A 'This Is Us' Writer Just Teased That Kevin Might Be Totally Changing Course in Upcoming Episodes
If you thought season 5 of This Is Us already had plenty of twists and turns for Kevin Pearson (Justin Hartley), then fasten your seatbelt — it sounds like the road might continue to be windy and bumpy for the Pearson brother in future episodes.
On Tuesday night, we saw some of Kevin's past decisions start to catch up with him and affect his acting career. While visiting his talent agency, it becomes clear that Kevin has developed a reputation in Hollywood for being difficult, having walked off the set of his first movie, an off-Broadway play and The Manny. Meanwhile, Kevin is also grappling with the fact that his new movie is a bust and has to scramble to sign onto a new project before bad buzz ruins his career prospects even more. Right in the middle of this career madness, Kevin walks past a room where he sees his ex Zoe (Melanie Liburd) on a Zoom call waiting for a meeting about her documentary to begin.
Between Kevin's career issues and seeing his ex again, we can only wonder what the This Is Us writers are cooking up for him. Why is the past roaring back and affecting his present, and what does this mean for his future?
Thankfully, Entertainment Weekly got the chance to digest these questions with show writer Jonny Gomez. The way Jonny sees it, Kevin's career challenges were inevitable when you think about all the times he's put his and his family's needs in front of his profession. Now, it appears, Kevin will have to face the consequences and make some tough decisions that could impact everything.
"His career is probably in a rough state, as evidenced by the scripts that he's getting right now," Jonny explained to the publication. "People aren't willing to take the risk that maybe they would have been. But I think he got to a point where he's realizing he cares about other things more than acting right now. He's got his own crossroads to decide on."
What's more, a comment Zoe made over Zoom about Kevin being adaptable prompted the Pearson sibling to reevaluate his situation even more. After she told him this, we see Kevin realize Zoe's right after he lets Madison (Caitlin Thompson) pick what show they watch on TV. The comment clearly affects Kevin, who tries to change the channel after Madison falls asleep. But in brilliant metaphoric fashion, he can't reach the remote as he juggles one of their twins in one hand and has Madison under his other arm.
As Kevin grapples with Zoe's remark ahead of his and Madison's wedding, we know based on the episode promo above that Sophie is popping up again. When asked about Sophie coming back, Jonny had this to say to the outlet:
"Last season, we saw Kevin ask the universe to push him in a direction, and it took him through that whirlwind date and took him to Sophie's mom's funeral and it ultimately led him to Madison. I think what we're exploring with all of this is the people that have been involved in Kevin's life before are always going to be some part of his life. What he's grappling with is how much a part of his life are they going to stay as he's looking to his future. I think there's a lot of lessons that we can get from examining our past relationships as we move forward."
So there you have it. Kevin has a lot to think about before saying "I do," including figuring out why he wants to get married and possibly how Sophie and others are going to fit into his new future. Of course, we'll all have to just keep watching to see how things shake out for Kevin. We can only hope that the writers don't make things too tough for him.
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