This Is Us: The Best Washing Machine in the Whole World

Okay, just to lay it out, this television show is amazing in its way of production/organization. I haven't been confused with any of the plot or what is implied by the film as sometimes I would with other shows. This episode starts off with images of the Pearson's washing machines transitioning over time with voice overs of Rebecca and Jack's playful bickering with some input from the kids. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this well enough, but you'll just have to watch this beginning scene because it's so heartfelt 😉 This was such a well, thought out plan for the beginning scene because you get to see some inanimate object, such as a washing machine, living with the Pearson's lives.

Fast forwarding to showing the kitchen and having Rebecca's voice over say "I want a remodel" and seeing it while she's saying it is pretty neat. We then go into the children's room and fast forward to when they're teenagers. Randall is up late doing homework and Kevin throws a football at his lamp to get him to shut it off.

However, this is where the tension starts.

Randall, being the adopted child, has been treated a little better because of it. Kevin had to learn to not be selfish and has a problem with Randall always getting the attention. Rebecca comes in to save the day (as always) and asks them if they need to go into separate rooms. Kevin offered to leave while Randall didn't want to cause any problems and told him to just stay. Kevin ended up leaving.

It was a slap to the face to me when Kevin left on his own. In a way I wanted him to stay in the room to talk it out with his brother, but I also could understand how he felt. Picking favorites as a parent is never a good idea, but in this family it seems like they focused a lot more on Randall because of the fact that he's adopted. Rebecca and Jack always wanted Randall to feel included and special. But sometimes their intentions weren't played well with Kevin.

It makes me upset that Randall & Kevin's relationship has always been strained until 30 years later when they talk it out like real brothers do.