We also return to the six-year-old-era pool day and college-era pool night featured inKevin’sandKate’sepisodes.
This time, it’s all from Randall’s perspective.
During the pool day, Randall takes a swimming test with the lifeguard for deep end privileges.
Ron Batzdorff/NBC
Let’s dive into every era of Randall, in the episode titled “Every Version of You.”
Already swim-capable, on Randall’s agenda for the day is passing the pool deep end test.
Randall excitedly bounds over to the lifeguard in charge, who calls Randall his star pupil.
Still, he completes the test and passes.
He rejoins the family and shares the news excitedly, then asks if they want to swim with him.
If that tendency started then, it only grew stronger over time.
Randall and the Pool Police
Before the Big Three escape the closed pool, an officer arrives.
But Randall (Niles Fitch) privately pleads with the officer for clemency.
Miraculously, he succeeds, and the officer lets them all go.
In gleeful disbelief, Kate (Hannah Zeile) and Kevin (Logan Shroyer) celebrate Randall.
They then head to the diner where Kate works.
Once there, Randall calls Rebecca to check in.
He asks how she’s doing, noting Kate told him about Miguel moving away.
Without thinking twice about leaning on Randall, Rebecca wonders aloud why she’s taking the news so hard.
Randall rejoins his siblings and Kevin urges him to share what he said to the cop.
Randall only makes a joke, but we the audience see what really happened.
With that, Randall’s knack for Jack-like inspiring speeches saved the day.
So, it’s unsurprising the family hero complex persisted into Randall’s adulthood.
Randall … and Rebecca and Deja
In the present, Randall seems to take Rebecca’s Kate-as-executor decision well.
This crushes Randall and Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) into temporary surrender.
Deja (somehow) leaves in the middle of the night to visit Malik.
When Randall and Beth learn this in the morning, Randall hurriedly sets off in pursuit.
Despite Randall’s cruelty, Rebecca insists on joining him.
Rebecca convinces Randall to give Deja space to process for herself.
So, instead of rushing back on the road, Randall and Rebecca visit a bar.
Rebecca orders wine she’d read Randall liked in a news article about him.
She has the article with her and the book he’d mentioned in the interview.
Soon mother and son play a game of darts.
Yet, things are good again now.
However, that night, Deja isn’t the conversation topic between Rebecca and Randall.
Instead, Rebecca learns Randall is being considered for a coming Pennsylvania senator election.
Again, Randall is putting his feelings aside for others.
Would Kate not fight for her mother the same as Randall?
Didn’t she imply she chose Kate because Kate knows her best?
Regardless, the mother-son moment continues.
Randall says if he becomes a senator, he sees things continuing on.
The implication: he might be president one day.
That’s also the last thing Randall told the cop that day at the empty pool.
But what’s that mean for his family?
In other news, the next day, Randall and Rebecca arrive at Malik’s.
However, there’s no fight.
Deja and Malik have finalized their break up.
Malik is doing right by Deja but struggling because he loves her so much.
To comfort him, Randall notes love tends to come back around if it’s meant to be.
