining on. Wishing you all the best life has to offer .
Literally cried for 20 minutes over this episode. My goodness, Miguel was such an amazing human and deserved to be treated much better over the years. He and this show will be so missed.
It hit me like a ton of bricks and I hope others had the same reaction to his important job interview as Mike Rivers. I was so proud of the character for correcting the interviewer... My name is Miquel Rivera.... But Miquel Rivera never got called for an interview.... So heartbreaking that this is a reality for way too many people.
It was truly the most incredible episode. It left me thinking of my parents both gone, my dear sister who passed last August, my darling husband gone 14 years, and so many other things. It was so amazing. In the end, Kevin really stepped up. I was ond of those not ready for Miguel to be gone. Never leave anything unresolved.
I agree that it was a top 5 episode. I thought I wasn't that interested in Miguel's back story but, just a few minutes in, I was INVESTED!! Rebecca outlived 2 great loves and it was a real gut punch to see him go. I cried more this episode than any other this season😭😭😭
His loss certainly hurt - and Billy Joel's And So It Goes certainly brought it to light. Miguel was so supportive of Jack, Rebecca, and the whole clan - despite receiving some harsh pushback from Kevin. I love the episode with Beth and Toby when the three were at a bar, talking about some of the Pearson's "no-fly zones." Want to see how good he is as an actor - check him out on the TV show "Castle." Good grief, the staff at This Is Us mined a lot of gold (could Toby be played by anyone else other than Chris Sullivan? and Griffen Dunne playing Uncle Nicky?). Jon Huertas was Miguel in all his complexities. He certainly made it so. Love them all!!!!
Thank You to the cast of 'This Is Us!!!' The best show of our lifetime!!! Nothing can compare!! Sad that this will end!! Thank You for the lessons , and the memories!!!
What a touching episode. I am a huge fan of this show, and I must say no other show has impacted me the way "This Is Us" has. This show truly deserves all of it's accolades.
I WAS HAPPY THEY PUT A FULL FOCUS ON THE MIGUEL CHARACTER..THIS EPISODE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL ...TOUCHING AND POIGNANT......IT SHOWS WHAT TRUE LOVE IS.........YOU COULD FEEL REBECCAS BEING FRANTIC WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE ROOM.......HE WAS HER ROCK...AND WHEN. SHE WAKES UP ON THE ONE MORNING AND HE WASNT IN THE CHAIR ...I COMPLETELY LOST IT.............TRUE LOVE ....SO RARE.....AND WE MUST BE REMINDED OF HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
My fav episode or theme was Kevin finding Uncle Nicky and the development of that. When Miguel left Rebecca on that porch was sad and good. The reunion of Sophie and Kevin made me cry happy tears for days
That episode took me in every possible direction emotionally. I just wept at the dedication and the tenderness that man had for Rebecca. Bravo..you took the wind out of me in the best way possible. Emotional!!
The episode was wonderful, and like all the episodes, so artfully made. Like so many of the others, I was so moved by this characters devotion, deep love, and faithfulness. It was worth an episode devoted to filling in all the empty spaces we didn't know about him. But since there is so little time left, I wish that there was more time left to seeing what happens to the Big 3 in their futures-even if only a hint, and a hint about young Jack, and Randal's daughters. Maybe there will be. But a whole episode for Miquel was a lot of time. Maybe I'm just not ready for the show to be over. I want to know about Sophie, Maddie, Phil--It has been such a wonderful show!!
I’ve literally sobbed all the way through every episode ❤️ It’s the most amazing and beautiful programme I’ve ever watched. I’m eager for the remaining episodes but I also so don’t want it to end xxx
I think even though Miguel was mostly on the sidelines he did have awesome moments. When Jack was going to get fired Miguel saved Jack's job. Miguel gave little bits of smart wise advice throughout the season's. I loved Miguel's loyalty to the Pearson family.
Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" was a amazing song choice for the end of the episode. It gets you right in your heart. I replayed the end & then went to CZcams & watched the live video 2 more times. Beautifully heartbreaking song that fit perfectly into this beautifully heartbreaking episode.
Throughout the series, I had the sense that Miguel was little more than a placeholder for Jack, but this episode proved that real love had blossomed between Rebecca and Miguel and that Jack would have been pleased to know that. For as much as Rebecca loved Miguel, her love for Jack never diminished. Very fitting.
I LOVED this episode! I’m SO GLAD we were FINALLY shown Miguel’s story. So sorry that he is also lost to the family. I cried like I lost an actual family member in my personal life. I’m going to be so sorry to see this show go off the air.🥹😭💔
I wasn’t expecting that. It truly touched my heart so deeply. When I was retelling the story to my daughter, I cried so much. Great way to honor the character of Miguel. All throughout the series, he was just in the background. I’m glad they brought him to life in such a beautiful way.
I don't get why people were so mad at Miguel for marrying Rebecca in their later years and breaking "bro" code. Jack was long gone by then and they were just friends for so long before actually getting together. I think Jack would have approved of both Rebecca and Miguel being together since they both needed that after his death and Miguel after his divorce. Not once did Miguel sully Jack's memory or try to replace him in any way with Rebecca or the Big Three, he really just tried to be there for them and support them. I really felt for Miguel and his feeling of never fitting in, as a child of immigrant parents I could relate to this feeling, but I also felt that it applied to how he may have felt within the Pearson clan. I was also sad to hear in the episode that he didn't stay in contact with his kids for 5 years, I thought they had tried to repair their relationship.
I actually remember an episode where Jack asked Miguel to look after Rebecca. I can't remember which episode it was, or what the specific context was, but it was clear that Jack would have approved the idea of Miguel marrying her someday.
He also knew Jack and Rebecca far longer than the kids did as their parents. He could of shared a lot of great stories if they gave him a chance to hear his story sooner
Obviously this is fiction but I guess you just gotta put yourself in the big three's shoes. It was a traumatic death that no one had therapy for. They talk about Jack all the time but didn't properly process it. Not saying it's right but it's probably a natural response. Remember, Rebecca was frowned upon for dating anyone! Almost like they expected her to be single forever. You can see at the end, Kevin especially has come a loooooong way
Cried like a baby! I love Miguel. I was hoping though that we would’ve gotten to see Shelly’s reaction to Miguel & Rebecca. Definitely a good episode. Definitely top 5!!
As I was watching I realized They cud have given us more of Miguel perhaps and his dynamic with his kids too cud have been good to see some interactions with the Pearson group
I always loved Miguel and felt he struggled with being second best to Jack. I’ve been watching the show since the beginning and I didn’t know Miguel was going to die before Rebecca. I must have missed something! I’m glad this episode played tribute to Miguel and finally showed how he and Rebecca got together. This is one of the top best episodes. 🥰
Oh my.... what a perfect song for this episode.... Miguel ❤ what a beautifully written and acted episode. I was always 'wondering' how Miguel and Rebecca came together, perfect! I am now also grieving the loss of Miguel.... and so it goes ❤
This episode was probably the best to date. At least it touched me the most. Could not understand why I teared up at the end. Sad for the loss of Miguel. But also sad because we were robbed of the chance of getting to know the character better. Jon Huertas is an amazing actor who was finally given his opportunity to shine. Long overdue. I wish him well in the years ahead and hope there are future roles for him that will showcase his talents.
They really should have given Miguel more time just like they had with William. They treated him like a step-afterthought, which is actually how some blended family dynamics fall out after the parents pass. I know mine has (even with a 31 year blend). I loved the episode but Miguel had so much more they could have developed like understanding how his 1st marriage fell apart. He was so easygoing, so it would have been another good episode to understand him/his ex/his estrangement from his kids. He was there from the start and deserved more screen time. The payoff in emotional reactions is greater with investment in the character development. He wasn't a failure. He was deeply loving.[
I'll be honest. I really could have gone without an entire episode dedicated to Miguel. BUT the end did definitely catch me in my feelings. More than I thought it could!
I was not looking forward to this episode but oh My WORD! I was ugly crying by the end. It was such an AMAZING episode. Sad to see this series end but it feels right.
This is THE BEST tv series I have ever watched! I love it so much, and will so miss it when the last episode is shown. No, I won't.....my wife and I are going to watch it all over again from the beginning. Great series, great music and we have sat and watched and cried so many times. Love it, love it, love it!
How incredibly blessed was Rebecca to have two men who dedicated themselves to being the best versions of themselves they could be in order to be with her and make her happy every day they had with her.
well said !
That thought entered my mind, as well. I thought how lovely it was that this woman was to have found a love so deep not just once, but twice in her life....and how tragic it was that she lost them both.
That’s why it’s TV and not real life!! 😆 hate to be a Debbie but that’s so hard to come across
How incredibly was that two men was blessed to be married with Rebecca Pearson
@@lincolndemelo3719 - Aw. ☺️
This episode made me cry like no other. I work in healthcare. And people don’t realize that the caregivers of disabled people and people with dementia very often die before the people they look after do. I’m so glad that the producers of the show did the research about this
I am a big fan of the show, and this episode touched me like no other. The tenderness with which Miguel treated Rebecca showed marital love fulfilled. I continued to "feel" the show for hours afterwards.
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I woke up at 4am and watched it again
I felt the same. It was a great episode (as always), but I just never thought he’d pass away before Rebecca.
ME TOO......I cried my eyes out ...I am still touched days later..
Me too
I sobbed uncontrollably. It was a beautiful episode for Miguel. I really think as much as Jack and Rebecca had a love that gave them the Big 3, Miguel was truly the love of her life in a way that was so unique and special and understated.
I cried the hardest I think I've ever cried over the last episode. I was literally almost hyperventilating. He was honoring his vows and took care of her till the end. I woke up my husband for work and hugged on him longer. How beautiful.
Glad to know I wasn’t the only one, I have a headache now, 😩😩
I have to admit that Miguel and Rebecca being together hasn’t sat well with me from Day 1 and for years I’ve been waiting for them to show how they got together. This episode made me see things from a different perspective. My daughter and I cried our eyes out at the end 😭
It was the spice that the show has always needed. This brought Miguel's earthiness, revealing that beyond Jack, he really was the thing that kept Rebecca grounded. More than likely everyone's life would have been a lot harder had Miguel & Rebecca not found one another. Because the big 3 continually come back to her throughout the show and they’re only able to do that because Miguel grounds her. It was an honor to watch the story. One of the best episodes ever. I like to think of him and Jack watching everything and everyone from above.
He deserves to be nominated for this episode alone !!!!
I agree with Sterling... this is a top 5 episode of the series. I said it last night after I finished the episode.
Yes it was one of the best
This episode hit me right in my heart! I really like Miguel and have waited 6 years for an episode telling his story, only for it to also be the episode where he dies . I loved seeing how much he cared for Rebecca and at the end of it Kevin - who was so against Rebecca and Miguel at the beginning - go to see Miguel's son and help to reunite them before he died . My heart is broken after the episode, especially as Rebecca lost another husband and the dementia is getting worse and worse. To all the cast, writers and crew: THANK YOU for all the work and heart you put into these characters and show . I will carry these characters with me ❤❤❤
Another wonderful episode that had me in tears. What a beautiful representation of love, commitment & the importance of connection!
Oh boy it was such a lovely episode....I felt so embarrassed the way I did not appreciate this character as much as I should have. I used the term wanna be character :(
Beautiful writing, amazing acting, thank you for making us appreciate smaller things which are so easy to overlook.
I am definately #teammiguel
When I saw the title of this episode “Miguel” I was like “uuuggghh.” I wasn’t really excited about this one. This was my favorite episode thus far. It was absolutely beautiful.
My sister and I had the same reaction. I broke down at the end. The writers are NO joke!!
EXACTLY the same process of thinking I went through. I was like....I "have" to watch this episode because of my loyalty to the series...my god did I learn my lesson....I am STILL touched and deepened by this episode.....
@@evandelegeane7596 “my god did I learn my lesson” is the perfect response to sum up how I felt! I literally burst into tears during the very last scene of Rebecca and Miguel at the restaurant. Based on Mandy’s and Chrissy’s reactions to the penultimate episode, I am scared. 😂 The This Is Us writers take no prisoners. 😬
@@evandelegeane7596 yes!! I actually watched it again, I just can’t get over this one. It’s going to stick with me for a while
@@KAM-rl6tz I LOST it with the family in black and Rebecca In the wheel chair by the infamous tree....that is when it truly hit my heart and I fully understood what happened. I can only imagine what the final episode is going to do to us.
I'm mourning Miguel... So sad! Rebecca is lucky to have been loved fully by two wonderful men. 😭😭😭😭
I feel like Miguel went most of the show being misunderstood and sometimes the villain yet the gem bearing wisdom. His divorce didn't make life easier for him, but he found himself again. Gonna miss this show!
They chose an absolutely perfect closing song with “And so it goes.” There’s a line that played while Miguel and Rebecca were standing at their tree, “And so it goes/And so will you, soon, I suppose.” I couldn’t stop crying from that moment until well after the show ended.
Jack's death crushed me, cause they were just talking and boom. William had me in tears, but Miguel's death i was said,but happy that I seen him for the first time. I saw that he reflected the love his mother showed his aunt. That love is some much more than superficial. These writers are awaome and this show never disappoints.
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This is crazy. I loved this episode and I love the show! I’ve been watching it with my parents ever since the first season! I can’t believe it started when I was 8 and now I’m almost 14! It has been a great journey. Love the actors and love the show
Oh my word. I cried so hard on this episode I really don't know how I am going to get thru the final episode. I have always loved the character of Miguel. In fact he could be one of my favorite characters on the show with of course all of the others. LOL Not only the writing but the actors who made these characters so real. I really don't think there will ever be another show on television that will even come close to excellence like this one.
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100% on every word you said.
Miguel has been one of my favorites from day 1! This episode did him justice!! ❤️💔❤️💔❤️
The moment when Randall told Miguel they were not doing it to him but for him. Great episode. I will miss this show.
I was so excited when I saw Miguel was getting a full episode. Well deserved and one of the best episodes yet! #teammiguel
#teammiguel all the way!!!
When he said he failed at everything else I wish they had fought that, bc he was an amazing husband.
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He was implying that he had failed at everything else other than being a good husband to Rebecca and he wasn’t willing to start failing at that by forgoing bring her caregiver.
@@GraemeONeil I get that, but he didn't fail at everything else? He was an excellent sales person, a good friend, He retired from his job. He was a hard worker that moved up, and even if he didn't think so he was a good son. He was an immigrant (though Puerto Ricans are Americans they are not treated as such especially when English isn't the first language). He lived the American dream. I know they missed jack but they never treated him like a step dad (other than Kate having him walk her down the isle that was really nice.)
@@Hufflebear I think our American culture breeds insecurity & self-doubt by unrealistic & self-destructive values. Add to this Miguel’s struggle to please his father & adapt to an often hostile different culture and he can’t help but feel like a failure (though we don’t judge him harshly like he does himself).
@@GratefulZen I agree which is why I wish one of the kids would have objected. But then I have a soft spot for Miguel. He reminds me so much of my dad same skin colored same hair, dad had to straighten his hair to get a job (he was told his hair was messy and unkempt). I'm glad Kevin went to his son.
I always wondered if Rebecca was with Miguel as a way of hanging onto Jack, but I LOVE that we got to see that they really did love each other. It WAS a beautiful episode that made my heart full and broke it at the same time. Well done
Jack would be thrilled. His two favourite people loving each other and taking care of each other.
As a caregiver for my mother who has Alzheimers, I can relate to this episode. The selfish dedication that Miguel had for his wife is rarely highlighted in Hollywood. Many times a caregiver will neglect themselves to provide care for their love one. Beautiful episode!
Correction: "Selfless dedication"
This is so true! I am a nurse who works with Alzhiemers patients and when I first started I was amazed at the devotion I saw from loved ones. Now it's what I expect and I am rarely disappointed. True love at its finest!
This was oe of my favorite episodes of the show. As a step father I related to Miguel. He was such a wonderful second love to Rebecca and I never felt like he betrayed Jack. I feel that he and Rebecca honored Jack by waiting as long as they did and he always did what ever was needed.
Miguel was always in the "back seat" of this emotional ride with the Pearsons and now we learn of his childhood and his getting together with Rebecca and how life unfolded for everyone. I cried harder for Miguel dying then I did when Jack died. I cant explain it...but it gut punched me . I'm going to fall apart when this all ends but I can always watch the series again on Hulu and relive the life with the Pearsons.....❤❤❤
Same. I cried when Jack died but moreso because Mandy Moore was so amazing in that moment. The grief she portrayed....but Miguel. I had a hard time sleeping that night. I felt so heartbroken and I think it was because this man had spent his whole life trying to fit in. And he loved Rebecca with his whole heart and he was always overshadowed by Jack.
What a sucker punch to the heart. This episode touched me in a way no other had, and I’ve been emotionally impacted by more than a few. I am so glad Miguel finally got recognition for being the unheralded wind beneath Rebecca’s wings for 30 years. We should all be the recipients of such a genuine, steadfast love.
I only just discovered this on Disney plus here in Australia this week and I have absolutely loved the series so much so far!!
I loved the opening and had no idea what to expect and loved how there were so many unexpected twists and turns from the get go that connected the character's, I love how they all get their lead role along the way. I can't stop watching!! And Miguel, you can see he is the sweet, quiet, caring character, he stayed behind with the girls to watch Kevin in the Manny while everyone split even though he has a difficult relationship with him he does nothing but try .
I honestly can't believe this is 6 years old and I've only just discovered it now! I am so greatful to have discovered it and to see this update.
It feels like little trinkets of life and life lessons all blended into one show. It's perfectly unravelling and beautiful to see such a bond with the cast members even my 18 year old son has sat and watched snippets and not poked fun at it like my other favourite shows and that says something!!
I'm so much more attached to Chrissy Metz, I have a song of hers in my favourites list that I adore of a duet with Matt Bloyd. She's an amazing voice and performer as they all are. 👏
I cried from my gut on this episode, it was so touching.
“Love is giving your heart without expectation” was my favorite line from the episode. Then, seeing Miguel do just that for the good of his beloved every day was what really got me. This episode was BEAUTIFUL all the way through.
This like soooo many other TIU episodes was both heart wrenchingly haunting and beyond beautiful. Showcasing Miguel was brilliant!! It filled in so much of not just his backstory but also why he stuck it out when the Big 3 clearly wanted him gone. I'm just so sorry to see this extraordinary ensemble of talent leave the small screen. I will miss them like the family they've become. Bless you all from TIU cast, crew, writers, producers, director's, show runner's, camera crew & every last intern for enriching mine & so very many other lives who shared this incredible journey.
I cried. I miss Miguel. What a great guy! And Jon is a wonderful, wonderful actor!
I definitely wasn't ready. I knew what was going to happen but I knew I wasn't ready. Definitely one of the hardest times I've cried from this show. Was absolutely bawling 😭
Same here. My hubby was like, "Are you serious? It's a character?" I'm like, " I know that. But art often imitates life." The writing, acting and directing for this were phenomenal.
@@angelaperry4603 absolutely!! ❤ and despite is being a character or not, I am ALWAYS crying at EVERYTHING in tv shows and movies 🤣 so if it's something as big as a main character dying, yes I will be bawling. And they jam packed all that sadness into like 3 minutes 😭 the other episodes that I can remember off the top of my head that I cried the most at are this one, Jack's death of course, Vietnam episode/episode where the big 3 met Uncle Nicky, and the episode about Randall's birth mom 😭😭😭😭
ME TOO,. Oh my god.....I didn't expect the ending....yet in all the "previews" we have had thru the years of the family gathered at the new mountain house during Rebecca's "last" hours.....did we see Miguel? I honestly cannot remember.....obviously we didn't...but did we even notice??? This show is just ART at its finest...
@@evandelegeane7596 I personally did notice, so I had a feeling he would pass before Rebecca did 💔 so I kind of knew it was coming but I still wasn't ready!!! 😭 I swear I'm still heartbroken. TV show or not, it relates to real life and this show definitely is pure art!! ❤
@@mondler107 Did you!!?? Now that is what I call paying attention to detail!! I just figured he must not have been in those "flash forward" scenes after this episode...but to take note of that is amazing on your part... Wasn't that just the most tender, gentle and heart touching episodes ever? I think this show is one of the BEST shows In tv history.
I just watched it. Sterling was correct. In the Top 5 for sure! The writers are brutal and brilliant! I am not ready for the next episode. 🥺
It was the song for me. When I heard Billy Joel, at first, I knew the ending was going to be memorable. And the piano when Rebecca is staring at the tree. Then, later on, Rebecca and Miguel back in the bar, where Miguel says, "Ask me again later," even though we know that we just witnessed his whole timeline and that no one can ask him later. All of these moments alongside a beautiful piano just makes me sob!
And that song is a tie in to their connection during that trivia game double date night when they realized how close they'd become. Billy Joel was the perfect fit to a wonderful 2nd love story for Rebecca!
I'm actually ready for it to be over because I'm thisclose to needing therapy from just watching. Lol. It's sooooo good and hits sooooo close to home.
I watched my grandfather be my grandmother's "Miguel" until her dying breath. He followed 5 months after. So I've been a wreck ever since the diagnosis episodes.
Whoa... I just wasn’t ready. I am not a crier, but the tears started welling and then they came when the Billy Joel song came on.
I still can’t stop crying we watched it last night and we have loved the show from the beginning. But as we both turn 65 this year we saw how fast time has gone for ourselves and this just hit home in so many ways. As we to have a daughter not close to us and I was an immigrant to Canada came here for a better life. Also, nurse a mother that had Alzheimer’s as well. So much in common. Anyway I will be weeping this episode for a very long time he was the only one to take Jack’s place the only one to feel the pains of the family and Miguel we just love his character. Just going to miss you all in our lives every Tuesday night the world needs good shows not violent but heartfelt, loving , realistic shows . This Is Us will be missed by millions of us everywhere. I wish we could have you for just a little longer. Just like Miguel’s story life moves on to fast.
Thank you to all of you for touching our hearts so deeply. May God’s blessing surround you all to keep shining on. Wishing you all the best life has to offer .
❤️
I agree. This episode was TOP TIER!
It makes me tear up just thinking about it. It was beautiful. Nothing on Tv has ever compared to this show.
Literally cried for 20 minutes over this episode. My goodness, Miguel was such an amazing human and deserved to be treated much better over the years. He and this show will be so missed.
It hit me like a ton of bricks and I hope others had the same reaction to his important job interview as Mike Rivers.
I was so proud of the character for correcting the interviewer... My name is Miquel Rivera.... But Miquel Rivera never got called for an interview.... So heartbreaking that this is a reality for way too many people.
I cried and cried and then, I cried some more. This was the most touching episode. The caregiver always goes first. So it seems
It was truly the most incredible episode. It left me thinking of my parents both gone, my dear sister who passed last August, my darling husband gone 14 years, and so many other things. It was so amazing. In the end, Kevin really stepped up. I was ond of those not ready for Miguel to be gone. Never leave anything unresolved.
I agree that it was a top 5 episode. I thought I wasn't that interested in Miguel's back story but, just a few minutes in, I was INVESTED!! Rebecca outlived 2 great loves and it was a real gut punch to see him go. I cried more this episode than any other this season😭😭😭
His loss certainly hurt - and Billy Joel's And So It Goes certainly brought it to light. Miguel was so supportive of Jack, Rebecca, and the whole clan - despite receiving some harsh pushback from Kevin. I love the episode with Beth and Toby when the three were at a bar, talking about some of the Pearson's "no-fly zones." Want to see how good he is as an actor - check him out on the TV show "Castle." Good grief, the staff at This Is Us mined a lot of gold (could Toby be played by anyone else other than Chris Sullivan? and Griffen Dunne playing Uncle Nicky?). Jon Huertas was Miguel in all his complexities. He certainly made it so. Love them all!!!!
Thank You to the cast of 'This Is Us!!!' The best show of our lifetime!!! Nothing can compare!! Sad that this will end!! Thank You for the lessons , and the memories!!!
What a touching episode. I am a huge fan of this show, and I must say no other show has impacted me the way "This Is Us" has. This show truly deserves all of it's accolades.
I WAS HAPPY THEY PUT A FULL FOCUS ON THE MIGUEL CHARACTER..THIS EPISODE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL ...TOUCHING AND POIGNANT......IT SHOWS WHAT TRUE LOVE IS.........YOU COULD FEEL REBECCAS BEING FRANTIC WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE ROOM.......HE WAS HER ROCK...AND WHEN. SHE WAKES UP ON THE ONE MORNING AND HE WASNT IN THE CHAIR ...I COMPLETELY LOST IT.............TRUE LOVE ....SO RARE.....AND WE MUST BE REMINDED OF HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
One of my favourite ever episodes 💛 Beautifully done and I cried like a baby!
My fav episode or theme was Kevin finding Uncle Nicky and the development of that. When Miguel left Rebecca on that porch was sad and good. The reunion of Sophie and Kevin made me cry happy tears for days
That episode took me in every possible direction emotionally. I just wept at the dedication and the tenderness that man had for Rebecca. Bravo..you took the wind out of me in the best way possible. Emotional!!
The episode was wonderful, and like all the episodes, so artfully made. Like so many of the others, I was so moved by this characters devotion, deep love, and faithfulness. It was worth an episode devoted to filling in all the empty spaces we didn't know about him. But since there is so little time left, I wish that there was more time left to seeing what happens to the Big 3 in their futures-even if only a hint, and a hint about young Jack, and Randal's daughters. Maybe there will be. But a whole episode for Miquel was a lot of time. Maybe I'm just not ready for the show to be over. I want to know about Sophie, Maddie, Phil--It has been such a wonderful show!!
Finished the episode 15 minutes ago and still crying
I’ve literally sobbed all the way through every episode ❤️ It’s the most amazing and beautiful programme I’ve ever watched. I’m eager for the remaining episodes but I also so don’t want it to end xxx
OMG!!! This Ep. by far has been the most EMOTIONAL I have been being a fan of the show. Magnificent is what I call it! Thank you so much!!!
I think even though Miguel was mostly on the sidelines he did have awesome moments. When Jack was going to get fired Miguel saved Jack's job. Miguel gave little bits of smart wise advice throughout the season's. I loved Miguel's loyalty to the Pearson family.
Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" was a amazing song choice for the end of the episode. It gets you right in your heart. I replayed the end & then went to CZcams & watched the live video 2 more times. Beautifully heartbreaking song that fit perfectly into this beautifully heartbreaking episode.
What an episode! So amazingly beautiful episode ❤️ I sobbed and sobbed ! I’m not ready for this to end
Throughout the series, I had the sense that Miguel was little more than a placeholder for Jack, but this episode proved that real love had blossomed between Rebecca and Miguel and that Jack would have been pleased to know that.
For as much as Rebecca loved Miguel, her love for Jack never diminished.
Very fitting.
How lucky Rebecca was to have these two men in her life who loved her with all of their heart
I cried so much! I’m so glad Miguel had his own episode! Thanks Jon Huerta, you are awesome!
Just an absolutely beautiful episode. Best episode of this final season, thus far.
Out of all the episodes- Miguel is the one where I cried the whole time. Best episode throughout the show
This is definitely in the top 5! What a great episode!
Beautiful, moving, loving and so sad! I cried like a baby!!
I LOVED this episode! I’m SO GLAD we were FINALLY shown Miguel’s story. So sorry that he is also lost to the family. I cried like I lost an actual family member in my personal life. I’m going to be so sorry to see this show go off the air.🥹😭💔
The best episode ever so far!!! Brilliantly done!!!
I wasn’t expecting that. It truly touched my heart so deeply. When I was retelling the story to my daughter, I cried so much. Great way to honor the character of Miguel. All throughout the series, he was just in the background. I’m glad they brought him to life in such a beautiful way.
I saw this episode and cried at the end, I really like Miguel and he really gave so much love to Rebecca. He was a good guy!! WHY?????
I cried like a baby! I’m so glad he had a full story. Thanks Jon Huerta!
I watched it twice. Crying both times. Beautiful episode.
Just finished watching with my daughter … WELL!! WE BAWLED OUR EYES OUT!💯🤯😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I don't get why people were so mad at Miguel for marrying Rebecca in their later years and breaking "bro" code. Jack was long gone by then and they were just friends for so long before actually getting together. I think Jack would have approved of both Rebecca and Miguel being together since they both needed that after his death and Miguel after his divorce. Not once did Miguel sully Jack's memory or try to replace him in any way with Rebecca or the Big Three, he really just tried to be there for them and support them.
I really felt for Miguel and his feeling of never fitting in, as a child of immigrant parents I could relate to this feeling, but I also felt that it applied to how he may have felt within the Pearson clan. I was also sad to hear in the episode that he didn't stay in contact with his kids for 5 years, I thought they had tried to repair their relationship.
He tried.. didn't you see him making the calls that feel on deaf ears?
Miguel was so underrated. So sweet.
I actually remember an episode where Jack asked Miguel to look after Rebecca. I can't remember which episode it was, or what the specific context was, but it was clear that Jack would have approved the idea of Miguel marrying her someday.
He also knew Jack and Rebecca far longer than the kids did as their parents. He could of shared a lot of great stories if they gave him a chance to hear his story sooner
Obviously this is fiction but I guess you just gotta put yourself in the big three's shoes. It was a traumatic death that no one had therapy for. They talk about Jack all the time but didn't properly process it. Not saying it's right but it's probably a natural response. Remember, Rebecca was frowned upon for dating anyone! Almost like they expected her to be single forever. You can see at the end, Kevin especially has come a loooooong way
Oh god I was crying through out the episide the next week episode... double heart wrench. I appreciate this show so much.
This is definitely one of the most meaningful and best episodes of the show without Exaggeration
Cried like a baby! I love Miguel. I was hoping though that we would’ve gotten to see Shelly’s reaction to Miguel & Rebecca. Definitely a good episode. Definitely top 5!!
Oh my gosh I'm from UK 🇬🇧 and I am sobbing here 😭 just finished watching and my throat hurts from trying to keep it together ❤️ Miguel 😭😭💔😭😭
It is the first time I look up any youtube video about This Is Us. Impossible to scape the tears! I will miss them so much!
As I was watching I realized They cud have given us more of Miguel perhaps and his dynamic with his kids too cud have been good to see some interactions with the Pearson group
Loved this episode, and felt blessed to know more about this character, this episode was among my favourites
Excellent episode...and the Billy Joel song at the end...sobbing.
Miguel was the episode that i cried the most
I cried like a baby ! That episode was really a closure
It was in the top two for me. I so loved it. Amazing writing, directing, and acting. It was beautiful.
I SOBBED at the end of this episode....just SOBBED. Heart wrenching and just beautiful.....
My favorite episode, beautifully done.
I always loved Miguel and felt he struggled with being second best to Jack. I’ve been watching the show since the beginning and I didn’t know Miguel was going to die before Rebecca. I must have missed something! I’m glad this episode played tribute to Miguel and finally showed how he and Rebecca got together. This is one of the top best episodes. 🥰
Has to be my favorite episode. Loved them all but this one ❤️❤️❤️😢😢😢
Oh my.... what a perfect song for this episode.... Miguel ❤ what a beautifully written and acted episode. I was always 'wondering' how Miguel and Rebecca came together, perfect! I am now also grieving the loss of Miguel.... and so it goes ❤
This episode was probably the best to date. At least it touched me the most. Could not understand why I teared up at the end. Sad for the loss of Miguel. But also sad because we were robbed of the chance of getting to know the character better. Jon Huertas is an amazing actor who was finally given his opportunity to shine. Long overdue. I wish him well in the years ahead and hope there are future roles for him that will showcase his talents.
They really should have given Miguel more time just like they had with William. They treated him like a step-afterthought, which is actually how some blended family dynamics fall out after the parents pass. I know mine has (even with a 31 year blend). I loved the episode but Miguel had so much more they could have developed like understanding how his 1st marriage fell apart. He was so easygoing, so it would have been another good episode to understand him/his ex/his estrangement from his kids. He was there from the start and deserved more screen time. The payoff in emotional reactions is greater with investment in the character development. He wasn't a failure. He was deeply loving.[
This was the BEST episode, I’m so happy this episode happened 🥰
True. Miguel’s a damn legend.
LOVED this weeks show! I was bawling like a baby!!! (Love Esposito!) from Castle!
And on top of the brilliant writing, acting, directing… as soon as I heard Billy Joel’s “and so it goes…” I was finished!! 😭😭😭
I'll be honest. I really could have gone without an entire episode dedicated to Miguel. BUT the end did definitely catch me in my feelings. More than I thought it could!
It hit me very hard. Loved this episode. Bravo Mr. Huertas
I'm going to really miss this show its one of the best one's on the TV
I was not looking forward to this episode but oh My WORD! I was ugly crying by the end. It was such an AMAZING episode. Sad to see this series end but it feels right.
This is THE BEST tv series I have ever watched!
I love it so much, and will so miss it when the last episode is shown.
No, I won't.....my wife and I are going to watch it all over again from the beginning.
Great series, great music and we have sat and watched and cried so many times.
Love it, love it, love it!
I definitely wasn’t ready for Miguel’s death :(