TMC
03-28-2019, 05:14 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-this-is-us-helped-me-process-my-dads-death/2019/03/26/a68fe074-4b16-11e9-b79a-961983b7e0cd_story.html
"The Pearson home went up in flames because, of all things, a faulty Crock-Pot," says Bethonie Butler. "But somewhere beneath the melodrama, I found unexpected catharsis in watching this fictional family grapple with an unthinkable loss that so closely mirrored my own. Cliches abound about grief being a process, a journey, a marathon, not a sprint. But that’s why This Is Us felt so authentic, and a reflection of my loss in near real-time: The Pearsons’ grief isn’t the subject of multi-episode arcs; it’s stitched into the fabric of the show."
"The Pearson home went up in flames because, of all things, a faulty Crock-Pot," says Bethonie Butler. "But somewhere beneath the melodrama, I found unexpected catharsis in watching this fictional family grapple with an unthinkable loss that so closely mirrored my own. Cliches abound about grief being a process, a journey, a marathon, not a sprint. But that’s why This Is Us felt so authentic, and a reflection of my loss in near real-time: The Pearsons’ grief isn’t the subject of multi-episode arcs; it’s stitched into the fabric of the show."