Oz season 4 episode 14
Meanwhile, Jack is off sketching the dream home he wants to build for him and Rebecca to grow old in, one that would sit on the hill overlooking their cabin, with big glass doors and floor-to-ceiling windows. The time capsule activity proceeds as you’d guess: Kate is into it, Randall is stressed about it, Kevin is like, uh, here’s a picture of me and Sophie. At first you’re probably like, “Oh, what a sweet, wholesome activity!” But then when you realize that Jack dies before his kids turn 18, you’re definitely like “Damn this show and this stupid time capsule to hell.” You’re not alone! In the fall of 1993, Jack is doing a very Jack thing and forcing his family to partake in a time capsule activity, and when the kids turn 18, they’ll open it up.
In fact, all three of the timelines in “The Cabin” feature the Big Three at um, the cabin. There is no escaping each other in “The Cabin” and that is a very, very good thing. You know I’m a firm believer that this show is always better when the Big Three inhabit the same space. This show is sad enough, we don’t need to sit around and stew in it all the time, you know? And after episodes focusing on Randall and his anxiety, Kevin and his feelings for Sophie (SO MANY FEELINGS), and Kate and her flailing marriage (and strengthened relationship with her mom), the Big Three converge at the family cabin in an excellent episode that both has poignant character moments and does a nice job of setting us up for the final batch of season four episodes.
Each chapter of the Big Three Trilogy not only offered up some stellar performances - from adults and teens alike - but also provided some much needed forward momentum for everyone involved. Wow, wow, wow has This Is Us been on a run of great episodes.