Super Bowl 2018: This Is Us fans miss END of S2E14 as technology glitch cuts episode short
THIS IS US S2E14 aired last night after the Super Bowl 2018. It was an emotional episode with the death of a main character breaking hearts across the globe. But thousands of fans will be disappointed to find out their DVR didn’t record the whole episode thanks to the over-running Super Bowl 2018. SPOILER.
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This Is Us season 2, episode 14 aired last night on Super Bowl Sunday - but the game played havoc with fans who recorded the show.
The US TV show - which stars Mandy Moore and Sterling K Brown - is an emotional drama about the Pearson family.
But last night, despite it being one of the most pivotal episodes of the show so far, many won’t see the end of the episode thanks to a failure in technology.
With the Super Bowl running over, American fans have tweeted their annoyance that their DVR (Digital Video Recorders) didn’t capture the final moments of the episode.
It wasn't the only controversial thing to happen, however. Super Bowl 2018 suffered a massive technical blunder leaving thousands of viewers with black screens.
This Is Us: The US TV show aired an emotional episode last night on NBC
How many folks will return from super bowl parties & find out their DVR started too early so they missed the last part of This Is Us.
— Bob Sirott (@BobSirott) February 5, 2018
When your dvr doesn’t record the whole show #thisisus #stupidsuperbowl pic.twitter.com/nTIjs8VC6W
— Chrissy ������ (@ChrissySami1) February 5, 2018
Mom is super panicky about the DVR recording all of This Is Us with the delayed start.
— Joshua Kellogg (@jkelloggdt) February 5, 2018
How many folks will return from super bowl parties & find out their DVR started too early
Chrissy tweeted: “When your dvr doesn’t record the whole show #thisisus #stupidsuperbowl”
Pete Blackburn said: “Bold decision by NBC to make their “This Is Us” promos essentially ‘don’t forget to set your DVR, you’re definitely NOT gonna wanna miss this father of 3 die in a house fire.’”
JacksFilms tweeted: “Hahahaha I legit love how much This Is Us is hyping a character's death SET YOUR DVR TO EXTRA THIS IS THE NIGHT HE F***IN DIIIEEESSSSSS YOU. CAN'T. MISS. IT.”
And Bob Sirott added: “How many folks will return from super bowl parties & find out their DVR started too early so they missed the last part of This Is Us.”
oh my god my dvr cut off the end of this is us i'm literally in the middle of crying here
— lusi (@ilovelusi) February 5, 2018
Whose bright idea was it to put #thisisus after the super bowl? The super bowl ran 15 min past the start time for #ThisIsUs and my DVR did not record the last 15 min.
— Delah Pickett (@delahp) February 5, 2018
This Is Us: Mandy Moore's character watches her husband run into the house fire
Local reports have stated that NBC planned for the Super Bowl to run-over and scheduled extra time for the episode.
The TV channel also reminded viewers to pay “special attention” to their DVRs so they didn’t miss out on any of the show.
Those who did get to watch the episode will know that TV dad Jack Pearson died somewhat unexpectedly.
Jack, played by Milo Ventimiglia, was believed to have perish in a house fire but miraculously emerged from the flames after rescuing his family.
This Is Us: Jack got out of the fire alive but died of a heart attack moments after
This Is Us: Mandy, who plays Rebecca in the show, tweeted about it after the episode released
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However, it’s not all plain sailing for the family who breathed a sigh of relief just moments too soon.
At hospital, Jack suffered a heart attack triggered by smoke inhalation and died.
The cast of the show appeared on NBC's Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon yesterday evening.
Milo, who played Jack in the show, revealed the secret code he and his cast-mates used when they wanted to talk about the up-coming scenes in public.
'We had a password when talking about the actual event,' he dished, revealing the code word was 'marble.'
The next episode will air Tuesday night at 9pm on NBC.