Brothers & Sisters

Awww I absolutely loved this episode and I definitely squealed and was excited to see the outcome. First off yay for Scotty and Kevin. They have such great chemistry and they belong together without a doubt. Nora and her "first" was also cute and it just brought back my hopeless romantic thoughts. If only things like that happened in real life haha I guess that's why I love watching shows like this. Of course I also loved the ending with the senator and Kitty hehe. But besides my whole love for couples I also had great laughs especially the whole scene with the song they first had sex to. Ha! It was priceless when Nora told them who her first was with and everyone just started walking away hahaha. I never stop loving this show.

What a cute episode! Julia is back and for the moment it's ok with Tommy but we won't miss the drama there in the future, I'm sure.

Kitty is preparing for the wedding and is upset cause it seems recycled to her with her wearing Nora's wedding dress and Robert having been married before. So it's great in the end of the episode when Robert surprises her with the band also saying that Kitty makes everything new to him. So romantic!

After the family has had a funny conversation about their first times Nora e-mails to her first-Stan. They have a great date and seems like some romance is on the horizon for Nora also. The best news of the episode was Kevin getting back together with Scotty. The scene after eating the lobster was just great as well as the one where Kevin says he wants to be with Scotty. Those both scenes also had great songs playing in the background. I only wish that they hadn't ended the last scene with Kevin and Scotty so soon, I would've liked to have heard Scotty's opinion on this whole getting back together thing.

Nora: "What about that beautiful song by the Dixie Chicks?"

Kitty: "At a Republican candidate's wedding?"



Well I could think of a lot worse choice of music than the Dixie Chicks. I mean there are Cliff Richards, Westlife and Robbie Williams "Angels". They're the type of records I'd divorce someone over but I suppose Kitty might have a point about the Dixie Chicks.



Still, it's bizarrely amusing to see the Walkers sitting down and discussing music choices. It then gets even more bizarre when they start talking about the very music that the lost their virginity.



Now this lot may be a close knit family but I think there are some things that are best kept to yourself. I certainly wouldn't like to discuss my private life with my family. Then again, it's not really inconsistent for them to do such a thing.



It's also not inconsistent in that as soon as Nora joins in and tries to regale her children with her own tales of sexual adventures that everyone else walks out of the room. Nora really does know how to clear a room in quite a short space of time.



Her moment of indiscretion does have a merit – she's brave enough to seek out the very man who popped her cherry. Much to everyone's surprise it wasn't William who was responsible for taking her virginity but the less fiery Stan Harris.



As casting choices go, Chevy Chase wouldn't have been mine for the role of Stan but to be fair, he does a decent job with the material he's given. Nora and Stan reminisce over old times when they meet up in a nice restaurant. It also helps that alcohol played its part in getting both of them to relax.



Politically both Nora and Stan seem to be of the same persuasion as well. I mention this because Stan uses it as a reason as to why both him and Nora would've never worked as a couple. Stan is something of a peace loving guy and Nora; well she could cause a fight in a monastery.



Still the writing for the episode does hinge on the fact that Nora felt there was more to her relationship with Stan than he felt there was. Stan also feels it too and even goes as far as to accept an invite to Kitty and Robert's wedding, which means that Nora is more sorted than some of her children are.



It's also interesting that by giving Nora's love life a bit of jolt, it's a plot that is also used to try and delve into Saul. Despite the great coming out speech of last week, it's rather predictable that for this episode, there's little else we're given.



As soon as Nora bleats on about old flames being reunited, Saul immediately accuses her of trying to interfere with his love life. To be fair, Nora did actually react as if she hadn't thought about asking Saul more questions on this man he fell in love but as soon as Saul started getting defensive, she wanted more information.



Wanting more information out of Saul's sexuality is only natural and although I expect that this story is going to be a slow burner in some ways, it's easily the best one that Season Two has given us. Here's hoping that it's not dragged out too long though.



Something that didn't get dragged out was Kevin and Scotty sleeping together. Come on, from the moment Scotty reappeared in "History Repeating", it was blatantly obvious that the two of them were going to do the dirty and after weeks of build up, this episode delivered.



The funny thing about the episode is that Kevin is the one pursuing the sex. When Scotty brings home dinner, Kevin tries to romanticise it by adding candles and after the two of them have drunken sex, it's Scotty who tries to downplay it.



I've known about this for ages and when I watched it, I thought I would be bummed to see it happening but I wasn't. I'm not condoning cheating either but it's hard to escape the problems Kevin is having with Jason.



Jason being in Malaysia was always going to be the thing that would break them up and given that Jason hasn't made that much of an effort to maintain contact with Kevin, it's easy to see why Kevin was beginning to get frustrated. Robert also came across as blatantly dismissive when Kevin voiced his annoyance over Jason not calling him.



However Jason did get around to calling him this week and not only did Kevin dump him via the phone but he also admitted to sleeping with Scotty. Now parts of that could be seen as being heartless but at the same time, at least Kevin owned up to what he did and was honest with Jason.



Now as for him and Scotty getting back together, I have reservations. Kevin might now like the drama that Scotty entails as a boyfriend but as a viewer, I'm not sure if I will again. Hell, even Scotty seems to have some reservations about getting back together with Kevin.



However as impulsive as Kevin and Scotty rekindling their relationship might seem, it's got nothing on Justin hooking up with Lena. If Kevin moves fast, then Justin goes at super speed when Lena decides to give a call and meet him up for some coffee.



While it's cute that both of them are rather upfront about their recent bad decision making skills, it's still really hard to root for them as a couple. Yes, I mean the fact that Justin shouldn't be sleeping with the same woman that Tommy was using for comfort a few weeks back because it's a fundamentally stupid thing to do.



Okay I know Justin is blissfully unaware of the fact that Lena used to be groin buddies with his older brother but Lena should show some restraint and just find someone else to sleep with. Unless she's trying to punish Tommy and that is something of a possibility.



When the two of them aren't making jokes about each other foibles, they end up making out heavily. Justin for a brief second was going to do the sensible thing and actually stop himself with Lena but in the end he didn't. Too bad! I don't hate Lena but I can't think of anything positive that will come out of this either.



It also doesn't help that Lena does seem a little hooked on Tommy too. There's still some tension between them in the office which Holly is quick to spot and Tommy gets rather annoyed when she calls him at home. In that moment Tommy really did sound like his father.



For Tommy things are starting to get better than before. Julia has finally come back home and better for him is that she's more than willing to get their marriage back on track. It is rather sweet to see the two of them making up but with Lena around and Holly's recent inability to keep her mouth shut, I'm betting Julia will become to Tommy's cheating soon enough.



Speaking of mouthing off, Rebecca hasn't been doing a whole lot of it and once again, the seriously nosey Holly is taking her to task on that. Okay so Holly is also concerned because Rebecca never used to be such a shrinking violet but it doesn't mean I still can't find her annoying, right?



Rebecca finds herself being asked to be one of Kitty's bridesmaids which show that Kitty is beginning to accept her more as a member of the family. However she still has to deal with Sarah's residual feelings about her and Joe, which she should've expected.



When Rebecca does take Holly's advice, not only are her and Sarah able to get past things a bit but she's also able to tell Kitty that she hates the taste in bridesmaids' dresses too.



This comes in handy as Kitty has been spending most of the episode in wedding jitters mode anyway. She's unable to get dance moves when Robert is a natural and proceeds to snap and then she feels a bit guilty for not wanting her mother's dress when she finds the one that's suited to her.



Robert does come through for her on the music front by picking Lyle Lovett as a choice for the wedding. Well it wouldn't be to my taste but it does seem like something that would fit a Republican wedding without being too square either and let's face it, it was nice to have a welcome break from the Presidential stuff this week too. Bet we won't next episode though.



Sarah on the other hand is also getting a spring in her step with the arrival of Graham Finch, played by Studio 60's Steven Weber. He might come across as something of an oily looking salesman but he does talk the talk and he might also be able to give Ojai more business if it wasn't for certain risks.



I also like that while Sarah seems utterly charmed by him that she's also wise enough to question everything he says as well. Now that she's got used to the idea of her marriage being over, it's high time she had some fun too.



Also in "Something New"



Some of the song choices were a tad odd and we also didn't learn what songs Kitty, Kevin and Justin lost their virginity to.



Justin: "Speaking of which, I think I should apologise to Rebecca".

Tommy: "Yeah she hates you".



Kitty's choice of bridesmaids while nice also highlights the fact that she also doesn't really have any friends.



Nora: "I got it. Pretty Woman".

Kitty: "Mom I don't want to sound conceited".



Kevin: "That doesn't look safe".

Scotty: "It lowers your blood pressure".

Kevin: "So does a glass of wine and it's less dangerous".



I had to laugh when Scotty had to point out the lobster connection to Kevin in The Little Mermaid.



Tommy (re Lena): "I ended things with her".

Holly: "Should we be looking for a new office manager?"



Kitty (re dance instructors): "They're just showing off, right?"

Robert: "I can tell you that we won't be doing anything like that".



If Tommy was born in 1970 and Dirty Dancing came out in 1987, then he was 17 when he lost his virginity.



Rebecca: "You're really good at this whole making amends thing".

Justin: "I've had a lot of practice".



Stan: "I can't believe you emailed me".

Nora: "Did I do that?"

Stan: "You did".



Nora mentioned her pot incident with Emily Craft from "Valentine's Day Massacre". Any chance we'll see Emily this season?



Rebecca (re dress): "I really like that one on you".

Sarah: "Come on, I look like a tangerine".



Sarah: "Then again, looking isn't cheating, is it Rebecca?"



The dresses that Sarah and Rebecca were trying on were nice enough. I like that shade of blue.



Graham: "And here I thought I was being subtle".

Sarah: "I'm very smart".



Scotty: "Did you tell Jason we slept together?"

Kevin: "Yes I did. I know I'm asking too much of you but easy isn't always what it's cracked up to be".



Standout music: "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan and "Whistle For The Choir" by The Fratellis.



Robert: "Would you like to dance?"

Kitty: "You're insane. Absolutely insane. I can't believe you".



Chronology: About a week since "36 Hours".



A decent episode. "Something New" isn't quite as extraordinary as previous episodes have been but so far this season has been consistently good and to be fair, this episode maintains that trend.

This week was sort of settling down from last week's dramatic wreck, courtesy of Justin. So it still remained a strong, new episode, but it surely did not have the spark that last last week's episode had to offer, then again, how often does a series have that kind of episode in its lifespan?



Kitty, Sarah and Rebecca go out and find dresses for the wedding, while Kitty also takes dancing lessons with Robert, who seems like he couldn't care less. I'm really excited for the wedding and Robert just surprises me everytime.



Nora meets up with an old friend and it seems like she'll be getting some more action in her life! It's nice to see Nora move on after a year since William's death and the character she has been dating seems to be at least decent.



Kevin once again can not take not having Jason around. He's not calling, he's cheating on Jason, he has a man living in his apartment. Seriously? Did you really think that it would still really workout between you and Jason?



After Julia comes back with Lizzie, Lina is forced to look for other members of the Walker family to make out with, and her choice? Well let's just say she isn't that wild to go for Kitty or Sarah and she has excellent gaydar, so I guess you can suspect who she has chosen to be her next victim.



Episode Quote (courtesy of Robert): Just so you know, this is my first as well.

As Kitty and Robert's wedding approaches, we get to see the Walkers in action for preparation, in their own way. This affects Nora to google his long lost boyfriend and get back in touch with him, resulting in a date, and more importantly, Nora's date for the wedding! Meanwhile Julia is back but there is something bitter between Lena and Tommy because Lena seems to move on too quickly, Tommy does not know the reason why though - Justin! Rebecca takes steps towards being her old self, the reckless girl giving no damn about anyotherone's thoughts, which turns out just fine. Funny enough, we have Kevin getting back together with Scotty, for real this time. The only thing I quite did not like was the loop reoccurring on Kitty-Robert part: Robert does something (does not seem to pay attention in the wedding), Kitty is pissed, Robert does another thing to apologise (dancing with Kitty to Lyle Lovett). We are going to marry our guys next week, can't wait!

The show has come a long way and that it will become the big hit that it will be if it keeps it up like this. We know that Kevin has broken up with Justin but he and Scotty, who seems nice enough, will likely pair up. But the verdict is out on that. As Kitty and Robert are trying to put their wedding together. As it is easier said than done right? But it comes with a lot of tensions. Both from the media, public, and families alike. Nora connects with old flames as guest star Chevy Chase pops by. And hope that he will become a recurring member of some sort. Can't believe that Julia is back. As things will heat up with Tommy now!

This was a really great episode with a great balance of drama and comedy. I loved the first scene of the episode when everyone was discussing which song they lost their virginity to. That scene was so funny, especially with all of the kids leaving the room after Nora starts talking about her first time and Nora's line about not acting like she'd never had sex before. Only Sally Field could pull that line off. I definitely liked Kevin's storyline the most. The scenes between Kevin & Scotty were absolutely amazing. It was also a very fun story line, and I really liked that. My feelings about Kevin breaking up with Jason are very mixed though since I'm such a big Eric Winter fan, but I'm also a big fan of the Kevin & Scotty pairing. I would love it if Jason and Kevin got back together, but only if Eric Winter would be available to stick around for a while so we could have a chance to really see the relationship between Jason & Kevin. Nora's story line in this episode was also really fun and enjoyable. I also really liked Tommy's story line too. The only story line that I didn't really care for was Kitty's. It just wasn't very interesting to me. All in all, this was another amazing episode of Brothers & Sisters.

Kevin and Scotty is kinda getting back togehter, they totally match, but I did like the minister a lot also. So I feel a bit thorned about the whole thing. But anyway Kevin cheated, so that was a bit weird. Julia and Tommy is also coming back together and there is nothing that I want more. It was just stupid of her going away and taking the newborn with her. But what about Lena that is now going after Justin. That is just too weird since she have already hooked up with Tommy before. Looks like cheating goes around among the Walkers. That's too bad, just hope Kitty and Robert gets married!

This was a classic Walker episode.



Kitty's frustrations that her wedding would be all ho hum for Robert since this was not his first wedding, were classic. I am glad she found her somethign new in a dress, cause she looked really bad in Nora's old one.



I am glad to see that Rebecca is gettign back to her old self, she has been like pod-Rebecca since the season premiere.



Steven Weber made an appearrance as a consultant who tries to woo Sarah in more ways than one. I tihnk it is good that she is moving on, but this may not be the best way, mixing business with pleasure.



Julia's return was a pleasant surprise, thank god, cause I really hated Tommy for his affair with Lena. Now though will he make the same mistakes as his father?



Lena is a smart girl moving onto Justin, and poor Justin, it is obvious she is just using him, and he really doesn't need that at this point in his life.



Amid a talk of their first times Nora admitted that she once had another lover before William, and it was Chevy Chase. I thought it was nice that Nora got to walk down memory lane with an olde flame.



The best storyline goes to Kevin, his romance with Jason ended and his romance with Kevin really heated up, that was exciting, but I wonder if those two can make it work, I know everyone likes Scotty, so we will wait and see.



Also Lyle Lovett appearred, a surprise for Kitty from Robert, as their something new, I thought that was a nice touch.



All in all a great installment with the Walkers, also I thought that Rebecca looked great in that dress.

this episode was very good. after the heavy previous one "36 hours" this one is a fine example of what brothers and sisters do best : mixed drama and comedy

the opening scene was just hilarious and creepy at the same time i guess only a very close family would talk like that i think eveyone got a fair amount of sreentime and i especially liked chevy chase and nora they were so cute together, looking forward to see more of him. i liked rebecca she stood for herself and it was great to see hef hanging with her sisters it felt genuine given the situation

Another great episode, I really liked it. The whole virginity talk was hlarious! I love how when Nora began to mention how she lost hers and that it wasn't to their father they were shocked- one of them even said something along the lines of "Mom you slut" - and then sickened and ran away before she finished telling them about it. I also liked how Nora looked up her first time guy and then went to dinner with him. I loved that Kitty asked Rebecca to be a bridesmaid for her! The whole dress shopping conversations were hilarious! It was so funny when Kitty found 'the dress' even though she already was going to wear her mother's. I'm so glad that Julia came back with their daughter. When she called I was like YES and the she appeared and I was so happy. I thought it was sort of stupid and pointless that she left at all but now she's back so its all good. Also, I'm really happy that Justin apologized to Rebecca- I hated when he was pissed at her- I love their relationship. A good episode that sets up for Kitty's marriage and other big events next episode.