"That Was A Mistake" — 21 Controversial Storylines TV Writers Regret Writing

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7. This is Us creator Dan Fogelman wishes he hadn't included the storyline where Kate calls her dad before he goes on a drunken drive.

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The show included a flashback to Jack, Kate's father, getting off the phone with his daughter before embarking on a seriously unsafe drive.  “That was a head fake on our part," he said. "While I thought it was like, ‘Oh, that’s cool, interesting timing,’ and people might think that’s coming, I didn’t realise the narrative around that moment would get so strong. If I could take back a moment, that’s the moment I’d take back, just to have slowed the spread of our story." 

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