This is Us is the most realistic, and brilliant show of our lifetime. The narratives are smooth between flashbacks and flash-forwards thus allowing the storyline to stay on track. This show illuminates every character by giving them a story to tell and in their own perspective. Real life is chaotic, and constantly changing. There are ups, and there are downs...and then everything in between. People come into our lives and people walk out of them. This show represents everything Life is.