This Is Us Recap 02/16/21: Season 5 Episode 8 “In The Room”

This Is Us Recap 02/16/21: Season 5 Episode 8 "In The Room"

Tonight on NBC their honest & provocative dramedy series This Is Us with an all-new Tuesday, February 16, 2021, episode and we have you This Is Us recap below.  On tonight’s This Is Us season 5 episode 8 called, “In The Room,” as per the NBC synopsis, “The Pearsons navigate huge family milestones together, from a distance.”

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Jack tells the kids to pack their bags they are going to the cabin. The kids tell their parents that they don’t want to go it is lame. Jack says they are going on a family vacation for the weekend and that is the end of it. Rebecca takes Jake to the side and tells him it wouldn’t be that bad if they just spent some time just the two of them.

Rebecca is worried that Kevin is not going to make his flight, Miguel tries to calm her. Randall and Beth are in the car, they are speaking to Madison and trying to keep her busy until Kevin gets there. Randall tells Madison all about the farmhouse. Meanwhile, Kate is in the hospital with their birth mother, she is on the phone with Toby and tells him that she will update him when there is something worth updating him.

Rebecca is in the cabin with Jake, she asks him if he feels that bliss settle in, no interruptions by noisy teenagers. Rebecca looks up and sees a leak in the ceiling. Jack tells her that he is going to the hardware store to get some supplies. Rebecca is going through some of the children’s art that got ruined and she tells him it’s no big deal, it’s not important and he says she has been ripping at the kids all day.

Toby is parked outside the hospital and a man drives up and tells him to move, he is in his spot. Toby says he is just waiting for his daughter to be born. The man says he is there just waiting to see if his wife is going to die. He comes there every night and parks in that spot because it is the number of their house. Toby says he is moving. The two start talking and Toby tells him that they are adopting and the deal was, if Kate was with the birth mother then he got to pick their daughter’s second name. The man takes one of his wife, Rose’s favorite lucky pig figurines, and gives it to Toby for good luck.

Madison is getting an epidural and he starts to talk about Kevin when he was a rascal as a teenager. Then Randall and Beth are singing when Kevin walks into the room, Madison is so happy. She says she wants to hit him but she also wants to kiss him. Randall and Beth pass the torch to Kevin.

He tells her it has been a hard night, but none of it matters, all that matters is that he made it. He says this family is his life, he quit the movie, he doesn’t want to take jobs anymore that are going to take him away from her and the babies.

Madison gives birth to the twins and Kate’s birth mother gives birth to her little girl, and she asks to hold her even though she says she wouldn’t. Then she asks Kate if she can be alone with her baby for a little bit.

Rebecca tries to save the paintings. Jake walks in and says they are ruined and he is over it, she asks him what the deal is. He says they don’t want to hang out with them anymore, they like them one moment and the next, Rebecca says it is normal they are teenagers.

Kate’s birth mom speaks to her baby and tells her that she needs to take care of her, and she was never meant to be hers, giving her to Toby and Kate is hard, but it is for the best. And, she has to say goodbye because there is someone really special who is waiting to say hello. The nurse brings the baby to Kate who tells her that she is her mom. Kate says that she feels like she waited her whole life to meet her. She tells her the world is a little nutty right now, but she should never doubt her place in it. Kate facetimes Toby, he says he chooses Rose for her second name.

Randall and Beth get a call from Kevin, they have named the babies Nicholas and Francis. Randall says they have a lot to catch up on. Kevin says he was terrified on that plane and went he walked into the room and heard his voice, thank you. After everything they have been through, Randall says he is his brother. Kevin tells Randall that he is the best person he knows. Randall says they both said things. Randall says one day they will talk, but today, it is time to celebrate.

Kate calls Rebecca and Miguel and tells them their granddaughter has arrived, Hailey Rose. Rebecca says she is so beautiful, she doesn’t even know what to say. Then we see Kevin and Madison showing off the twins to grandma, Randall, and Beth.

During the episode, we also got a glimpse into the life of Nasir Ahmed. In the early 1970s, he led a team of researchers who developed the Discrete Cosine Transform. This technique is still used by companies as part of their image and video sharing technology. And without that, the Pearson family could not have shared the births of their new additions to their family during the pandemic. You may not know Nasir’s name, but he and his team are responsible for keeping us connected today. He and his wife recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.

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