{"id":52789,"date":"2017-11-16T10:19:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=52789"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:19:24","slug":"us-heartbreaking-parallel-jack-kevin-may-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/entertainment\/tv\/us-heartbreaking-parallel-jack-kevin-may-missed.html","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This Is Us\u2019: The Heartbreaking Parallel Between Jack and Kevin You May Have Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018This Is Us\u2019: The Heartbreaking Parallel Between Jack and Kevin You May Have Missed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Pearson\u2019s despair came full circle on \u2018This Is Us\u2019 with a poignant look back at the past and Jack\u2019s ongoing struggles. One scene in the past and one in the present showed a painful parallel between father and son.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nov. 15 episode of This Is Us proved that Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) are more alike than I ever thought possible. Before a career-ending knee injury changed Kevin\u2019s life forever when he was a teen, Kevin was an arrogant, self-absorbed young man. He was embarrassed by the fact that his father had let alcohol control him and nearly destroy his family. Kevin thought Jack was weak. He realized just how much Jack was still struggling when he saw his father on his knees praying and on the phone with his AA sponsor late one night. Kevin later apologized for his behavior toward his dad, but he never anticipated he would end up at a similar low point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet Kevin found himself on his knees in the present, with no one to help him. I found this scene absolutely gut-wrenching and revelatory. Unlike Jack, Kevin has not been able to truly accept he has a problem. The birth of his children gave Jack\u2019s life purpose, and without his kids, Jack\u2019s road to recovery may have been delayed. Kevin has the same demons as Jack, but he\u2019s been cavalier about fixing them and now they control him. As we saw in the episode, Kevin has yet to find his purpose, so he remains broken. But after his breakdown, he does understand that he needs help. That\u2019s why he ended up on Randall\u2019s doorstep. Asking for help when you need it is not a sign of weakness, it shows strength.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hopefully, losing the necklace Kevin\u2019s father gave him in the hospital after his knee injury won\u2019t derail the eldest Pearson any further. I have a feeling the lost necklace, engraved with the Buddhist symbol of purpose, is going to force Kevin to deal with his father\u2019s death, which is something he has yet to do. The necklace has been Kevin\u2019s physical symbol of his late father, but now that it\u2019s gone, Kevin\u2019s going to have to come to terms with the pain he\u2019s let boil inside of him for years. That pain and his lack of purpose opened a door to his struggle with addiction. Until he is able to truly cope with what happened in his past, Kevin is never going to be able to recover.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source\u00a0<\/strong>:https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2017\/11\/15\/this-is-us-jack-kevin-addiction-death-similarities\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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