THIS IS US: Season Two: Clooney
Family love and selflessness come with mature content concerns.
Should You Watch It?
“Clooney” is a strong episode about family, gratitude, love, and selflessness. Jack teaches his sons to own their life choices, while his adult children work through doubts, grief, and personal shortcomings. The episode also shows people trying to care for one another when life is painful and complicated.
The mature concerns are real. The episode addresses bisexuality and eating disorders, includes brief foul language, and engages the grief surrounding Jack’s death. Those elements make this unsuitable for children and young teens, even though the episode’s moral direction is largely positive.
If you are a discerning adult, this is a worthwhile episode to watch thoughtfully. For family viewing with children or young teens, choose something else.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESJack and Rebecca take their triplets to the mall to prepare for a winter formal. In the present day, Kate goes wedding-dress shopping with Madison, Kevin lives with Rebecca after rehab, and Randall considers a new project with Beth. As each family member faces personal questions, the episode explores how love, grief, gratitude, and selflessness shape a family over time.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this episode is excellent at delivering thoughtful family drama. Its strongest material comes from the way its characters mature, confront doubts, and work through their shortcomings. The episode also connects its past and present storylines through Jack’s example of selflessness and his advice about personal responsibility.
The result is a moving, morally serious installment centered on family relationships. The source review offers no further craft criticism or technical assessment.
The Worldview
“Clooney” presents a strong moral worldview with light redemptive references. It exalts love, selflessness, gratitude, family, and marriage. Jack’s teaching about owning one’s life choices gives the episode a measure of personal responsibility, while his actions model putting others before oneself.
The episode also enters difficult territory. It mentions bisexuality and portrays eating disorders as serious struggles rather than treating them lightly. Grief remains part of the family’s life after Jack’s death, and the characters must learn to face pain without abandoning one another.
The episode’s emphasis on love and selflessness aligns with Scripture’s call to care for others: “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Its vision of family is not complete or uncomplicated, but it recognizes that gratitude, sacrifice, and faithful love can help people grow.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Strong moral worldview with light redemptive references promotes love, selflessness, gratitude, and the value of family and marriage, but bisexuality is mentioned; <b>
Foul Language
Four</b> mostly light obscenities and three light profanities; <b>
Violence
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> A girl struggling with bulimia faints and accidentally cuts her forehead; <b>
Sex
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Bisexuality is mentioned, and there’s some heterosexual kissing; <b>
Nudity
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>No nudity; <b>
Alcohol Use
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Women drink champagne; <b>
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>No smoking or drugs; and, <b>
Miscellaneous Immorality
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Some anger.
Talk About It
Four questions for the couch, the commute, or the couple bingeing it together.
Jack tells his sons to own their life choices. How can taking responsibility become an act of wisdom rather than shame?
Galatians 6:5 · James 1:5The episode presents selflessness as a family virtue. Where might your family choose another person’s good over your own convenience?
Philippians 2:3–4 · Mark 10:45Grief affects the family long after a loss. How can Christians bring grief honestly to God while continuing to receive comfort from others?
Psalm 34:18 · 2 Corinthians 1:3–4The episode connects gratitude with family life. What are you thankful for in your family, and how can you express it this week?
1 Thessalonians 5:18 · Colossians 3:15The Final Word
“Clooney” is excellent family drama with an encouraging emphasis on love, gratitude, and selflessness. Its mature themes make it inappropriate for children and young teens, but discerning adults may find it worthwhile. Our answer is WORTH WATCHING — ADULTS ONLY.
