BROTHERS & SISTERS - Four Flashbacks and a Wedding

The season 2 finale of Brothers & Sisters was like a two-hour episode scrunched into one hour.  They covered a lot of ground, tying up loose plot lines and dealing out an average of one shocking revelation every 4.8 minutes, while simultaneously dangling new story threads for next season.  If the Brothers & Sisters creators' goal was to leave us wanting more, then mission accomplished guys.

Kevin and Scotty tied the knot in a civil union ceremony with an excess of floral decorations courtesy of Nora.  That's what Nora should do in her spare time; she should do custom floral arrangements for weddings and events and stuff.  The ceremony was nicely handled - they kept the cheese to a minimum - and was a fitting end for the whole Kevin/Scotty storyline this season.

Saul finally came out of the closet to the Walker clan, much to almost everyone's surprise.  I wish they'd spent a little more time with Saul this episode.  Wouldn't Nora and Sarah still be P.O.'d at him for nearly running Ojai Foods into the ground?  Man, I sure would be.

Everyone finds out the Rebecca isn't really a Walker, and Sarah gets crazy mad at Holly, who she feels deceived the family in order to get her hands on Walker money.  I think she's right, I'm not digging Holly anymore.  Regarding Rebecca, of course all the Walkers go out of their way to let her know that she's still one of the family as far as they're concerned, which was kind of sweet.

My Tom Skerrit Radar was going crazy this episode, since Mr. Skerrit appeared in a number of flashbacks as patriarch William Walker - before he died, naturally.  Zombie William would be cool, but wouldn't really fit the Brothers & Sisters vibe.  Anyway, my Tom Skerrit Radar was working overtime.  You know, I also have James Spader Radar, but I call it my Spader-Sense.  Get it?  Little Spider-Man joke there for ya.*

The flashbacks in this episode pieced together to reveal another dark family secret.   Since Rebecca wasn't the Lost Walker Love Child, Kevin and Sarah discovered that it was a boy named Ryan.  But where is the L.W.L.C.?  We gotta wait until next season. 

Finally, the Justin/Rebecca storyline reached its climax as they both realized that since they're not brother and sister anymore it's totally not gross if they like each other.  In a nice quiet scene at the end of the show they sit on a bench in Griffith Park and kiss - and discover that it's nothing like kissing a sibling.  Ah, young love.

All in all, a great wrap up to a fantastic second season, but still I remain unsatisfied.  I want to know what's going on with the Lost Walker Love Child and I don't particularly want to wait until next season to find out.  I would guess that's the mark of a good TV show.

--Dave Campbell

*Sorry, terrible joke.

Comments

[RJ]

Hi Dave,
I completely agree with all your comments, except for the Holly thing. I never really liked her and I'm glad you've joined me in that. At first I thought I didn't like Holly b/c she was such a convincing villain, but now I see that it's my adoration of Nora that compels me to dislike any TV character who opposes her. But, let's move on to Saul... Remember the guy from Saul's past? Don't you think he should have come to Saul's house and stayed the weekend, and then answered the door in his underwear and find the whole Walker clan there? Why would the whole Walker clan come to Saul's house when they always meet at Nora's? To tell him off for going behind Sarah's back with the Ojai thing, of course. Or maybe the friend should have at least left a message on Saul's answering machine saying he was in town, and wanted to see Saul? Wouldn't it have been great for Saul to come home from the wedding and play that message? Anyway, it was a great show, and I love your blog:)

[Laurie]

Hi Dave, I am seriously thinking about not watching Brothers and Sisters any more. I do not like seeing gay couples getting married, That is not acceptable to me. God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. Seeing two people from the same sex get married is totally disgusting to me.

[michael]

I think "Adam and Eve/ Adam and Steve" has degenerated into a witless cliche parroted by the sorts of people who miss the whole point.

[joey]

I must agree that this is a great way to end a season. I couldn't wait for the next one to begin.
So many twists!
I enjoyed reading your blog. Will look forward tow hat you have to say next about the Walkers. :)

[fan]

have kitty's husband change his hair back
to the way it used to
be, he looks stupid with it parted.

love love love the show...

[Jeff]

Overall I'm am seriously reconsidering watching season 3. I don't know how you can say wanting others danging for more because to quite a few, it doesn't.

This show use to be about family and character complexities, a show that is "supposedly" about brothers and sisters. Now it's about romance and soapy drama that I swear come off from days of our lives.

The Rebecca/Justin kiss was so digusting I literally fast forwarded the scene. As not being a big fan of the kevin/scotty relationship, this leaves me with little incentive to watch the 3rd season.

I personally believe that if they don't get baitz,the original creator who developed the awesome 1st season back, this tv show will not make it past it's 3rd season.