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The Night We Lost Jack Pearson | "Super Bowl Sunday" (S2E14) with special guest Dan Fogelman

2025/3/18
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The creators discuss the organic development of Jack Pearson's death as a central plot point and how it unexpectedly became a significant mystery for the audience. They reflect on their initial plans and how the storyline evolved over time.
  • Jack Pearson's death was planned to be revealed through a house fire.
  • The mystery of Jack's death became more significant than originally anticipated.
  • The fire was an early decision, and the narrative was built around it.
  • Jack's death added a propulsive mystery to the family drama.
  • The writers did not initially foresee the audience's obsession with Jack's death.

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We have a very special guest joining us this week for the infamous 214 “Super Bowl Sunday” episode, This Is Us Creator Dan Fogelman! Dan joins Mandy, Chris, and Sterling to chat about the episode where it’s finally revealed how Jack Pearson dies. They break down all the episode details, plus how this episode came to be in the writer’s room, what they did (and didn’t) plan before Season 1, the great lengths the cast and crew had to go to to keep this episode’s secrets under wraps, and so much more! Stay tuned through the end for a special Q&A with Dan!

That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith.

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