Discarding the fact that there really aren’t that many families in existence that are as tight knit as the Walkers, the program exists to show how strong the bonds of family can be. How important family members are in sharing both the highs and lows that life inevitably throws at you. And as previously discussed in the last entry about Brothers and Sisters, the Walkers have certainly had their share of lows, littered with a few highs to balance things out a little bit.
This episode had one major story line involving Kitty, who if you’ve been following entertainment news at all, you will know that she’s going to be appearing in the show less in the following season. The most reasonable explanation for this would be for her to get elected, and simply not have as much time for her family. However, the political campaign will take up the remainder of season four – and we established in the previous episode that she was going to aim her sights a little higher, and run for Robert’s senate seat, which he will be vacating. In this episode, she tells her family about her intentions. And of course, as most families usually do, they take a vote on the matter. This seemed a little over the top to me, as Kitty is a grown adult who is clearly not only capable of making her own decisions, but taking responsibility for them. Of course, somebody notes no to everyone elses yes, and Nora immediately gets the blame.
This story arc continues on in the episode, as Robert and Nora help Scotty out with a celebrity cook night at this failing restaurant. They argue the whole time, which they usually seem to do when they are together anyhow. But this time it’s about Nora not supporting Kitty’s ambition. And although she maintains that the no vote was not hers, which is later revealed to be true, she admits to Robert that she doesn’t particularly want her to run for the senate. It makes perfect sense for her to worry, as Kitty has only just recovered from cancer, and worrying is what Nora seems to do best.
The other major story line of the episode was Kevin going back to his high school reunion, with Kitty as his date. Although it has been revealed before that Kevin didn’t have the fondest high school experience, with this storyline it is evident to see how much pain it has caused him. This is an interesting insight to the character, as not much seems to phase him, but he genuinely didn’t want to go. However, once he’s there, he feels the need to somewhat big note himself and his success. He claims that he and his husband are having a child through surrogacy, even though he hasn’t been informed as to whether the pregnancy has taken yet. And as in all good dramas, he finds out merely minutes later, that the pregnancy did not in fact take. It seems like a general nuance with Kevin, that he needs to make himself more important than he is, although when you look at the success he has had in his career and personal life – there really isn’t any need for it.
We also find out Kevin, and his ‘frenemy’ Brad Lewinski, rigged the high school presidential election, essentially meaning the Kitty would have won. In a nice moment which showed the viewers how much she does care for her brother, she tells Brad with a deadpan face that she will have him killed if he ever again calls Kevin a fag. That was a nice touch, as it not only revealed her innate need to protect her younger brother, but also let us know she wasn’t mad at him for the actions he took all those years ago. But for a woman who seems to have trouble letting things go, she forgives Kevin almost instantaneously, and tells Brad off for using Kevin. She knew he only did it because he wanted to fit in at high school, and thought that it might help, which it inevitably didn’t. Kevin also admits to Kitty that he was the one that voted no, because he just didn’t know if he had it in him to still be involved in politics; meaning more or less, that he is going to have to look for another job.
Sarah finally has sex with Roy, after a month of dating. They discuss the merits of waiting to see if they are right for one another, which seems reasonable enough, as there are kids involved on both sides of the relationship. Although, about five seconds of screen time after that conversation, they jump each others bones, and decide to take it to a motel. Classy.
After the deed, Sarah gets a text from Luc, the Frenchman, saying the he misses her. This is obviously a set up for future episodes also.
And after a long time of deciding whether she should hold her shares, to see why Dennis believes them to be so valuable, Holly declares at the end of the episode that she will sell them. And who could blame her? After a very creepy business meeting with Dennis, where he claims they should be partners, only so long as he got the same ‘benefits’ as William got. Some advice: coercion doesn’t usually turn women on. Oh, and it has been a couple of weeks since anyone got married, so it would only make sense for Holly and David to tie the knot.
FURTHER THOUGHTS
- Both Kevin and Scotty’s careers seem to be a little in limbo. Kevin no longer wants to be involved in politics, and the restaurant where Scotty is head chef is failing. Can they even afford children at this point? Will Kevin have to rejoin corporate America?
- It’s ironic that it was only last week that Rob Lowe announced he would be leaving the show, as he is not utilised enough. However, I think this episode he got the most screen time he’s had for a long time.
- Is Justin only a background character now? Even Rebecca got more screen time than him, and that character isn’t even interesting.
- Will Luc come back for Sarah? I hope it causes some tension, he was a great character, and would love to see him back on the show.
- Maybe families actually do do this, but it seems to me like they are just a little too eager to talk about, or the lack thereof, of Sarah’s sex life.
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“What about you? With the high heels and push up bra. You knew it was sexy time.” Robert
“Are you all tracking my sex life?” Sarah
“Motel sex is fabulous.” Nora (Four words you never want to hear your mum say)
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