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“Brothers & Sisters” Episode 121 Recap: "Grapes of Wrath"

by
Dennis Ayers
, Associate Editor
May 8, 2007

Cut to the dinner. Nora and her kids are done with their family squabble and have finally arrived at the dinner table. Tommy asks where Holly is. Julia tells them she took a walk with Professor Mark. A knowing look passes between Saul and Nora.

Cut to later that evening. Nora is in her room reading Wine Spectator magazine. Professor Mark walks in sheepishly to get his bag.

She asks him where he’s been and he tells her he took a walk with Holly.

Nora: I feel like I went to the prom and my date ditched me for another girl.
Mark: To be fair Nora, your interpretation of “date” is a little strange. You basically ignored me all day.

Nora asks him if anything “happened” Surprisingly, he admits that they kissed.

Mark: I’m sorry, Nora. It was a spontaneous connection.
Nora: Ha ha. Is that what you think that was?

Cut to the kitchen where Nora has gone to confront Holly. The ladies get into it.

Nora: My god you’re smug. That’s the thing I dislike about you the most.
Holly: I am so sick of your self-righteousness Nora. I don’t even listen to you any more.

Nora accuses Holly of living on other people’s money and Holly responds by questioning Nora’s accomplishments.

Holly: What do you have to show for yourself. Little Miss Pasadena. A box full of recipes?

Apparently, the recipes comment strikes a nerve because Nora picks up Sarah’s strawberry shortcake and bang! The cake goes off! Er, Nora heaves it at Holly.

Holly: How dare you! This dress is couture.
Nora: I’m sure its been stained before!

Nora ain't pulling her punches, is she? A full on food fight ensues with the ladies throwing everything but the kitchen sink at one another. Peas, pasta, guacamole, lettuce. Eventually Holly starts laughing -- and then crying. Somehow the food fight has gotten her to reminiscing about Bill Walker. (Apparently, 9 ½ Weeks was their favorite movie.)
Holly: You know what I miss the most about him? His hair.
Nora: Oh yeah, well you didn’t have to clean it out of the bathtub drain.

Okay, Nora doesn’t say that. What she tells Holly is that she has to let Bill Walker go. Holly offers her own cryptic words of advice in return.

Holly: You don’t want my daughter living in your house.

Clearly, Rebecca is a rotten apple and this is Holly’s roundabout way of warning Nora.

Cut to the next morning in Kitty’s room. She’s finally waking up from her muscle relaxant stupor. Kevin has brought her some tea, and she asks him what happened to her.

Kitty: Did someone slip me a roofie?
Kevin: You kinda slipped yourself one. Or three.

Brief aside, but while she was knocked unconscious I sort of wish someone had given her a Pepe Le Pew moustache with a Sharpie marker – or maybe put her hand in a bowl of warm water. Seems like a missed opportunity to me.

Sarah pops in to check on Kitty and congratulates her on the engagement to McAllister.

Kitty: Who told you? Oh, of course, Kevin. And I don’t even remember telling him.
Sarah: Kitty, you never have to filter your good news. No matter what is going on in my life. The good stuff’s so rare.
Kitty: I promise I will share all the gory details if and when it happens. Hey, how was your cake?
Sarah: Oh, it turned out so much better than I expected.

That Sarah can be so devilish!
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