The job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and sub plots, and establish new ones for the next season (if there is one). In the case Almost Family, this finale served as the series finale as it was cancelled after this first season. So this finale really had the double purpose of not only
Read moreThe episode was all about Leon’s trial. After spending most of the season with Leon’s trial pending but preparations underway, the big day has finally arrived. The episode kicks off with Edie reading a draft of Tim’s opening statement for the trial, the morning after their hook up. Edie tells him that Amanda is going to march in every former
Read moreThis episode explores the concepts of generations, the differences between them and how they can grow (or maybe not). The episode opens with a pregnant woman, Katie, getting an ultrasound and it’s quickly revealed that she is a surrogate for two married men. Meanwhile, Edie visits Miles in prison. Miles is excited to meet her and Edie tells him that
Read moreThis episode kicks off with the introduction of yet another Bechley child, Miles, who Leon visits in prison. Meanwhile, Edie and Amanda are at what appears to be a lesbian café, where the barista, Skylar, flirts with Edie. Amanda then challenges Edie to explore her sexual curiosity. Meanwhile, as Julia and Roxy are out running, Roxy sees a banner advertising
Read moreI’m going to review this episode character by character. Julia, Leon and Donovan – The episode kicks off with Julia waking up from a bad dream and Donovan telling her that she needs to talk to Leon about finding out he’s not her biological father. Donovan also tells her that she wants him to meet his kids.
Read moreThis episode was all about parenting and facing the truth, and I’m going to review it character by character. Roxy – One major focus of the episode was Roxy’s addiction, specifically how hard she has fallen as she has now brought Isaac into her mess. The police call Isaac and inform him about Roxy using his prescription pad to get
Read moreThis episode is all about Thanksgiving. The episode kicks off with a young woman mixing sugar and water at the diner, annoying the waitress as she hasn’t ordered anything. It is made clear very quickly that she is apparently another Bechley child. Meanwhile, Julia is in her kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Roxy walks into the kitchen and tells her that
Read moreThis episode kicks off with the introduction of another Bechley child, Rivka, with her many children running around in her home. The writers again use the tooth tapping habit to transition to Julia at work. Leon calls her, asking if she wants his old skis as he’s decluttering his apartment. Meanwhile, Roxy is back at the gym training Izzy, and
Read moreThis episode opens with another Bechley child making an appearance. Brian hails his first cab in New York so he can see Leon. His tooth tapping transitions to Julia’s tooth tapping. Julia has reinstalled a dating app she previously used, Footsie, whilst sitting in her kitchen. Roxy walks in, still giving her the silent treatment for telling Isaac she dropped
Read moreThis episode finally has us meet another sibling. The episode kicks off with us meeting this sibling. Nate, a general manager of an exclusive and expensive restaurant, is treated poorly by a patron who demands he do something to shut up a screaming child. Nate instead gives the child ice-cream, telling him to enjoy it as loudly as he wants,
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