"Brothers & Sisters" Episode 308 Recap: “Going Once … Going Twice”

After they all hang up, Robert asks Kevin why he’s looking so glum. Kevin, referencing his newly opened paycheck, says he didn’t realize the pay cut he’d be taking with the new job.

I find it hard to believe salary wasn’t discussed before he accepted Robert’s offer, although maybe it was discussed and Kevin just had no clue what FICA can do to you. Robert snarks back that nobody goes into politics for the money, they do it to help make a difference. That and the opportunity to strip an entire group of people of their civil rights, if that’s your thing. (Yep, I’m still bitter.)

We cut to the restaurant where Scotty is now head cheese. Kevin is sitting alone at the bar, and this bartender starts chatting with him, all “Oh you must be Kevin the husband.” She introduces herself as Vicky and she is just waaaaaay too interested in him and Scotty. This whole scene is really odd, and I’m guessing that the prominence they give this character indicates she’s being set up for some future storyline, where, I don’t know, she goes all Fatal Attraction on Scotty and/or becomes their egg donor. 

Vicky says that with Scotty’s huge new raise (how much do head chefs make anyway?), Kevin can now just lounge around all day eating bonbons. He inexplicably seems to take offense at this, whereas I’d be like, “Thanks for the great idea!” and trying to figure out how quickly I could tell Robert to kiss my ass and mapping out my new daytime TV viewing schedule. [Editor's note: Which would include watching The View to keep track of what idiotic thing Hasseltwit and Flat Earth Shepherd say next so you could blog about it. Yep, I'm still bitter as well.]

Scotty sits down with Kevin as Vicky scurries off to boil a rabbit or some other small rodent, and after she’s gone, Kevin snarks that he’s pretty sure, given her clear love of Scotty, that they could have her over for a threesome. Scotty snarks back that there’s no worries, since he already told her their apartment isn’t big enough for group sex. Well, maybe there’d be room if they didn’t get started again with all the naked cat swinging.

Scotty sees that Kevin’s upset over something, but Kevin brushes it off as a “minor financial hiccup.” 

McCallister Ranch. Sarah shows up and tells Kitty it’s noon so she should start the day or at least take a shower. [Editor's note: Yeah, it's not like she edits a website or something.] I’d say Kitty should become depressed more often, because her “shlumpy” unwashed hair is actually a huge improvement.

Sarah is bearing one of those astonishingly expensive, awful new frozen yogurts that people think are extra healthy as they scarf it down with Captain Crunch topping. She tells Kitty she needs her help, and Kitty wonders if Sarah wants her to help cook for Scotty’s party. Sarah says, “Oh, God, no!” with the disgust and horror of someone who’s just been asked if she’d like to watch Two and a Half Men or visit Arkansas (I’m bitter about that one too). Sarah says that what she really wants is for Kitty to read over her Greenatopia proposal and offer her opinion.