Everyday we come across a number TV show options to binge on. While sometimes we are in the mood for a light watch, the other times the serious television mode takes over. But this season, experience multiple emotions with a single TV show-Dan Fogelman’s This Is Us, a full-tilt, heartstring-tugging series, which airs in India on Star World and Star World HD Monday-Friday 9 PM. A real tear-jerker, This Is Us delves into real life relatable issues and is a realistic portrayal of modern day complex relationships and individuality, which makes it a must watch for the millennial generation.
Here are four reasons why all 20-something year-olds should devour into this bitter-sweet indulgence:
Reinstates your faith in love
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, the television couple of 2017 have been successful in tugging our heartstrings with their on screen romance on This Is Us. Jack and Rebecca have the kind of real and honest love that everyone hopes to find. Even though they don’t have the perfect marriage, but they do have one where they fight for one another, making us want to believe that true love still exists and we all just have to be patient to find our better half instead of draining ourselves with unnecessary relationships.
It’s okay to be emotional
At times we feel that that displaying our emotions on a platter makes us all the more vulnerable and exposed to the real world. However, This is Us defies this logic and instead teaches us that it’s okay to cry your heart out. Jack’s son Randall Pearson, who is shown as a fierce high-powered, wealthy executive is a man full of emotions after all. On getting crushed by an increasingly competitive workplace and the facing the death of a closed one, Randall is seen immobile, crying on his office floor venting out his feeling to his brother. Well, no matter how strong you portray yourself to be, we always need that crying shoulder during the worst of our days.
A Mid-life Career Crisis is extremely normal
Almost every second millennial is experiencing the mid-life career crisis, the crushing feeling that you are going nowhere and need to get your life back on track to prove yourself to the world. Well, it’s important for us to know that such situations are extremely normal and everyone around is dealing with similar crunches. At the start of the series, Kevin Pearson was the lead star of a TV soap The Manny, however, he felt trapped and suffocated with this role. Kevin decides to tackle this on-set meltdown by taking a calculated risk and moving to New York to peruse a serious career as a Broadway actor.
let go of your insecurities and focus on your strengths
Don’t we all tend to focus a lot more on our insecurities and inhibitions and in that process ignore our strengths and what all we are capable ofIJ Chrissy Metz, who plays the role of Kate Pearson on the show, tells you the struggles of a plus-size person not just with the day-to-day manoeuvres, but also the misery of such individuals when it comes to their love life. Kate tells you how to deal with the self-doubt and self-esteem issues and teaches you how to channelise our energies on our strong suits.