"Brothers & Sisters" Episode 206 Recap: “Two Places”

McAllister: Ten years ago you were doing some consulting work for Michael Green in California. You remember that? I was his opponent. And just as I was starting to get some traction, the San Diego paper wrote an article outing my brother. Who of course wasn’t out at the time. It practically ruined my relationship with my brother. It devastated him. Not to mention what it did to my family.

So that’s why McAllister hates Mumbles. Because he outed Jason.

Cut to Kitty’s sonogram. The doc says all her blood work looks fine. Then she squeezes some goo on Kitty’s tummy and puts the “sonowand™” on her stomach.

The doc turns up the volume and listens intently to the static. What, is she looking for a shortwave radio signal? Come in Tokyo, come in. Actually, the doc is looking for a fetal heartbeat. Turns out there isn’t one, which means the baby is dead.

Doc: I’m afraid this pregnancy is not viable.

It’s a truly sad moment and done with a high degree of realism. Much better than, say, Kitty tumbling down a flight of stairs – which is how women on television usually lose babies.

Cut to McAllister’s Santa Barbara ranch. Nora has driven Kitty home and offers to stay, but Kitty wants to wait for McAllister by herself. Kitty asks Nora to call everyone in the family and let them know the wedding is off.

After Nora leaves, Kitty sits down on the couch and bawls.

Cut to a bar where Lena, tipsy, is holding court with Justin and Rebecca. She’s telling them all about how she came up with the idea for Walker Vineyard’s wine bottle label. Tommy wanted to put a picture of Baby Cabbage in a bee costume on the label.

Rebecca: What?
Justin: I mean, she’s cute but come on!
Rebecca: And babies don’t really make you wanna drink.

Uh, speak for yourself. Kids definitely make me wanna drink.

But cooler heads prevailed and Lena found a nice picture of a grape flower to use. Grapes actually flower? Who knew.

Lena: What’s really cool is that once they’re on store shelves I’ll be in the supermarket and I’ll know that that label was completely my idea. Is that lame?
Rebecca: No.

I say it's lame. A picture of a flower doesn’t make much of a statement. I’d have gone with the Baby Cabbage picture.

There’s a weird energy at the table. Lena is already drunk, and even though Justin is supposedly only drinking club soda he still looks pretty zonked. Rebecca eyes him suspiciously.

Lena asks how Rebecca’s love life is.

Rebecca: Nonexistent.
Justin: That’s why she’s playing home health aide.