(writing before I read the articles)
I didn’t see that coming!
Me either!! I figured Madison was going to call off the wedding, but I absolutely did NOT see Kate and British guy.
Though I
should have realized that they were pulling the parallel scenarios again, as Kevin was all dressed up already when he was practicing the movie quotes, and he
wasn't dressed yet on their wedding day. - But Madison had already told him "no movie quotes" earlier in the episode (when Nicky was filming on the iPad.)
I heard a theory that maybe Kevin is marrying the British guy's sister (would explain him calling him his future brother-in-law) and Kate and Toby are renewing their vows.
That wooooould be a "This is Us Twist" thing to do, but I don't really think that's it. It
did seem like Toby was out of the picture in the big flash forward, and Kate said something like "the last time I'm going to do this".
I'm torn on the dress scene. On the immediate scale, you just wear the dress the bride wants in the pictures. - What's a couple of hours? Think of it like a costume for a play. But on the grander scale, I love that it was a healing moment for Tess and Beth! Beth's speech was funny, and it was so important that Tess admitted she'd been a brat lately and apologized.
Oh, and poor Deja! - I'm sure she wants to be happy for Malik, but is wicked nervous about him going to Boston.