“It's wild to hear him talk to her that way... an indication of just how bad things have gotten between them.” Entertainment Weekly
Reviewers generally praised the episode's emotional weight but were polarized by Randall's behavior. Many noted that the show successfully humanized the difficult experience of parents with a baby in the NICU while handling Zoe's decision to remain child-free with impressive maturity. Community Perspectives Watch This is us s03e16 hdtv x264-sva-1
: Picking up after baby Jack’s premature birth, the couple struggles with their new reality in the hospital. Toby initially finds it difficult to connect with his son, seeing only "tubes and tape and needles and pain". However, after a poignant encounter with another father in the waiting room, Toby manages to overcome his fear and finally holds his son for the first time. “It's wild to hear him talk to her that way