“Brothers & Sisters” Episode 209 Recap: “Holy Matrimony”

Okay. Time out. I’m having trouble recapping this stuff. It’s SO boring. Is anything going to happen this episode because I (and I’m betting you) really could care less about the minutiae of Kitty’s wedding preparations.

Hey, could it be this whole wedding thing will be like the one on Dynasty? Anybody remember the “Moldavian Massacre?” Now that’s a recapper’s dream! Maybe Lena can show up at the service with an M-16 gunning for Tommy and in the process take out half the cast before turning the gun on herself.

I choose to focus on the positive (yeah, right) so here’s my list of who I’d want to survive:

• Kevin
• Nora
• Justin
• Holly
• Rebecca
• Scotty
• Sarah
• Paige
• Coop
• Tommy
• Travis
• Emily Craft
• Grandma Ida
• Kitty (but preferably left in a permanent coma.)

I ain’t naming names, but it would be fine with me if everyone else pretty much took a dirt nap.

But I digress. Back to Kitty, Sarah, and Rebecca and the wedding preparations. For those who are curious — all two of you — Kitty decides to go with her hair up.

Cut to the living room where Nora is wrapping little gifts for the wedding party. Kitty comes in looking for more poetry books from which to get inspiration. Nora points her to the bottom shelf. With any luck they’ll have Dr Seuss’ Oh the Places You’ll Go and Kitty will be set.

Nora: Kitty? Can I talk to you?

Kitty thinks this must be the big “talk” Sarah was warning her about. Perhaps she’ll get some inspiration from that.

She says “of course,” sits down beside her mother, and takes her hand expectantly.

Nora: Oh, sweetie. Here you go. I know how easy it is to get swept up with the music and the rice. Tomorrow you’re gonna put that beautiful dress on and walk down the aisle to Robert who is so handsome and my God, he could be President one day! And you’re going to commit the rest of your life to him and before you know it you will have…. completely forgotten who you are and what you stand for.

Huh? This isn’t quite the talk Kitty was expecting. To her credit, Calista Flockhart does a pretty funny spit take. Instead of inspiring her, Nora seems intent on throwing cold water on any of her romantic notions.