“Brothers & Sisters” Episode 119 Recap: "Game Night"

Welcome to our recap of Brothers & Sisters episode 19: “Game Night.”

The show opens at the offices of Senator McAllister. Kitty is trotting the hallway alongside the Senator’s campaign manager. They do that a lot at the Senator’s office – trot the halls. Oh well. At least Kitty’s getting her cardio in.

The campaign manager hands off a folder to her. It’s a list of interview subjects.

Campaign Manager: These are all of the Senator’s college friends and roommates. Just you know, debrief them. Make sure there aren’t any surprises.
Kitty: What kind of surprises?
Campaign Manager: You know bimbo eruptions, drug experimentation, bad real estate deals, that sort of thing.

What about bad ’80s hair or failed TV pilots? Anyone remember The Lyon’s Den? And hey, speaking of bimbo eruptions. Let’s hope the press doesn’t get a statement from Snow White.

Kitty notes that she’s stuck interviewing old college buddies. Not the most exciting assignment. She asks her colleague who he’s vetting.

Campaign Manager: The family. I just spent two days getting an earful from the ex-wife.

Kitty is really interested in that interview and wants to know where his notes are. Probably curious whether the Senator was always so into women’s shoes. Fortunately for all parties involved, the ex-wife’s interview file is encrypted.

Discouraged, Kitty heads into a conference room.

Err. I’d like to see those if you don’t mind. Imagine what the National Enquirer would pay for those babies!

Kitty is aghast. Then she finally figures out that this isn’t an old college friend. This is the Senator’s younger brother. At last, we meet him! He’s quite handsome. Looks a bit like Rob Lowe, only with bee-stung lips. That must be how we can tell he’s the gay brother -- his over-reliance on Bonnie Bell Lip-Smacker.

Kitty can barely contain her glee.

Kitty: Oh my god, oh my god! You’re the gay brother!
Jason: You’re Kitty.

Kitty goes on about how glad she is to finally meet him, clapping her hands together like some ravenous seal waiting for a fish to be tossed to her. Jason doesn’t have a fish handy so he tosses a compliment instead. He claims to have heard a lot of nice things about her from the Senator.

Kitty: Did he tell you that I have a gay brother?
Jason. No, but congratulations.
Kitty: Now this isn’t official, but are you in a relationship right now?

No, but I'm sure Reichen Lehmkuhl will get wind of him shortly. If Kitty wants to set Kevin and Jason up she's got a narrow window of opportunity.

Cut to later in the Senator’s office. McAllister is lecturing Kitty about playing matchmaker.

McAllister: Are you crazy? Didn’t your brother give you the “just because I’m gay doesn’t mean you fix me up with every gay guy you meet” speech?

Apparently not. Kevin thought he’d mix things up a bit and gave her the “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech instead.

Kitty tells the Senator she thinks if she can fix their brothers up it will go a long way towards improving her relationship with Kevin.

McAllister: And what about my relationship with my brother? From what I hear, Kevin’s a serial dater.
Kitty: No. No. He was just picking the wrong guys.
McAllister: Please! You used the phrase, and I’m quoting here: “man-whore.”

Did she really? I don’t remember that. I remember her going on a “man-fast” back in episode 13. But nothing about Kevin being a “man-whore.” If so, that’s pretty harsh.

McAllister makes Kitty promise there will be no setups between Jason and Kevin. She reluctantly agrees. Then she gets all serious and asks him about the military helicopter rescue made reference to last week. She asks if anyone else knows that he isn’t actually the war hero his press kit makes him out to be. The Senator assures her that the only other person who knew the truth was the helicopter co-pilot – and he’s dead.

Convenient, but I think that’s one skeleton that’s not going to stay buried. I have a sneaking suspicion this scandal is going to get out, and when it happens it’s going to be Kitty’s fault.