Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Jack Pearson | |
Mandy Moore | ... | Rebecca Pearson | |
Sterling K. Brown | ... | Randall Pearson | |
Chrissy Metz | ... | Kate Pearson | |
Justin Hartley | ... | Kevin Pearson | |
Susan Kelechi Watson | ... | Beth Pearson | |
Chris Sullivan | ... | Toby Damon | |
Ron Cephas Jones | ... | William Hill | |
Alan Thicke | ... | Alan Thicke | |
Andrew Santino | ... | Casey | |
Da'Vine Joy Randolph | ... | Tanya | |
Gerald McRaney | ... | Dr. Nathan Katowski | |
Richard Tanner | ... | Director John | |
Lisa Schurga | ... | Stage Manager | |
Mark Cohen | ... | Warm Up Guy |
Those that are celebrating their 36th birthday today include: Jack, whose wife Rebecca is expecting triplets, which will be their first children; Randall, who has made a financial success of his life despite being abandoned by his unknown father at a firehall when he was a newborn; and twins Kevin and Kate, whose lives have taken divergent paths based solely on appearance, with "model good looks" actor Kevin having a lucrative lead role in a mindless sitcom called "Man-ny", the role which often requires him to be shirtless, and obese Kate wallowing in the difficulties in her life, those difficulties because of her weight. On this specific day, Rebecca goes into labor, six weeks premature, meaning that the children will have the same birthday as Jack. The stress from what is already considered a difficult pregnancy is ratcheted up a notch when Rebecca's regular doctor becomes incapacitated, leaving her in the care of a doctor she's never met, Dr. Katowski - "Dr. K" - he a ... Written by Huggo
Good acting (so, so good), good presentation, awesome music, good screenwriting. EVERYTHING is good in this pilot.
It's a MUST-WATCH even if you don't feel like following up with the rest (you should thought, at least through season 1).