This Is Us fans went wild following this week’s episode after they spotted a new clue about Randall Pearson’s birth mother.
Only recently, viewers discovered that Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) birth mother, Laurel (Jennifer C. Holmes) could be still alive after they were led to believe she had died following a drug overdose after childbirth.
And on the most recent episode of season five of the hit NBC series, fans spotted a new clue about Laurel as they came up with theories surrounding her whereabouts.
New clue? This Is Us fans went wild following this week’s episode after they spotted a new clue about Randall Pearson’s, pictured, birth mother
The episode followed a sweet story about a Vietnamese grandfather, Hai, cooking with his chatty granddaughter.
After telling the youngster he learnt to cook to impress someone ‘special’, she asked if that person was the woman in all the photographs around the house.
Hai then confirmed that the woman in the photos was his someone ‘special’ to which the camera panned onto a young photo of the grandfather and woman.
Fans were quick to speculate that the woman in the photo was in fact Randall’s birth mother, explaining the sweet story in the episode.
Still alive? Only recently, viewers discovered that Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) birth mother, Laurel (Jennifer C. Holmes) could be still alive after they were led to believe she had died following a drug overdose after childbirth
Sweet: This week’s episode followed a sweet story about a Vietnamese grandfather, Hai, cooking with his chatty granddaughter
Taking to Twitter, viewers shared both their excitement and theories over Laurel’s character, fans are yet to discover if she is still alive or the person in the photo.
One person put: ‘Is the woman in the picture Randall’s mother? #thisisus.’
Another follower commented: ‘I can’t believe Randall’s birth mother still alive after all those years and not once tried to find Randall #ThisIsUs.’
A different fan exclaimed: ‘That was Randall’s birth mother!!! (I just finished watching last night’s episode!) I love all the twists in this show! #thisisus.’
Inquisitive: After telling the youngster he learnt to cook to impress someone ‘special’, she asked if that person was the woman in all the photographs around the house
Could it be Randall’s mother? Hai then confirmed that the woman in the photos was his someone ‘special’ to which the camera panned onto a young photo of the grandfather and woman
Another show watcher asked: ‘So…. Is Randall’s mother still alive? Did she and man have a child together and the little girl is their grandchild?
‘Did Kevin and Zoe cross paths with any of them when they were is Vietnam??? Soooo many questions!! #ThisIsUs.’
While a different account theorised: ‘#ThisIsUs Theory. The ‘lady in the picture’ is Randall’s half sister. Since we know his mother didn’t die after childbirth. I think she got clean, had another kid, and that kid is that woman in the photos. just a theory.’
With another fan speculating: ‘It’d be too easy for that lady in the photo to be Randall’s biological mother. The writers always mess with our minds #thisisus.’
Theories! Fans were quick to speculate that the woman in the photo was in fact Randall’s birth mother, explaining the sweet story in the episode
Earlier this week, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman spoke to Entertainment Weekly as he teased the final scene of series five episode three with the cryptic photo.
Asked if there were any more family members missing from the scene, Dan told the publication: ‘Not in terms of family-tree-type stuff, but incomplete in that it’s just a glimpse of a character that’s going to come to play a large role in our story.
‘The story right now is not only incomplete, it’s barely even painted. So in short order, a full, beautiful story is going to be told. I think it will be a satisfying and elegant answer to a lot of stuff, as opposed to something that necessarily begs more questions.’
Talking about any other hints surrounding Randall’s birth mother, he added: ‘What you’ve seen right now is the first point of connection. In next week’s episode, that will start locking in a little further, and we’re not too far away from sharing a lot of information with the audience.’
Bombshell: Show watchers were left reeling last month after it was revealed that Randall’s birth mother Laurel could be still alive after they were led to believe she had died following a drug overdose after childbirth
Heartbreaking: Randall’s birth father, William, fled the scene with a newborn Randall after thinking his partner Laurel had died and left the baby outside a fire station
Show watchers were left reeling last month after it was revealed that Randall’s birth mother Laurel could be still alive after they were led to believe she had died following a drug overdose after childbirth.
Randall’s birth father, William, fled the scene with a newborn Randall after thinking his partner Laurel had died and left the baby outside a fire station.
Yet in new scenes, despite paramedics believing that Laurel had passed away following a drug overdose, they managed to discover a faint pulse.
Adopted: Randall was adopted by Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore), who had lost one of their triples during birth (pictured filming socially-distanced scenes)
Randall was adopted by Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore), who had lost one of their triples during birth, and grew up with siblings Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin (Justin Hartley).
Although recently the character has been receiving therapy as he looks at how his life has been defined by his mothers – Laurel, who he believed had died at birth, and Rebecca, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
This Is Us airs every Tuesday at 9pm ET, it is available to UK viewers the next day on Amazon Prime.
The big three! Randall grew up with adopted siblings Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) (all pictured on set while filming during the coronavirus pandemic)