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Crying dehydrates the body so please drink responsibly.

The This Is Us season 2 premiere is almost here — Sept. 26 is just around the corner and after that, we’ll have ten straight weeks of This Is Us / scheduled weekly group crying. It’s going to be great and like all great pop cultural moments, it could maybe, sort of, probably, definitely use a drinking game. Just remember: Crying dehydrates the body so please drink responsibly.

As for what to drink, might we refer you to this handy season 2 premiere party planner? But if spiked egg cream all night sounds a little sickening — especially after you read the rules of the game — might we recommend a TV drinking classic: Wine! In addition to being a borderline meme on television itself, wine is an eminently good drinking game beverage. We’re also taking recommendations for thematically-correct drink choices.

Without further ado, here is the official This Is Us Crying drinking game, for your responsible alcohol-consuming pleasure during the This Is Us season 2 premiere.

Drink

When Rebecca inspires you

When Jack melts your cold, cynical heart

When you begrudgingly like Miguel

When Beth makes you laugh

When Randall is peak Dad

When Beth and Randall are #relationshipgoals

When you miss William

When Kate is the most relatable Pearson

When Toby is the voice of reason

When Kevin does something impulsive, but well-meaning

When you choke up but succeed at not shedding a tear

When 30 seconds later, you shed many tears

Finish your drink

If mom and dad are fighting

If someone does the Big Three chant

If you get what could be a clue, but it’s probably just misdirection, to how Jack dies

If you run out of tissues

Finish the bottle

If you find out how Jack died

If the episode ends and you still don’t know how Jack died

This Is Us season 2 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9/8 central on NBC and every week thereafter.