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This Is Us – Season 1, Episode 4 The Pool

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Jake and Rebecca take Kevin, Kate and Randall to the community swimming pool; Kevin auditions for his first Broadway play; Toby bumps into his ex-wife at a restaurant; William is mistaken as a loiterer.
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Mandy Moore

Rebecca Pearson

Milo Ventimiglia

Jack Pearson

Sterling K. Brown

Randall Pearson

Chrissy Metz

Kate Pearson

Justin Hartley

Kevin Pearson

Chris Sullivan

Toby Damon
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Cait Raft Us Weekly 03/13/2018
This Is Us' Tuesday, October 18, episode definitely delivered in the emotions department, and even made us laugh a few times. Go to Full Review Maggie Fremont New York Magazine/Vulture 03/10/2018
3/5
But there they are, all five of them huddled together, comforted in the arms of their family. Man, this show knows how to put a heartwarming button on an episode, doesn't it? Go to Full Review Amy Wilkinson Entertainment Weekly 03/10/2018
A
It surely can't be an accident that an innocent-seeming trip to the pool is used as a framing device for this episode examining the ramifications of a black boy being raised by white parents. Go to Full Review Shabnaj Chowdhury Tell-Tale TV 06/16/2018
3.5/5
While some of us may have worried about the functionality of the dual timeliness, I think The Pool is an example of how the technique works remarkably well. Go to Full Review Kimberly Roots TV Line 03/12/2018
Ouch. Go to Full Review Christopher Baldwin Baltimore Sun 03/10/2018
As This Is Us gets comfortable with its characters and the viewers get comfortable with them, it's time to delve more into what got us here. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Jake and Rebecca take Kevin, Kate and Randall to the community swimming pool; Kevin auditions for his first Broadway play; Toby bumps into his ex-wife at a restaurant; William is mistaken as a loiterer.
Executive Producer
Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Holiday, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 18, 2016