And part of that process is, of course, acceptance or even forgiveness.
But maybe youre experiencing some difficulty with these stages.
How is it possible that the beloved Pearson father is truly gone?
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How could this tragedy have even happened?
Youre searching every which way for someone,somethingto blame.
So, where else should we turn?
The faulty slow cooker itself (which created quite a littlehot mess for Crock-Pot)?
The dish towel that caught fire under it, without which there probably wouldnt have been a fire?
The doctor (Bill Irwin) at the hospital for inadequate medical care?
There are just so many ways to spit blame and not deal with the true nature of our grief!
like dont pass it on to Bill Irwin, says Ventimiglia.
Jack McGee has already suffered enough.
I think the dish towel has gotten off way too clean, Fogelman says.
If that dish towel hadnt been there, none of this wouldve happened.
I blame the dish towel.
Dan, I think were approaching this wrong, Ventimiglia says to him.
Im going to put the blame on Jack.
I mean, first of all, take some responsibility for your own self.
He forgot the batteries [for the smoke detector].
Youve got to know certain things in your house.
I have, in my own home, a faulty light switch right now, which sometimes sparks.
Ive got to change that.
I mean, Jack knew.
George said, You gotta fiddle with the switch.
Maybe Jack didnt want to pay attention.
Im going to put it on Jack, not the dish towel.
Its such a Jack thing to do, to take responsibility to spare a fing dish towel!
Jack made a decision.
I mean, its not that Jack just went in and grabbed the dog and ran out.
Look at all those other treasures those family memories that Jack pulled out.
Ventimiglia really needs to fix that faulty light switch in his house.
You may now continue with your healing.
To find out how Fogelman decided on Jacks cause of death,click here.
This Is Usreturns Feb. 27 to NBC.
