First impressions: “Double Negative”
Yep, they went there.
The paternity tests are in, and Rebecca’s de-Walkering has begun.
And yep, they’re going there.
The anvils of inappropriate sibling attraction between Justin and Rebecca were falling fast and furious.
So, okay.
We could spend a lot of time debating on it, and probably will. Personally, I spent my commercial breaks wondering whether somehow, the razor clippings could have been left over from William’s last shave, and not be the bearded David’s at all. But that’s just sad. It is what it is.
Sometimes the wave takes you soaring. And sometimes the wave crashes you into the beach. But you just have to ride it anyway.
So all I’ll say for that plot is … wow, Emily VanCamp did some fine acting in that scene with Ken Olin. And wow, David proved Holly right in disqualifying him from the paternity pool by slinking away into the night after hearing Rebecca’s news. I’m happy that we found out as soon as Rebecca got the call, and not sad that she lied to Justin about the results — that party was hardly the place for a big revelation, and the uncomfortableness of Justin’s now apparent-out-of-nowhere romantic feelings for her make it likely that the deception won’t last long.
Anyway, it’s done. No crying over spilled … whatever. Let’s celebrate that Robert’s political campaigning is also done for now, sparing us both more campaign scenes and more exposure to that awful Taylor. Good riddance.
Kevin and Scotty stayed true to tradition — was it for this same big fundraiser last year that Kevin got in trouble for offering to pay Scotty’s lost wages so he could go to the party? He sure does know how to sweet-talk. Scotty turned down the least-romantic domestic-partnership proposal ever, but it’s pretty sure we haven’t seen the end of that idea, or maybe that hand injury, given how much Scotty was wincing.
Poor Sarah. Girl doesn’t even get to take any satisfaction in being proven right! Sort of takes the fun out of “I told you so” when your company’s going down the toilet.
All in all, and despite the giant “Aw, no!” right in the middle, I enjoyed the episode. The show’s always been more than the sum of its individual plotlines, and that’s a good thing, because some of its individual plotlines have been terrible. It will at least be interesting to see just exactly how this one wipes out.
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I’m so disappointed that Rebecca’s not a Walker, but I understand why the writers did it. I’m one who wanted Justin and Rebecca to hook up regardless of their relation to each other. I thought forbidden love would be more interesting than this crap they’ve come up with. Oh well.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
The fundraiser of 1.06 was 2 years ago. Not just in our time but also in the series. With the 3 month hop in last episode. The long periode Jason was gone in Malaysia, the ‘lovely’ summer they had prior to that and then there was Chad… It must be close to 2 years in the series as well.
I think Emily played her part perfectly. She was great!
Also my compliments to the actor who played Taylor, he was exactly the man I thought he should be and he was perfect for the job…
And Kitty telling him off was suberb. THAT’s the Kitty I want to see.
Off course I loved, loved, loved, the little Kevin/Scotty scene in the end. Although the first 5 times I saw it I was totally distracted by Kevin unbuttoning Scotty’s shirt which was kinda HOT!!!! (Call me shallow, guys, but THAT I liked
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April 28th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I’m still majorly upset that they de-Walkered Rebecca. What an absolute waste.
There were some decent stories in last night’s episode and some great scenes (morning brunch, the boys on the beach, Sarah/Nora in the kitchen, Kevin/Scotty in his loft)…but God, the Rebecca debacle left me reeling. And not in a good way.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:36 am
yes! i loved all the kevin/scotty scene. about rebecca/justin,well, we must at least admit to ourselves that the chemistry there is smokin’ hot.justin may end up marrying rebecca so she’ll still be a Walker. lookin’ forward to the two more episodes. more power to B&S.