<p>As discussed above, lots of unrealistic plot lines. But here’s the one that almost had me laughing (while Drew was crying). A teenager wearing a coat (in CA!) to walk across the yard? </p>
<p>Yesterday DS was outside lots longer than that in a Tshirt in single digit CO weather.</p>
<p>It snowed at my house today and when I went in REI, there was a shopper there in shorts! No coats to walk across the yard.</p>
<p>Colorado-mom: It gets cold in Northern California. And us Californians are huge wimps. We were heavy jackets, scarfs and Ugg boots when it dips below 60.</p>
<p>I have to miss tonight’s show so will be avoiding this thread until I can catch it on Hulu. :(</p>
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<p>This week, yes. Last night it was the same temperature here in my part of CA as it was where my son is in New England. My son put on a sweater to go into our garage.</p>
<p>I don’t believe Sarah… going back for coffee with Mark for closure? and then telling him Hank kissed her while they were still together. Hank should leave her to her own devices…she’s far to immature.</p>
<p>The whole adoption thing is getting annoying. No counseling. Joel ignoring his wife’s feelings. Victor screaming, then accepting the adoption. And btw, where was Drew this week?</p>
<p>I found it strange that there was nothing more about Drew. When Sarah met with Mark wouldn’t she at least tell him he was right and Drew was upset about something other than college? Or tell Hank that Mark had been right and Drew had something on his mind?</p>
<p>Considering tonight’s episode was the second to the last of the season, I was very eagerly awaiting to be thoroughly entertained…what a disappointment! Anyone feel the same way? The show was slow moving, didn’t really have any interesting plot twists, and was quite frankly, boring (IMO).</p>
<p>I hated that vending machine storyline from the beginning. There are school districts that have gotten rid of vending machines. Right away, Max’s parents should have realized this might be something the school would not allow. Be that as it may, his big obsession, when the storyline started, was his Skittles. So now Kristina got it back with healthy snacks. The Max we’ve come to know would not settle for anything less than Skittles. But, thank goodness, the machine is back so we can move on to something less dull.</p>
<p>jc40–ditto
Were those skittles being thrown in the last scene?
Guess I only liked Crosby standing up to his mom-in-law as well as his wife. He was nice with Julia too.
The adoption is going to turn out quichey good–it all set up for Victor to come around now.
This was not such a great season.</p>
<p>So will Sarah choose Mark or Hank in next week’s final episode?<br>
I 'm having a hard time finding a reason either of them would want to be with her at this point. The previews showed Hank asking her to go to Minnesota which we know won’t happen so maybe it’s back to Mark. Is it just me or is Sarah starting to look a lot older this season?</p>
<p>Disappointed they just dropped the Drew storyline this week.</p>
<p>I agree with oregon101. Crosby was the hero. I found Jasmine highly annoying when she not only did a duck and cover during their conversation with her mom, but then she expected Crosby to apologize to her mom. Good for Crosby for sticking to his guns. It was tacky of Renee to throw Jabaar’s first five years in his face when he didn’t even know about Jabaar.</p>
<p>Sarah just doesn’t seem to fit into the family, IMO. Hank is evidently going to MN, but Sarah should just go to the moon as the only occupant since she is so self-absorbed. I have never understood the hater attitude towards her until this season, but good grief… Like PackMom, I’m disappointed that they dropped the Drew-Amy storyline.</p>
<p>Since Smash doesn’t start until Feb. 5th, I was surprised to hear that Parenthood is wrapping up next week. I hope they can tie some of these things up!</p>
<p>Agree with everyone.</p>
<p>Can’t believe they dropped the Drew-Amy storyline.</p>
<p>Loved Crosby in this episode – both with Renee and with Julia.</p>
<p>Ryan was adorable, and I want he and Amber back together. She is strong to not have fallen into his arms. I would have been all over him! ;)</p>
<p>Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. I did like several scenes related to her – Mark fronting out Hank, Hank fronting out Sarah. He’s going to MN, she’s not going with him, she’ll be back with Mark. Enter John Corbett. :D</p>
<p>I’m surprised that Julia made the leap of faith with Victor so quickly.</p>
<p>I, too, found this episode disappointing.</p>
<p>Sarah is just so, so stupid. Seriously, does she ever do anything right? Getting together with Mark, for “closure”, first of all, and then telling him that Hank kissed her months ago?! Really? I agree with packmom, why on earth would either of these men be at all interested in her? Ridiculous. And, yes, also ridiculous that there was no mention of Drew.</p>
<p>Continuing the silly storylines. The situation with Renee is, in my opinion, totally unrealistic. Who moves into their adult married child’s home because they have lost their job and are financially destitute, and then criticizes every aspect of how that household is run? Who does that? And if someone is so intrusive and obnoxious as to do it, why would that adult child stand for it? And for her to pout and act like a child, refusing to eat dinner with them? Stupid.</p>
<p>I didn’t think that Ryan going to Joel and asking for his job back made much sense either. Zeke was recommending small steps in order to get back on track, to reach a feeling of accomplishment. Is going to beg for a job that was a favor to you initially and which you royally screwed up the best way to start with small steps? I really hope that they don’t wrap this storyline up in a neat bow and he and Amber live happily ever after. Why not a storyline about how vets should be better provided for when they come home from combat missions with serious emotional and mental health issues? </p>
<p>The vending machine return? All of those scenes were annoying, and Cristina was the most annoying of all.</p>
<p>It surprises me to realize that what I did love about this episode was Crosby. He has been more than patient, in my opinion, with both Renee and Jasmine. His scene with Julia was great, well-written and beautifully acted by both of them.</p>
<p>alwaysmom- Now I found the Renee storyline very believable. I think there are many mothers out there that would come in and criticize their adult children’s parenting skills. My own mother would let me know when she thought I did something that was not in the best interest of the kids. While it was only a few times, I could see her trying to take over if she lived with us when the kids were small.</p>
<p>I was also very disappointed there was no mention of Drew. When Sarah saw Mark at school, I was sure she would tell him. I realize the tv show can’t show everything that might be going on in the lives of the families, but don’t give us a dramatic ending one episode and then totally ignore it the next. There wasn’t even a preview with Drew for next week; do the writers think we just forgot the whole pregnancy storyline?</p>
<p>While others have disliked Crosby, I have always liked him. He is the adult child that never grew up; we now get to see that transformation of Crosby becoming an adult. He was great with Julia, making her realize that children hate their parents at times, but do indeed love them.</p>
<p>I agree that the Renee storyline is very believable as I’ve lived it with my pushy MIL. And Jasmine wilting in from of her mother is quite believable, too, IMO.</p>
<p>If my MIL moved in with us, it would be constant negativity, no appreciation for the hospitality, and my H would ask me to smile and nod rather than push back on his mom mom. Totally believable, sadly…</p>
<p>It seems like everyone has grown a lot, in regards to their parenting or being parented, this season except for Sara and Christina - lots has happened to those two characters, but they both seem stuck. </p>
<p>I did not like last year’s finale. I prefer the cliffhanger and Parenthood goes all steroid and ties up every lose end. LOL…Mark ends the season where he ended last season, wanting Sara back.</p>
<p>I think the biggest mistakes they are making with the program are that they don’t go in-depth enough and stick with individual story lines long enough; viewers can’t get intimately involved with the characters. I won’t be shocked if the show doesn’t return.</p>
<p>I found everything in last night’s episode annoying. The stories, the characters. The whining women have become intolerable, then the the vending machine - ya mom needs to fix everything, the adoption - Julia is miserable and 30 seconds with Crosby fixes it all - it’'s a miracle! Victor’s actions have been more like a pyschopath in training, not someone that just doesn’t like mommy for a phase and daughter getting screwed royally, Drew story disappears…dopey plot and writing, very disappointing. Mother in law scene so predictable, painful to watch, so DUUUUUULLLLLLL.</p>