(Not to mention those turns of events in the flash-forward.
A lot more on that in a minute.)
Beth saved the day as she tends to do, and R&B found their rhythm once again.
But as Jacks condition improved, the doctor took him off the respirator.
When she realized that he couldnt shake his dreams of a family, she initiated the Talk.
Cue a break-up and a move-out, and soon after… an oh-damn!
But the reason for the reunion soon became more clear and less reassuring.
Viewers recently had learned that Rebecca was the her in the Who is her?
mystery, and now they were given their first look at the grand matriarch.
What had happened to her?
Where was Miguel (Jon Huertas)?
Was Toby who showed up to the house with a certain hesitation no longer with Kate?
And, er, Kevin has a son?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The biggest question coming into the finale was the status of Randall and Beths marriage.
We left the episode feeling doubly reassured in both present and future.
Like a broken bone, a healthy relationship could be made stronger after it breaks a little bit.
And thats what were going to see here, moving forward.
Theres a part of it that was very much our own flawed marriages, too.
To really identify what them after youve seen them at their worst is, to me, really exciting.
The solution that Beth has figured out does come with a new set of complications.
If these two are worried about stability for Deja, doesnt moving pose some new problems?
And Tess and Annie looked a little rattled by the move.Its a big season next year.
But that nuclear family has a journey ahead of them, literally and figuratively.
Lets flip to the end, because that last scene with Rebecca spurs a lot of questions.
Randall reminds Rebecca of his name twice when he enters the room.
She seems obviously frail and out of it, like she possibly has dementia or Alzheimers.
But there are other things that could be going on there as well.
You wouldnt be able to know it just from that.
The read of it being Alzheimers and dementia is not unexpected; it doesnt mean its necessarily right.
How dire is her situation?
How close is she to being on her deathbed?I cant really say.
Any connection to be drawn there?I cant say.
I understand that theory, but I think I can debunk that one.
Speaking of that flashback theme, the loss of Jack was truly monumental.
In just one night without Rebecca, the family seemed to fall apart.
I think thats a really good observation.
Miguel has just entered the Mystery Zone.
Hes not in the room by Rebeccas side.
Hasnt Miguel been through enough, Dan?
Now you have to kill him?I cant talk about Miguel.
[Laughs] We have exciting stuff coming for Jon Huertas.
I think he had a really great season, and its just going to build and build and build.
[It] is just banked away now.
There is no Miguel.
However, there is: Nicky.
No one seems particularly shocked that hes there.
But the read is right nobodys shocked that hes in there.
Obviously, we left him in his trailer telling the family to go away.
Thats a far cry from him comfortably sitting at the matriarchs bedside.
So theres abigmiddle to fill in there.
Thats going to be a big part of where were going next.
And he looks surprisingly good.
So, it remains to be seen if Nickys is one of them.
But Im rooting for him.
And of course, he says he talked to his son, Jack, and theyre on their way.
So everybody can breathe a sigh of relief that the babys okay.
So yeah, I would say on multiple fronts theres reason for concern.
Kevin has a little son running around the house.
Have we just launched, Who is her?
And have we met the mother yet?I cant say if weve met the mother yet.
Is there another woman, or two, or 18, out there, knowing Kevin?
Thats a big part of our story to fill in as well.
The kid has blond hair, which could match nicely with a Sophie [Alexandra Breckenridge] theory.
[Laughs] Because youre going backwards and forward.
But his love story is something thats going to continue to play out.
But as to when and how and with whom, I cant say right yet.
But we do have a plan.
What kind of a role will Zoe have on the show next season?
And were just in love with the actress….
But it remains to be seen as things keep moving forward.
Also missing from the flash forward are Deja and Annie [Faithe Herman].
How significant is that?Its not.
People are arriving to somewhere that we dont know what it is at different times.
And who knows where everybody lives by that point?
I wouldnt read that as too significant just yet.
If you were in a movie theater, youd be at the one-hour mark.
Will some of the shows final scenes take place at the house?
I think people would be off if theyre trying to get ahead of it.
Not because theyre getting it wrong, just because it would be nearly impossible.
The people in the room know where its going.
To read what Sterling K. Brown revealed about those finale flash-forward mysteries,click here.
To see why Mandy Moore called Rebeccas future fate heartbreaking,head over here.
