Liveblogging "Brothers & Sisters": "An Ideal Husband"

Well, like it or not, it happened. There's nothing we can do about it. We have to accept it, and try to move on. Everyone makes mistakes, and we have to forgive this transgression and hope for the best.

I'm talking about whoever gave us the "Scotty cheated" storyline.

On the bright side maybe it will give Scotty actual scenes, instead of the usual "Scotty is a backboard" stuff, as other characters bounce ideas off him or treat him like a sexy Magic 8-ball. "Scotty, what do you think of the latest Walker family idea?" "Outlook not so good."

In fact, the typical Brothers & Sisters script is laced with lots of "cut to reaction shot of Scotty looking shocked," "Cut to reaction shot of Scotty looking worried," "cut to reaction shot of Scotty looking amused as he stirs a pot."

Hopefully this will at least give Luke Macfarlane material worthy of his talent.

We start with Nora at the radio station, talking to listeners about "The Big C." Um ... Maggie Gallagher? Oh, the "C" stands for "commitment." She mentions her middle son, who has "the perfect marriage."

Kevin is sleeping on the couch, covered by Grandma's quilt, which was made with love and care, but is now beset with Kevin's tears and regret. Oh wait, those aren't tears and regret ... they're bedbugs.

Scotty walks in with an "I'm sorry" espresso, byt Kevin is being grumpy about this whole cheating thing. Scotty think it would be a good idea of he bows out of the charity dinner we're just hearing about, but Kevin says he can't. "You have to be there. People are paying 150 dollars a head to be served your signature WHORE - d'oeuvres by you."

Kevin asks if Scotty is done upstairs because he needs to take a shower and wash away the tears and regret ... and bedbugs.

Sarah is sleeping and dreams of Luc coming home early and surprising her. As he's cuddling with her, his strong manly arms suddenly turn into hairy insect arms and his sensuous mouth becomes blood soaked mandibles. It's a French bedbug! Oh wait, that was just a dream. The real Luc embraces her, and she tells him that she hasn't mustered the courage to tell anyone they're engaged yet.

Jack is slowly getting out of bed as Kitty says "words, words, blah, blah" and we get to see Jack's hot morning body. He tells her he has to get to the city for a job interview at some corporation, which prompts Kitty to complain "squawk, squawk, I thought you were different." But he's not different. Jack put his pants on one leg at a time like any other man ... and he does it repeatedly ... thanks to my rewind button.

Sarah comes into the restaurant and is completely oblivious to the cloud of tension that's hanging down from the rafters. Until she opens a door to see that someone had slept on the couch last night. Sarah asks who it was, and Kevin fumbles and mumbles and finally says "Our friend Liza ... I mean ... Judy ... I mean ... Barbara." Sarah doesn't buy it, and he finally admits that he was the one who used the couch.

Sarah starts needling him as to why he slept on the couch, when Nora comes in, and soon the two of them are pecking him to death about wanting to know. They both automatically assume Kevin was in the wrong, and Kevin angrily asks "why do you automatically assume I'm in the wrong?" They automatically assume the sun will rise in the east, Kevin.

After further goading by his sister and mother (who are both heavy into emasculation mode today) Kevin finally snaps. Nora asks "what could Scotty have done that was so wrong?" Kevin replies "he cheated!" and storms away.

Nora and Sarah look at each other and then slowly turn to look at Scotty.

Cut to reaction shot of Scotty looking like he's up sh*t creek.