Show Notes
On today’s episode of That Was Us, we’re breaking down This Is Us Season 5, Episode 8: “In The Room.”
In this episode recap:
* Randall and Beth FaceTime Madison while waiting for updates on Kevin
* Kevin arrives at the hospital and tells Madison his family is his priority
* Kate and Toby navigate the emotional realities of adoption and their relationship with Ellie, the birth mother
* Rebecca and Miguel open up about life after Jack’s death
* Esther and Nasir’s story reveals the invention of the Discrete Cosine Transform, the technology behind video calls like FaceTime
Plus, Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, and Sterling K. Brown discuss:
* Working with guest stars like Michael O’Neill
* The Mandy moment that sent Chris into a laughing fit
* Why partner vacations without kids are so important
And writer Vera Herbert joins to talk about:
* Her unconventional path into Hollywood
* Writers’ room culture
* Writing personal grief into This Is Us
* The importance of thoughtful adoption representation
That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith.
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