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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 3, 2014, 10:42 am
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Added Episode 11: Promises
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 3, 2014, 10:57 am
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[center]Promises
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With the show on hiatus the past few weeks, I was seriously
starting to miss the show. Glad it's back and it was a great one
as well. So, Max has a major meltdown, accusing Hank of lying to
him, which becomes a domino effect when word gets back to Adam
and Christina and they offer a book to Hank about Asperger
syndrome and that maybe reading about it would help Hank
understand what Max is going through. So, he reluctantly starts
reading it and then he is flying through the book at a feverish
pace. My thought was "wow, Hank really wants to make Max's life
easier for him and is doing whatever he can to help". Wrong!
When Hank shows up on Sarah's doorstep and unleashes all his own
fears, he confirms that he suffers the same thing that Max does.
Now they don't say outright that Hank has Asperger syndrome as
well, but it does explain a lot how anti-social he has been
toward everyone else. I do wonder if this has been the game-plan
all along or they wrote that in recently. Whatever the case, it
was a good reveal.
Drew looks so dumb in his emo haircut. I actually found it to be
very funny at how bad he looks. But what do I know about
fashion. Apparently having unkempt greasy hair is what it takes
to bag two hot chicks on the show. I didn't think it was
possible, but he has social skills that make Hank look like a
Pimp! So, Amy seems to be back and wants to get back with Drew
permanently, which of course makes Natalie insanely jealous.
Man, it's gotta suck to have two hot girls chasing him. Not! I
do wonder what Amy's endgame is. What is she really running away
from (her parents, college, etc...). Drew is going to get burned
for sure.
Joel and Julia look to be done. He "beats up" Ed at the school
function and then questions her loyalty. He doesn't believe her
and leaves. I don't see this ending well. Camille tells Zeke
that she wants to stay in Italy another week. That too doesn't
bode well. Sarah is wishy washy. First she tells her tenant that
she will never sleep with him again. But shocking, as soon as
she finds out he is a highly respected Doctor, all she wants to
do is bang him. I guess it's true, the size of a wallet does
matter. Ugh!
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 10, 2014, 7:05 pm
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Added Episode 12: Stay a Little Longer
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 10, 2014, 7:12 pm
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[center]Stay a Little Longer
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This episode could have been so much better if they had better
pacing with the Julia and Joel story arc. They start off the
episode with a band when she confesses that Ed kissed her,
leading Joel to walk out in disgust. So naturally one would
assume that we would get a back and forth fight....or something
for the full hour. Nope. Not only do we not get a fight, both
characters disappear for practically the entire episode save the
final scene when Julia suggest to him that they go see a
marriage councilor. Everything else in between those scenes were
good...but not great. Max was kind of sad in trying to get back
his best friend who has moved on from wanting to hang out with
him. I thought that Hanks reaction to Sarah getting a job
interview for the same Photo shoot was just.....totally
disrespectful and TOTALLY Hank. Ha. It was odd. It was a bonus
that there was no Drew to be found anywhere in the episode.
FYI, there is no turning back for Julia and Joel. They are done.
I don't see them saving the marriage before the series wraps.
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Mac
Date: January 10, 2014, 8:35 pm
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So Julia suggested THEY get a counselor?
WTF
My Ex did that to me. Even to the point it was my fault and I
should be the one going
Fuck that shit
Funny how that gets turned around >:(
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 10, 2014, 8:37 pm
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Yeah, I'm on Team Joel. She is so oblivious to what SHE has
done. It is all her fault, but she is walking around as if she
is the victim.
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 18, 2014, 7:57 am
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Added Episode 13: Jump Ball
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 18, 2014, 8:08 am
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[center]Jump Ball
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So, Hank finally goes to see a doctor about potentially having
Aspergers and doesn't get an answer one way or another. Thus the
'Jump Ball'. I'm sure that his character does have it, because
both Adam and Kristina actually like the idea that he may have
it. It gives them hope that Max can have a successful business
and a kid as well as Hank has. Joel is moving out. Doesn't
surprise me at all. Camille is back from her Italy trip and
drops a bomb tell Zeke that she is going on another trip, this
time to France. Really not sure where they are taking this story
arc. Obviously he is masking his contempt for the news and is
putting on his 'happy' face for her. But the closer it gets to
when she is leaving, the more agitated he will become. He's
gonna do one of two things: Forbid her to go or take the
initiative to sell the house and go with her. I think it will be
the second option.
I loved the major meltdown that Amber had when she showed up at
her Dad's bar and unleashed her fury. It was great to see John
Corbett back on the show. It's probably a one and down
appearance. As for Drew, what a doormat. Amy basically says that
she is only with him because she is having a horrible time at
college and that no one likes her. Gee, what a great thing to
tell a dude, which basically amounts to being the 'lesser of two
evils'. What does he do? What he always does.....bends over and
takes it up the..........
Ugh.
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 24, 2014, 10:45 pm
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Added Episode 14: You've Got Mold
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Re: Parenthood (Season 5 - 2013)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: January 24, 2014, 10:56 pm
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[center]You've Got Mold
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Stellar episode that was hard to watch at times. With Joel
moving out, he and Kristina have to tell Victor and Sydney what
is happening. How do you disrupt something they have worked so
hard to create. Watching the kids playing with each other as a
true Brother/Sister dynamic isn't something to take lightly. I
thought the writers did a great job in getting across why a lot
of married couples 'stay together for the kids'. Well, the dream
was short-lived as they decided to tell them the following day.
The actors playing Victor and Sydney were damn impressive in
their ability to turn the water-works on. It didn't look fake at
all and there was a lot of emotion behind those tears.
I also liked that Zeke finally came to the realization that his
life isn't four walls and a ceiling, but any place that Camille
is at. THAT's life...sharing and creating memories with the one
you love. So naturally she was elated that he decided that it
was time to sell the house and let her start to live abroad and
experience new things. I did find it ironic that no sooner have
they decided to sell, Crosby, Jasmine and Jabbar take refuge at
their place since their own house has mold. And later own, with
Victor and Sydney not happy with Joel gone, Julia also ends up
on their doorstep. There's no place like home....especially when
you have loving parents that will console you through whatever
crisis arises.
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