"Brothers & Sisters" Episode 202 Recap: “An American Family”

Okay, I’m waiting for Sarah to leap across the table and throttle Rebecca. Now would be a good time for a serious ass-whooping. But Sarah just groans and rolls her eyes.

Rebecca: I’m so sorry, Sarah. I talked to Justin about it and I wanted to tell you and I promised him I’d tell you before he got back. And, I don’t know. I thought it could make a difference.
Sarah: It might have made a difference if you’d told me then. Now you’re just telling me to make yourself feel better which is the worst kind of selfishness.

Just then Holly walks in. She’s wearing some sort of periwinkle blue crocheted breast cozy. Thank goodness, because I was starting to think there’d be absolutely nothing in this episode to make fun of. Yay Holly! You and your breast cozy are taking one for the team.

Holly asks what’s going on.

Sarah: Apparently your dear deflowered little girl would’ve screwed my husband in a heartbeat. You two deserve each other.
Holly: Oh, really. Well maybe you got what you deserved too.

Cut to the San Diego army hospital where Nora, Kitty and Kevin are trying to get past someone who looks very much like Tempest Bledsoe from The Cosby Show. If you were wondering whatever happened to Vanessa Huxtable, apparently she’s working in a San Diego veterans hospital. Also, she’s wearing combat fatigues, which seems a bit like overkill for a hospital reception desk. Still, things can get a little hairy dealing with stressed out mothers like Nora.

Nora is pounding the desk asking for Upper G.I. Jane to hurry printing out their visitor badges. Kitty, Kevin and Nora finally get their badges and you’d think now they’d be rushing to get to Justin’s room, but somber music starts on the soundtrack (either that or they pipe it in over the hospital P.A. system: “Paging Nurse Mandeville. Code blue in emergency room three. And now for your enjoyment, selections from George Winston’s December.”)

We get a long shot of Nora, Kevin and Kitty walking slowly down the corridor and, uh, did Kevin change clothes or something? Now he’s wearing this kicky short-sleeved number, probably from Club Monaco or French Connection. Looks way too trendy on him. Hate to say it, but the man looks much hotter in Dockers and oxford button downs.

But I really shouldn’t be marring this very touching scene by commenting on Kevin’s club kid outfit. The focus here is on Nora’s reaction. She sees a gurney go past with some poor kids amputated parts on it and steels herself for what she might find behind the door to Justin’s hospital room.

They peek in the window and spy Justin splayed out in a vast hospital room. What is this, an army hospital or a suite at the Four Seasons?

We see Justin. His foot is up in a stirrup. Either his leg is in traction, or he’s just about to get a gynecological exam. He waves them in.

They all hug, and Kevin starts getting weepy.

Justin: Don’t cry bro, or you’ll make them right about gays in the military.