Today, we’re talking all about saying “I do!” Join Mandy, Chris, and Sterling as they dive into This Is Us episode 218, The Wedding, where the Pearsons gather at the family cabin to celebrate Kate and Toby’s big day. The hosts take a walk down memory lane, sharing stories from their own weddings while reflecting on Kate’s emotional journey of letting go of Jack and making space for her future with Toby. They also discuss Toby’s parents voicing doubts, Deja’s struggle without her mom, and Kevin leading the wedding guests in one powerful, collective “exhale.” Support Our Sponsors: - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TWU and get on your way to being your best self. That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith. Follow That Was Us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, and X! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What episode of This Is Us are we discussing?
On today's episode of That Was Us, we'll be discussing season two, episode 18, The Wedding. As Kate prepares to marry Toby, she struggles with the absence of Jack and embarks on a journey to find closure. Meanwhile, Randall and Beth navigate days of shifting attitude.
Toby confronts his parents' doubts about his marriage, and Kevin, Randall, and Rebecca try to give Kate the perfect wedding she deserves. Mandy, Chris, how are you? Sterling. Sterling. What's going on, fellas? Everybody?
Hello, hello.
I said fellas, I know.
Fellas and lady.
Fellas and lady.
Fella, lady. Rach and I were out to dinner the other night at the server.
Said fellas to her?
Called us both men, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Chapter 2: How does Kate cope with Jack's absence on her wedding day?
Yeah. So it was a tough one.
At this stage of my life, I just want, I'll put it on the record right now. Anyone who's thinking to me about cutting me off the wedding list, that's fine.
Chris is okay. Not getting that invite.
I'm okay. I'll send something. I'll send you something nice.
I'm at this place now where I look forward to them because there's not as many to look forward to. Sure. Do you know what I'm saying? We're at an age now where it's either happened or hasn't happened or whatnot. Now I actually look forward to young people. Like I had an assistant for four years, Haley Garrison, who I absolutely adore. Like I want to go to her wedding. Yeah.
I want to see how that plays out. I'm excited for it.
A wedding is an interesting thing. It is a microcosm of your life together, right? It's the really first and maybe only time that all of your family will be in the same place.
Only time, probably.
Both families will be in the same place. It's a practice in negotiation. It's a practice in boundaries. Yeah. It's a practice in like financial planning. It's like all of the little things that you need to be like a successful couple are crammed into one pressure cooker of an event. Yeah. Yep. If it ends up being a pressure cooker.
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Chapter 5: How does the wedding reflect the family's dynamics?
Chapter 6: What unique elements did the hosts incorporate in their own weddings?
Pause the podcast. Google it. Welcome back. Pretty fucked up, right?
Chris, I'm gonna make us have coffee before every episode.
They did have some coffee right before the end.
Chris and I just had some coffee after lunch and man, we are buzzing.
This is fantastic.
Salt and Straw's Dracula blood pudding ice cream is made with real blood and oh my God.
Welcome back to the podcast. I am Chris Sullivan. I only speak the truth.
You can't, no, it's not real blood.
You have to read further. Pause the podcast. Stop, you can't put blood in ice cream. Anyways, she goes to the ice cream. Yes.
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