"Brothers and Sisters"
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I was VERY disappointed in last night's episode. What a LETDOWN pre-finale episode!
Yes, there was drama galore on the fate of the preemies. Tough decisions were in the offing and a decision was made. And it was entirely predictable to me.
Yes, there was the troublesome whistleblower who threatened to bring down the senator's presidential run. Predictably, it was handled in the way ALL such incidents are handled. Hooray for the gay lawyer/sibling! I DID appreciate that the character of the senator seemed to want to come clean about his war record and reveal the facts behind his "act of heroism", which -- in fact -- was an act of heroism despite any of his misgivings during the incident.
Yes, there was Nora insisting that her late husband's bastard daughter remain in her house -- maintaining the "viper-in-the-nest" conceit.
Yes, there was the inevitable "daddy's-gonna-still-love-you-but-is-moving-out-of- the-house" arc. Very PREDICTABLE. And WAY cliche!
And finally, there was the drug-addicted former Army medic preparing to go back to active duty for a tour in Iraq because his unit needs him and because it's the right thing to do, as witnessed in the meant-to-be-touching but way-too-mauldin visit to the VA hospital. Sorry for my cynicism, especially for all who were touched by it, but I know a thing or two about the military, and I still cannot get beyond the totally wrongheaded premise that the Army wants this drug-addicted medic back on active duty. It just IS NOT credible in a ZERO TOLERANCE military. The military will help folks with drug problems, but will NOT...repeat NOT...keep them "IN" the service.
I felt the entire episode was forced and it rang horribly false for me.