Jack and Rebecca are no longer in tune.

And by that estimation, the season 1 finale ofThis Is Usmay have left many wanting.

Hes hesitant, but she persists.

She doesnt have one.

And its totally okay!

Because shed rather be focusing on her music.

She just recorded a demo, after all.

Rebeccas gal pals, however, are dubious.

(Also, wouldnt a 401(k) be more fiscally sound anyway?)

Flash forward to the 90s, and Rebeccas in the dressing room getting ready for her first tour stop.

I should be watchingE.R.!

she moans to Ben.

(NBC synergy!)

He tries to soothe her: Listen to me, he says.

E.R.is a repeat tonight.

And then, just as shes relaxed, he goes in for the kiss.

(Dr. Ross, you are not, sir!)

Furious, Rebecca stomps out of the dressing room, narrowly missing Jack at the bar.

She calls home just wanting to hear Jacks voice, but of course, hes not there.

And as Jacks being pulled off of him, Rebecca finally appears.

And how heartbreaking it must be for her to once again watch as her musical aspirations are grounded.

And so it is that she decides to diversify and calls up her friend inquiring about that set-up.

He convinces Daryl to take him to his cousins poker night a seedy gathering behind a local watering hole.

And takes everyones money!

And theyre super mad!

Unwisely, he pockets the winnings and runs.

But he doesnt run fast enough and is set upon by a couple of goons in the parking lot.

But if theres one thing that can ruin a mans best-laid plans, well, its a woman.

And that woman is Rebecca.

Rebecca got set up with a very nice but very boring mergers-and-acquisitions guy named Ethan.

And halfway through the date she just gets up and leaves.

And instead of becoming a criminal, he becomes Rebecca Malones boyfriend.

Its quite the juxtaposition to the blow-out the couple have this night, some 20 years later.

I dont know what to say, Jack begins, as they arrive home from Rebeccas canceled show.

Ill call him in the morning and apologize.

Obviously, Ill fix this.

Rebecca wants to know how long hes been drinking.

He says a few weeks.

Well, I had no idea, she responds.

Well, you havent really been around.

A low (and unfair) blow, to be sure.

Three teenagers…

Then it all devolves from there.

Rebecca argues that she has no life.

Jack yells about how hes been carrying the entire family on his back all these years.

It gets to the point where you cant hear either of them because theyre just screaming over one another.

Finally, Rebecca asks: What do you love about me right now, Jack?

And he cant answer.

Hes downstairs on the couch.

She says he should go stay at Miguels for a while so their relationship can get some air.

We tell them the truth, he answers.

The episode wraps with a sad, yet still-spirited Jack, professing his love for Rebecca.

Or, more specifically, answering her question from the night before.

He loves that shes a good mother.

He loves that shes still the most beautiful woman in any room.

He loves that she laughs with her entire face.

And he loves that she dances funny.

Youre not just my great love story, Rebecca, you were my big break.