What I’m Watching: Parenthood

Parenthood: Season 3, Episode 10 “Mr. Honesty” (B+)

It’s not often that listening to Crosby is the sensible thing to do, but in this case, that might have been just what Adam should have done. His sarcastic articulation of just how badly she’d take it was right on track. Telling her about the kiss and then saying that he’d let her go was where he really went wrong, and her inevitable call to the studio answered by her set her off in a major way that will take some serious time and damage control to repair. Her decision to go back to work is a productive one, and I’m interested to see where that takes her since I honestly can’t remember much of her working, if anything. The need for Crosby and Jasmine to explain to a heartbroken Jabar that they weren’t going to be getting married seems to have produced a positive reconciliation that will likely be brief, but I hope that it lasts longer and that Dr. Joe doesn’t remain in the picture since they really are a fun couple, and Crosby is much happier when he’s with her. Amber’s rent crisis and simultaneous car breakdown were difficult to watch, and her mother’s designing of a budget plan didn’t help bolster her confidence too much. Most tragic of all was the derailment of the adoption process for Julia and Joel, ruined by Zoe’s manipulative boyfriend Troy. It all seemed a bit too good to be true, but it’s still a real shame that it seems to be done with now.