A Lesson For Living | "A Manny-Splendored Thing" (S2E2) with special guest Hannah Zeile
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On today's episode of That Was Us, we'll be discussing season two, episode two, A Manny Splendid Thing. Kevin is forced to swallow his pride during a taping of The Manny. Kate gets her first gig, but can't stop comparing herself to her mother. Randall and Beth are really contemplating their next steps regarding adoption. And Jack confronts his demons in the wake of his fight with Rebecca. And with that, I say, good morning, lady and gentleman.
Good morning.
How are we doing today, gang? Doing very well. I'm very excited to be here. I'll tell you right now, I'm a little loopy. I was up. My wife had me. Well, not my wife had me. Let me say. I had some things to do when I got home. Let me tell you something about my wife.
Responsibilities.
Responsibilities with regards to my family. So I woke up early.
To watch these episodes.
To watch some episodes.
And...
And they don't disappoint. No. I'm going to say that. Like it wasn't a chore to wake up to watch. It was an absolute joy. And what I sort of find in season two is that we've laid the landscape for the world and it's already very rich. And it just, it's like the roots go deeper. Do you know what I'm saying? Like with regards to the exploration that really begins with the relationship between Rebecca and Kate, as we get into Kevin's storyline and sort of like his reticence to discuss his own past with his dad.
Yeah, and subsequent addiction issues.
Subsequent addiction issues, like the introduction of Deja into the Black Pearson family or whatnot.
Can I tell you, I did not realize it happened so quickly. early yeah i was like season two for some reason i thought maybe season three like it's all happening faster than we that we remember season one season two yeah i wonder why why it seems like that i i but yes watching it i was like oh my goodness here we are in episode three right when she's introduced and yeah i was like wow she really she's been a part of the fabric of the show kind of almost since the very beginning.
More or less. So that's sort of one of the things that was sort of just like, I was struck by.
But let's talk specifically about- One of the things that I was struck by about this episode is because Toby has such rare, it's very rare that we are all together. Sure. And it's one of the rare scenes where it's just a big ensemble. Almost everyone in the same room for long periods of time getting to play off each other.
And that's what I loved most about the show. These were the days I was most excited. Really? Yeah. Yeah, because otherwise I wouldn't get to work with you guys. I mean, you obviously would have scenes together in certain circumstances and stuff, but when it was like the family's all together for a holiday or some sort of celebration or event.
And everyone flies in to see Kevin returning to the Manny for a very special episode. Correct. And everyone's flown in and are going to watch the taping.
He's very nervous. He knows that he's sort of like, things kind of got out of hand last time he was on this set, but he's sort of made a rebound, and now he's being asked to come back, and he knows there's a black Manny there, and good for America, it's good for the world if there's a black Manny, but he wants- That we never see. We never see Morris Chestnut as the Manny.
Could they not make his deal?
Like, what was the- I'm sure there were contractual obligations to other things, but he's nervous and he's talking to Sophie at the beginning and he's checking out his abs and his abs are always fantastic because Justin's built like an Asgardian. And so you can see him sort of going through the nerves of it all and they start to play out. She's like, do that scene, that thing you did with- The meltdown.
The meltdown. My favorite episode of the Manny.
I love, by the way, his remark of like, he wants to be Clooney returning to ER.
He wants to be Clooney. And she says something to the effect like, you know, this is like your least attractive quality, right? And he's like, I'm aware.
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