Chris Sullivan

On today's episode of That Was Us, we're diving into Season 5, Episode 6, Birth Mother.

This episode uncovers the long-buried story of Randall's birth mother, Laurel.

Randall and Beth's journey to New Orleans reveals inherited grief, unfinished love, and through High's retelling of his love story with Laurel, Randall releases the pain he's carried his entire life.

Sully, Mandy.

Hello.

How's it going, gang?

Oh, well, how are you guys?

It's a special episode.

It's a really beautiful episode.

We're going to get a chance later on in this episode to talk to the writer-director, which rarely happens for an episode of television.

Right?

Kay Oyegun, who is one of my favorite, favorite, favorite people who's been with our show from beginning to end.

About to be one of everybody's.

She's absolutely wonderful.

And sort of like this episode, because it's one of those things that I don't think a lot of people saw coming because if Randall is functioning as audience with regards to his story, like everybody knows that like Randall's mom died after childbirth or whatnot.

You know, his dad took him to the, was overwhelmed because he was using as well, took him to the fire station and that's when life begins.

Yes.

But at the beginning of this season,

At the end of episode one of this season.

Yeah, it's 501.