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 4. Read yesterday’s post for the first ten minutes or so, then hop right in here.

10:21
For those who, like Sarah and I, have never heard of the baked good that Kitty brought over, Wikipedia explains that “a canelé is a small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust.” Just the thing for the undiagnosed diabetic in your family!

10:49
First “Mommy,” now “Paigey”! Everybody’s getting a y, it’s the cool thing.

11:03
Random childhood friend name-drop, for future reference: Diana Vakili was good with a Ouija board, but Kitty is pretty sure she couldn’t really help them switch lives. Which for some reason makes me flash back to a Disney movie with a very young Katherine Heigl trading lives with her sister … Never mind, I’m back now.

11:12
Diana was a very powerful girl, says Sarah. Maybe they should look her up now and see if she can put a hex on Holly. And turn Rebecca back into a Walker.

11:17
Cooper is a man who knows what he wants. Fancy bakery purchases? Nah. Toastee Treat! We really didn’t see much of this kid in Season Two, did we? Has he had some sort of freakish growth spurt, like Walt on Lost?

11:27
Diabetes anvil #2: Paige is very tired!

11:40
Sarah is a hard one to sell on babysitting services. She requires prospective minders to be Democrats. And to, you know, have some child-tending experience. And to not call her daughter “Paigey.”

12:38
Alright, let’s see how much time passes between Nora insisting to Kevin that she’s not upset about missing the golf tournament, “that dreadful thing” …

13:08
… and telling him what a doll he is for insisting on going. Thirty seconds. Ladies and gentleman, this is the way the pros do it.

13:16
And Kevin is left to quietly ponder how very thoroughly his mother owns him.

13:22
Hey, it’s Tyler! Remember Tyler? What on earth did she see in Justin, anyway?

13:47
And again, someone calls Justin “Stonehenge,” which we’ve now figured out refers to being stoned. Is that a common epithet, or should we assume Tyler and Tommy are having a secret affair in which they make up nicknames for fun?

14:08
Jack seems to be the only person who drinks even more than the Walkers, if that’s even possible.

14:34
The costume designer on this show likes the big-floppy-bow-around-the-neck look for women. Do people still wear them? I’m thinking I might have had a couple in the early ’80s.

14:22
Big story for Kitty’s show: Somebody named David Silver is quitting the Democratic party and running for president as an independent. Did we ever hear anything about him during Robert’s campaign storyline?

14:46
Whit wants to flip a coin to see who gets to do the big interview, Kitty or Warren. I think he should have made them mud wrestle for it.

15:14
Kitty talks her way into the story, which is less than 48 hours away. So presumably, this is Monday, after the show’s taped. It looks like it’s still light outside, so if Kitty’s an 11:30 smartass, she’s either a pre-taped smartass or an a.m. one. Anyway, Kitty says she’ll have to pull an all-nighter, but doesn’t she have two all-nighter’s worth of time?

16:02
And when Sarah calls asking for babysitting tomorrow night, with light definitely coming in through her window, doesn’t Kitty have the rest of the day Monday, Monday night, and all day Tuesday to prepare before babysitting begins? She acts like the babysitting and the all-nighter are the same night, but there’s a whole all-nighter between there and here, no? The fast-and-loose stuff this show does with time always makes my head hurt.

Continue on with Part 3.

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