"Thank you, Kent's Autism" was the show at its rudest with the fewest words. I spat out the water I was drinking when it happened.

This episode was impossibly good. And although last week's was a riot, I happen to think this one was the superior of the two. It was more human.

I can't begin to describe how heartbreakingly relatable the whole episode was. I won't even try. But what a joy(!) it is to see honest damaged people on a show - especially when they acknowledge a little bit of that damage every now and then.
I still think Vincent Rodriguez III might be the weak link here, and it's…

I am not American. I am a non-white woman whose childhood in a small postcolonial nation was about a decade removed from Mason Jr.'s childhood. And I felt the full emotional pull of the film. I've had no other film win me over so completely (at least not in a while).

I am not a cryer, so I did not cry. But boy did I have a dumb smile on my face the whole episode.

"…who accidentally hit reply all like an idiot on a brunch thread."

I absolutely agree. In fact, that's exactly what I intended by my last sentence. But yes, I like the generalization you have made. It is something I believe in very strongly.

"What he fails to realize is that every woman has a target on her back."
Thank you, Libby. The only men I respect are the ones who understand that they can never fully understand what it means to be a woman. Consider that you may not know someone else's story, but that it is a story that needs to be heard and believed.

"Don and I like to make decisions about lying on a case by case basis."
A gem of a line in an otherwise rotten episode.

Without Adam and Kristina this show would be incredible. Every other storyline in this episode was played out so stunningly: that moment between Sarah and Hank; the signing of the papers by Joel and Julia; when Camille finds out about the trip from Zeek. Those were all sublime.

How marvelously they capture the disconnected world of Alicia from everyone else's in her firm. Separated by glass doors and different interpretations of the latest news. Even more beautiful is how remarkably close Cary and Kalinda are in this episode, their emotional connection deepening in spite of - no, because of…

That was a rude and unnecessary comment irrespective of the fact that the commenter is autistic.

At this point, I think of "Adam and Kristina start a school" as a fanfic the real Adam and Kristina are writing to infuse some much-needed excitement into their lives. This is the only way I can deal with it.

Yes, I agree. And of course, the portrayal of abortion as something that wreaks havoc and destroys women's lives helps maintain the nice patriarchal status quo, where women are somehow always weak.
As for Amy, I think there was an added element there of her being really young and on her way to college - so I don't…

As someone who has always been pro-choice, I would like to think that people can have abortions and just be okay with it, but as a woman I am aware that we'd be asking for too much. I'm pro-choice, but I can't imagine it would be an easy decision for me to make if I ever had to.

Matt Czuchry carried this episode. The initial anger, then anguish, and ultimate despair destroyed me. What a performance.
And boy am I glad this show is back. I will go quietly into my Monday now.

My grandmother, now 85, wanted me to take her to watch Brokeback Mountain back in 2005. I grew up in a conservative Asian country, and as open-minded as my grandmother had demonstrated herself to be on several occasions, I wasn't completely sure how she would react to the themes and images in the movie. The risk of…

"After a slight derail, he visits her when she’s sick (Sleepless In Seattle again)…" That's actually You've got mail.

" It was quite paternal in a way, as Hannibal cleans Will’s wounds and tells him it’s all going to be okay."
I found that scene just plain sexy. (Like every other scene with Will and Hannibal.) Never have I shipped two characters on network television so bad.

A stunning cap to a mediocre season. (A season made so much nicer because of your reviews, Todd. Thank you for that).
And a line from this review that Parenthood's writers need desperately to hear: " But you can’t have “ALL THE FEELS!!!!!” without logic and common sense"