I absolutely agree! I love what they give Diana. I feel like they aren't letting any of these characters be One Note, especially in this episode. The reveal of Kelsey & Lauren living with her parents and Diana's role in this storyline really cemented that thought for me.

For what it's worth, I did this a LOT growing up - I came from the "troubled home" and needed to escape quite a bit so I overnighted at the houses of various friends quite a bit for periods of time. I had few really close friends and their parents knew the stories and details so were always (thankfully) welcoming and…

That's actually real life accurate - I have a sixteen year old male cousin and about two years ago he kept trying to access porno websites, despite his mother installing every block under the sun. She'd ask why he kept trying if he knew he'd get caught and his simple answer was, "maybe one day it'll work and I won't…

It's absolutely for self harm. My guess/vote is that she's going to make herself throw up - they focused on the toilet for a beat longer than anything else/it's the last thing you see before the door closes and they cut away to another scene.

The Fosters:
". . .even if at every moment it makes you want to scream in frustration." YES. Callie's story is executed so well but THIS POOR GIRL. And I figured we were going to end up with Robert and/or Sophia being resistant to let Callie go but I'm kind of glad Robert Quinn wasn't the sole bad guy. . . he wants to…

Agreed, he's great in both shows.

Switched at Birth:
"Time for this family was never a given. It was a bonus." What a great line, Carrie. It gave me chills.
I, too, was so glad that the show didn't tie everything up neatly for Daphne. I practically cheered when Dr. J peaced her out - yeah, he empathizes, but you stole pills, you wacko. Shit's not okay.…

The Fosters: Oh, man. This episode had me talking to the TV like no other.
First and foremost: "Having an episode titled “The Longest Day” where Kerr Smith was on a boat had my Dawson’s Creek cognitive dissonance on high alert. (Ever have one of those days you wish you could live all over again?)" A MILLION YESSES. I…

My husband would wholeheartedly disagree with you - Increase Mather was his favorite character. Every.single.time. he was on screen, all I heard was, "this dude is such a bad ass." "How do you not like him?" "I could listen to his monologues all day."

I really like this show but it also kind of unnerves me, I think because it's fairly realistic? Kind of like The Break-Up with Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston. It has that feel to it, that, "oh. . .this is funny. . but wait, am I here? Is this where I am?"

Ugh, that's one of my biggest pet peeves about the first few seasons of Buffy. . .the first one is almost unbearable (I always skip it on my annual re-watch).

Don't forget - Bianca Lawson was Kendra. :)

Agreed, it has felt a bit like Bay has been left to drift - I'm so glad that they all came together.

I didn't even think about Sophia being abused. Or do you mean in the pushed too far/too much pressure way?

The Fosters: I love sweet Sophia's interaction with Callie. I'm also sad to see Robert Quinn be so. . .useless? Is that the word I want to use? He's so victimized, "oh my family," "oh my wife," and then poor Sophia is lost in the shuffle. Gah. I'm sure they're just leading up for him to be able to say, "I lost her mom…

Switched at Birth: The Kennish family did it for me this week. When John showed up and said (something akin to), "I heard someone needed some power to light up her dreams," I almost started crying. I LOVED that they all came together, really without even knowing the full reason why - just because it would be fun and a…

Agreed. I don't know what I expected to happen there, but that wasn't it. My husband and I both visibly reacted and had like a deep/loud "HA HA HA" moment over it.

I'm so glad to read that so many are frustrated with Regina. I told her multiple things last night, like: "get over yourself, Regina," "jealous much?" "oh, so you'd rather Daphne graduate with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt?" Because, you know, she hears me. :)

Switched at Birth: GAH REGINA. STOP LYING. YOU AREN'T PROTECTING ANYONE. Even in the previews for next week, it seems like she's still hiding shit - why?! You don't look tough, you look dumb. I really, really love that Angelo and Daphne are trying on both ends of the relationship and I'm loving the outcome. Also, no…

The Fosters: Oh, Jude. I was actually making a sad/frowny face watching that. I want to scoop Jude up and protect him (sidenote: the kid that plays Jude is amazing in these roles - Micah from Parenthood, anyone?). I agree with what Carrie said in that the show is taking this storyline slow and steady which is how it…