Sorry for the delay in getting the "Brothers & Sisters" recap posted and thanks to all of you who emailed me asking "WHERE IS IT?" I zonked out last night as the credits rolled so am now finally getting to writing about the completely satisying season finale that wrapped up some questions (Why Rebecca is a Lolita), gave us new storylines to look forward to (Uncle Sal is gay!!!), gave Sally Field some M'Linn moments as Justin left for Iraq, and...best of all...gave Kevin another cute guy to make out with!
If there are people/critics who don't like this show, I say don't friggen watch it...and don't complain about it. Because for fans like me, it has been an absolute gift and I am grateful to the creators, writers, producers, actors and to the network for giving us this sensational drama with people we care about. A show with gay storylines that are matter-of-fact, big stars (Field, Rob Lowe, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Patricia Wettig) who allow each other and other cast members to shine in television's best ensemble. Between this and "Ugly Betty," ABC can proudly be called the best gay network these days even if Andrew van de Kamp was shamefully put on the back-burner this season on "Desperate Housewives."
So let's talk about Kevin (Matthew Rhys) because I love talking about Kevin. With Nora deciding to throw Kitty an engagement party, Kevin pitches in because as he tells his mother: "You're bogged down in a quagmire of Nora over-commitment" and he ends up being teamed with the senator's gay brother for pre-party prep. They last saw each other during a disastrous set-up. "Looks like both sides sent the gay scouts," Kevin says to Jason as they meet at the party venue that Kevin says looks "like the first 15 minutes of 'Extreme Makeover' before they teare the house down."
I love when Kevin is such a bitch!
Kevin is so rude to the people at the party venue that they cancel the contract and the party has to be held at the Walker house. The sneator's family shows up and they are beyond rambunctious: they are obnoxious. They are drunks, have no social skills, and worst of all, their uncle (Maj. Weiner) is a perv who keeps trying to hit on poor Nora. And worst yet, Weiner is played very loudly and broadly by Garry Marshall who I am already annoyed with for the disaster that is "Georgia Rule."
Other stuff happens: Sarah and Polly have a truce, Kitty and Nora have a blow-up over Kitty moving in with the senator, but the best subplot (almost) is Sal and some handsome older dude named Milo. When Nora mentions that Milo is one the guest list, Saul snaps about "that bitch wife Elaine." At the party, Milo tellls Saul "I'm not pretending anymore. I'm gay. I've always been a late bloomer." Then we see their hands touch and we know they have history...gay history.
"We're too old for excuses," he says to Saul. "Call me."
Speaking of gay: Kevin and Jason spar back and forth and it all comes to a head.
Kevin: "I'm tired of hating you and you hating me."
Jason: "You think we're so beneath us don't you?"
Kevin: ":I think you're all insane...and drunk!"
Jason: "Why are you such an unpleasant person?"
Kevin: "You didn't come in here looking for a band-aid did you? You came in here looking for me."
Jason: "Maybe."
Then total make-out scene! Not a soft, subtle kiss...the kind where one person slams the other against the wall. So romantic...
Then Kevin finds out that Jason is a Methodist minister! (Kevin lies: "Jumping your bones was extremely atypical for me!")
Here's to more atypical behavior from Kevin and the rest of the Walker clan next season!