Brothers and Sisters: "36 Hours" (Episode 30)

Justin’s been abusing pain meds for the last three weeks, so what do the Walkers do? Throw him an intervention, of course! It had all the spectacle of a Walker gathering… well, minus the booze anyway.

It all starts when an angry and bitter Rebecca informs her mother of Justin’s drug use. Holly urges her to tell Nora because "it’s the least she could do for the Walker family." Uh, okay. Nobody seems shocked at the revelation and the Walkers gather at the homestead and wait to ambush—I mean, support—Justin. Everyone shows up except for Tommy who is too busy having sex with his secretary to answer the phone. Isn’t that her job, BTW?

Justin returns home from a meeting with his dealer and finds his entire immediate family silently staring at him as he walks into the living room. And believe me, nothing screams “intervention” like a room full of family members awkwardly staring at you. Well, there was that time I preformed Cats with actual cats at a family reunion when I was twelve, but I digress. People who live in glass houses, Grandpa!

Justin doesn’t take it very well. Actually, he flips his shit. He systematically berates every single member of his family (this is why I love an intervention… I can’t wait for mine!) starting with Nora who he blames for his addiction. After all, she did urge him to go on the pain killers in the first place. I’ll give him this one. What were you thinking, Nora?

I heart drugs.

Because it was not only fun, but also quite truthful, here is what he said to the rest of the fam…

Sarah- “Oh right, Sarah, Mrs. Responsibility. So responsible that your ex-husband left with your kids!”

Saul- “Okay, you know what? You’re not my father so don’t act like you are!”

Kevin- “Whatever Kevin! You know what’s hilarious? What you’re, like, 35 years old now? Have you ever had a meaningful relationship that’s lasted for more than three weeks? No, you walk around in your suit and tie pretending like you’re a man, but you know what? You’re a boy. A scared little boy!”

Rebecca- “You are beyond pathetic. You spend so much time trying to get somebody to love you that you can’t help anybody.”

Holly- “What? Are you the protective mother now? Because in case you missed it, your daughter has been living here all summer wishing she was a Walker.”

Holly and Rebecca- and this is my fav- “You two are the same… you do anything, oh I’m sorry, SCREW anything to be a part of this family!”

Justin probably could have kept going all night (I would have), but Kitty pulls the “I’m bleeding and have cramps because I just lost my unborn child” card and he shuts his trap. He and Nora decide that he doesn’t need to go to a rehab facility, but can manage his recovery at home. Kitty does a little research and declares that the withdrawals can be managed at home, although it’s not recommended. Tommy finally shows up and poopoops the idea, but he’ll stick around to watch the madness unfurl anyway.

Kevin and Saul are upstairs preparing Justin’s room for the night, which I’m sure includes removing sharp objects and Chinese toys that, when swallowed, become powerful narcotics. There’s still some tension between Kev and Saul following that whole “just come out of the damn closet you old fool” thing. Things don’t improve when Tommy arrives and Saul begins questioning his relationship with Lena. Accusations and insinuations are lobbed and a very sensitive and somewhat distraught Saul flees the Walker home. Nora thinks he’s sick.

Kevin and Tommy keep an eye on Justin in his room as the cramps, vomiting, and profusive sweating take grip. Justin only tries to escape once, but he is firmly rebuked with a “stop it!” from Momma Nora. They make it through the night which, I guess, means Justin is cured. Nora and Justin conclude that it might be time to cut the umbilical cord; they’re stuck in a rut with one another. This means, for all you fellas’ living with your mommas out there, it’s time to get the fcuk outta momma’s house!

Saul returns to the house and, after a bit of circle-talking, he reveals to Nora that he’s fond of circle-jerking (hehe. good one). Yep, he’s a big ol’ mo! Yay for two ‘out’ main characters on network TV!

In other news, Tommy breaks up with Lena. He claims he can’t put his family through the drama of another affair, but he knows he’s about to be caught red-handed. It’s all fun and games until the wifey finds out.

Speaking of wifeys, Kitty tells Robert that she doesn’t want to wait to get married and that she wants to try to have kids again, ASAP. Robert lies right through his teeth and agrees to continue with the shenanigans (yes, he’s still running for President). Poor Kitty’s going to get her heart broken, isn’t she? Hey, at least she convinced him not to draw up that prenup! You go, girl!

I'll bet you can't tell that I'm totally lying to you right now, can you?