At Rebecca’s funeral in the future, Uncle Nicky tells Kevin that he had it pretty good before his nephew came knocking on his trailer door. And then, “You really effed up my life, kid.” Then he calls Kevin a dick—but somehow in a heartwarming way. I didn’t know that you could say such things on network television. But I’m here for it. Griffin Dunne, you were the perfect person.
We then flash back to the ’90s, and Jack wants to know what is going on with Randall, who finally admits mathletes didn’t get canceled—there was a kid who was making fun of him for having fuzz on his upper lip. So, to deflect attention, Randall pulled out another kid’s chair as the kid was about to sit. Randall was expelled from mathletes for a week after the teacher witnessed what happened. Randall tells Jack that it hurts and that he will never forgive himself. Randall also said that the child whose chair he pulled out of his lap would have a horrible life because of what they did. Jack is amused and says that it’s confusing how to discipline him. Randall is more hard on himself than he could ever be. Instead, Jack suggests Randall shave his first time.
Then we cut to future Randall, who’s consoling his family at Rebecca’s funeral. We see Kevin speaking at the funeral but don’t hear his words, followed by Kate, who’s singing something. Randall takes a moment to process everything before he walks out of the chapel. He greets Beth as he walks out hand in hand.
Back in the early ’90s, Jack is teaching Randall—and then Randall and Kevin—how to shave. Kate wants to play pin-the-tail on the donkey. The boys make fun of her for being a kid because they are doing manly stuff, but Jack says they shouldn’t underestimate their sister. He says she understands it from a young age. “When you’re young, you’re always trying to be old. And when you’re old, you’re always trying to go back,” he says. “That’s what we’re doing, collecting these little moments. We don’t recognize them when we’re in them because we’re too busy looking forward.” It’s a beautiful scene that reminds me of Rocky’s speech in 2006’s Rocky Balboa(in which Milo Ventimiglia was Stallone’s son). Jack said that because we are so busy looking forward, we spend the rest our lives looking back. It’s very telling and true, especially since we know what happens to Jack five or so years later. Kevin and Randall just comment that he’s being really weird. Jack doesn’t mind. “One day you’ll get it,” he says.
Source: Glamour