NBC’s This Is Us followers weren’t shocked by Rebecca’s loss of life in This Is Us Season 6 Episode 17, “The Train.” Rebecca’s ending had been teased all season lengthy, and viewers lastly obtained to see her reunite with Jack as she drifted away. Now, the This Is Us Season 6 finale comes subsequent. Right here’s why present creator Dan Fogelman didn’t need Rebecca to die in the closing episode.
Rebecca’s loss of life in ‘This Is Us’ Season 6 Episode 17, ‘The Train,’ introduced the forged to tears
The This Is Us Season 6 finale takes place after Rebecca’s loss of life in episode 17, “The Train.” Episode 17 introduced the Huge Three collectively to say goodbye to Rebecca, and Rebecca’s unconscious put her on a literal practice. Whereas on the practice, Rebecca was capable of look again on the important moments of her life as much as her loss of life.
Followers had a tricky time watching Rebecca die after so a few years with the character. And the forged additionally felt deeply affected by the character’s loss of life. Mandy Moore brazenly admitted she threw up when she learn the script for “The Train.” She additionally advised The Hollywood Reporter that she couldn’t be current when the actors have been saying their goodbyes to Rebecca, because it made her cry.
“Because, as much as I’d like to, I can’t be crying. I can’t be present,” Moore defined. “So, I had to put myself in the middle of the ocean on my own plane. And that was surprising to me. I thought I could be quiet and still and listen to everyone, but it was far more challenging than I expected.”
Sequence creator Dan Fogelman defined why Rebecca didn’t die in the closing episode
The This Is Us Season 6 finale may’ve featured Rebecca’s loss of life, however collection creator Dan Fogelman had his causes for not leaving on that notice. In line with Variety, Fogelman didn’t need the finale to only give attention to the Pearson household’s loss.
“So much attention that was put on ‘How does Jack die?’ early on. How Jack dies and the big episode where, in fact, he does die. But so much of our series is about what happens after,” Fogelman advised the publication. “And I always wanted and always had planned for the final episode of the series to revolve around the epilogue of the continuing story of the family rather than the moment.”
Fogelman then famous he wished the present to exemplify how “the human spirit kind of endures and moves forward, rather than just a moment that would have everybody hysterically crying because somebody passes at the end.”
The ‘This Is Us’ Season 6 finale will depart followers on a hopeful notice
Whereas “The Train” focuses on loss, “Us,” the title of the This Is Us Season 6 finale, will depart followers feeling longing for the place the Pearson household is headed subsequent. Mandy Moore advised Entertainment Weekly that she cried when studying the script for the closing episode, however solely as a result of it was the closing episode she would ever be part of.
“I cried just because it was the end,” she defined. “But it was not nearly as upsetting to me. I was like, ‘Ah, what a beautiful way to wrap this up.’ I just remember closing [the script], going, ‘You stuck the landing, Dan. You really did. No one’s going to be disappointed.’ This is a really beautiful way to end this story.”
The This Is Us Season 6 finale airs Tuesday, Could 24, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
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