Is Rebecca Going to Die on ’This Is Us’? Why Fans Are Worried About Mandy Moore’s Fate

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It’s hard to say goodbye! This Is Us is about to end after six seasons — and fans are freaking out over Rebecca Pearson’s fate.With the series finale set to air May 24, viewers are growing increasingly nervous that TV’s favorite mom (Mandy Moore) will die before the NBC drama ends.After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in This Is Us season 5, Rebecca has faced an increasingly difficult journey fighting the disease.

Much of the show’s final story lines have centered around the Pearson matriarch’s slow health decline. With only two episodes left, it seems that another big death is likely.Known for its jumps in time, This Is Us began to tease Rebecca’s death back in season 4 when the show featured a flashforward of the Pearson family gathering at Kevin’s (Justin Hartley) house in preparation for Rebecca’s passing.In the May 9 episode of the family drama, that scene was recreated in the now-current timeline, causing an onslaught of terrified fans to worry that the penultimate episode would be Rebecca’s last.“Okay, the good news is Rebecca didn’t die.

Bad news is she’s dying next week instead,” one person tweeted at the time.Audiences may not be far off with their theories.

Creator Dan Fogelman recently revealed that the second to last episode of the show was hard for even the cast to handle — especially 38-year-old Moore.“The second to last script – I sent [it] out to the cast and it made Mandy throw up,” the showrunner, 46, said during the drama’s PaleyFest panel in April.The “Candy” singer explained, “It was so beautiful and upsetting.