"Brothers & Sisters" Finale Recap: “Prior Commitments”

couple of points:

Did anyone else think the cuff link box looked EXACTLY like the HELLRAISER puzzle cube?

Did anyone else get the urge to bounce a basketball off of Scotty's dad's head? (my undying love to anyone who gets that reference)

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Re: Holly: beyotch vs. biatch - is this an east coast vs west coast thang?

Kevin's reaction to the chafing dishes was completely justified if you recall the last buffet at chez Walker - totally tacky tinfoil takeout. Surely Scotty was planning to whip up a delightful 6 course menu, prepared a la minute, with French table service.....and on his own wedding day, no less. Kevin was just standing by his man, who would be in the kitchen where he belongs, barefoot, inseminated, but sadly barren (just like Kitty!!! I can totally see them bonding over this next season).

But, hey, at least we got punch, over which to have awkward incest-related conversations. Gosh, gay weddings are the best, aren't they?

I thought the whole scene with Scotty's parents was done really well. No cartoon bad guys, just people struggling with prejudices that they were raised with, but that now harm their own son and family.

Oh, and given Scotty's apparent age, either Mrs. Scotty's Mom has had major work done on her face, or that's Mrs. Scotty's Dad's Trophy Wife. With the badly highlighted Rachel 'do, I was thinking the former, but it is Arizona, so who knows.

As for the ceremony itself, it was all a bit watery and blurry on my TV, so I'll need to watch it a couple more times.

However, I am so not believing that those two queens weren't out ring-shopping every free moment since last week.   Please.

Hey, snicks --

Finally! Some undying love from someone. The bouncing a basketball off Michael O'Keefe's head is obviously from Michael's Oscar-nominated role as Robert Duvall's son in "The Great Santini" (Duvall was also nominated, BTW).

Spectacular recap of a good, good episode, Steven. Unlike your reaction to her, I thought Scotty's mom looked instantly familiar. I had looked on IMDb before earlier in the day to see what I could find out about the episode, and Jayne Brook's picture (and a cursory look at her credits) didn't ring a bell. But when I saw her onscreen, I thought: man, I've seen her somewhere. So, of course, back to IMDb -- and what to my wondering eyes should appear: she played the sister in Doing Time on Maple Drive. That's where I knew her from -- she also has done some TV guest spots that I'm sure I've seen, but I know that I know her from Maple Drive.

Another reaction I had to Scotty's parents was: Michael O'Keefe is old enough to be somebody's dad?

I'm going to have to think on who I'd like to have play Ryan -- how old will he be?

Here's another thought I had: the character of Scotty was introduced in the first episode of the series, sort of as an incidental character, but Luke Macfarlane is such a strong presence and such a great actor, and he and Matthew Rhys had such wonderful energy and chemistry together, that Scotty is now a regular character and a member of the family. So great.

I remembered seeing her in something and checked IMDb too and its 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead' - 1991! She played the biotch secretary and sister to the boyfriend of Christina Applegate. She is very very good at being said biotch and David Duchovny played her boyfriend & co-worker. Her character, 'Carolyn', is actually one of my favorites because she nailed it so well. Total creep, suck up, trying to get the job that goes to a nobody and spends the movie trying to get Christina fired and it always backfires on her! Its been playing on HBO and I knew the face but never knew her name!

1991!  And so we all grow old together! 

 

"You bit the hand, Marty, You bit the hand!"

Scotty & Nora had me as Nora so warmly welcome her new son, when she said "I get another son". Then Kevin & Nora had me when she prided all those beautiful flower arrangement and then Kevin told her "You gave us a wedding". Scotty looks so ever charming. He can be my Prince Charming any time. With the risk of being called typical and corny, now we know Scotty isn't the only "girl" in the relationship as he carries Kevin over the threshold! LOL.

I love this show, I really do, and while it had some great messages last night, I truly didn't like this episode. I mean come on - Kitty and McAllister were running for president, and still got a wedding night/weekend on the jet - and Kevin walks out on his own wedding night over family issues that clearly weren't pressing? I get that they needed a cliffhanger, but that just ruined what a great episode for me that managed to hit, almost a little too by-the-numbers, all of the political, familial, and social issue surrounding gay marriage from both the good and the bad sides, almost like a checklist. As much as I wanted to love the whole thing, it just felt contrived. Maybe with a longer season they could have put more time into the story they needed, but they ruined it for me. I was more touched by the brain-tumor death on Grey's than this.

I was too lazy to check IMDB on Scotty's parents, but I thank the posters who did. I love the Maple Drive connection because of how that movie also deals with parents' problem accepting their gay son. Plus I love how B&S guest stars seem to all have some Ken Olin connection. I'm waiting for my favorite thirtysomething actress to show up. That would be Polly Draper. Maybe she could be Ryan Walker's "food lobbyist" mother in flashbacks? Or Holly's long-lost younger sister?

I agree with Ed's comment that the wedding seems to be diluted a bit by other stuff. But I think it IS consistent with the producers' intent, since the very start. They said they would treat Kevin's storyline just as equal as any other characters. So I do think that it's fair that we have other issues embedded around the wedding. As for Kevin not staying the wedding night (whilst I would have loved if he was next to Scotty when he talked with his Dad), I think the point of him rushing back to the Walker mansion is because he feels he is a part of the "secret". He feels responsible for knowing about Ryan. That ties in with his not having bonded with William Walker, as much as he would have loved to. So I think that's why.

Great job Steven! Loved the episode and loved your recap. Especially the bit about Holly's kitchen blackboard and your plea that someone "buy her the ICE CREAM and CRACKERS already." I'm so with you on that.

Like others here I had trouble believing the whole "Oh, we forgot the rings" bit, and also felt a bit cheated when Kevin skipped out on his wedding night to go pow wow with Sarah. I mean, they didn't have to show them in bed or anything (though that would have been nice!), but it would have been better if we were left with the impression that they had a romantic night together. And the exchange after Scotty carried Kevin over the threshold was a bit disheartening:

Scotty: It’s funny. It’s our first time home as a married couple and suddenly I’m not in the mood.
Kevin: Yeah, Tommy warned me that would happen.

Seems like a signal that they're being neutured moving forward.

That aside, it really was an excellent episode.

As soon as scotty and kevin got home, my tv turned off. turns out, half of D.C. had a problem with blank screens and tv's turning off. just dandy. My parents joked that maybe the AFA was behind it. Oh well. thank god for abc.com

anyways, great episode. (minus justecca) I found scotty's parents interesting. I thought they were going to be against scotty as a whole, and I was dreading the "you both are going to burn in hell for doing this to God" crap...but it seems they were only against the 'marriage' which is...sort of weird. But like you said, it is like hate the sin, love the sinner or whatever it is you said. - -That whole mindset doesn't make sense to me, but if people want to have it...so be it. (they're all on crack i assume)

It bothered me a bit that Kitty was officiating, seeing as she was or is against gay marriage....(did she change her mind or..?)

The nora/kevin/flower scene was sweet and touching and the saul scene at the wedding (ceremony? pft, whatever) was sad for obvious reasons.

...Kevin running off on his wedding night was pretty messed up. seriously, he could've waited a day. I have a feeling though scotty is use to this sort of thing. he probably shrugged it off and went to bed, seeing as he was not in the mood anyway. :-P

anyways, great recap and the nancy drew comment cracked me up the most for whatever reason, probably just me being lame. ;-)

for the ceremonies or the receptions and having witnessed and celebrated with their families and close friends. At the end of the day most couples were exhausted from all the frenzy activities that sometimes would have taken weeks if not months of participation and anticipation. At the end of the day they would just happy to sit around and relax or even retired early. Some of us were conditioned to assume that the wedding night suppose to be the most romantic night in these couples' life. I thought the finale was a nice touch and not over the top and keep other plots of the drama flowing. It is a break through for an American television to be inclusive and have prominent gay characters story development. I would watch Queer As Folks if I want to watch gay soap opera exclusively. Kudos to ABC....maybe there's hope for us after all.....

The exploding impressionist painting comment made me laugh out loud, as did the ice cream and crackers comment. I hate the show, but actually thought the finale was pretty good. But what was the "explosive, shocking, twist ending" they kept promising in the previews? That there was another sibling? Ummmm, I guess that's explosive and shocking. (I HATE IT when shows promise explosive, shocking twist endings, because then I get expectations, and I'm always disappointed in the end...) Read my books! Explore "Brent's Brain" at http://www.brenthartinger.com

I had to laugh at the fact that it was entirely obvious someone at B&S just googled 'zip code peoria az' because I live in Peoria, AZ 85345. It's the main zip for the city. If, however, they had looked into it and used Peoria, AZ 85383, then the scene where their house was would've been completely believeable for me. (Wow, talk about nit-picking).

In either case, I thought it was hilarious that they have Scotty's parents living in the same town I live in.

I was on the verge of tears at so many points throughout the episode. I wish they had just made one scene long enough and heart-felt enough to send me into full bawling mode, but it just didn't quite reach it.

Ron Rifkin/Saul was amazing in this episode and I'm in complete agreement that he certainly deserves an Emmy. There's no question in my mind.

The Ceremony was great, but I do wish they had written vows. And, I hope we're along for the ring-buying trip at the beginning of the new season.

I would also like to see Scotty not working quite so much. Luke McFarlane seems to have such great on-screen presence and charisma with the other actors.

As a last comment, Thank you, Steven for your wonderful recap.  I loved your work on Torchwood and you were marvelous with this episode.

Thanks so much Samuel for the kind words. I think the Peoria zip code thing is hysterical. And I agree with you about being just shy of true bawling. I think they had to cram in so much story we did lose out a bit on the emotion. I liked the wedding ceremony, but I didn't get nearly as emotional as I did with the proposal, which was a nice long scene.

cutehotromanticsweetamazingmovingtouchingincredibledelectabelkevin and scotty goodness!!!! sigh... which I figure they all know is a joke because it’s not like Kevin’s suddenly become a lesbian. lol. and as a sapphic sister i appreciate this. so effin true. has anyone watched work out lately? u'hauled after one friggin day??!!!???!!!! anyways...so excited for more Walker drama!!

I loved your snark and it brought me to tears (something the episode failed to do). There were times that you were joking and I was really feeling the snark about this episode.

"I’m sure that, like Scotty and Kevin’s accelerated path to the altar, the Rebecca-Justin hook-up happened more quickly than Berlanti and crew intended because of the writer’s strike, and so it does feel like it came on too fast, too furious, and way too forced."

I have said all along if they didn't give the Kevin/Scotty romance sufficient time to develop in the final four episodes it would feel false and forced. That is precisely what happened (for me). If they didn't have time to do the story right, end the season with the proposal rather than a crap ass 3 minute (very contrived) borrowed ring exchange (I refuse to refer to it as a ceremony of any kind). 

Monica and Alison - Hands in the air, step away from the computers! You should never again be allowed to butcher an episode this badly. 

Okay, those of you intent on flaming me, don't bother reading this, just go ahead and hit "Reply".

Actually, I didn't hate this episode. I think that as a PSA it had some merit perhaps. They certainly managed to cram some nice messages about gay issues in there.

However, I use the word "cram" on purpose here. Moving beyond the not-so-subliminal messaging, this episode was pretty blatantly thrown together on the last scraps of filming time and budget money.

Indeed, this actually felt like maybe about four episodes worth of material that had most of the content left on the cutting room floor. They were blazing through at such dizzying speed that before I had time to emotionally react to something they'd already surged ahead to the next scene. For pity's sake this recap is longer than the buildup to this "wedding"!

Also, like a stage play, they were clearly applying the reuse principle. This "wedding" was nowhere near as well put together as Nora's “Now It’s Okay to Swim in the Pool Where Grandpa Died.” (BTW: great line) and while the writers of course have Kevin and Scotty protest that they don't really want a glitzy affair (leading me to question whether they're really gay) the cynic in me knows it's because the producers wanted to save a few bucks on sets and extras.

I mean why the desperate rush to do it in a few days? Is Kevin afraid Scotty's going to carve off a finger boning salmon or Arnold is going to revoke the California DP law before the next work week?

The ceremony itself was lame. Of course they needed to insert a statement that it isn't really "marriage" into the script because God knows Kevin and Scotty weren't treating it like one! Scotty cooked his own wedding feast and rings got forgotten in the mad dash to squeeze this in between Kevin's legal appointments and Scotty's kitchen shifts.

Kitty officiating is just plain weird! Has everyone forgotten that she has stated to Kevin's face that she doesn't support same-sex marriage? Sure, this isn't a real "marriage", but somehow having someone who officially supports the second-class status of my union (and is married to a Senator that votes that way) would leave a bad taste in my mouth.

Meanwhile, this little "wedding", no more real than when Kevin and Kitty were married by a teddy bear, and less buff than one of Nora's barbecues, is capped off by, what, a romantic honeymoon? No, Kevin running off with this Ryan revelation!

This is the "shocking finale" the B&S people were hinting at? Sounds like a recycled plot line to me. Maybe next Sarah should fall in love with the fat guy who beat Robert for the GOP nomination?

And of course Kevin, who has nothing more tangible than a stray memory and some speculation, has to run off that exact second, leaving his new spouse on their "honeymoon night" alone so that he can go and tell Sarah. Now, at this point, Kevin (who is supposedly a lawyer) should realize that all he has is an ambiguous photo and and a vague assumption. It's not as if this Ryan is anyone they know. In a court of law they'd call this "hearsay". But not only must he leave Scotty behind to immediately inform Sarah (because apparently cell phones are down for some reason), but they in turn must immediately go and inform Nora that yes, her late husband was an even bigger man-whore than they thought.

So while they two stars for the nice (if hurried) PSA, they get nothing for the episode as a whole. I think the wedding was every bit as fake as Scotty's mother thought it was. Not because I don't believe in same-sex marriage but because I believe that this one looked role-playing night at the Walker manse.

Great recap Steven, and you got some great lines in. Which is more than I can say for this Reader's Digest storyline. I sincerely believe that a lot of this should have been pushed into next season.

Mama Nora sure didn't seem the least bit surprised at Uncle Saul's "revelation." I wonder if she's had an on-going bet about when Saul would finally tumble?

Although I greatly appreciate what B&S, & by extension ABC, have done for the cause, I was also underwhelmed by the finale. Maybe it was b/c there was so much hype that no episode could live up to it.

But I think the real reason for the let down was b/c, like others have stated, they tried to do WAAAAAAYYYYY too much in a 1-hour episode. I didn't mind Kevin & Scotty getting hitched so early into their relationship, but the entire episode was rushed.

I know since it was the finale there's got to be cliffhangers & all, but did we really need to know that Kitty can't conceive so she & Robert will be adopting??? And although the Ryan Mystery ties up the Rebecca Isn't a Walker storyline quickly w/o having to trash the backstory, was it really necessary???

I know that B&S has done a lot for the cause, but I felt that all the myriad storylines were an excuse to gyp Kevin & Scotty of more deserved screen time. I know it can't all be about Kevin/Scotty, but the main arc of the episode WAS about them. If so many precious minutes weren't wasted on the crap, they could've devoted more time to...

...show Scotty's utter disappointment that his parents chose not to attend despite Kevin's personal plea. Without this consequence, I don't think the average viewer understood the degree of pain his parents' decision caused.

...vows. Oh wait, there weren't any. Kevin's proposal in the previous ep was way more romantic.

...consummation of Kevin & Scotty's "marriage." Yeah, they've done "it" before, but this was different. This was supposed to be special. I'm sure Scotty was tired from cooking all day, & Kevin had a 10-hour road trip, but it didn't look as if the celebration had carried on into the wee hours of the night & the wedding itself took all of 2 minutes, so they couldn't have been that tired. I'm not asking for soft core porn, but if we had to sit through watching Kitty & Senator Suntan in the sack about 2 dozen times, would it kill them to at least show Kevin & Scotty slipping off into bed?

And Kevin bolting for Sarah's house - in the middle of the night, no less - w/ that weak "evidence"? Totally lame.

3 more things that really irked me:

1. I didn't mind Kitty relaying the story of hers & Kevin's pretend wedding as children - I thought it was cute. But then she totally made it about herself & that do nothing senator. What a missed opportunity when she said something about how their view of "what a family looks like" had changed. She could've went on to say how a family can be a same-sex couple, a single parent, a blended family, etc. But nope.

2. Sarah having to make the big revelation about a 6th sibling with the flimsy evidence she had...at the celebration no less. Couldn't she have waited a freakin' day?!

3.  The relative lack of emphasis of the inequality gay couples have in terms of what is legally available & what is socially available (e.g., church service).  Kevin very briefly mentions that it isn't a marriage per se, but I didn't get a sense that ANYONE cared that marriage wasn't an option for Kevin & Scotty.  You would've thought that liberal big sister Sarah would say something.  Or maybe Kitty could've said how her views on marriage being only a union b/t a man & a woman had changed.  But nope.

Ok, I should balance out my previous comments w/ what was done well:

I hadn't seen Matthew Rhys before B&S (or since - I don't want Kevin to be ruined), so I don't know if his performances as Kevin are par for the course, but he is really convincing as Kevin. The way he sublimely slid his hand down Scotty's shoulder when he was helping Scotty get dressed. The way he tenderly slid the ring onto Scotty's finger. The way he was rubbing Scotty's hands before the kiss. He does so many small but important things well. If B&S continues on for many seasons, I'm afraid we'll lose him to the big screen before the end.

Sally Field was awesome. Sometimes I feel she's a bit constrained by the parameters they put on Nora, but she bust through them last night. The way she thanked Scotty for making Kevin happy & gaining another son put a lump in my throat. She put another lump there when she told Kevin that she wanted his wedding to be just as special as everyone else's. And her face at the wedding - I really felt that Kevin was her son, that she knew how tougher it was for him than her other children, & that she was so overjoyed that he had found someone.

Scotty got to be "the man" when he carried Kevin over the threshold. With the difference in income & how they make Scotty super nelly at times, I was glad to see Scotty become more of an equal.

The close up of Scotty's ring when Kevin was taking off the cuff links. I know that the ring is just a thing, but it is also a symbol. To see the universal symbol of marital commitment on a gay man's hand on a major network in prime time was powerful to me.

Which reminds me, Scotty never returned the ring to Senator Suntan.  I wonder if Kevin still has Tommy's ring as well.

Finally, although the B&S folks had nothing to do w/ this (other than providing plenty of fodder), Steven did a bang up job recapping the episode.  I LOL so many times while reading the recap.

The shocking revelation should've been that R stood not for Ryan, but for Robert...McCallister. Now there's your incest storyline!

Seems to me that those who appreciated this episode the most tend to focus on the little moments, while the cynics are disappointed with the 'big picture', whether it be the social significance or comparing this occasion to other Walker celebrations.

The nay crowd isn't wrong to be disappointed that this episode wasn't as well put together as some other episodes in the series. However, for me it comes down to individual scenes, the little quieter moments: Nora & Scotty in the kitchen, Scotty telling Kevin why his parents wouldn't be attending the ceremony, Kevin giving Scotty his father's cufflinks, Kevin & Scotty exchanging vows, and Scotty carrying Kevin over the threshold. These are the moments that matter the most...and they are wonderful.

I, too, expected more from the episode. The storylines overlapped so much. In one scene Sarah is trying to convince her siblings that the picture is another illegitimate child of their father she is reminded that they are still at Kevin's reception. Oh and here comes Saul to announce he's gay. How much can happend in two minutes. Plus, I wish Saul could have had a more courageous and heartwarming coming out rather than just blurting out in frustration that Kevin talks too much. Then we have the rings. I know why they did it, but it was a little too much and I don't think a lot of people figured it out. It was symbolizing acceptance of family regardless of disagreements. Did you notice that out of all the family members the Republican who are against gay marriage had the most important role during the ceremony? The almost GOP presidential candidate offers his ring while his wife officiates the ceremony. Then the Top republican on the Walker side Tommy loans his ring as well. WTH. Could they try to put anymore symbolism in that two seconds. Needless to say, Kevin and Scotty should have just had their own rings. And why would Kevin even ask Kitty to officiate the ceremony if he knows her beliefs. And he put her husband's ring on Scotty. Ugh. It should have been Sarah. Okay, those were my only beefs with the episode. I loved everything else. . . . . Okay not the last kiss. That freaked me out. I had to cover my eyes. Still feels like incest to me.

Nice recap. Miss Dennis of course, but what can you do? You're a great, um, replacement-replacement. :) I think Rebecca and Justin's suck of face was very funny, actually. It was kind of abrupt. I started laughing from shock. Then I started crying from laughter! :) Good recap, BTW.

I wanna say another thing - that Nora must have been a SATC fan! She said that she was carried away, twice! Also back to the general comments on how the show not being great enough, I guess with the time constraint, the producers/writers have done the best they can. Given another 6 episodes had the strike not taken place, I'm sure we would have seen more kissing sessions with Kevin & Scotty.

I really loved the episode when I first watched it, but then I had only seen the parts that involved Kevin and Scotty and the storyline concerning the wedding directly. Now that I have read the brilliant recap I can understand why some feel that a great opportunity was missed here. However, I still think that they have done a good job when you keep the time restraints in mind.

I guess I enjoyed the little scenes and signs that showed the love and affection between the characters way too much to get upset about what was maybe missing for a perfect "poster child" of a gay commitment ceremony/wedding or whatever you might want to call it or what it legally is.

I also thought that the struggle of Scotty's parents with their son's sexual orientation was depicted rather realistically. As the flashbacks about Kevin and his father showed us not every parent or family member is as openminded and accepting as Nora. But they also don't turn out to be serial killers like Noah's dad on ATWT. So thanks for keeping it real.

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It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life. And I'm feeling good.

Perhaps as a dig at Scotty's bigoted parents the writers named them Wally Wandell and Bertha Wandell,according to IMDB. But really what did Bertha think she was accomplishing by not going to her son's ceremony? Did she think he would see the error of his lifestyle and sudenly become straight? Did she think she was somehow defending the sanctity of breeder marriage?(That holy union that can be accomplished by two drunk ass spoiled kids in Vegas in front of an Elvis impersonator at 2 am and annulled 55 hours later). The hypocracy and blindness of these brainwashed Jesus freaks is getting harder and harder to take. I know this is just a character in a TV show, but you know the performance is true when it gets your emotions up.

You've really covered it all I think... but I just want to add my two cents and say I thought it was a great episode. A little rushed maybe, but I blame that on the writer's strike. But I still loved it all.

It was funny and sweet, and although the big 'there's another Walker' didn't surprise me too much, I am very intruiged to find out about Ryan. He should be about Rebecca's age I'd figure...I just hope he's really cute! 8) The only part I found a bit hard to beleive was they forgot rings! C'mon!

Great recap Steven! I really enjoyed it! Thanks! 8)

You see? I knew they should have waited for next season on this storyline!

So, what do you all think? Should Kevin and Scotty have a do-over and this time have a real wedding ceremony now that it would in fact be a real marriage?

The excuses are all now invalidated, and on the upside it's not like they can make the argument that they already blew a lot of money on their commitment ceremony. Given that the flowers and wine were donated by Nora's backyard and Tommy's winery respectively, and that the venue doubles as Nora's TV room I think they've only been set back a few hundred bucks in groceries.

They're already recycling plotlines anyway. This whole: "We'd like Rebecca and Justin to get it on but we don't want an incest storyline so we're going to make it so she's not a Walker and then make it so that William had yet another mistress with whom he conveniently had a child whose name started with "R"" plot clearly shows that they're not worried about repetition.  While we're at it maybe we should see if Sarah is interested in Republican politicians?

Will breezy dismissals about this not really being a "marriage" hold up now that actual marriage will be an option? How will Kitty and Senator McCoppertone handle a real same-sex marriage rather than just a domestic partnership? Will Nora rise up like Leviathan and use pure power and terror to demand that Kevin submit to her desire for an actual wedding ceremony that she can fuss over like she would for her straight kids? Would the Wandell's reconsider now that we'd know what to call the ceremony rather than alternating between different designations depending on what level of political candor we're feeling like expressing?

These and other questions await answers...

I'm afraid I'd have to agree with everyone who thought the episode was rushed; I'd also say I'm kind tired of some of the story lines - if Rebecca isn't a Walker, there's no point in her and Holly being on the show other than PW is Ken Olin's wife and apparently needs a job. The whole $20M loan thing was too similar to the $15M pension thing and how does Walker Landing all of a sudden have $20M plus in value in less than one year? The only value to this story line is if Sarah was able to get rid of Holly. Given how easy the Walker's on the show dumped Joe, it should be easy for them to dump Rebecca. I also agree there were too many story lines in this episode. The whole adoption thing could be trimmed, and the Rebecca thing could have waited till next season, as well as the Ryan thing waiting till the day after the wedding, plus Sarah having absolutely no basis for thinking Ryan is another Walker. I liked much of what happened this season but this show is too much of a soap opera and I'll be happy to just rent the dvd of season 2 and be able to fast forward through it like I did for the first season.