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

Lena giggles and Rebecca looks pained. She quickly changes the subject and asks Lena how her love life is.

Lena: Oh fine. But he won’t sleep over, and he likes it when I dress up in a bee costume.

(Okay, I added that last bit). Justin accuses her of having a “bunk buddy.” I get the idea, but that’s not exactly the term I’ve heard used.

Rebecca goes to get another round and Justin immediately fishes in his pocket for the ever-replenishing bottle of magic pills. He quickly swallows some and then Lena “horns” in. (Ooh, I got to use it twice! I’ll stop now, I promise.) I’m expecting Justin to get all miserly and tell her to get her own stash of pharmaceuticals, but I’m forgetting this is a magical bottle. Bottomless it seems. So he gives her a few pills and asks her to keep it a secret from Rebecca.

Cut to Kevin’s house. He’s on the phone leaving a message for Jason.

Kevin: I’m about to leave you the worst answering machine message in history. But I don’t have a choice. There’s no wedding because there’s no baby. Kitty had a miscarriage. I’m sure Robert would like to hear from you. I’d like to talk to you too. Call me.

Kevin hangs up the phone and sighs loudly. His boyfriend isn’t returning any of his calls.

Well, Kevin, one in the hand is worth two in the bush, right? Or should I say, “one on the air mattress.” Scotty is right there in your apartment looking all cute and available. (I guess he must have the night off from poultry deboning.)

Scotty overhears Kevin on the phone and expresses his condolences about Kitty’s lost baby.

Scotty: Is there anything I can do?
Kevin: Yeah you can deflate the mattress when you leave. I tripped on it this morning and almost killed myself.

Kevin really can be an ass sometimes. It takes forever to inflate those things. Does he expect Scotty to do that every day? Remind me never to be Kevin’s houseguest.

Cut to Sarah’s house. She gets the news about Kitty from Nora and then brings diabetic Paige some OJ. Again with the high sugar fruit juice! Are you trying to kill the kid? And brief aside but about Paige’s diabetes — they never mention that little factoid any more, do they? Maybe like Halle Berry she has magically cured herself of Type I diabetes and doesn’t need the insulin any more.

Sarah asks what Paige is doing. The little girl is making a card for Kitty out of construction paper.

Apparently Paige doesn’t want to be outshone by Coop and his festively painted macaroni can.

Someone has to put their foot down and stop these children before they kill again. Don’t their parents know that in the world of arts and crafts, construction paper and dried macaroni are gateway drugs? From there it’s an easy descent into decoupage. Or, God forbid, Beadazzling.

Sarah tells Paige that the wedding is off because Kitty’s not feeling well. This prompts Paige to go into hysterics. What if she and Coop are staying at their Dad’s house when Kitty finally does get married? She won’t get to be flower girl! That’s right Paige — make this all about you.

Sarah tells her not to worry. They will work it out so she can be flower girl no matter what.

But Sarah remains inconsolable and frankly a wee bit crazy. She starts yelling that, “You and dad always fight!” And runs out of the room shouting, “Leave me alone!” at the top of her lungs. The girl knows how to make a dramatic exit.

Cut to the bar where Lena and Justin are waiting in line for the bathroom. Lena is thoroughly trashed now, and Justin is very wobbly on his crutches. He sort of falls into her and they start making out. It’s kinda hot actually. It would all be a bit of harmless fun except Rebecca picks that moment to round the corner and spots the two of them going at it.

Rebecca’s face falls in despair. Either she’s hurt to see Justin kissing another girl, or she has to pee like a racehorse and saw the long line for the bathroom. Either way, the disappointment is enough to make her turn tail and flee.