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Spoilers ahead for Episode 6 of This Is Us Season 5, called âBirth Mother.â
This Is Us has provided viewers with plot twists and surprise endings in nearly every episode of its five-season run so far. But one mystery that was introduced in the Season 5 premiere, centering around
Sterling K. Brownâs
Randall Pearson, had Brown concerned the show was jumping the shark before things played out in Episode 6, âBirth Mother.â
The Season 5 premiere âForty: Parts One and Two,â shows Randall s birth mother
Laurel (
William Hill (
Ron Cephas Jones) fled with his newborn son. In the episodeâs final moment, however, Laurel gasps back to life, unbeknownst to William. Bringing characters back to life after theyâve already been established as dead has become an increasingly popular trope for TV dramas, albeit a risky one, and Sterling K. Brown said this particular plot twist was concerning to him at first. Here s how he put it to TV
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Jennifer C Holmes as Laurel and Anthony Hill as Marshall Winston (NBC)
âThe past is never dead.â Randall Pearson (Sterling K Brown) has been looking for answers about his birth and he may finally get the real picture. In season five, âThis Is Usâ goes on to shed light on his biological mother, Laurel (Jennifer C Holmes) and her history.
Ever since the season began, bits and pieces of her life have been scattered in every episode. The last episode â âA Long Road Homeâ â finally connected the one key figure from her life, Hai Lang (Vien Hong) to Randall and he told him, âWe met in our 20s. I thought about telling you about her for so many years. I wish I could see your face. I wish I could show you the places she lived. The things she loved.â
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Keyon Bowman as Jackson (NBC)
A heartbreaking tale unfolds on âThis Is Usâ as the sixth episode begins. Who really was Randall Pearson s biological mom Laurel? Titled âBirth Motherâ, the 40-minute drama is dedicated to her past, her childhood and her loved ones.
The last episode ended with Hai Lang (Vien Hong) telling Randall Pearson (Sterling K Brown): âI wish I could show you the places she lived, the things she loved.â The new episode picks up right where it ended as Randall and Beth Pearson (Susan Kelechi Watson) drive up to the town to meet Hai.