Kevin Pearson, what are you doing to us?! This Is Us fans painfully watched the first of the Big Three unravel into a life of addiction and substance abuse during this week’s episode, “Number One.” As someone who would leave my future husband for Justin Hartley with his character’s captivating smile and charming ways, this was truly difficult to watch.
We got our first look at Kevin’s career-ending knee injury during his senior year of high school juxtaposed with present-day Kevin battling the demons of addiction.It’s ironic to watch Kevin snark at his father reciting the AA serenity prayer in their family kitchen, having no idea that years later, he too would fall to his knees and cry for help. Well, what brought about that cry for help is just . . . a lot. After going back to his high school to give a less-than-flattering speech as an honored alumni, he picks up another alumna in an embarrassing cheap-red-wine-induced stupor, and his addiction to painkillers is exposed like we’ve never seen before.
Kevin snoops around in Dr. Charlotte Everly’s home after asking her to make some food, and what do you know? He finds her prescription pad. To see…
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