Last Christmas is the tenth episode of the first season and the 10th overall episode of This Is Us.
Short Summary[]
The Pearsons discover Dr. K alone at the hospital on Christmas Eve after Kate's afflicted with appendicitis. In the present, Kevin celebrates Hanukkah with Sloane; Kate pursues her big surgery; and someone from William's past resurfaces.
Full Summary[]
On Christmas, young Kate gets appendicitis. Before surgery, Rebecca gives her a Christmas tree branch as a placebo and tells her Christmas magic will keep her safe. They run into Doctor Katowsky, who is now a patient, and dying. The family decides to keep him company. Randall uses his Christmas money to buy him a snow globe. Kevin is particularly affected by his sister’s struggle, and tries to pray.
Olivia has disappeared completely since her fight with Kevin, which causes the play to be canceled. Sloane asks Kevin to come to her family Hanukkah dinner and pose as her boyfriend. When Kevin sees her tell the story of Hanukkah, and realizes that she should be in the play instead of Olivia, and that he would finance the play himself.
Kate and Rebecca go to a doctor about gastric bypass surgery, where Rebecca realizes how clueless she is about Kate’s weight issues. They both wonder if Rebecca’s parenting was to blame for her obesity.
William goes to Narcotics Anonymous and runs into Jessie, an ex-boyfriend of his whom he abandoned when he got cancer, to spare him the pain. William decides to spend Christmas with Jessie instead of Randall.
Randall and Beth attend an office Christmas party. Beth chides Randall for buying a boat to cope with his anger at his mother. Randall intercepts the co-worker who sold it to him about to jump off a balcony because of a failed marriage. While talking him down, he vents about his own pain, and convinces the both of them that their relationships can be repaired.
Everyone gathers for Christmas at Randall’s, where Toby shows up uninvited. He tells Kate he’s back on his diet and asks her to get back together, and she agrees. Christmas goes well until Toby has a sudden heart attack.
The episode ends on a cliffhanger where Toby in the present and Doctor Katowsky in the past are both in surgery in critical condition.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
- Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
- Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
- Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
- Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
- Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson
- Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon
- Ron Cephas Jones as William Hill
Guest Stars[]
- Denis O'Hare as Jessie
- Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas
- Milana Vayntrub as Sloane Sandburg
- Jimmi Simpson as Andy Fannan
- Nadia Quinn as Sloane's Sister
- Nancy Linari as Mrs. Sandburg
- Gareth Williams as Melvin Sandburg
- John Pollono as Tyler
- Mackenzie Hancsicsak as Kate Pearson (age 9)
- Parker Bates as Kevin Pearson (age 9)
- Lonnie Chavis as Randall Pearson (age 9)
- Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson
- Eris Baker as Tess Pearson
- Brittany Ishibashi as Tracy
- Gerald McRaney as Dr. Nathan Katowsky
- Juliana Sada as Eliza
- Millie Trachtenberg as Gift Shop Clerk
- Becki Dennis as Nurse
- Talia Toms as ICU Nurse
- Eric Satterberg as Paul Gordon
Co-Starring[]
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Notes and Trivia[]
- This episode scored million viewers.
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See Also[]
A complete overview of this episode's crew can be found here. |
This Is Us Season 1 | |||||
#01 | "Pilot" | #07 | "The Best Washing Machine in the World" | #13 | "Three Sentences" |
#02 | "The Big Three" | #08 | "Pilgrim Rick" | #14 | "I Call Marriage" |
#03 | "Kyle" | #09 | "The Trip" | #15 | "Jack Pearson's Son" |
#04 | "The Pool" | #10 | "Last Christmas" | #16 | "Memphis" |
#05 | "The Game Plan" | #11 | "The Right Thing to Do" | #17 | "What Now?" |
#06 | "Career Days" | #12 | "The Big Day" | #18 | "Moonshadow" |