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If you’re watching the buzzy new NBC drama This Is Us, chances are you’ve been racking your brain for weeks in an effort to figure out how Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) dies, not to mention what leads his wife, Rebecca (Mandy Moore), to marry Jack’s best friend, Miguel (Jon Huertas). Needless to say, you’re not alone.

Since the show began, This Is Us–ians (a new fandom name we just coined) have been busy conjuring up theories on all corners of the Web about what may have happened to the beloved patriarch, and some of the ideas are rather intriguing.

One viewer’s guess about how Jack meets his demise centers around Kate (Chrissy Metz) and how she dealt with boyfriend Toby (Chris Sullivan) and his recent heart issues. As is common knowledge to any This Is Us-ian (the name is catchy, right?), we first discovered that Jack had passed away when Kate showed Toby the urn in her living room containing her father’s ashes. In a more recent episode, she freaked out at her off-on boyfriend when he initially refused to get surgery for his heart condition. Could this be a hint

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Aerospace giant The Boeing Company BA reported adjusted earnings of $2.47 per share for fourth-quarter 2016, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.34 by 5.6%. Reported earnings were also up 54.4% from the year-ago figure of $1.60.

The quarterly number reflects solid overall execution of production programs and services.

On a GAAP basis, Boeing reported earnings of $2.59 per share compared with earnings of $1.51 per share in the year-ago quarter.

2016 non-GAAP earnings were $7.24 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.12 by 1.7%, but decreasing 6.2% year over year. On a GAAP basis, earnings were $7.61 per share, up 2.3% year over year.

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Revenues

The company’s revenues amounted to $23.29 billion in the reported quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $23.44 billion by 0.6%. The reported figure also declined 1.2% year over year.

Revenues were $94.57 billion in 2016, down 1.6% year over year. However, revenues were almost in line with the Consensus estimate.

Total Backlog

Backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was up to $473.0 billion from $489.3 billion at 2015 end. Reported backlog included $32 billion of net orders during the quarter.

Quarterly Segment Results

Commercial Airplane Segment: The segment saw a 1.5% decline in revenues to $65.07

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It’s not the only thing that could connect Jack to the events of September 11. Randall (Sterling K. Brown) works in New York City and lives in the suburbs, and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) lives at least fairly close by. The Pearsons may have moved to the outskirts of Manhattan by 2001, making it possible for Jack to have been working in the city at that time.

There is one big wrench in this theory: Kate tells Toby (Chris Sullivan) that she watched the 2006 Super Bowl alongside her dad, which means he was alive long after 9/11. Of course, This Is Us is no stranger to a good twist, which means it’s possible that Kate’s comment didn’t mean exactly what we thought it did — or that she lied to hide the real date her dad passed away.

Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait to see how this theory, and every other idea about Jack’s death, plays out. According to creator Dan Fogelman’s interview at the 2017 TV Critics’ Association press tour, it will take “many, many episodes” to get all the details about Jack’s death.

The good news? The longer it takes, the longer Jack is technically alive…right?

Article source: http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/137717/jack-this-is-us-death-september-11-theory