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That Was Us

Kevin & Randall's Big Fight | "Strangers: Part Two" (418)

27 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What happens in the season finale of 'This Is Us'?

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On today's episode of That Was Us, we are diving into season four, episode 18, Strangers Part Two. In the series four finale, Randall and Kevin's relationship reaches its breaking point. Madison shares news that changes everything, and Kate and Toby make a decision that redefines their family.

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32.971 - 34.955 Chris Sullivan

Okay, gang. We're here. Oh, boy. We're here.

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The end of four.

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36.417 - 46.656 Chris Sullivan

This is how it goes down. So, wait. Just because it's Strangers Part 2. Did we start this season? Strangers Part 1. Strangers is 4.01? Yeah.

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Chapter 2: How does Randall and Kevin's relationship reach a breaking point?

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Look at this dude. Bookend in there.

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With Cassidy and Nikki and Marie. Yeah.

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53.322 - 79.068 Chris Sullivan

Now we get new strangers. So he primes you, right? Because we go through all of this Pearson drama, and this episode opens. Well, we know Lucy and Jack, right? We know Jack Damon and his wife. And she's laying there pregnant, right? And she has a request for a song. And the song, there's a lyric in the song. You guys help me out. It's like, could a stranger ever wind up being you?

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Chapter 3: What news does Madison share that changes everything?

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Is that something what it is? Yeah. And you go and we meet a couple of other people, right?

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You see a man kind of with a bucking horse.

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88.236 - 98.25 Chris Sullivan

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then there's this woman in this art gallery. Smoke show, by the way. I don't know if I can say that. Yeah, she was beautiful. Smoke show. Gorgeous. Is that okay?

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Yeah. Yes.

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Smoke show.

Chapter 4: What decision do Kate and Toby make regarding their family?

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There was a smoke show in an art gallery? Smoke show. Totally cool. And so you're left wondering, like, okay, Fogelman has set us up. We know somehow- These people are connected to the Pearsons. These people are gonna be connected to Pearsons, but we have no idea what that connection is per se. Right.

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should we stick with these first few and kind of walk through them? Or do you want to- You take the lead. It's tough because it's like we have, you know, the present day storyline.

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127.614 - 132.039 Chris Sullivan

I think we should go with the present day storylines before we get to the strangers.

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Okay, let's do it.

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Because the strangers are sort of a reveal.

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Got it, okay.

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Right, right, right, right.

Chapter 5: How do Mandy, Chris, and Sterling relate to family arguments?

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Yeah, yeah, they reveal the sort of the ending of the episode.

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139.829 - 143.774 Chris Sullivan

Yep, yep, yep, yep. Okay. You want to start with the past? You want to start with Jack and Rebecca? Jack and Rebecca.

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Go for it. It's his birthday.

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Yes.

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Birthday suit.

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He's got the terrible towel. His birthday and the kid's birthday, yes.

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Yeah, yeah, exactly. Everyone's birthday.

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Everybody's birthday.

Chapter 6: What personal stories do the hosts share about conflict resolution?

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You guys know what that date is, by the way?

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August 31st or something? August 29th?

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It's either 30th or 31st.

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Yeah, yeah, it's like the end of August.

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End of August.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Go. And...

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Do you know your husband and children's birthday? Yes.

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I mean, what's the difference? It's when I tell them it is.

Chapter 7: How does the episode explore themes of joy and tragedy?

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We're going to throw a robe. We'll try to cover it up.

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He's like waiting for his birthday, you know, striptease or whatever. And she's like, oh, you think that I'm going to take this robe off after I had triplets a year ago? Like, you got another thing coming, sir.

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196.511 - 204.189 Chris Sullivan

But here's a question to you, Manny Moore. Like, you ever feel uncomfortable post baby in front of time? Yes. Really?

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Still.

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204.749 - 206.151 Chris Sullivan

You get the snapback, though, pretty quick.

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That's not true. Listen, friend, it is a lot different underneath the clothes. I'll put it there. Okay.

Chapter 8: What insights do the hosts provide about the show’s impact on viewers?

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Yeah, yes. But, I mean, I also did not birth three babies at one time. Just, you know, we just have gotten to know each other. Yeah, we know each other very well. In a way, it's like we're at a point where we are, you know, it's a... How's that body under there? Let's see it. Hey, how's that body doing after them babies? We good? I don't. You guys are my brothers. I don't trip.

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But also, I can't pretend to know what it's like to have birthed three babies and be a busy mom with no support.

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You can. You just spread them out a little bit.

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I spread them out a tiny bit.

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253.509 - 254.931 Sterling K. Brown

Are they all two years apart?

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Less than two years. Less than... Come on, Maddie. 20 months and 23 months. Wow. I know. Three and three and a half years. That's right. It's stupid. It's called efficiency. It's called...

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Chaos. Mama had to get it done.

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Get it done. But Rebecca basically is like, yeah, right. You're not, I'm not going to do that. And we sort of see this montage of the birthday, birthday cake, which kind of coincides with the present day. Like this triple layer strawberry chocolate vanilla cake that Rebecca makes on the birthdays. I'm the chug. I was going to say, I was like, these colors could have been anything.

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And there's one layer.

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