So, Jack had a brother? I’m assuming he died in Vietnam, but did they really put brothers in the same unit? I don’t think they would have been drafted at the same time.
I loved the camping trip, and I loved how Rebecca told Jack’s dad that despite all his efforts, he didn’t screw up his son.
I think Sophie should kick Kevin to the curb (I’m hoping he doesn’t take advantage of the fact that she’s a nurse and has access to narcotics) and Toby can dance and sing in a coffee shop any day of the week.
I love Toby so much. I’d totally have his baby. He’s so nice without being cloying and (so far) without it being a cover for a sinister side. A genuine nice person.
So in last night’s episode, Beth mentioned an event during her first pregnancy when Randall had psychosomatic blindness. It’s not the first time they’ve talked about Randall’s apparent mental issues. He’s been shown to be rigid and anxious and had at least one nervous breakdown. So anyone want to speculate exactly what his illness is called?
It may be a manifestation of his breakdown. I don’t know enough about mental illness to point to anything specific.
Kevin is a right ass. He does not deserve success. How did he not get completely blackballed?
Poor Kate. Such low self esteem she doesn’t mind sleeping with a married man.
I did get teary eyed when I realized why Rebecca was crying over Tess’s birth. (That went really quick for a first baby.) She was so happy, but Jack will never be there again.
Oh, and somebody needs to toilet paper the Larsen’s house. Idjits.
Yes, what Kevin did in that episode (trying to steal that acting role from his friend) was not good. But he told Kate that he hadn’t had as much as an audition in over a year, so I think the point of that was to show how desperate he was. And he’s probably not the first nor the last actor to do something unethical to try to get a role.
Does anybody know who the artist was doing the cover of Wilco’s “Jesus Etc.” there at the end?
(I need to go back and watch that last part again… I was trying to listen to the music and not paying close enough attention to what was happening in the show.)
Kevin is coming across as a big douche, but the show is doing a good job explaining his pain and anguish. I loved the scene on the football field. A lot of what happened to Kevin (his knee, his father) is not his fault, but there is a lot (Sophie, Vicodin addiction) that is.
I’m so glad he didn’t sleep with the teenager and that he walked away from the pharmacy. I don’t remember seeing him wearing his dad’s pendant before, but since they didn’t focus on it I’m not sure I would have noticed.
I would presume the house is destroyed by an electrical fire, but this show has so much misdirection we can’t count on that.
We have two of the three…the dog and Kevin’s injury. BOLO for a red-haired girl interested in Randall.
Also, poor poor Kate. Kevin thought she was trying to bug him, but instead she needed him to help her. Then when I saw Toby trying to reach him I realized something was definitely wrong.
I hope they do something to redeem Kevin’s character in the future, because as of this last episode I’m really starting to hate him. In the first episode of the series, we see him quit “The Man-ny”, and it seems like he’s just tired of being on a crappy sitcom and can’t stand it anymore. Okay, so he didn’t think through the aftermath, but I don’t think bad of him for that. Then he skips out on the opening of the play he spent most of season one trying to get off the ground- to go be with Randall after he has a breakdown. Sure- bad timing, but he is scared for his brother who has a history of these attacks. But then things just start to snowball. He suddenly decides to blow off Sophie instead of just admitting his doubts to her and trying to work through it. He now officially has a history of not following through on a dang thing he starts and then blaming everything and everyone but himself for the fallout. He seems to have deliberately thrown himself into painkiller addiction and alcoholism after his knee injury. He is never really shown starting the painkillers normally and then increasing how much he’s taking. He basically starts off just downing the bottle. And when he can’t get a new prescription he basically decides, “Welp, guess I’ll become an alcoholic now…” He is desperately in need of somebody to just punch him in the face and tell him to pull his head out of his butt.
IIRC, the Kevin’s ownership of the pendant was brought up in the episode where he was chatting up the widow who gave him pickles, last season.
This episode and the next two are meant to braid the Big Three storylines. They will all take place in the same present day time-frame, but focus on each individually. Last week was Kevin, next week is Kate, and following week will be Randall. That will also be fall break. The calls from Kate and Toby will be the threads to Kate’s storyline. I expect there will be references to why they can’t get a hold of Kevin next week, and we will probably see a threads to Kevin’s and Kate’s calls to Randall next week as well.
My guess is that Kevin was so out of it on the field (great scene, agreed) that “Get It Together” Kelly was able to lift the necklace as a souvenir. Although, they did spend an awful lot of time setting up the Doctor that she’s may be more than just a one night stand. We’ll probably see more of her, and she may wind up saving Kevin from himself at some point.
Bumping this because I’m going to need support to get through the next episode.
The fire is crackling through the kitchen and climbing the stairs. Kate and Randall had a sweet moment with Jack, not knowing it would be their last. We know why Kevin is so messed up…his last words to his dad were in anger.
I KNEW Kate couldn’t walk away from Audio. What a good little boy.
I love how Randall goes full tilt at things and Beth just stands back, waiting for him to realize that she can help him. Slow your roll indeed.
I truly am not ready for the next episode. Maybe if we all unplug our crockpots it won’t happen?
