"Brothers and Sisters" becoming like family...

There are several things I really liked about Sunday night's episode of "Brothers and Sisters," the fast improving drama that follows "Desperate Housewives" on ABC.

Cute gay brother Kevin (Matthew Rhys), a lawyer, is set up, against his will, by his sister (Rachel Griffins) who invites a gay client (same one from episode two) to a party at the family home. As she's leaving his office, Kevin sticks his head out his door and says in a loud whisper: "Bitch!" I love it! When cute client arrives at the party with red velvet cupcakes, Kevin says, "My sister invited you here just to get back at me." (I'm not sure why) Cute client with cupcakes replies: 'For what? Being so cute?" Later, Kevin is showing cupcake guy around the house and pointing out family photos. He points to his dead dad and says that, like him, "I've never been able to master the art of being faithful." Cute cupcake guy replies: "You can't be faithful to anything until you know why you should be." At the very end of the episode, long after the party ends, Kevin can be seen slowly biting into a red velvet cupcake, and smiling.

The show really seems to be finding its footing and the interaction between the siblings rings true at times - especially when none of them can keep a secret from each other. I'm from a family of six siblings, it happens all the time, just travels down the chain at the speed of light. Calista Flockhart is beginning to show signs of life! And who wouldn't after cheating on her handsome boyfriend with her just-as-handsome television partner. When the boyfriend shows up unexpectedly as the same time as the lover calls, she screams and accidentally steps backward into the pool. Great moment.

As for the rest of the show, Sally Field continues to give the kind of performance that gives me reason to think she might win her third Emmy Award to go along with her two Oscars. It's just such a treat to see her on television again and not as Abby's manic depressive mom on "ER." Here, she is a multi-dimensional matriarch who I sense will only get more interesting as the season progresses. And I'm very eager to see where Patricia Wettig's character (the late-patriarch's mistress) will go. How cool it is to have this three-time Emmy winner ("thirtysomething") back on series TV even if her character is a skank!