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Tuesdays 9:00 PM on NBCThis Is Us Season 4 Episode 17: "After the Fire" Quotes
Randall: I think I lost two fathers, and if I had it my way I wouldn't have lost either one of them. So in answer to your first question, yes, I am aware that I am nothing but a cheap pawn on the Universe's chess table. I don't need a therapist in cheap shoes to tell me that. Sorry. That was uncalled for.
Therapist: That's okay. I live for this stuff.
Randall: I'm done. I don't want to do this anymore. What exactly are we doing here. What is the point of this exercise?
Therapist: I need you to acknowledge that even if your father had lived, the rest of your life could have gone a million different ways.
I thought everything would go back to normal, but it's not. It's never going to be again.
Randall
Randall: 17 years ago I was left at a hospital. I believe I'm your son.
William: That's impossible.
Randall: But my mom saw you at the hospital. She said -
William: I said that's impossible.
There's Boggle and Connect Four in the cabinet behind you. You're gonna be sitting in that chair for another half hour. We can play games or you can be honest.
Therapist
And I remember Randall saying, Dad, I want to marry someone who I can share all the elements with. So let's have a toast to Randall and Beth.
Jack
Jack: Randall told us that your dad passed away last year. We're sorry to hear it.
Rebecca: Yeah, I can't imagine going through that at your young age.
Randall: My mom -- my adopted mom -- sings.
Jack: Randall.
Randall: Speaking of, can you tell me about my biological mom?
William: You know how it feels when you take a sip of something hot? That was your mom.
Randall: What's wrong? Mom, you're really freaking me out.
Rebecca: Sweetheart, when you were a baby, I met your birth father.
Hey guys, listen to me. We're all gonna be fine. We're here, we're together. That's all that matters.
Jack
