Retcon Patrol: 1-03 “Affairs of State” Part 3
Today we continue our look for inconsistent or comment-worthy moments in the Brothers & Sisters first season with a look at the third part of Episode 3. Read Part 1 and Part 2 if you need to catch up, then dive right in here with Part 3.
16:46
Kitty says, “I either have to quit my job, or I have to die.” I’m thinking Sarah’s going to be saying that a lot next season.
17:09
Gin is the devil’s drink, says Sarah. Which is why the Walkers just drink their weight in wine.
18:27
When Kitty told Justin not to tell anybody else about Dad’s affair, she never said that she couldn’t tell another family member, like, say, Sarah.
18:29
Or that Sarah couldn’t then, in turn, tell Kevin. About Dad, and about Kitty’s indiscretion with Warren. These people really do have kind of a pathological inability to keep secrets. So why does Sarah expect Kevin won’t tell anyone about Kitty?
19:31
Scotty thinks Sarah is Kevin’s beard, and Kevin says “Only to senior prom.” Didn’t he go with one of the Joneses from “Game Night,” or was that a different prom? [Yep. After consulting my "Memorable Lines" round-up for that episode, I see that he and Donna Jones were each other's beards for junior prom.]
19:46
Scotty’s got that Ace Ventura hairstyle going on here.
21:12
Jonathan once again turns up unexpectedly, sending Kitty (who’s on the phone with Warren) into the pool. Is she the first one in since Dad died there? I guess someone had to break the ice.
21:34
“God made airplanes for a reason,” says Jonathan. He made phones, too, buddy. You might think about calling ahead once in a while and announcing your arrival.
22:21
Alright, who are all these anonymous children and parents?
23:02
Holly makes her big party entrance, which just about sends Justin backwards into the pool.
23:09
And the secret chain comes full circle as Kevin reveals to Justin that Sarah told him what Kitty told her that Justin told her, making Justin realize that he was the only body who wasn’t allowed to tell anybody.
23:30
There’s some really obnoxious sex comedy sort of music playing through this scene. I hate when the background music on this show seems to be trying to make a point. They should dial it back a notch or ten.
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