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Tonight on "Brothers & Sisters," Nora & Holly throw an engagement party and Kitty sees a doctor.Nora & Holly
"Desperate Housewives" isn't the only one using flashbacks tonight. B&S gives us a teaser of Justin and Rebecca getting in a car accident and then flashes back 48 hours earlier to when Nora and Holly are planning R&J's engagement party. Holly has gone a little overboard and Nora is trying to butt in, which results in a giant white piano crashing through the wooden floor. If you didn't see the episode... don't ask.
The termite-eaten floor leads to moving the engagement party to the Walker Manse. Marion Ross just adds to the awesome when she reprises her role as Ida Holden, Nora's mom. Nora and Holly freak because Ida doesn't know that Holly was William's "bottle-blonde tramp," so they decide to tell her that R&J met through mutual friends.
When it comes time for presents, Holly and David have gotten R&J a car while Nora has gotten them an engraved picture frame. Oops. This devolves into a classic fight between Nora and Holly because it's not an episode of B&S without a public family altercation.
Sarah
Montage of Sarah's bad dates. Sarah is skipping out on the party to go to France on vacation. I guess Rachel Griffiths was busy this week.
Kitty & Robert
Things are strained but Kitty is trying really hard to be the good political wife. She's also back to doing her op-ed pieces. Robert is being quite cold to her. Does Robert know Kitty didn't actually have an affair? They're in couples counseling but Robert just doesn't feel any "spark" to keep working on.
Meanwhile, Evan has a fever but the doctor focuses on Kitty being run-down and feeling sick. The doctor ends up sending her to a specialist and it turns out Kitty has a growth she needs biopsied. It's not good news (though we don't know what it is yet).
Tommy
Tommy is still MIA
Kevin & Scotty
My favorite B&S couple is thinking of having a child via an egg donation and a surrogate. Of course, it costs like $150,000 and Kevin goes in for a line of credit, which scares Scotty. Except it's not about the debt, it's about the baby. Scotty is terrified because he's not sure.
Justin & Rebecca
Justin isn't doing well in any of his classes at med school and finds out he only got in because Robert put in a good word from him. Ouch. He confronts Robert, who gives him some tough love by telling him how qualified he is due to his military service and that he needs to man up and handle the academic part of it. Justin storms out because he's an insecure punk sometimes.
Justin throws himself into his studies so hard that he's late to the engagement party. He and Rebecca fight when he gets there. He's completely overwhelmed and now he wants to quit but then he's just a big quitter.
They eventually talk about it and Justin says he needs to believe in himself and he needs Rebecca to believe in him too. They make a date for a picnic the next day and we jump to the car accident teaser from the opening. They narrowly avoid an accident. What a tease.
Thoughts & Tidbits
- Nora and Holly's interactions never get old for me. I love Sally Field and Patricia Wettig
- Most annoying Walker this week? Justin. Robert was right. Suck it up, dude. School's hard.
- I hope we get more Sarah and/or Tommy in the coming weeks
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so glad the show is back on.. i think Sarah's absence is due to rachel griffith being on maternity leave?
classic was right i wish my family had fights like that so i could look on in horror jaw agape like Rebbecca lol...was dying laughing
Don't you research the shows you recap? Balthazar Getty ain't coming back and Rachel Griffiths is on maternity leave and will dip in and out of the next couple of episodes.
Rachel Griffiths was on maternity leave still when this episode was filmed and shot her couple of scenes a few weeks later. With Tommy's absence, i'm just glad they didnt completely leave her out at all.
After all, while still funny, last night's Walker party definately felt empty sans two Walker kids.
Are we watching the same show? Justin was not at all annoying. He was incredibly overwhelmed and pressured from all sides, particularly from his oh-so-supportive fiancee. On top of that, he found out his admission to the program was sketchy at best. Any and all of his reactions were more than justified.
My vote for most annoying has to be Nora and Holly and their completely predictable fight. Unfortunately, their childlike behavior DOES get old for me.
Major characters in car accidents and stricken with scary diseases? I used to love Brothers & Sisters, but this season premiere left me cold. It's in danger of turning into just another soap.
Rachel Griffith is pregnant....that would be why she wasn't in the episode as much and why when she was her lower half was covered...hmm that happened in Grey's too with Ellen Pompeo...lets pay attention now people at Zap2it :-P
Yes, Rachel Griffiths is pregnant and on maternity leave. However I did notice that Balthazar Getty's name was in the opening credits. I know he will be back sporadically however why is he listed in the main credits still. Shouldn't he be a guest star. Still love this show however have to agree that Justin was a bit overreactive and the most annoying last night. Suck it up and study man. And Robert just helped you and supported you so stop being a baby about it and take the help from where you can get it.
Writers take notice. You are killing this show with too much over the top family crisis. Geez how bad can it get for one family. REALLY. Now you are gonna make Kitty some uber sick person so we can all drown in over the top crisis once again. Lighten it up will you please!
The show can over do the fights but I do enjoy must of them. Good idea having my favorite couple Justin&Rebecca get married. They have great chemistry and it gives more reason for Holly and Nora to be around each other.
Love Robert.