That's Them

Tonight is the second-season premiere of This Is Us, the show that brought drama back to the big networks.

It's a family drama--not the sort of thing I usually go for. But I was surprised by the pilot, and not just by the plot twists, but the smart writing.  Though I had some problems with the two-timeline premise, I became a regular.

I thought it was pretty good.  Still, more and more, as they had to keep the tension going, and jerk tears each week, they kept threatening to descend into pure soap opera.  While they avoided it overall, there were some troubling signs along the way.

So I will be watching tonight.  But if they don't watch out, I'll be gone.  (And their millions of fans won't be bothered at all.)