THIS IS US brings audiences a very special episode of actors in cars. Although most of the story is on autopilot, Justin Hartleyโs (Kevin) driven performance steers us toward an inevitable red light- aka a cliffhanger. Itโs fun to see him back behind the wheel as the lead, even if the cliched plot involves him โliterallyโ losing his identity.
Although the show is incorporating COVID into the narrative, itโs crippling the story at times. Less time together equals more awkward phone calls with actors saying their emotions versus showing them.
Hereโs hoping that Kevin makes it those 500 miles home so we donโt have to watch him travel 500 more next week on NBC / Peacock.