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So the 2 daughters don't get to eat dinner? Perhaps a better thing for a thinking parent would be to say that "We'll talk about this after dinner". Let the family eat.
Except it's not a real family situation, it's a TV show. And sometimes things have to happen in a way that advances a scene so that we're not encumbered with the minutiae of "real life."
Except it's not a real family situation, it's a TV show. And sometimes things have to happen in a way that advances a scene so that we're not encumbered with the minutiae of "real life."
Then I guess there's no sense discussing any of it since it's just a TV show.
Then I guess there's no sense discussing any of it since it's just a TV show.
You're missing the point. Whether or not Tess and Annie ate dinner was not relevant to what was happening in the scene. They aren't going to get hung up on something that has no bearing on the plot.
You're missing the point. Whether or not Tess and Annie ate dinner was not relevant to what was happening in the scene. They aren't going to get hung up on something that has no bearing on the plot.
I disagree. We didn't have to watch them finish the meal, anymore than we watch them go to the bathroom. Randall could have said, "The four of us will talk about this after dinner", and then, just as they skipped ahead to the chat on the front stoop, they could have skipped ahead to the 4 adults/young adults having the discussion without the younger girls. Even his wife clearly felt it was just another example of Randall having to have it all his way. And while I would say that Randall is -- overall -- the most responsible adult character on the show, his one main character flaw is always having to have everything his way or risk going into meltdown. It's very easy to say that Randall is right about the overall topic, but what could happen next? Well, Deja could intentionally get pregnant. Deja could run away. These things happen all the time. The "my house, my rules" sometimes results in the child simply leaving.
And, btw, the lack of an adult conversation was disappointing.
Sending the two younger girls out of the room was the right thing to do. Remember, it was Deja who was manipulating her little sisters before dinner even started. Yeah, Deja and Malik thought they could pull this off because he made them dinner and pie. Manipulation from the get go.
They'd have to be pretty naive to think they could slip their "surprise" past Randall and Beth just because Malik made them dinner and the younger girls were trying to create a distraction.
Anybody who thinks the parents are that dumb should not be getting married at age 17. It shows a lack of respect.
I participate on another forum where This is Us is a topic and you are not alone in your feelings about Malik.
I just think Malik was an extremely poor casting choice which is unusual for this show . He appears to be around twelve years old ( maybe even
slightly disabled ) and Deja looks almost old enough to be his mother. His being in Harvard is just too unbelievable to ponder .
There is no viable realistic chemistry between these two . They look silly together , actually .
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I just think Malik was an extremely poor casting choice which is unusual for this show . He appears to be around twelve years old ( maybe even
slightly disabled ) and Deja looks almost old enough to be his mother. His being in Harvard is just too unbelievable to ponder .
There is no viable realistic chemistry between these two . They look silly together , actually .
I think he started out okay when they were both in high school. Deja has matured (I believed it's a new actress now) and Malik hasn't changed a bit. I just read his is the nephew of Samira Wiley (Moira on The Handmaid's Tale and Poussey Washington on Orange is the New Black) and I can definitely see the familial resemblance!
I disagree. We didn't have to watch them finish the meal, anymore than we watch them go to the bathroom. Randall could have said, "The four of us will talk about this after dinner", and then, just as they skipped ahead to the chat on the front stoop, they could have skipped ahead to the 4 adults/young adults having the discussion without the younger girls.
And the writers decided that continuity and avoiding too much skipping around was more important than whether or not the girls ate their dinner.
I just think Malik was an extremely poor casting choice which is unusual for this show . He appears to be around twelve years old ( maybe even
slightly disabled ) and Deja looks almost old enough to be his mother. His being in Harvard is just too unbelievable to ponder .
There is no viable realistic chemistry between these two . They look silly together , actually .
He's 20. And saying he appears disabled is rather...inappropriate.
I think he started out okay when they were both in high school. Deja has matured (I believed it's a new actress now) and Malik hasn't changed a bit. I just read his is the nephew of Samira Wiley (Moira on The Handmaid's Tale and Poussey Washington on Orange is the New Black) and I can definitely see the familial resemblance!
No, it's the same actress who has played Deja since season 2 ... Lyric Ross.
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