Amber is the Anti-Max. Seriously I like every story line she's been in, even the hokey ones. The best thing Adam and Kristina could do for Max is make him live with Amber for a while. She'd straighten him out.

Not only that, but there's the Max problem. Max as an obviously troubled 7 year old is an object of sympathy. Max as a sociopathic teenager (and potential serial killer) is a lot less lovable.

The only thing I can think of is that somewhere in their attic, Christina and Adam have compromising pictures of God and that's why he showers blessings on them. Or maybe they pulled a thorn out of his hand? I dunno but yes, it's annoying as hell. Adam getting a job with the water company might not have been as…

I thought the whole "Victor's Sister" plot was designed to bring Joel & Julia's story arc full circle. Remember they were almost minor characters before they decided they wanted another child. That resulted in adopting Victor which then set them on the course that almost wrecked their marriage (not saying it was…

Jesus, I hope Adam and Christina aren't modeled off of what Katims does in real life because the Braverman's approach to their son's assholish behavior is to (a) allow it and (b) attack anyone who seems offended by it and try to shame them for their "insensitivity" to his ass burgers. That's pretty much the exact…

Nora was just a CPD: Christina Plot Device, i.e a desperate attempt to get viewers to care about Mrs. Adam.
Hard to remember because the current CPD is the magically successful school for assholes and the previous CPD was Christina's breast cancer.
Who knows what would have happened if the series wasn't ending. …

And an ex. Daughter is a stereotypical "out of control teenager": Drinking, sex, driving mom and dad crazy, etc etc.
They pretty much just let that story line drop. Seriously I don't even know what happened to them, after Hank broke up the party at mom's house (while mom was out of town) the story line just kind…

Max should be louder, angrier and have access to a time machine.

I wonder if Monica Potter looks at the scripts and says "Wow! I get to be the most unreasonable bitch on TV again! Lucky me!"
Katims is a smart guy, isn't he? He can't be blind as to how Christina and Max look to the outside world, can he? Even if he's blind to it someone else has to see it. I have to think…

Ah, but with the end of Parenthood, the market for deus ex machinae collapses, and Adam's business fails (again.)
Meanwhile, Crosby and Jasmine scrape together enough dough to keep the Luncheonetter running, and then, surprise, surprise! they sign a multi-million dollar hip hop sensation and are set for life. With…

You forgot Max. Ran away from home and is a "person of interest" in a series of prostitute mutilations along the West Coast.