Brothers and Sisters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten]] (Kitty- and a male, non-blonde version in Rob Lowe's character. The former would have been a Blonde Republican Sex Cat, had her pregnancy not miscarried)

** Rob Lowe was initially a guest star- the ratings went up so much he became a regular.

* [[Brother Sister Incest]] (Rebecca and Justin used to believe each other were blood siblings, but then found out otherwise. Justin still felt somewhat uncomfortable on the subject)

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]] (Rebecca and Justin used to believe each other were blood siblings, but then found out otherwise. Justin still felt somewhat uncomfortable on the subject)

* [[But Not Too Gay]]: Averted with Kevin (and Scotty), who makes out as much as his siblings. Played straight with Saul, who rarely has an onscreen kiss, which could be tied to [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]].

* [[But We Used a Condom]] (Kitty's pregnancy)

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* [[Commuting On a Bus]] (Tommy, at the moment)

* [[Convenient Miscarriage]]

* [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]] (Kitty)

* [[Daddy's Girl]] (Kitty)

** Also Sarah, who was the heir apparent to Ojai.

* [[Dinner and A Show]] (Family dinners are not generally pleasant and subdued affairs. So prevalent, it's merited [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] recently.)

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* [[Lampshade Hanging]] (in one episode, Sarah tells Nora about her ex-husband remarrying his first wife and going on a month-long honeymoon to Europe with her kids. Nora responds that she stopped watching those trashy soap operas in 1982)

* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] (Rebecca--twice, believe it or not--and now Ryan)

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] (Rebecca--twice, believe it or not--and now Ryan)

* [[Meaningful Name]] (Well, she is known as "Kitty")

* [[Mistaken for Cheating]] (Justin in one episode; others have played this briefly for laughs, most notoriously the "Mom is a Lesbian" fakeout in early Season 5)

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*** And Kevin and Scotty's surrogate Michelle is played by their daughter Roxy Olin.

** Justin's girlfriend in Season 5 is played by Odette Yustman - who Dave Annable subsequently married.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: In real life, the actors playing Rebecca and Justin used to date, and apparently had [[Reality Subtext|so much sexual chemistry onscreen]] that [[Brother Sister Incest]] was heavily implied. The writers eventually gave up and put in a [[Retcon]] that Rebecca was not a Walker to deal with this issue.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: In real life, the actors playing Rebecca and Justin used to date, and apparently had [[Reality Subtext|so much sexual chemistry onscreen]] that [[Brother-Sister Incest]] was heavily implied. The writers eventually gave up and put in a [[Retcon]] that Rebecca was not a Walker to deal with this issue.

** Part of the reason we don't see Tommy any more is because Balthazar Getty would show up late to tapings, or not at all, making life difficult for the rest of the cast.

* [[Running Gag]] (Any Walker family get-together must involve at least one stand up argument)

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* [[Tangled Family Tree]] (Rebecca's the daughter of Holly and William, no wait, the daughter of Holly and David; now there's a Ryan who's the son of William and some random dead woman; plus, Tommy's daughter Elizabeth is really Kevin's daughter because he donated sperm...confused yet?)

* [[Token Minority]] (Don't know what to call this one- Robert and Kitty's adopted child Evan is African-American. And a baby).

* [[Truth Telling Session]] (Frequently, sometimes as much as twice an episode)

* [[Truth-Telling Session]] (Frequently, sometimes as much as twice an episode)

* [[Wedding Day]] (more than one)

* [[Your Cheating Heart]] (William. Oh my god, William.)