Opinion: ‘This Is Us’ should be remembered for its nuanced portraits of mental health, dementia, and identity
Coming out as a queer teenager. Fostering a child to adopt. Grappling with transracial adoption. Examining how addiction and body image affect behavior. Coming to terms with dementia, depression, and anxiety. Taking stock of mental health across time.
“This Is Us” showed all of this and more during six outrageously successful seasons.

