‘This Is Us’ Creator Explains the Series’ Poetic Final Scene

This story contains spoilers from the series finale of This Is Us.

This Is Us took the simple route when it came time to close the books on six seasons — and it was all by design.

The series finale on Tuesday closed out a glorious six-season run with quiet moments of reflection. In the distant past, a young Pearson family — with Jack and Rebecca leading a little Big Three — enjoying a lazy Saturday, a culmination of small, insignificant moments that amounted to something more. In the present, a grown-up Big Three grieving the loss of their mother on the day of her funeral while looking ahead to their promising futures.