Warning: This story contains plot points from Sometimes, Tuesdays episode ofThis Is Us.
Tuesdays episode ofThis Is Ustook viewers on multiple journeys on multiple continents in multiple eras.
There was also the motorcycle trip that Staff Sgt.
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How do we sum up his headspace?
What are you on, Nick?
Jack asks Nicky, suspecting that his brother is on drugs.
We know the family is susceptible to addiction.
Hes certainly not sober when Jack finds him.
Hes become dependent on a variety of things to get through the trauma and horrors of Vietnam.
The major gives Jack two weeks to turn around Nicky.
And theyre out in the middle of nowhere trying to fight a war.
Jacks mystery woman seems to be interested in him or is at least curious but she runs off.
How surprising are the revelations to come?
We know that Jack is weighed down by guilt and responsibility from his time in Vietnam.
What did it mean to Jack to receive absolution from the parents of Roger (Moses Storm)?
But at the same time, itshugeto get that forgiveness from Rogers parents.
And we are, too.APTAKER:That scene would not have gone down that same way in Jacks house.
That one really snuck up on me.
When we watched it, we all cringed internally because weve all been there at some point.
And all of a sudden, going home with him is a really, really good option right now.
She said earlier in the season in this era that she doesnt see herself staying in Pittsburgh.
So its both heartwarming and heartbreaking to watch her say, Im good with Pittsburgh.
So usually youre watching a story to see how it unfolds.
And when Jack asks her earlier in the episode, Are you going to come back to Pittsburgh?
and she says, I dont know, she really believes that at that point.
But now it really does feel right to her.
[Laughs] Right now, she should just keep singing.
Thats an exploration thats going to continue on in the season.
Youre telling the story of abuse with Deja [Lyric Ross].
We thought they both played it so beautifully.
This is the first episode of a few we shot in Vietnam.
What was it like to film in Vietnam?
Isaac, you went there with Milo, Justin, and Melanie.APTAKER:It was incredible.
I dont know if we would have been able to do it if everyone was recognizing them.
Any other anecdotes from filming?
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