This Is Us creator credits NBC for allowing him to air last night's polarizing episode

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Last night's "change-of-pace" episode focusing on little girl Deja has divided This Is Us fans. Still, creator Dan Fogelman credits NBC for letting him do the episode. “Must acknowledge what NBC let us do last night,” he tweeted. “Our 2nd-to-last episode of season featured little of our superstar cast and instead told the important story of a little girl’s life. Anyone writing the obituary for network TV may want to put down their pen for a second.”