This Is Us Tells the Story of Randall’s Delivery Mom

This Is Us certain loves a devastating backstory, and we will not assist however adore it too. 

Tonight’s episode advised the story of what occurred to Randall’s delivery mom earlier than and after Randall (Sterling Ok. Brown) was born, and it was, in typical This Is Us trend, each wildly unhappy and intensely poetic. We’re additionally fairly certain there is a film in there that we might watch. 

Mainly, earlier than she even met William (Jermel Nakia/Ron Cephas Jones), Laurel (Jennifer Holmes) fell in love with Hai (Vien Hong) in New Orleans. She met him when he thought she was drowning, however she was really simply letting out some rage within the river. They needed to disguise their love from her wealthy and highly effective father, who had plans for her to marry somebody who was additionally wealthy and highly effective, and she or he tried to get Hai to run away to Chicago along with her however he felt like he could not go away his household. 

As an alternative, she left by herself and ended up in Pittsburgh, the place she met William.