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In Hindu cosmology, the universe is cyclically created and destroyed.[1] Its cosmology divides time into four epochs or Yuga, of which the current period is the Kali Yuga.
Contents
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1 Description
1.1 Rigveda: speculation on universe's creation
1.2 Vedic: 3 lokas
1.3 Puranas: 12 lokas
2 Multiverse in Hinduism
3 Reception
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
6.1 Bibliography
7 Further reading
8 External links
Description[edit]
According to Hindu vedic cosmology, there is no absolute start to time, as it is considered infinite and cyclic.[2] Similarly, the space and universe has neither start nor end, rather it is cyclical. The current universe is just the start of a present cycle preceded by an infinite number of universes and to be followed by another infinite number of universes.[3]
The dominant theme in Puranic Hindu cosmology, state Chapman and Driver, is of cycles and repetition. There are multiple universes, each takes birth from chaos, grows, decays and dies into chaos, to be reborn again. Further, there are different and parallel realities. Brahma's one day equals 4.32 Billion years which is a Kalpa.[4] Each Kalpa is subdivided into four yuga (caturyuga, also called mahayuga)).[5] These are krita (or satya), treta, dvapara and kali yugas. The current time is stated to be one of kali yuga. The starting year, length of each, or the grand total, is not consistent in the Puranas. According to Ludo Rocher, the total of four yugas is typically 4,320,000 years, off which 432,000 years is assigned to be the duration of the kali yuga.[6][7][note 1]
A few Hindu texts state that the world is destroyed at the end of the kali yuga, but most Hindu texts present the alternate cyclical theory, wherein caturyugas follow each other without interruption.[6] The numerous differences in Hindu cosmology has been used by some scholars to chronologically date the text that contain them, based on the presumption that the simpler models preceded more elaborate mythologically richer ones.[6]
Rigveda: speculation on universe's creation[edit]
The Rigveda, composed between 1500 to 1200 BCE, presents many theories of cosmology. For example:
Hiranyagarbha sukta, its hymn 10.121, states a golden child was born in the universe and was the lord, established earth and heaven, then asks but who is the god to whom we shall offer the sacrificial prayers?[11]
Devi sukta, its hymn 10.125, states a goddess is all, the creator, the created universe, the feeder and the lover of the universe;[12]
Nasadiya sukta, its hymn 10.129, asks who created the universe, does anyone really know, and whether it can ever be known.[13]
According to Henry White Wallis, the Rigveda and other Vedic texts are full of alternate cosmological theories and curiosity questions. For example, the hymn 1.24 of the Rigveda asks, "these stars, which are set on high, and appear at night, whither do they go in the daytime?" and hymn 10.88 wonders, "how many fires are there, how many suns, how many dawns, how many waters? I am not posing an awkward question for you fathers; I ask you, poets, only to find out?"[14][15] To its numerous open-ended questions, the Vedic texts present a diversity of thought, in verses imbued with symbols and allegory, where in some cases forces and agencies are clothed with a distinct personality, while in other cases as nature with or without anthropomorphic activity such as forms of mythical sacrifices.[16]
The Rigveda contains the Nasadiya sukta hymn which does not offer a cosmological theory, but asks cosmological questions about the nature of universe and how it began:
Darkness there was at first, by darkness hidden;
Without distinctive marks, this all was water;
That which, becoming, by the void was covered;
That One by force of heat came into being;

Who really knows? Who will here proclaim it?
Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation?
Gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.
Who then knows whence it has arisen?

Whether God's will created it, or whether He was mute;
Perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not;
Only He who is its overseer in highest heaven knows,
Only He knows, or perhaps He does not know.
— Rigveda 10:129-6[17][18][19]
Vedic: 3 lokas[edit]
Deborah Soifer describes the development of the concept of lokas as follows:
The concept of a loka or lokas develops in the Vedic literature. Influenced by the special connotations that a word for space might have for a nomadic people, loka in the Veda did not simply mean place or world, but had a positive valuation: it was a place or position of religious or psychological interest with a special value of function of its own. Hence, inherent in the 'loka' concept in the earliest literature was a double aspect; that is, coexistent with spatiality was a religious or soteriological meaning, which could exist independent of a spatial notion, an 'immaterial' significance. The most common cosmological conception of lokas in the Veda was that of the trailokya or triple world: three worlds consisting of earth, atmosphere or sky, and heaven, making up the universe."[20]
Puranas: 12 lokas[edit]
The later Puranic view asserts that the Universe is created, destroyed, and re-created in an eternally repetitive series of cycles. A day of Brahma, the creator, endures for about 4,320,000 years.[1]
In the Brahmanda Purana, there are fourteen worlds. However, other Puranas give different version of this cosmology and associated myths.[21] In the Brahmanda version, the loka consist of seven higher ones (Vyahrtis) and seven lower ones (Pātālas), as follows:[22][23]
Bhuloka, Bhuvar Loka, svarga, Mahar Loka, Jana Loka, Tapa Loka, and Satyaloka above, and
Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Rasaataala, Talatala, Mahaatala, Patala and naraka below.
The same 14 lokas (worlds) are described in chapter 2.5 of the Bhagavata Purana.[24]
The Puranas genre of Indian literature, found in Hinduism and Jainism, contain a section on cosmology and cosmogony as a requirement. There are dozens of different Mahapuranas and Upapuranas, each with its own theory integrated into a proposed human history consisting of solar and lunar dynasties. Some are similar to Indo-European creation myths, while others are novel. One cosmology, shared by Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts involves Mount Meru, with stars and sun moving around it using Dhruva (North Star) as the focal reference.[25][26] According to Annette Wilke and Oliver Moebus, the diversity of cosmology theories in Hinduism may reflect its tendency to not reject new ideas and empirical observations as they became available, but to adapt and integrate them creatively.[27]
Multiverse in Hinduism[edit]
The concept of multiverses is mentioned many times in Hindu Puranic literature, such as in the Bhagavata Purana:
Every universe is covered by seven layers — earth, water, fire, air, sky, the total energy and false ego — each ten times greater than the previous one. There are innumerable universes besides this one, and although they are unlimitedly large, they move about like atoms in You. Therefore You are called unlimited (Bhagavata Purana 6.16.37)
[28][29]
Analogies to describe multiple universes also exist in the Puranic literature:
Because You are unlimited, neither the lords of heaven nor even You Yourself can ever reach the end of Your glories. The countless universes, each enveloped in its shell, are compelled by the wheel of time to wander within You, like particles of dust blowing about in the sky. The śrutis, following their method of eliminating everything separate from the Supreme, become successful by revealing You as their final conclusion (Bhagavata Purana 10.87.41) [30]
The layers or elements covering the universes are each ten times thicker than the one before, and all the universes clustered together appear like atoms in a huge combination (Bhagavata Purana 3.11.41)[31][32]
And who will search through the wide infinities of space to count the universes side by side, each containing its Brahma, its Vishnu, its Shiva? Who can count the Indras in them all--those Indras side by side, who reign at once in all the innumerable worlds; those others who passed away before them; or even the Indras who succeed each other in any given line, ascending to godly kingship, one by one, and, one by one, passing away (Brahma Vaivarta Purana) [33]
Reception[edit]
According to Carl Sagan:
“ "The Hindu dharma is the only one of the world's great faiths dedicated to the idea that the Cosmos itself undergoes an immense, indeed an infinite, number of deaths and rebirths. It is the only dharma in which time scales correspond to those of modern scientific cosmology. Its cycles run from our ordinary day and night to a day and night of Brahma, 8.64 billion years long, longer than the age of the Earth or the Sun and about half the time since the Big Bang."[34] ”
See also[edit]
Cosmology portal
Brahmapura
Hindu calendar
Hindu creationism
Hindu idealism
Hindu units of measurement
Indian astronomy
Jyotisha
Loka
Nasadiya sukta
Patala
Physical cosmology
Urthva lokas
Vaikuntha
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ The concept of four cosmic periods (yuga) is also found in Greek, Roman, Irish and Babylonian mythologies, where each age becomes more sinful and of suffering.[8] For example, the Roman version found in the early 1st-century Metamorphoses of Ovid calls it Silvern (white), Golden (yellow), Bronze (red) and Iron (black) ages.[9] Plato too divides the concept of universal time into ages, and suggests time being cyclic.[10] The total number of years in the Babylonian mythology is the same 432,000 years (120 saroi) as the Indian mythologies.[9]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Dick Teresi. Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--from the Baby. SimonandSchuster. p. 174.
Jump up ^ Sushil Mittal, Gene Thursby (2012). Hindu World. Routledge. p. 284. ISBN 9781134608751. CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
Jump up ^ Andrew Zimmerman Jones (2009). String Theory For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 262. ISBN 9780470595848.
Jump up ^ James G. Lochtefeld. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 180.
Jump up ^ Graham Chapman; Thackwray Driver (2002). Timescales and Environmental Change. Routledge. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-1-134-78754-8.
^ Jump up to: a b c Ludo Rocher (1986). The Purāṇas. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 123–125, 130–132. ISBN 978-3-447-02522-5.
Jump up ^ John E. Mitchiner (2000). Traditions Of The Seven Rsis. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 141–144. ISBN 978-81-208-1324-3.
Jump up ^ Robert Bolton (2001). The Order of the Ages: World History in the Light of a Universal Cosmogony. Sophia Perennis. pp. 64–78. ISBN 978-0-900588-31-0.
^ Jump up to: a b Donald Alexander Mackenzie (1915). Mythology of the Babylonian People. Bracken Books. pp. 310–314. ISBN 978-0-09-185145-3.
Jump up ^ Robert Bolton (2001). The Order of the Ages: World History in the Light of a Universal Cosmogony. Sophia Perennis. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-0-900588-31-0.
Jump up ^ Charles Lanman, To the unknown god, Book X, Hymn 121, Rigveda, The Sacred Books of the East Volume IX: India and Brahmanism, Editor: Max Muller, Oxford, pages 49-50
Jump up ^ Charles Lanman, Hymns by Women, Book X, Hymn 125, Rigveda, The Sacred Books of the East Volume IX: India and Brahmanism, Editor: Max Muller, Oxford, pages 46-47
Jump up ^ Charles Lanman, The Creation Hymn, Book X, Hymn 129, Rigveda, The Sacred Books of the East Volume IX: India and Brahmanism, Editor: Max Muller, Oxford, page 48
Jump up ^ Henry White Wallis (1887). The Cosmology of the Ṛigveda: An Essay. Williams and Norgate. p. 117.
Jump up ^ Laurie L. Patton (2005). Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice. University of California Press. pp. 113, 216. ISBN 978-0-520-93088-9.
Jump up ^ Henry White Wallis (1887). The Cosmology of the Ṛigveda: An Essay. Williams and Norgate. pp. 61–73.
Jump up ^ Kenneth Kramer (January 1986). World Scriptures: An Introduction to Comparative Religions. Paulist Press. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-0-8091-2781-8.
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Jump up ^ Robert N. Bellah (2011). Religion in Human Evolution. Harvard University Press. pp. 510–511. ISBN 978-0-674-06309-9.
Jump up ^ Soiver, Deborah A., State University of New York Press (Nov 1991), ISBN 978-0-7914-0799-8 p. 51, The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective
Jump up ^ Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
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Jump up ^ Barbara A. Holdrege (2015). Bhakti and Embodiment: Fashioning Divine Bodies and Devotional Bodies in Krsna Bhakti. Routledge. pp. 334 note 62. ISBN 978-1-317-66910-4.
Jump up ^ Mircea Eliade; Charles J. Adams (1987). The Encyclopedia of religion. Macmillan. pp. 100–113, 116–117. ISBN 978-0-02-909730-4.
Jump up ^ Ariel Glucklich (2008). The Strides of Vishnu: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective. Oxford University Press. pp. 151–155 (Matsya Purana and other examples). ISBN 978-0-19-971825-2.
Jump up ^ Annette Wilke; Oliver Moebus (2011). Sound and Communication: An Aesthetic Cultural History of Sanskrit Hinduism. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 259–262. ISBN 978-3-11-024003-0.
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Jump up ^ Mirabello, Mark. A Traveler's Guide to the Afterlife: Traditions and Beliefs on Death, Dying, and What Lies Beyond. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 23.
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Jump up ^ Ravi M. Gupta, Kenneth R. Valpey. The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition. Columbia University Press. p. 60.
Jump up ^ Richard L. Thompson. The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana: Mysteries of the Sacred Universe. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 200.
Jump up ^ Joseph Lewis Henderson, Maud Oakes. The Wisdom of the Serpent: The Myths of Death, Rebirth, and Resurrection. Princeton University Press. p. 86.
Jump up ^ Carl Sagan (2013). Cosmos. Ballantine. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-345-53943-4.
Bibliography[edit]
Haug, Martin (1863). The Aitareya Brahmanam of the Rigveda, Containing the Earliest Speculations of the Brahmans on the Meaning of the Sacrificial Prayers. ISBN 0-404-57848-9.
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Teresi, Dick (2002). Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science - from the Babylonians to the Maya. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0-684-83718-8.
Further reading[edit]
Date Panchang — an Indian calendar published from Solapur city in Marathi language.[1]
External links[edit]
Ancient Hindu Astronomy
The Àryabhatiya of Àryabhata: The oldest exact astronomical constant?
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 8 verse 17
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This Is Us (season 2)
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This Is Us (season 2)
Promotional poster
Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Jon Huertas
Alexandra Breckenridge
Niles Fitch
Lonnie Chavis
Logan Shroyer
Parker Bates
Hannah Zeile
Mackenzie Hancsicsak
Eris Baker
Faithe Herman
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
12
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) – present (present)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 1
List of This Is Us episodes
The second season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday, and the ways in which they are similar and different. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.
A second and third season of This Is Us were ordered in January 2017, with production for season two beginning that July. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, and Lonnie Chavis.
The second season, consisting of 18 episodes, began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC. This Is Us will serve as the lead-out program for Super Bowl LII in February 2018.
Contents
[hide]
1 Cast and characters
1.1 Main
1.2 Recurring
1.3 Guest
2 Episodes
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
4 Release
4.1 Broadcast
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 References
7 External links
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main[edit]
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson[1]
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson[1]
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson[1]
Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson[2]
Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson[2]
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson[1]
Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson[2]
Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson[2]
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson[1]
Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson[2]
Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson[2]
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson[1]
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon[1]
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill[1][3]
Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas[1]
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie[1]
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson[2]
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson[2]
Recurring[edit]
Lyric Ross as Deja, Randall and Beth's foster child.[4]
Jermel Nakia as young adult William H. "Shakespeare" Hill[5][3]
Guest[edit]
Sylvester Stallone as himself, actor in Kevin's movie.[6]
Debra Jo Rupp as Linda, social worker who works with Randall and Beth when they foster Deja.[7]
Sam Anderson as Walter Crowder, judge in young adult William Hill's case.[5]
Delroy Lindo as Ernest Bradley, judge in Randall's adoption case.[5]
Joy Brunson as Shauna, Deja's mother.[8]
Kate Burton as Barbara, a psychologist at Kevin's rehab who facilitates his meeting with the family.[9]
Garrett Morris as Lloyd, a resident living in William's old apartment building.[10]
Episodes[edit]
No.
overall
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Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
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code
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(millions)
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1 "A Father's Advice" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) 2AZC01 12.94[11]
On the Big Three's 37th birthday, Randall wants to adopt a baby, but Beth convinces him they can honor William's legacy by adopting an older child. Kate auditions as a band's lead singer after initially leaving, because all the other women auditioning are thin. She is rejected because of her inexperience, not her weight; Kate is confident she can work her way up. Toby tells Kevin that he, not Kevin, needs to be Kate's "person." Kevin explains that Kate informed him of their father's death, and being Kate's brother is the only thing he is really good at. In the past, Rebecca takes the Big Three to a movie after her argument with Jack. Rebecca urges Jack to come home; Jack admits his drinking is out of control. Later, the family house has burned and Rebecca, in the car with Jack's possessions in a bag, screams and cries.
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2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing" John Fortenberry Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 2AZC02 11.06[12]
Kevin is invited back for the 100th "The Manny" episode. The producers try to embarrass him for how he left the show, but Sophie helps him do it anyway. Randall, Beth, their girls, Rebecca, and Miguel travel across the country to see the live episode. Randall and Beth take a walk during the taping to discuss Randall's worries about fostering an older child who could have major issues. Also during the taping, Kate gets a call for her first gig; however, she does not want her mother to criticize her performance, so Kate asks both Rebecca and Toby not to follow her, but they do anyway. Later, Kate confronts Rebecca about how she has always treated her. Rebecca seeks support from Toby, but he clearly sides with Kate, which wins Rebecca's approval. After the episode taping, Beth learns from Kevin that Randall only risked failure once: in asking her out. Beth reassures Randall they can go through with their plan. In flashbacks, Jack confesses to teenage Kate that he has an alcoholism problem. Jack (when on the wagon before) vented his anger on a punching bag; this time, he lets Rebecca take him to an AA meeting.
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3 "Déjà Vu" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) 2AZC03 11.02[13]
On Kevin's movie set, Kate—excited that Sylvester Stallone is his co-star—bonds with "Sly" and tells him what his films meant to her father, and about his death. After talking with Stallone, Kevin's memories of his dad surface, affecting his performance in a scene. Randall learns that a young girl, Deja, is being brought to his home. Later, when Deja yells at Beth for "stealing" her mom's cigarettes, Randall defends his wife, and Deja shrinks to defend herself from apparent aggression. Randall talks to Deja about the joy he found in having Jack and Rebecca, as well as William. Kevin takes pain medication after injuring his knee—his old football injury—from a scene explosion during filming. In flashbacks, when the kids are teenagers, Jack talks about his efforts to rehabilitate from alcoholism; Randall tries to find his birth parents through an ad, and is comforted by Kate and Kevin after a woman claims to be his birth mother for his family's money.
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4 "Still There" Ken Olin Vera Herbert October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) 2AZC04 10.65[14]
Randall takes his daughters and Deja bowling, which does not go as expected. Beth offers to help Deja take care of her hair, and the two bond. Randall admits to Deja that he has had problems with nervous breakdowns and has taken up running to deal with his anxiety; he invites her to come with him. Kevin undergoes surgery on his injured knee, and continues to overuse his pain medication. Kate visits a gynaecologist for an ultrasound, revealing that she is pregnant. In flashbacks, Kate and Kevin contract the chicken pox, and their doctor urges Randall to do his best to catch them as well so it would not occur later for him. Rebecca's mother pops in intent on staying for a while, and her overbearing attitude and the fact that she treats Randall differently than Kate and Kevin leads to Rebecca confronting her about it all and calling her a racist, which Randall overhears. Rebecca's mother takes her words to heart and reaches out to Randall, recognizing for the first time how special he is.
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5 "Brothers" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Tyler Bensinger October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) 2AZC05 10.60[15]
Kate and Toby share news of her pregnancy. Kevin, set to be auctioned off by Sophie for a large-scale charity event she is hosting, gets drunk while trying to get a pain medication prescription; he misses the auction, embarrassing Sophie. Randall earns Deja's trust. In the past, when Jack takes 10-year-old Kevin and Randall camping, Rebecca learns that Jack's father is dying. She calls Jack, but he had issues with his father, and he is trying to have Kevin get along with Randall, so Jack says that he will not return. Rebecca reassures Jack's father (who sees his granddaughter, Kate) that Jack is a great father and husband. Kevin finds a notebook where Randall wrote notes of how to keep peace between them, motivating him to be nice to Randall. Later, Jack looks at a picture of him and his brother in the army. During Jack's childhood, he and his never-before-seen brother await their father's return to the car as he gets drunk at a bar.
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6 "The 20's" Regina King Don Roos October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 2AZC06 8.43[16]
In flashbacks, with the 10-year-old Big Three, Rebecca takes Randall trick-or-treating, while Jack takes Kate and Kevin to a haunted house. Randall learns about Kyle's death from the neighbors; Rebecca then tells him the facts of his adoption. In other flashbacks, with the Big Three being in their twenties, Kate finds out she is involved with a married man. Kevin, desperate for work as an actor, attempts to steal a role from his roommate and best friend. Meanwhile, Randall and Beth prepare for the arrival of their first daughter. Beth unexpectedly goes into labor after agreeing to help Rebecca get a Facebook account. With no time to get to the hospital, Randall helps Beth through a home delivery. Kate and Kevin commiserate about their deadbeat lives and decide to live together. When Rebecca posts a photo of her granddaughter on Facebook, she gets a message from Miguel, asking how she has been the last 8 years. (Jack's death was sometime before Miguel last saw Rebecca.)
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7 "The Most Disappointed Man" Chris Koch Kay Oyegun November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 2AZC07 9.89[17]
Jack and Rebecca prepare to finalize Randall's adoption when Randall is a year old. Their case worker gives a glowing recommendation, but their judge is against interracial adoption. After Rebecca's letter about being Randall's mother, the judge recuses himself; the new judge grants the adoption. Concurrently, William pleads guilty to a drug charge. Although the judge is disappointed because William had a clean record, William claims to be more disappointed, due to the loss of his loved ones and son. The judge visits William in jail, offering to reduce the sentence and get him help, if he stays sober. William keeps this promise for at least 30 years, until hearing his cancer is terminal. As he is about to use, Randall introduces himself as William's biological son. In the present, Randall takes Deja to visit her mother Shauna in prison, but Shauna declines the visit. Randall later talks to Shauna, who intends to take Deja back after her release. He lets Shauna call Deja collect. Kevin's relationship with Sophie deteriorates as he continues abusing pain medication and alcohol. Kate and Toby announce their pregnancy to Kevin, plan to get married at city hall, but then consider a big wedding.
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8 "Number One" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 2AZC08 10.05[18]
Kevin's addiction to pain medication and alcohol is wearing him down. He attends the Alumni Honors Ceremony at his old high school, receives the Distinguished Alum Award, but says he does not deserve it. He pretends to play football on the field, doing play-by-play commentary on his ruined opportunities. Charlotte, an alumna, invites him to her house; when she is not looking, he searches her house for medication, and finds and steals a prescription form. He goes to a pharmacy with a fake prescription, sees police officers, notices his pendant missing, and leaves. In flashbacks, Randall starts a Harvard application, but is interested in Howard University. Kevin and his family meet a college football recruiting coach; afterwards, Jack is angry with Kevin for his attitude; Jack later apologizes. Kevin's football aspirations end one game when his knee is injured. Jack comforts Kevin and gives him the pendant he received in Vietnam for protection. In the present, Kevin goes to Charlotte's house to find the pendant, but she will not let him in. Kevin is desperate, needing help; he goes to Randall's house to tell him something, but Randall assumes it is about Kate losing her baby.
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9 "Number Two" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) 2AZC09 9.34[19]
Kate miscarries. She and Toby struggle in their relationship after Kate said the miscarriage happened to her, not Toby. Kate tries to keep her singing gig, but then has to leave early. She goes to a buffet restaurant, but does not eat the food she piled on her plate. Rebecca comforts Kate, relating her struggles after baby Kyle was stillborn. Toby eventually comes through for Kate. In flashbacks, Jack and Randall leave for a college visit. Kate and Rebecca, at Kevin's football game, are distracted when discussing the music college Kate wants to attend, as Kevin gets injured; when they notice, Rebecca has Kate page Jack.
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10 "Number Three" Ken Olin Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) 2AZC10 10.94[20]
Deja's mother Shauna appears unannounced at Randall's home after the charges against her have been dropped. Deja convinces her to leave and wait for them to be reunited via official channels. Randall and Beth are opposed to Shauna resuming custody of Deja, and plan to fight it, but eventually relent. In flashbacks, Jack takes teenage Randall to Howard University in DC; Jack takes the official tour while Randall is shown around by a friend. Jack then shows Randall the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and talks about being drafted and how the war affected him. In more recent times, William tells adult Randall about the two times he saw Randall's mother, how he followed Rebecca to her home, but ultimately decided not to see Randall. In the present, Randall learns of Kate's miscarriage. Randall and Beth plan to try fostering again after a while. Kevin appears at Randall's house, and Randall notices Kevin drinking vodka early in the day. Later, Kevin speeds down the road, unaware at first that Tess has hidden in the back seat. Kevin is pulled over and arrested for DUI, and Randall and Beth are angry at Kevin for endangering Tess.
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11 "The Fifth Wheel" Chris Koch Vera Herbert January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09) 2AZC11 9.65[21]
Toby finds junk-food trash. Randall and Beth check on Tess; she said she was sad when Deja went home. The family visits Kevin at rehab; Barbara, the facilitator, wants only immediate family at Kevin's first session. Kevin apologizes to the family, but Barbara has him discuss family issues. Kevin says they are a family of addicts. Kevin felt like an outcast ("fifth wheel"): Kate had Jack's support; Rebecca loved Randall more than Kevin. Randall scolds Kevin; Rebecca, crying, says why Randall was easier to love. Toby, Beth, and Miguel talk at a bar about being outsiders, Miguel being the only one who knew Jack. After the session, the Big Three reconcile; Rebecca tells Kevin why she never worried about him, but they had their moments. Kate admits to Toby about hiding junk food since miscarrying. When the kids are 10, Jack takes the family to a cabin vacation, getting Kevin after football camp. Randall's new glasses are missing. Rebecca notices Kate's food obsession; Jack has her exercise, but later takes her for ice cream. During a thunderstorm, Kevin brings Randall's glasses to their parents' room—Kate and Randall are sleeping with them. He sleeps on the floor; Rebecca joins him.
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12 "Clooney" Zetna Fuentes Bekah Brunstetter January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 2AZC12 9.82[22]
William’s stray cat “Clooney” wanders. After rehab, Kevin stays with Rebecca—whom Miguel is protecting since Kevin upset her by getting arrested and criticizing her at rehab. Miguel later tells Kevin that Jack and Rebecca were a unified couple, not separate individuals; thus, he did not love Rebecca while Jack was alive, but does now and is staying. Kate befriends Madison from support group; they go wedding dress shopping, where Kate discovers Madison’s bulimia; Madison later faints and calls Kate for help. Kate says losing weight as a teenager did not make her happy. Randall visits Beth at work; she says working again would help him. Randall gets William’s box from storage, searches for a lady about whom William wrote and drew, and discovers from a picture it was Billie Holiday. Randall tells Beth he wants to buy and manage the run-down building with her. When the kids are teenagers, Jack and Rebecca take them shopping for suits and dresses for the winter formal and Jack's job. Though the kids are almost starting college, Jack again wants to start "Big Three Homes" (which he put aside to support his family). Randall asks a redhead out. Someone forgets smoke detector batteries.
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13 "That'll Be the Day"[23] TBA TBA January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23) 2AZC13 TBD
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14 TBA TBA TBA February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)[24] 2AZC14 TBD
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15 "Across the Border"[25] TBA TBA February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06) 2AZC15 TBD
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.[26] Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serve as the season's showrunners.[27]
Casting[edit]
Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones return from the first season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, and William H. Hill, respectively.[1] Jon Huertas and Alexandra Breckenridge, who recurred as Miguel and Sophie, respectively, throughout the first season, were subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the second season.[1] Also promoted to series regulars are young actors Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate, Niles Fitch as teenage Randall, Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate, Parker Bates as young Kevin, Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson, and Eris Baker as Tess Pearson. Lonnie Chavis will continue to recur as young Randall.[2]
In August 2017, Sylvester Stallone and Debra Jo Rupp were cast in a guest starring roles.[6][7]
Filming[edit]
The show was awarded over $9.9 million in tax incentives by the California Film Commission for its second season.[28] Production on the season began on July 11, 2017, in Los Angeles.[29]
Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
The second season was originally set to move to a Thursday timeslot, to anchor a new Must See TV lineup, alongside Will & Grace, Great News and Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, with NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt explaining, "While this is a bit risky, there is a bigger case to be made about redoing Thursday night. If there is one show we could move, it would be this one."[30] However, on May 30, 2017, NBC decided to keep the series on Tuesdays at 9 pm EST,[31] allowing it a run of 10 uninterrupted original episodes in the fall.[32]
The season began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC in the United States,[33] and on CTV in Canada.[34] This Is Us will serve as the lead-out program for Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018.[24]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 8.12/10 based on 19 reviews.[35]
Ratings[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "A Father's Advice" September 26, 2017 3.9/13 12.94[11] 2.6 6.93 6.5 19.87[36]
2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing" October 3, 2017 3.1/11 11.06[12] 2.4 6.15 5.5 17.21[37]
3 "Déjà Vu" October 10, 2017 2.8/10 11.02[13] 2.2 6.11 5.0 17.13[38]
4 "Still There" October 17, 2017 2.9/10 10.65[14] 2.3 6.32 5.2 16.97[39]
5 "Brothers" October 24, 2017 2.8/10 10.60[15] 2.2 6.09 5.0 16.69[40]
6 "The 20's" October 31, 2017 2.0/7 8.43[16] 2.4 6.50 4.4 14.94[41]
7 "The Most Disappointed Man" November 7, 2017 2.5/9 9.89[17] 2.3 6.28 4.8 16.17[42]
8 "Number One" November 14, 2017 2.6/9 10.05[18] 2.2 6.10 4.8 16.15[43]
9 "Number Two" November 21, 2017 2.5/9 9.34[19] 2.0 5.71 4.5 15.05[44]
10 "Number Three" November 28, 2017 2.8/10 10.94[20] 2.0 5.65 4.8 16.60[45]
11 "The Fifth Wheel" January 9, 2018 2.7/9 9.65[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Clooney" January 16, 2018 2.5/9 9.82[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2018 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [46]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Susan Kelechi Watson Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Vera Herbert for "Still Here" Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Andreeva, Nellie (June 28, 2017). "'This Is Us': Alexandra Breckenridge, & Jon Huertas Upped To Series Regulars For Season 2 Of NBC Drama". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Petski, Denise (June 30, 2017). "'This Is Us': 7 Young Actors Upped To Series Regulars For Season 2 Of NBC Drama". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Coulston, John Connor (November 28, 2017). "'This Is Us' Reveals Why William Never Contacted Randall". popculture.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Keveney, Bill (November 6, 2017). "Everything's Deja new for 'This Is Us' star Lyric Ross". USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c Snierson, Dan (November 2, 2017). "Lost alum to guest on This Is Us". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Otterson, Joe (August 3, 2017). "'This Is Us' Season 2 Adds Sylvester Stallone in Guest Starring Role". Variety. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Snierson, Dan (August 17, 2017). "This Is Us: That '70s Show star to play role in Randall's adoption plot". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Turchiano, Danielle (November 7, 2017). "'This Is Us' EP on Transracial Adoption, Kevin's Worsening Addiction and a Pearson Wedding". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Blickley, Leigh (January 9, 2018). "Kevin's Addiction Will Surely Signal New Revelations About Jack On 'This Is Us'". HuffPost. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
Jump up ^ Snierson, Dan (January 16, 2018). "This Is Us producer on that ominous clue about Jack's death: 'We are very close'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (September 27, 2017). "'Bull,' 'Voice,' 'This Is Us' adjust up, 'L&O True Crime' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 4, 2017). "'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'Voice' adjust up, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'L&O True Crime' adjust down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 11, 2017). "'Voice,' 'Flash,' 'Lethal Weapon' & 'The Mick' adjust up, 'NCIS: New Orleans' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'NCIS,' 'Voice' and 'This Is Us' adjust up, 'Black-ish' and 'L&O True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'This Is Us,' 'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'Kevin' & World Series adjust up, 'L&O True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 1, 2017). "'The Middle' and World Series adjust up, 'Law & Order True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 8, 2017). "'The Middle' adjusts up, 'The Mayor' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 15, 2017). "'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'The Flash' and 'Kevin' adjust up, 'Bull' and 'L&O True Crime' adjust down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 22, 2017). "'Dancing With the Stars,' 'This Is Us,' all others hold: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 30, 2017). "'The Flash,' 'This Is Us' and 'Rudolph' adjust up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Welch, Alex (January 10, 2018). "'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 18, 2018). "Originals all hold, 'Modern Family' rerun adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Jump up ^ "(#213) "That'll Be the Day"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2017). "'This Is Us' To Air After the Super Bowl, Mulls Christmas Episode As It Faces Pre-emptions On New Night". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "(#215) "Across the Border"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
Jump up ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 18, 2017). "This Is Us Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2017). "'This Is Us': Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger Named Co-Showrunners In New 20th TV Deal, 'HIMYM' Spinoff On Hold". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic (June 29, 2017). "'This Is Us' & 'Timeless' Among TV Projects Awarded California Tax Credits". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Snierson, Dan (July 11, 2017). "This Is Us creator, stars reveal photos from first day of filming season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2017). "NBC Fall 2017 Schedule: 'This Is Us' Moves To Thursday To Anchor New Must See TV With 'Will & Grace', 'Blacklist' Relocates". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 30, 2017). "'This Is Us' Will Stay On Tuesday As NBC Reverses Big Move, Tweaks Fall Schedule". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Blyth, Antonia (June 9, 2017). "'This Is Us': NBC's Jennifer Salke Says "Season 2 Will Be Incredible" – ATX". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 19, 2017). "NBC Sets Fall 2017 Premiere Dates: 'This Is Us', 'Will & Grace', 'The Voice' & More". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "CTV and CTV Two Fall 2017 Premiere Dates Announced ### CTV is Home of Television's Most-Anticipated Debuts of the Year". Bell Media. August 24, 2017. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "This Is Us: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'This Is Us' and 'The Good Doctor' score big in premiere week broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 9, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' keeps rolling along in week 5 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 17, 2017). "'This Is Us' and 12 more shows double in week 6 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 27, 2017). "'This Is Us' rides high in week 7 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (December 5, 2017). "'Jane the Virgin,' 10 other shows double in week 8 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (December 7, 2017). "'Chicago Med' premiere makes solid gains in week 9 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (December 15, 2017). "CW crossovers get another bump in week 10 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ THR Staff (20 November 2017). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
General references
"This Is Us Season 2 Episode Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
"Shows A-Z – This Is Us on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
External links[edit]
Official website
List of This Is Us episodes on IMDb
List of This Is Us season 2 episodes at TV.com
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