How This Is Us Season 2 Will Be Different Moving Forward

NBC's This Is Us is notorious for making audiences laugh, cry, and cry some more during its season and a half on the airwaves so far. A lot of Season 2 was pretty dark, what with Kevin's substance abuse problem, Kate's miscarriage, Randall's struggles with Deja, and the slow reveal of what exactly happened that Jack died. The last episode before the brief break for the Olympics was a tear-jerker, and fans have had to wonder what kind of emotional ride they're in for in the coming episodes. Executive producer Isaac Aptaker weighed in on what's to come and how it will be different from the first half of Season 2: