BROTHERS & SISTERS: AFFAIRS OF STATE (TV)
Summary
One in this drama series about the California-based Walker family, an adult clan of siblings trying to live up to their parents' lofty expectations after the death of the family patriarch.
In this episode, sparks continue to fly between Warren and Kitty as she tells him that he's too obsessed with his looks. He counters that she's always changing her shade of lipstick after polling numbers come in, causing Jack to agree that Kitty's lipstick is now a lighter color. The session ends as Warren asks Kitty out on a date, but she declines. Kitty also learns that Jack typically hosts the entire show "blotto." Meanwhile, during Saul's company consolidation, Nora learns about the little house Ojai owns in Silver Lake -- but not that Holly currently lives in it.
On the air, Warren makes a bet with Kitty which she loses, meaning she will have to go to dinner with him. Jonathan sees their "date" bet on television and is a bit upset. Nora, on the other hand, is smitten with the handsome Warren, cheered on by his liberal beliefs. Eventually, Nora visits Holly's house, praising her for how nicely she has decorated it, and deciding she'd rather keep it than sell it. Soon, Justin tells Kitty about Holly's past, and that Nora doesn't want to sell the house in which William's former mistress resides. Meanwhile, Sarah struggles as the Ojai president, still unaware of the inner workings of the company, firing some people she shouldn't.
That night, a miserable Kitty goes on her lost-bet date with Warren, revealing that she is so unhappy because she just learned of her father's infidelities. Eventually, the two are back at Warren's apartment making out. The next day, Kitty is disgusted for having let herself be "nailed" by the "man whore" Warren. Soon, Kitty fills in Sarah -- who then fills in Kevin -- on their father's longtime affair. Sarah also invites Kevin's gay witness Scotty to that night's family pool party. At the pool party, Jonathan makes a surprise appearance, stunning Kitty so much that she falls into the pool. Also, Kitty surprises both Saul and her children by inviting Holly as a guest.
Later, Warren shows up at the party, further surprising Kitty, especially when he reveals how blown away he is by her. During the party, the siblings meet, discussing when -- or if -- they should tell Nora about William and Holly. However, by dinner time, Nora surprises everyone by revealing that she has known all along. After leaving the party in shame, Holly tells Saul that she won't be "invisible" anymore, intending to come into her own. During a heart-to-heart with Kitty, Nora admits that she has been aware of Holly for fifteen years. She also advises Kitty to tell Jonathan about Warren. When Kitty takes Nora's counsel, Jonathan breaks up with her for good. Later, Nora instructs Saul to sell the bungalow to Holly, while extracting a promise that there's nothing else she should know about William's past. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: October 8, 2006 10:01 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:56:56
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:90716
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; LGBT Collection; Families
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2006-2011
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Man of the Year" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Marie Antoinette" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Over the Hedge" home video
- TV - Commercials - "The Prestige" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Abreva cold sore medication
- TV - Commercials - Ameriprise financial advisers
- TV - Commercials - Ameritrade investors
- TV - Commercials - Chase banking
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Fisher-Price products
- TV - Commercials - Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
- TV - Commercials - Jergens lotions
- TV - Commercials - Make A Wish foundation
- TV - Commercials - Pet Smart pet stores
- TV - Commercials - Plavix heart medicine
- TV - Commercials - Red Lobster restaurants
- TV - Commercials - State Farm insurance
- TV - Commercials - Take Pride in America campaign
- TV - Commercials - Traveler's insurance
- TV - Commercials - Verizon wireless
- TV - Commercials - Volvo automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Will Rogers Institute for exercise
- TV - Commercials - WomensHealthResearch.org for migraine pain
- TV - Promos - "Boston Legal"
- TV - Promos - "Dancing With the Stars"
- TV - Promos - "Help Me Help You"
- TV - Promos - "Lost"
- TV - Promos - "The Bachelor Rome"
- TV - Promos - "The Nine"
- TV - Promos - "What About Brian"
CREDITS
- Jon Robin Baitz … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
- Ken Olin … Executive Producer
- Greg Berlanti … Executive Producer
- Craig Wright … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Emily Whitesell-Sind … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Molly Newman … Co-Executive Producer
- Sarah Caplan … Co-Executive Producer
- Michael Morris … Producer
- Nicole Carrasco … Co-Producer
- Jessica Mecklenburg … Co-Producer
- Suzanne C. Geiger … Co-Producer
- Linda "Sparky" Hawes … Associate Producer
- Tucker Gates … Director
- Blake Neely … Music by
- Dave Annable … Cast, Justin Walker
- Sally Field … Cast, Nora Walker
- Calista Flockhart … Cast, Kitty Walker
- Balthazar Getty … Cast, Tommy Walker
- Rachel Griffiths … Cast, Sarah Whedon
- Sarah Jane Morris … Cast, Julia Walker
- John Pyper-Ferguson … Cast, Joe Whedon
- Matthew Rhys … Cast, Kevin Walker
- Ron Rifkin … Cast, Saul Holden
- Patricia Wettig … Cast, Holly Harper
- Matthew Settle … Cast, Jonathan Sellers
- Josh Hopkins … Cast, Warren Salter
- Luke Macfarlane … Cast, Scotty Wandell
- David Burke … Cast, Jack Bishop
- Laraine Newman … Cast, Lyla
- Kerris Lilla Dorsey … Cast, Paige Whedon
- Maxwell Perry Cotton … Cast, Cooper Whedon
- David Cheaney … Cast, Caterer