Season Analysis

This Is Us

Season 3 Analysis

Season Woke Score

out of 10

Season Overview

No specific overview for this season.

Season Review

Season 3 of This Is Us marks a clear shift from universal themes of family and grief toward more specific intersectional narratives. The season is dominated by Randall's political campaign, which uses his racial identity as its primary focus. Simultaneously, the show introduces a coming-out arc for a pre-teen character, signaling a commitment to modern gender and sexuality theory. While the series maintains its signature emotional warmth and respect for the nuclear family, it increasingly portrays traditional marital roles as a source of female oppression and frames personal fulfillment through the lens of identity politics.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics7/10

Randall's arc focuses on his struggle to connect with the Black community in Philadelphia. The narrative emphasizes racial identity as a primary motivator for his political aspirations and his need to overcome a 'white' upbringing.

Oikophobia2/10

The series treats the Pearson family legacy and the sacrifices of ancestors with reverence. It portrays the family unit as a necessary protection against the world rather than an institution of oppression.

Feminism6/10

The story portrays Beth as the competent moral center who has sacrificed her dreams for her husband's career. The narrative frames Randall’s leadership as selfish and depicts the pursuit of individual female career goals as the path to liberation.

LGBTQ+7/10

A major subplot involves a ten-year-old child coming out as queer. The show presents this as an essential journey of self-discovery and uses the family’s reaction to lecture on the necessity of immediate and total affirmation.

Anti-Theism2/10

Religious faith is largely absent and replaced by a secular focus on destiny. While the show does not actively attack Christianity, it ignores traditional spiritual foundations in favor of subjective emotional truth.