It was heart wrenching. Jones: That's a moment where you actually have a visual picture of Randall's two fathers. Those are memories Randall will have forever. We did that scene the first day of the episode, so, we didn't have time to build up to it or anything. He was so lost and alone after she died, and his family was so far away, he just fell into the life provided for him by Randall's mother. View photos from This Is Us Memphis on NBC.com. It was so unlike him.
All rights If he had waited another year, it would have been too long. You know, it's like, that's the culmination of all his life—getting back to what he had dropped off at the fire station. There you go. I also wonder, though, if part of Randall's anxiety issues didn't have something to do with his mother's habits before he was born. Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, & Amazon. Upon hearing Randall’s stories, William decides he likes Jack, and although he’ll never be able to cup his son’s head and help him breathe through a panic attack the way Jack did, he has something just as memorable to give: his words. I'll share the first here. Williams plans would have to do, and they were a lot less set in stone than his son's. On The Affair Season 3 Episode 10, we learned why a man with dementia had suddenly been able to recognize his family the day before his death. "This Is Us" costar Ron Cephas Jones and the show's EPs talk about William's emotional journey home in the episode "Memphis." All she wanted was to go home and be with her mother.
It has been particularly touching because William, too, had no father. Holding his father’s fragile head with his hands, they look deep into one another’s eyes and breathe together until William has no more breath to give. Was this review helpful to you? Read at your own risk!].
That night, certainly, but the whole trip was William's final gift. All rights reserved. The trip included a pit stop at Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) grave tree, Randall meeting his extended family and a backstory that filled in the heartbreaking pieces of how William became the man that left his newborn son on the stoop of a fire station. The "agony and ecstasy" of William's life was incredibly important for directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa to convey throughout the episode. I have friends that have biological parents and adopted parents. Some would call it sad, but I don't, cause the two best things in my life were the person in the very beginning and the person at the very end and that's a pretty good thing to be able to say, I think. There are two other TV moments that came to mind while watching this hour of This Is Us. Beth's concern is solely because of Randall's nervous breakdown happening one week ago and he only having been out of the hospital for five days.
"Memphis" is the episode where William (Ron Cephas Jones) dies and it is the most unforgettable hour This Is Us has put up so far. "Like, I can't believe what I'm reading.
Dan [Fogelman, executive producer] had decided that he's definitely going to die, but then it was a matter of when and how. It happens sometimes. On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "The Body," which is simply one of the best hours of television ever made (especially when it comes to dealing with death) Tara had wise words for Buffy. It was his chance to remember his life, his mother, his family and all that was before what will be. What's it like for you to have this goodbye episode to William, knowing there's a very good chance that we're going to see him again? Upon getting to see more of young William in “Memphis,” it’s not only Randall who finds this connection to his biological family—as a viewer, we get to feel and see some of the traits that shaped Randall even from a distance. I could go on and on. That I didn't know. Their work together was simply phenomenal. There was a lot of little things, bits and pieces that I just saw for the first time that I thought was really beautiful. William's time was up on This Is Us Season 1 Episode 16, but he had already figured it out, and even though his son hadn't, Randall did clear his schedule to make time for his ailing father.
On the drive home, Randall comes to a full stop on the seemingly endless highway when the Peabody ducks his father had hoped to see one more time cross the road in front of him. I think he'll learn to deal with it, but he is not a guy who's going to say this is enough. View production, box office, & company info. Jones: I think it was when I saw the baby and William's sit down, calming look when he was a baby. I think his relationship to his mother informed a lot about his sensitivity, growing up without his father and also the music. Like when he laugh, it almost surprised him. This Is Us returns March 7 at 9/8c c on NBC. "We've created a world there in Memphis. He was so busy caring for his mother as her life was ending that he couldn't see the woman he fell for had strayed from who she was when they first met, no longer sitting with him and his mother, but hanging out down the hall with less than savory characters. Jones: I got it for the episode. He calls the first table read “an open-mouth moment… like, ‘I can’t believe what I’m reading.’ It affected me that way.” He remembers turning to costars Sterling K. Brown (Randall) and Susan Kelechi Watson (Beth) afterwards: “Each of us was waiting for one of us to confirm what we just read. Cool. Email. As far as William is concerned, I've just got to let him go now until next season. William's death isn't going to help him, but it's also not necessarily going to set him back again. How early did you learn about William's full back story that we got in this episode? For everyone who still has parents or other loved ones you've never taken the time to know in an intimate way, don't wait. THIS IS US -- "Memphis" Episode 116 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ron Cephas Jones as William, Sterling K. Brown as Randall -- (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff… I remember us walking out of the building after the first read and each of us were waiting for one of us to confirm what we just read.". Well what is it?William: A few toys and three quarters.Randall: Yeah, I see that, but...William: I put these here once, and after all these years later, they're still here. I had heard about it and read about it, but I'm not on the scene when they film those [parts].
My father, he kept it in check. Randall was already in a relatively fragile place, dealing with the stress around his dying father and trying to keep up at work. "It's like, that's a moment where you actually have a visual picture of Randall's two fathers," he told us in a smaller conversation after the Q&A. Here's your brick. You get to that point at this point now and you actually say, Randall has two fathers. Even though visiting Jack’s final resting place is a half-day detour, William convinces Randall to let go of his schedule, roll the windows down and turn the music up, allowing him to pay his respects to the man that fathered him. Only his adoptive father had the magic touch to talk him off the ledge. February 21 2017, 7:01 PM PST. Knowing something is coming doesn't make it any easier. These moments, as clichéd as it may sound, are the ones that give us the strength to continue in the wake of a loved one’s death, reminding us that not all connection is lost.
(21 Feb 2017). Follow her on Twitter and email her here at TV Fanatic. The trip was going to happen. Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. Written by Bad breaks. "And his son, who's struggling to deal with the adversity of life, the ups and downs, can learn, maybe glean something from this peaceful soul.". That's what kind of got me, today. This Is Us’ casting directors did a fine job casting Jeremel Nakia as a young William and Lonnie Chavis as a young Randall: They both exude this warm, poetic sensitivity; they both speak through their eyes and timid body language. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! You deserve it. Jones says that moment one of the hardest scenes in the episode, up there with his death scene. Episode cast overview, first billed only. For the character, it worked perfectly. He says on his death bed, "My son."
He had this really great laugh. ), Jones knew early on this episode would be a special one, he told reporters at a press screening last week. close. You'll see him again but it won't be in this carnation. Isn't that strange how the world sticks and moves like that?Randall: Uh. The man who gave him his start in music and who he left high and dry. Due to the reasons behind some of the things he needs to do, William may find that his homecoming is not all heartwarming, mostly around not why he left Memphis for Pittsburgh, but rather he having abandoned his responsibilities in Memphis. Hopefully, William's passing makes room for more of cousin Ricky. Was there a part that got you particularly emotional? His face lights up when Ricky likens his looks to William’s, and he blames his inability to refer to him as “cuz” on the fact that he was raised by a white family.
He was also looking forward to letting his hair down. William wants to know more about Jack and the father he was to his son. You're in trouble now, son.Randall [smacking his lips]: I think you should have a taste.William: Maybe I should, for old times' sake. "It was kind of a moment, like an open mouth moment," Ron Cephas Jones said of the first time he read the script, during a Q&A after a screening of the episode. He says ‘my beautiful boy,' and then he corrects himself and says, ‘my son.' Having the time alone in the car gave them a chance to get to know each other, to ask questions they'd never dared in front of others.
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