Waching daily Nov 25 2017

This Is Us' Chrissy Metz on Kate's Heartbreaking Yet All Too Relatable Struggle and What's Next

Its Kates story, but its also one out of five womens story.   How are we doing, This Is Us fans? After learning at the end of last weeks episode that Kate (Chrissy Metz) lost her baby, fans were preparing themselves emotionally for tonights Kate-centric outing, the second of the NBC hits Big Three trilogy.    Though Kate and Toby (Chris Sullivan) were struggling to handle their miscarriage in the episode, it ultimately ended on a hopeful note, proving even a shower rod can make us cry.

Star Chrissy Metz was happy to learn that would happen after hearing about the storyline over the summer. .

There was so much happening that it was really wonderful to see that the story was written that they were werent going to let this really, really hard, difficult hurdle break them and that they have conceived before so theres hope they could conceive again if and when theyre ready, Metz told E! News.

Just like life, we dont know what its going to hand us, but its not what happens to us but how you react to it. Thats the real beauty of Kate and Tobys relationship..

Yes, Metz is hoping Kate and Toby do eventually decide to try again.   I do think that once they get the bearings about them they will try again and theres a lot of hope, she said.

I think they will be amazing parents and Im excited! Like, who are they going to cast as the kids?! But anyway, thats just me! But theres a lot that theyre still sorting out as a couple and as individuals and thats what we constantly do..

Filming Toby and Kates big confrontation, with Toby telling Kate that the miscarriage happened to him too, was not easy for Metz because she loves Chris Sullivan desperately, but she said it was one of the most important scenes of the episode.    Its such a great part of the story because so many men generally dont speak about their feelings or are told not to…but their feelings are valid and very important to convey, she explained.

It was a loaded scene, but so important because so much of Kate is the anger and resentment, whether for herself, or the guilt around her fathers passing or never feeling like shes going to measure up to even Kevin, shes always in the shadows.

So theres all of that disappointment and guilt surrounding, like, she couldnt even have a baby, she couldnt even actually do that right. Its so much a projection of how she feels about herself too..

Aside from her relationship with Toby, Kates strained relationship with her mom Rebecca (Mandy Moore ) also took a major turn, with Kate finally leaning on her mother after always keeping her at arms distance.

(The backstory also provided a lot of insight into their relationship and Kates insecurities about never measuring up to her mother.) Its like, wow, for the first time shes being vulnerable in a way weve never seen Kate as a woman in front of anybody, much less her mom.

I think so much was said and forgiven and moving forward, realizing that as an adult, its different understanding your parent as a kid and then as an adult youre like, oh, theyre just trying to figure this out too.

Theyre just human, they just happen to be older and we call then mom and dad..

She continued, Its such a beautiful unveiling of that real unconditional love that family has for each other. It was really great, its always great to work with Mandy. I just have so much respect for her, so I definitely look up to her.

Of course not as a motherly figure, but it was wonderful to shoot, just to have that exposed. Given all the emotional scenes in the episode, Metz said it was one of the most difficult episodes shes had to shoot so far on This Is Us. .

It was challenging because you dont get to just take one take and then youre done. You sit in that space all day or all week.

I think we worked 12 days out of 15 days or something, and at the end of the day, I dont want to talk to anybody! she said. I just want to cry a little bit more, take a shower and go to bed.I dont want to say theres responsibility, but I wanted to do it justice.

I want it to be authentic and you gotta live that in some capacity to do so.. As for whats ahead in the final installment of the trilogy, centering on Randall (Sterling K.Brown), Metz said prepare to see a lot of exploration of the various family dynamics within the Pearsons. 

Theres whats going on with Kevin and how does that affect Kate and their relationship and the family as a whole because now were starting to see a pattern, Metz said.

Kate has an addiction to food. Now Kevin is filling a void with pills…and Jack was an alcoholic.

What does this mean for the family and how does Randall internalize that? Theres a lot of discovery about the family dynamics coming up which is going to be really amazing..

For more infomation >> This Is Us' Chrissy Metz on Kate's Heartbreaking Yet All Too Relatable Struggle and What's Next - Duration: 4:08.

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Arsene Wenger explains why Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is at the peak of his powers - Duration: 2:15.

Arsene Wenger explains why Arsenal star and Manchester United transfer target Mesut Ozil is at the peak of his powers

The Arsenal playmaker turned in a man of the match display last weekend as Arsenal swept Tottenham aside in the north London derby.

The 29-year-old was also Arsenal's best player in their biggest win of the season,.

the 5-2 demolition of Everton at Goodison Park last month which effectively ended Ronaldo Koeman's tenure,.

despite facing accusations that he is not fully committed to the cause.

Ozil is rapidly approaching the final six months of his contract and is free to speak to foreign suitors from January onwards.

should he fail to agree a new deal at Arsenal.

Manchester United and Barcelona are said to be his most likely destinations,.

but regardless of his next move Wenger believes Ozil is benefiting from the tremendous amount of hard work he is putting in behind the scenes.

'Mesut has worked hard and he is extremely fit at the moment as well, and that is why you see him sharp,' said Wenger.

'The quality of his technical aspect is always there but he has added a more determined attitude and that is what you want from him.

'Football today is very demanding in the mental and physical aspects and Mesut is in much better physical shape than he was before.

'Every player wants to be a star and when they don't manage to do it they are really disappointed.

but the best way to achieve it is to work hard and show the quality of performance that people expect from you.