This is us: What if the last shot of the series opened the door to a spin-off?

As mentioned by many, disappointing to others, this is the last episode we currently have available on MyCanal. But it is clear that even after this epilogue, many fans are not ready to say goodbye to Pearson’s family.

Some viewers are even convinced that choosing the last shot of the series is a reference to a potential spin-off series on Randall (Sterling K. Brown). This is who ends the show: first we see his older version, gently watching the person gathered at Rebecca (Mandy Moore) funeral, and then his son’s version (Lonnie Chavez) is shown looking at his father with a smile (Milo Ventimilia).

Actually, This is Us spin-off is not currently planned. Speaking to several American media outlets, Of which TVLineThe creator of the series Dan Fogelman said:

I am quite determined that this is so. Who knows if the next mid-term crisis will change my mind, but I really feel like we’ve stopped these stories.

However, the screenwriter also admitted that he knew the future of his adopted son:I think I know what happens to Randall and his family, but the answer should not be … it’s up to the audience to decide what happens next to Randall.“Has the character become the President of the United States? It’s up to you yet! But if Dan Vogelman finally decides to one day give him his own TV series, then he will not start from scratch.

However, the issue of showing this future has never been an issue in the parent series. “No.We have never had the temptation to move forward. There was a lot of talk about how we were going to show the end of Randall’s political journey.“, Explained the screenwriter.

And continue:We all thought that if we hypothetically did a flash forward with Randall sitting in the White House, that’s not what the show is about, he would be a little delayed. So we love to end the series with the promise of even greater success for this special and extraordinary character, without actually going to the end.“

Despite everything, the choice of this famous last plan is surprising. Many fans expected the series to end with just Rebecca, either with him and Jack or with a shot of their three children, which would make sense for a family-oriented series.

But for Dan Fogelmann no doubt, This is Us should have ended like this:

I knew I wanted to end the feelings of children watching their parents and chaining something they pass on in their lives.

“Eventually, when Randall learns that he will have a grandson, this little Randall looks at his father and his family, and that was always the plan we were going to complete.“, Thus he trusted variety.

Let us then explain that there was only one reason why there was Randall, who stood out in this epilogue more than his brother and Das:

“There was no other reason than that he was a character who was going to have a grandson. This episode is very much about heritage and the future. In this last episode, I thought of him as a member of the Big Three – until we got to the end and they all had their giant stage together – which means he’s the one who is becoming a grandfather for the first time. Time.“

Also, it seems that this last scene, which caused so much ink to flow, was shot years ago… “In the past, the whole story was filmed three or four years ago. It was mainly about capturing our original children at a young age, which would be nostalgic for the viewer.“, Thus revealed the creator of the series. Really rich idea!

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