Not sure why I never got into Friday Night lights. I tried the first few episodes, but even though others have raved about it, I just didn’t click with it.
Goodness, Youdon’tsay, I don’t get what Hank sees in Sarah! He is genuine and tries so hard to figure out what is normal. She just takes and takes. Even when he proposed–would it have killed her to have hugged him?
I had some issues with the lighting in the show last night. I realized that it was to be hospital lighting and none of the Braverman’s had make up on, which was realistic. But after awhile I found the lighting distracting. Anyone else feel this way?
True dat, oregon. I think he just loves the normality of a relationship, but, yeah, this does not feel like one of life’s great couples!
@oregon101, I agree about Sarah. Maybe the idea is that she has never had anyone who was there for her, so she doesn’t know how to connect to Hank and lean on him in a crisis. She’s never had anyone be as supportive as he wants to be. She has been my least favorite character for the most part and I didn’t like that she didn’t give Hank a hug or some appreciation for his proposal.
I thought Mark the teacher was supportive of her and her playwriting. I agree that Sarah is my least-favorite Braverman now that Crosby is growing up.
I had forgotten about Mark, @youdon;tsay. You are right about him.
Good episode, although definitely sad. I really like that Hank was trying so hard. My favorite line was “the good Joel, not the bad Joel”. Which is what we have often thought. I like that Zeek told Millie that they were going to make the decision together just the two of them.
@barbalot, it’s from http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching. Scroll down a bit for the Parenthood recap and comments.
I really liked that Zeke and Millie will make the decision together, too. They are both competent to weight the options and I can’t imagine how stressful it would be to let the kids take part in the decision. Whoever mentioned the car being dead- wonder if that detail is foreshadowing or there to throw us off course?
Ironically, while this episode was airing, my husband was having an actual heart attack. I approached watching this episode tonight with some trepidation. Someone mentioned the lighting, the lighting was very bright in the ER we were at and hugely distracting in real life. I thought the hospital scenes were realistic and well-done. (My husband is expected to make a good recovery.)
Best to you and your H. How stressful and scary and glad to hear he is on the road to recovery.
I was the poster who mentioned the lighting. I think of the lighting in an ER as exhausting. How was the episode for you?
I find myself thinking how much I am going to miss this Braverman family after this run concludes. I want so much for it to be tied up in a neat bow with everyone getting their happy ending, but yet, what I love most about this show is that oftentimes, things are messy. So bittersweet to watch these final episodes.
What’s great, though, is that we know that, even with happy endings, it’ll still be a struggle. Amber will be a single mom, Drew will overburden himself with feeling responsible for everyone, Cristina and Adam will be caring for Max for a long time. And, even if Joel and Julia get back together, that little Sydney will still be a devil child. 
mimk6; that is great that your husband is expected to make a good recovery. I am sure you are playing everything over and over in your mind.
Mimk6 - Sending my best to you and your H. I agree, Emergency Rooms are very bright.
I will miss the Bravermans and Parenthood.
Thank you for the good wishes. I hit the pause button a lot while watching to lessen the intensity, oregon101. I did think it was quite realistic.
One of my very favorite things from last night’s episode was seeing Lauren Graham in her Barnard cap! 
I felt like last night’s episode was the beginning of the end as they tied up certain issues. Joel & Julia’s reconciliation at the ice rink was very sweet and, boy, did it show how tall the young man who plays Victor is becoming! I loved how Zeke decided to leave the treasured baseball to be found by the new owners of their family home and how he and Camille were savoring the memories as they watched a new family enjoy their home.
I also really gained respect for Dax Shepard’s acting as I watched his face when Adam told him that he had changed his mind and they would start over. I like Dax, but he always seems to be playing quirky, screwball characters (at least in things I’ve seen him in) and we don’t often get to see him express the emotions that Crosby was having in thinking his dream was crashing down around him.
I’m glad my least favorite Braverman had already decided to marry Hank based on her conversation with her mother, but if Sarah hadn’t already had that epiphany, she would have after seeing Hank building that crib for Amber. Wasn’t it sweet how Amber hugged Hank when he showed up?
It does feel like they are wrapping up all the storylines - some of them too conveniently. I wasn’t too thrilled with Adam changing his mind - Crosby will be devastated? Adam and Sarah have tried several different things over the last few years - would have been nice to see Crosby put in an effort to try and make something on his own.
Why can’t Adam take his half the cash & Crosby do the Luncheonette on his own? I kept thinking, why does Adam’s choice have to be Crosby’s choice?