This Is Us: Pilgrim Rick

This episode is about the Pearson's annual Thanksgiving trip to Rebecca's parents home. It starts off with Rebecca cooking her favorite cranberry sauce in the kitchen and the kids running around her. She seems stressed out that she's going to her parents but Jack reassures her that everything will be okay. Going to the in-laws place seems more of a task than a leisurely trip, haha.

However, their trip doesn't go as planned and they get into a minor accident where their tire blows out on the way. Three hungry children + two anxious adults = no fun. They're all hungry and this was the last thing they wanted to happen. Rebecca calls her parents saying what happened but her mother was more upset at the fact that she cooked everything for nothing. At this point I related with Rebecca 100% because my mom would complain about the food too, not my presence.

Instead of finding some tire replacement shop, the Pearson's walk a bit up the road to these lodging cabins. This is where we find Pilgrim Rick! The most creepiest "hotel" receptionist ever! Of course his name is Pilgrim Rick because of the Thanksgiving theme, but it also makes me think about his other costumes for the different holidays 😂😂 Once Rebecca and Jack walk in the office with the kids, Rebecca immediately puts them behind her because he gives off weird vibes. Jack does the talking and they end up getting a cabin lodge all to themselves. 

Being hungry and missing out on a real Thanksgiving dinner, Jack comes up with this really adorable (might I say innovative) idea for dinner. Jack leaves the cabin for a while to get some food and pretends to be Pilgrim Rick knocking at the door. Now this is the humor I'm looking for in my future husband. Rebecca and the kids, being as scared as they were, didn't allow "Pilgrim Rick" to check their furnace. So "Pilgrim Rick" unlocks the door anyway and surprises them with dinner. They all laugh and eat roasted weenies covered in Kraft Slices and crushed up Saltine crackers. What a funny way to spend Thanksgiving dinner and the start a tradition the kids will carry on in their future.

And to add to the traditions, Kate (their daughter) takes off her knit sweater because it's too itchy. Rebecca notices a thread hanging from it and calls the family to gather on the bed. She takes the thread and throws it to Jack and everytime you throw it to someone, they have to say what they're thankful for. HOW FREAKIN' CUTE IS THAT. That's something so cliche yet so powerful! I only wish to be as awesome as her!