Its especially hard to do when great is so hard to quantify.
She tells him to sell them.
Theyve just returned from Vietnam, reeling from the revelation that Kevins uncle is alive.
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Im not going to tell my family a thing, he says, fearing the intensity of the reaction.
Zoe, meanwhile, makes herself comfortable on his couch, cheerily saying it feels good to be home.
Kevin catches her phrasing and he twists the moment into convincing her to move in.
He gives her an apartment key and a chain featuring, you guessed it, young John Stamos.
Oh, and honorably thrown away the research.
Fortunately, Zoe has a connection a congressman whom she says she dated.
Once they actually meet with Zoes mysterious ex, its clear to Kevin things are a bit messier.
He leaves, and Kevin prods her for more information.
About a week later, Kevin gets the records and is frustrated by their contents or lack thereof.
That Kevin is disappointed by the sparse details only compounds his anxiety over Zoes revelation.
She still hasnt unpacked her boxes and appears unwilling to do so.
I told you Id move in to make you happy, she says.
Every step of this relationship has been you pushing me.
She tells him she needs space.
This is the last we see of Kevin and Zoe before election night.
We come with us, as Kate explains it.
Theyll have something from their childhoods to pass on after all.
And there, readers, is the reason for Kates tears.
Yet this is ultimately a Randall-centric episode.
He says hes not going to make a final push in Philadelphia; shes puzzled by this.
You are a man who cares too much and tries too hard, she says.
Its who youve always been.
Its who I married: a great man.
I will not let you forget who you are.
Kevin is the first to walk out, quick and upset still reeling from Zoe effectively ending things.
But she follows him outside.
In a tender moment, she reveals the root of her commitment issues.
She works through her trauma before affirming she wants to live with him.
Im in love with you, she says.
And I want John Stamos back.
Doesnt get more romantic than that.
Later, as they unpack boxes finally they come across a postcard.
It reads: Jack, last one.
They take this as proof that Jack knew Nicky was alive.
A new mystery: Why did Jack hide that for the rest of his life?
Sometimes it feels like theres been a plan for my life from the beginning.
Maybe everyone feels that way.
Maybe Im not that special and this is just what it is to be a person.
His melancholy is interrupted, though, by the phone ringing.
He takes in what he hears.
And he tells Beth: I won.
Its a moment of confusion, joy, and tension.
This pair will likely be tested again.
