Alas, the reason for the family gathering was not so cheery.
What specifically was ailing Rebecca?
Why was brother-in-law Nicky (Griffin Dunne) at her side?
Something has clearly changed.
Where was Miguel (Jon Huertas)?
And who was the mother of the child that Kevin (Justin Hartley) apparently has now?
That’s a good one, too.
And those weren’t the only questions bouncing around fans' heads.
“I just talked to Jack, and they’re on their way,” said Toby.
Is Metz willing to offer fans any hope that Kate and Toby are still together?
“Yes, there’s always hope inThis Is Us,” she tells EW.
Viewers are focusing on the “their” that Toby used.
Who is “Their”?
(Yep, another pronoun mystery.)
Was Toby just vague for no particular reason?
Or is the person or persons (!)
that Jack is referring to an unknown individual to us?
“It could be a new wife,” says Metz coyly.
“You never know.”
So yeah, I would say on multiple fronts there’s reason for concern.
Of course, the most grim theory circulating right now is that Kate is not alive in the future.
And here’s the thing: should she have passed away, Jack has passed away….
It’s not linear.
So we really don’t need answers, folks."
Of course, fans want them.
It’s really, really hard."
“But it will come to be early in season 4.”
This is Usreturns to NBC in the fall.
Additional reporting by Gerrad Hall
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