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Holly has agreed to drop the charges against Tommy, so you'd think this week's "Brothers & Sisters" would be all about the happy -- or at least noisy -- reunion. Nope! The Walkers are WAY too busy letting their libidos do the talking. Tommy who? Nora
Julia tells Nora that Tommy is on his way home -- but that she'd appreciate it if Nora didn't immediately swoop in and start Nora-ing. Give us some space. So Nora devotes her time to gardening -- 24/7. Then Roger returns and announces that he's left his wife. The bom starts chicka-wowing. Before they can make too many happy plans, Nora gets more news -- Tommy ISN'T coming home, after all. She resolves to stay here and help her family. Roger leaves, again, but swears he'll be back.
Kevin
Chad, the hunky, formerly closeted actor that Kevin dated, spots him on the street and gives him a huge, public kiss. Kevin eventually manages to choke out that he's married, but Chad is unconcerned. The three of us should get a drink! Scotty, who's been a big fan of Chad since his soap-opera days, thinks it will be fun.
And Chad certainly wants to make it fun -- he proposes a threesome. The guys turn him down, but the suggestion turns them on, and they're in hot-and-heavy mode when they get home. When someone knocks insistently on the door, they think Chad has followed them home and won't take no for an answer... and Scotty decides to answer the door. But it's not Chad, it's Sarah. Wah-wah! Scotty is pissed when Kevin tells Sarah all. In the end, Kevin and Scotty decide they're going to be a prudish, monogamous married couple.
Sarah
Sarah a woman with needs --intimate needs -- and she wants us to know it. Apparently, Holly has staffed Ojai with himbos, so there's eye candy everywhere. Sarah eventually strikes up conversation with Cal, the hunky accountant/former baseball player/volunteer fireman, and after an awkward, supposed-to-be-sexy session in the storage closet, they get it on. Sarah rushes over to Kevin's afterward with MASSIVE bedhead, and is the interruptus in the guys' coitus. Again. When she tries to find Cal the next day, she discovers he was a temp, and he's gone now.
Kitty
Kitty is an awful lot of time in the park with Alex. At home, Robert thinks it's time to up his physical activity, nudge nudge wink wink, and he puts the moves on Kitty. She tells him to wait -- doctor's orders. But when he gets a signed affidavit from his cardiologist that he's good to go to bed, Kitty still turns him down, and Robert is NOT happy. Kitty calls Alex and pours her heart out -- I'm considering leaving my marriage, and I'm much more comfortable talking about it with you than with him.
Rebecca
Creepy Ryan is still sleeping creepily on Rebecca's couch. Rebecca is oblivious and invites him to dinner with Holly and David. Ryan creepily creeps to dinner, and creeps me out with his creepiness as he does inappropriate leg touches and such. David takes Rebecca aside and says yo, that guy is CREEPY! And he has creepy intentions toward you! Oh, David, you big silly! Rebecca replies. Sigh.
Later, Justin invites Rebecca up to the place where they first kissed. He apologizes to her for everything, and then leaves. Ten bucks says they get back together, and Ryan becomes a creepy stalker/killer type. Who creeps.
The Walker Family Annoyance Index:
Sarah
T!!!! M!!!! I!!!!!: 1
She's going on a manhunt -- among her employees: 1
Getting it on in the office, and trying to get her partner to sign a consent form: 1
Drooling all over Chad -- sorry, Sarah, but once he's dated a sibling, he's off-limits: 1
Sarah Interruptus -- again!: 1
Continuing to flap her gum when she's (1) realized what she interrupted, and (2) Scotty told her her opinion wasn't welcome: 1
Total: 6
Kitty
Checking out on the marriage -- without bothering to talk things out with Robert: 1
Engaging in an emotional affair with Alex: 1
Refusing to talk to Robert when he really wanted to try: 1
Nora: "Life is so much sweeter with a baby. Why did you guys have to go and grow up?" Kitty: "Well, that was the only way we could get away from you." Ouch!: 1
Total: 4
Robert
Deciding he can just act everything's normal and Kitty will snap out of it: 1
Calling Kitty a coward for not wanting to talk about their problems RIGHT. THIS. SECOND!: 1
Total: 2
Kevin
Getting wigged out by his ex: 1
Getting MORE wigged out that Scotty is willing to meet the ex: 1
Refusing to acknowledged that maybe, just maybe, he was tempted by Chad's offer: 1
Telling Sarah all when Scotty told him not to: 1
Total: 4
Scotty
Hello! Married! Not actually in a porno! That means impromptu threesomes are frowned upon!: 1
"I'm not having the conversation with you Sarah. You walkers have absolutely no boundaries.": Dude, you KNEW what you were getting into: 1
Total: 2
Rebecca
La la la, look, a bird! What do you mean, Ryan hanging out in his boxers is creepy and inappropriate? I have no idea what you're talking about!: 1
Silly dad -- Ryan's not creepy and inappropriate!: 1
Oh, Ryan, I'm having such a weird day, but I'll gladly let you deflect my thoughts of Justin with YET MORE talk about your dead mom!: 1
Total: 3
Ryan
The leg touch -- urg!: 1
"That's where I met Rebecca" -- shudder: 1
Did we mention the creep factor? Look, Rebecca -- never get a bunny, because this boy will boil it: 1,000,000
Total: 1,000,002
Tommy
I'm coming home! I'm not coming home! I want you guys to leave me alone while I brood!: 1,000,000
T!!!! M!!!! I!!!!!: 1
She's going on a manhunt -- among her employees: 1
Getting it on in the office, and trying to get her partner to sign a consent form: 1
Drooling all over Chad -- sorry, Sarah, but once he's dated a sibling, he's off-limits: 1
Sarah Interruptus -- again!: 1
Continuing to flap her gum when she's (1) realized what she interrupted, and (2) Scotty told her her opinion wasn't welcome: 1
Total: 6
Kitty
Checking out on the marriage -- without bothering to talk things out with Robert: 1
Engaging in an emotional affair with Alex: 1
Refusing to talk to Robert when he really wanted to try: 1
Nora: "Life is so much sweeter with a baby. Why did you guys have to go and grow up?" Kitty: "Well, that was the only way we could get away from you." Ouch!: 1
Total: 4
Robert
Deciding he can just act everything's normal and Kitty will snap out of it: 1
Calling Kitty a coward for not wanting to talk about their problems RIGHT. THIS. SECOND!: 1
Total: 2
Kevin
Getting wigged out by his ex: 1
Getting MORE wigged out that Scotty is willing to meet the ex: 1
Refusing to acknowledged that maybe, just maybe, he was tempted by Chad's offer: 1
Telling Sarah all when Scotty told him not to: 1
Total: 4
Scotty
Hello! Married! Not actually in a porno! That means impromptu threesomes are frowned upon!: 1
"I'm not having the conversation with you Sarah. You walkers have absolutely no boundaries.": Dude, you KNEW what you were getting into: 1
Total: 2
Rebecca
La la la, look, a bird! What do you mean, Ryan hanging out in his boxers is creepy and inappropriate? I have no idea what you're talking about!: 1
Silly dad -- Ryan's not creepy and inappropriate!: 1
Oh, Ryan, I'm having such a weird day, but I'll gladly let you deflect my thoughts of Justin with YET MORE talk about your dead mom!: 1
Total: 3
Ryan
The leg touch -- urg!: 1
"That's where I met Rebecca" -- shudder: 1
Did we mention the creep factor? Look, Rebecca -- never get a bunny, because this boy will boil it: 1,000,000
Total: 1,000,002
Tommy
I'm coming home! I'm not coming home! I want you guys to leave me alone while I brood!: 1,000,000
On annoyance alone, Sarah wins the day. But if you add creepitude to the index, Ryan is so far out ahead it's embarrassing. And creepy. And Tommy? Well, he's always annoying, even when he's not there.
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Scotty/Kevin/Chad: well I am kinda not surprised that Chad's return would be a temptation for Kevin (very realistic) - not so much the threesome (just gross)though. I would love it if Kevin and Scotty stay "married" and realize what they have and what they mean to each other is far more important than engaging in sexual activity outside their relationship. I feel it's possible for two guys to love each other deeply and committedly. Christian and Olli on the German Soap Verboten Liebe is the model relationship I would like to hold Kevin and Scotty to.
I agree with Christopher. Also the situation was a great example of how male/male relationships are viewed. Some believe that its all about fast sex, but REAL MEN INTO MEN ARE ABOUT THE TOTAL PACKAGE....Like Kevin and Scott's Marriage.
I know it's a soapy drama thing, but it was irritating that Robert suddenly has no political agenda to prioritize over Kitty and the baby this episode -- his career priorities being what lead to the rift to begin with.
And it would be stereotypical for Kevin and Scotty to prioritize sex-as-sport over a stable relationship.
It's never "just sex". Otherwise, why would Sarah show up in the new dress looking for Cal the next day..?
Two powerful actors playing Robert & Kitty and THAT is what the writers give them to work with? BORING! PLUS - when Sally Field finally gets moments to run with material they cut that story short - I know its an ensemble show but so tired of Justin & Rebecca, and Tommy stories - give the talent there some meat to sink their teeth into!
Please lets kill off ryan. Dont know why they added him. Dont care if he wants Rebecca, maybe she can die with him?
"The bom starts chicka-wowing."
This is my new favorite phrase.
So last night it was the first new eppy in what 3 weeks? I started watching because I have liked this show from the beginning. However, something happened last night. I just stopped caring. I don't care if Robert and Kitty stay married. I don't care how creepy Ryan is and what a freakin liar he is (okay maybe I care about that a little). The whole Kevin/Scotty/Chad thing was ridiculous. Jason Lewis was creepy last night. As for Sarah I absoulutely do not like her anymore. Nora was very annoying last night and Rebecca is an idiot. Last night was my last viewing of what used to be one of my fave shows.
I always enjoy Brothers & Sisters but ... for a long time the show successfully walked the tightrope of being a combo soap opera / serious drama that sometimes explored tough issues. I fell it fell off the tightrope last night. I love Sarah, but it is preposterous that the former female CEO, especially of a family business, would make man-hunting among her subordinates her top priority her fist day back on the job. She's supposedly come back to redeem herself at her beloved Ojai and presumably kick Holly's ***. Just join a gym already!
I love the idea of Ryan as an eventual stalker, though.
As much as I love the song "Romeo & Juliet" by Dire Straits, they played almost the entire song semi-loudly during the "twosome" scenes towards the end. Very distracting. I can't believe Kitty's already thinking of dumping Robert. I know he was being a jerk before but the dude was going through some heart problems so give him some slack. And he's Rob Lowe for goodness sake! Sara looked GREAT in that hot pink dress! Too bad her DWTS hottie was only a temp. Rebecca is being unbelievably stupid and Ryan is a MAJOR creepazoid. He was almost naked in front of her and she didn't find that inappropriate?? And that leg-touching?!?
Tracey, I understand that feeling. That's how I stopped watching Grey's Anatomy - one episode I realized I just didn't care at all... I hope you maybe change your mind though.
I still really like this show and will probably always stick with it; even when it disappoints me sometimes. Like last night, when it does that thing I don't like where all the plots deal with one subject. This time, they're all about sex and on a deeper level (that I'm not quite sure the show what really going for), the fickleness of relationships and the difficulty of forging a lengthy committed connection.
I would really enjoy these subplots if they happened in a mix of stories over a few weeks. Happening all at once makes them all seem terribly silly when I would only categorize Sarah's as truly silly.
But let's bring Call back though; talk about hot!
All I can say is I really hope there's an endgame to this Ryan storyline planned, because besides being creepy, it's just plain irritating having him around. He has no purpose and only highlight how unnecessary Rebecca is too...