Brothers & Sisters

Today we continue our look for inconsistent or comment-worthy moments in the Brothers & Sisters first season with a look at the second part of Episode 1. Read yesterday’s post for the first twelve minutes or so, then hop right in here.

12:22
Fawn thinks Justin’s brothers and sisters are all really nice. And yet, they hate her, or the idea of her, anyway. She’s way too sweet for this bunch.

12:32
Love Julia and Joe sticking up for Justin. You get the sense in this scene, hanging around the kitchen, that Julia and Joe have actual relationships with their in-laws. Sad that this got lost along the way. (And typing that now got me thinking: Lots of “J” names in this show, with Jason still to come.)

12:48
Kevin jokes that Kitty’s fat. This, following a bit earlier on in which Kitty teases Justin for being skinny. Now, I’m not one to accuse Calista Flockhart of eating disorders or anything; I believe that she’s just naturally slight. But better not to make any references than these sorta jokey ones, no?

13:17
Kevin, of Kitty + Jonathan: “You seem slightly … smaller to accommodate what you see as his very large presence.” Another size joke, plus … could the same thing be said of Kitty and Robert? The two boyfriends do have kind of a lot in common.

15:03
Joe says he’s immune to Sarah’s family. That’s why it took a previously unbeknownst family member to mess him up.

15:29
This scene between Sarah and Joe, where he sort of turns aside her bedroom advances, always struck me as incredibly passive-aggressive on his part, and made me think Sarah should just kick his butt to the curb. All the good will I felt in that kitchen scene is gone. But I’ll admit, at least he seemed to be doing something with his hair back then. Shampoo can’t make up for the fact that you stink, fella!

16:10
For someone who made a big deal about promoting Sarah over Tommy’s head, William’s sure seems a lot more chummy with his son than his daughter. This sort of rivalry from Season One is what we presumably have to look forward to from the Sarah-Tommy co-presidency in Season Three. Except at least Sarah gets to hate Holly.

16:29
Ooh, Jonathan, that awful controlling guy! He … he just drops everything to visit her! And promises her a Hawaiian vacation! And books a bigger suite! Evil, evil boyfriend! (The line for an evil boyfriend like this, by the way, forms on the right.)

17:32
Saul’s all, “Pay no attention to the financial shenanigans behind the curtain! It’s all just modernization and simple glitches!” Why didn’t Sarah remember how untrustworthy this guy’s been when she expected him to put the kibosh on the China deal? He was all about reminding her of his history in the company, and has that history been good?

18:28
Hey, it’s Holly! The Mysterious Blonde in Dad’s Office. And it looks like William realizes she’s a bomb waiting to go off. “You’re handling me as if I am a problem!” You said it, sister!

18:56
William tells Holly he’s having cash-flow problems. But … wait. Didn’t those problems turn out to be because he took money from the business to buy that piece of land that turned out to be worth a ton of money, a chunk of which went to Holly? Essentially, it was his way of providing for Holly outside of his will? Maybe he should just tell her, “Hey, sweetie, I can’t buy your groceries this week because I’ve sunk some cash into a deal that will help you buy your way into my business and nearly destroy my family. Buck up!” Ah, if only he knew.

19:10
As with High Justin, I’d be happy if we could ditch Troubled Justin, too.

19:36
Noah! Aw, Noah. Can’t we bring him back, pretty please?

20:57
Sarah, in assuring Noah that she didn’t leave her job because of him, says “We have lives. Families. We knew where the line was.” Do we interpret that to mean Noah’s married, too? Love the chemistry between these two, and the thick sense of subtext. And then Sarah goes to her car and cries. What a waste that this plotline was abandoned.

Continue on to Part 3

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