Parenthood: Season 3, Episode 16 “Tough Love” (B+)
This was an episode for transitions, as many of the plotlines that have been building up until now came to a climax or turning point of sorts. Crosby accidentally being given Zeek’s medication at the pharmacy was an impetus for him to think about someone other than him, Jasmine, and Jabar for once, concerned about his father’s health and suspicious both about all the pills and about his mother not being able to tell him anything. It was a good time to tie in Max’s desire not to play basketball since he kept getting picked last, and it was great for Max to make a new friend who had something that kept him from being part of the mainstream. His parents seemed particularly elated to be able to share their special instructions with sympathetic, understanding people at the play date. It didn’t look good for the relationship between Julia and Zoe when Zoe didn’t even apply for the paralegal job she recommended, but I’m glad that, after some yelling, they were able to find a good way to communicate with each other and not drive each other crazy. The most dramatic plotline of the hour was Drew and his negative reaction to finding out about Sarah’s plan to have a baby, and I thought that Mark handled his chat with him quite well. Hopefully telling Seth won’t screw everything up. His reasoning for being upset was far more compelling than the logic presented by Debra Messing’s son on “Smash” earlier this week. Amber bringing sexy clothing for her business trip with Bob alarmed Hattie enough that she said something to her mom, and something tells me that Kristina isn’t going to get over this anytime soon.
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