How Many Seasons Are In This Is Us

Okay, let’s talk about This Is Us. We all cried. We all yelled at our TVs. But how many seasons were there, really?

The Official Answer (And My Questionable Take)

Officially? Six. Six glorious, tear-jerking seasons. NBC says so. Wikipedia says so. My mom, who knows everything about TV, agrees.

But hear me out. I'm throwing out a controversial opinion here. Are we sure there weren't, like, three?

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Let's be honest. The timelines got a little... messy. We were bouncing around so much, it felt like we were in a time machine, not watching a TV show.

I swear, sometimes I forgot who was dead and who was just old. It became a running joke in my house! "Wait, is Jack gone again?"

Think about it. Every season basically followed the same formula. Flashback. Present-day drama. Flash-forward mystery. Big family dinner. Sobbing.

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The "Emotional Rollercoaster" Excuse

People say the show was an "emotional rollercoaster." I agree! But at a certain point, rollercoasters get repetitive, right? You know the drop is coming.

So, did we really need six seasons of that feeling? Couldn't we have condensed the drama? Shaved off some of the repetitive storylines?

I love Milo Ventimiglia as much as the next person. But even his amazing performances couldn't stop me from feeling like I was watching the same show on repeat sometimes.

The Flash-Forward Fatigue

The flash-forwards were intriguing at first. Who was the "her" that everyone was visiting? What happened to Kate?

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But then the flash-forwards started to feel... predictable. Another old-age makeup job. Another vaguely worded clue.

It felt like the writers were stretching the story to fill the season quota. And let's be real: how many times could we see Rebecca forgetting things before it became a bit much?

Unpopular Opinion: The Story Had Run Its Course

Okay, this might be even more controversial. I think the best parts of This Is Us were in the early seasons.

We met the Big Three. We learned about Jack and Rebecca's love story. We were hooked! But after a while, the new storylines felt weaker.

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Did we really need to see Kevin's acting career struggles for six years straight? Couldn't he have just, like, gotten a steady job?

A Plea for Shorter Seasons

Maybe I'm just a heretic. Maybe I have zero patience for emotional depth. But I genuinely think This Is Us could have been just as impactful in fewer seasons.

Less filler, more killer emotional moments. A tighter narrative. More focused character development. Less "Randall" political aspirations.

So, yeah. Officially, there were six seasons. But in my heart? It was a really long, really intense, and sometimes repetitive three-season show. Don't @ me.