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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Yvonne Villarreal

Inside the stirring trilogy that made 'This Is Us' stars into 'indie movie' directors

The last words of the "This Is Us" series finale have been put to page by creator Dan Fogelman. But before viewers learn what they are, the family drama had to set in motion the Pearson family's final turning points.

Over the course of its six seasons, "This Is Us" has occasionally featured a trio of episodes zooming in on each Pearson sibling at a pivotal moment in his or her life. The series again tightened its lens on the Big Three in recent weeks as they grappled with their mother's health problems and, more urgently, responded to her stirring call to action: to live their lives fully and not slow down because of her. "I'm asking you to be fearless," she pleaded.

This season's trilogy, which concluded Tuesday with the Randall-focused episode, kept it all in the family, with stars Milo Ventimiglia (who plays Jack Pearson), Mandy Moore (Rebecca Pearson) and Justin Hartley (Kevin Pearson) as directors.

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