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Review: 'Parenthood' - 'What to My Wondering Eyes': Bad Santa?

The tears flow as Kristina's health takes a turn for the worse at holiday time

By Alan Sepinwall Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 12:10 PM

On "Parenthood," the Bravermans wait for news about Kristina.

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Though this has been a pretty tear-filled season of "Parenthood" so far, the show hadn't aggressively gone for the waterworks in the way it did with "What to My Wondering Eyes." But the restraint shown leading up to this episode made the tears here feel completely earned. Kristina and Adam have gone through a lot over the previous 10 installments, but almost all of it was about the anticipation of the terrible things that could happen. This was the first time her health was genuinely threatened — in the sort of ancillary health crisis common to cancer patients undergoing aggressive treatment — and the performances by all the actors, but especially Peter Krause, were fantastic as they sold the fear of death everyone(*) was experiencing. I thought the scene where Adam asks Zeek to stick around was going to be as rough as it got for me, but then Adam watched Kristina's video and prayed to God(**) and I was pretty much ruined for the night until I could put on "The Daily Show" to recover.

(*) One complaint: as far as I can remember, this is the first time we've been made aware that Haddie knows more about Kristina's condition than her parents told her before they sent her back to Cornell. The lie they told was a huge deal, and her reaction to the truth should have also been big, but instead, the show skipped right over it and assumed they had the conversation sometime after she went back to Ithaca.

(**) I do think that moment would have been even stronger if the show had really dealt with Adam's faith before. We know from Crosby stories that the Bravermans are not in general a family of believers, but Adam's specific feelings about God haven't really been addressed — people do change as they get older, marry people with different beliefs, etc. — and as good as that scene was, if we knew that this was Adam the atheist deciding that he desperately needed God to be real, then it would have been even better.

In terms of the non-cancer stories, I find it interesting that Sarah(***) continues to not learn from her romantic mistakes, while Amber has very much learned what not to do from watching her mom. You can see why each woman would be drawn to Hank and Ryan, respectively, and I'm certainly glad to have Ray Romano and Matt Lauria around (and to get another Hank/Max moment last night), doing the great work they're doing. But Hank is yet another Sarah love interest in need of fixing, and Ryan is someone beyond Amber's capabilities to fix. Amber knows this will end badly and walks away before she gets in too deep, while Sarah yet again leaps from guy to guy to guy. I would love for the show to spend another extended period dealing with a non-romantic aspect of Sarah's life, but we can't exactly say this move is out of character for her.

(***) Also, putting Lauren Graham in any kind of Santa-adjacent setting will always distract me with thoughts of this NSFW scene from "Bad Santa."

The other stories were fairly simple, effective, universal ones, whether it was the extended family having to deal with both Victor and Max's very public declarations of Santa's non-existence or (in a very nice moment for Joy Bryant) Jasmine being inspired by Kristina's situation and her time taking care of Nora to tell Crosby that she wants another baby.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go see about why this room is so damn dusty.

What did everybody else think?

Alan Sepinwall
Sr. Editor, What's Alan Watching

Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com

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Ken Scott

I agree great episode but I think it was hampered by the fact that NBC, in their previews pretty much made it seem like it was all about the death, which it clearly wasn't. I like the idea that this episode presented; In chemo there are plenty of ups and downs and not everyone has to die, but NBC really used the drama surrounding it to get those ratings.

Having said all of that, still a great episode. I was ready to make a comment about Adam praying, but maybe it was supposed to be juxtaposed to Zeke telling the kids that they need to believe in Santa. Sometimes, it is better to believe in something greater than you whether they did anything or not. (i.e. Victor with the sneakers)

I hope this isn't the end of Ryan, he could go to rehab now, see counselors, and they could change.
December 12, 2012 at 1:26PM EST Reply to Comment
- Jaxemer11 Yep. The promos really detracted from the episode. It was obvious she wasn't going to die, and drumming up that drama sort of took away from everything else that was so perfectly played.
  December 13, 2012 at 1:26AM EST
- SlackerInc Your comments illustrate why I avoid promos like the plague.
  
  I am an atheist who loves that secular aspect of the show (so I hated Crosby even considering praying). I would say that it is not 100 percent clear that Adam is praying to God per se. He clasped his hands and said "please don't take her from me", but I have made "please don't let _______ happen" statements before, and I never actually thought I was talking to God or any supernatural being. It's just a way of venting my strongly felt wish out loud.
  December 13, 2012 at 2:37AM EST
- amg Slackerinc--ditto; I too beg the universe for things all the time. And I would never consider it praying. But I also agree with Alan that its powerful to consider how dire situations can make someone "need" to believe prayer works, or that God is real. I've witnessed a stunning transformation in just that since my dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It really took me by surprise. But knowing his time is short, suddenly, after 61 years agnostic, he needs to believe.
  December 13, 2012 at 4:15AM EST
- SlackerInc AMG, I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I am sure you're right, that these kinds of "deathbed conversions" happen all the time. I hope it doesn't happen to me when my time comes, but who knows.
  December 13, 2012 at 10:33AM EST
Gigi7

I kept remembering scenes from "It's A Wonderful Life" - especially the way Adam was praying. I thought it might start snowing in the CCU when Christina got to "live again". Sweet, sad episode.
December 12, 2012 at 1:32PM EST Reply to Comment
Steve

I had pretty much the exact same reaction as Alan to the two emotional scenes he mentioned. Fantastic stuff.

I thought it was weird when Victor spilled the Santa beans for Jabbar. Wouldn't Julia and Joel have had a talk with him after he did it to Sydney?

Finally, as an Ithaca resident, I feel compelled to point out that our airport is nowhere near that big.
December 12, 2012 at 1:48PM EST Reply to Comment
- jetcat Very funny, Steve regarding Ithaca airport. As a former Cornellian, I agree.
  December 19, 2012 at 11:59AM EST
threshfire

Thanks Alan, for pointing out the whole Haddie situation. I was a bit confused, as I thought that would be a huge plot point for the series. I was a bit upset that they would hide Kristina's condition for the sake of Haddie's schooling (I would be pretty upset if my parents did that to me), and I was expecting some sort of blowout. Haddie sure would’ve been useful in the episode to help out poor Crosby.

Outside of this minor nitpick, this show has been firing on all cylinders. I kept thinking to myself, “No, no, no, they wouldn’t kill off Kristina…this isn’t that type of show…” While I would be interested to see the show go in that direction, it’s perfectly great the way it is and incredibly underrated in the television viewing world. One of the more recent episodes where Kristina dances with Max definitely raised the dust levels in the room. I had to call my mom after that one just to tell her I loved her. Glad we’re getting a few more episodes for the season.

Big fan of this, and as a big fan of Men of a Certain Age, a big fan of Ray Romano. Hope he sticks around. Actually, a little part of me views this as a sequel series, in which he changed his name, lost his family, and has taken care of his anxiety and other family issues. Maybe now Last Resort is cancelled, an Andre Braugher cameo?

Please, Jason Katims?
December 12, 2012 at 1:54PM EST Reply to Comment
- richard thats EXACTLY what I thought. when i heard people were worried that theyd kill kristina off, i was thinkin, "nah, its not that kind of show." but briefly last night I thought it was possible.
  December 12, 2012 at 4:02PM EST
- Jaxemer11 I think the show could have done some interesting things if Kristina had died, but there was no way they were going there in a Christmas episode and it would be difficult to go to that well again. Looks like she is here to stay.
  December 13, 2012 at 1:28AM EST
- buffylew I don't necessarily think that the "tell Haddie about chemotherapy" plot point happening offscreen is a nitpick. I think it's a huge disservice to viewers that we didn't get to see the resolution, and I'm kind of ticked off about it.
  December 30, 2012 at 5:52PM EST
katie71483

After seeing the promos after last week's episode, I knew what was coming. I figured being forewarned make it have less of an impact. Nope, still bawled like a baby, especially when Adam was praying and watching the video. I also cried over Amber and Ryan - glad for Amber's sake that she's self-aware enough not to want to follow in her mom's footsteps, but a little heartbroken that she's more of an adult than her mother is. (Sidenote: Mae Whitman and Matt Lauria have had such good chemistry, and he has been so good as Ryan that I was really hoping they'd keep him around longer.)
December 12, 2012 at 2:27PM EST Reply to Comment
sm way

I have to admit, I'm really hooked on the show due to the Amber/Ryan relationship. I might fade out as a viewer if Matt's character has been written out for good. As an aside, I hope the writers give Amber a little more to consider with Ryan. What Amber has to start with in Ryan's character and quality is far more than Sarah had to work with in her husband. The men are comparable, but not. I'd hate to see Amber learn habits of bailing too quickly on a relationship when it is less than charming, and to totally cut off a veteran who has no family seems a little harsh. I think Ryan needed to find a job on his own, the pressure of her family's charity was too much on someone feeling depressed and insecure. I really hope we see Amber give Ryan strength, not necessarily in a relationship, but in friendship.
December 12, 2012 at 3:13PM EST Reply to Comment
Lepidoptera

Parenthood continues to be the most frustrating show on the air. Easily network TV's most talented ensemble cast, it is an interesting snapshot of an idyllic upper-middle class suburban utopia. And this is a utopia, because no family's real-life problems ever end as spectacularly as the Bravermans every single time.

But these actors are failed time after time by the writers' unwillingness to ever let any situation get uncomfortably sticky. When you are dealing with Santa skepticism, whether or not Raymond loved sleeping with you, or watching a worried husband tortured over a scare that will of course turn out just fine, everything works.

But lying to your adult daughter about her mom's cancer? No, a well-written show doesn't gloss over that. Next we introduce a character suffering from PTSD, which could be mined for some very dark but powerful story-telling. Nah, we'll just deal with it in a manner so superficial it would have made the writers of Blossom cringe, and then dismiss the character before he does anything more serious than yell a couple times and have some sort of fender-bender.

The tear-jerk moments were well-acted as always, but this is a show with ambitious story lines and shallow stories, and a stubborn refusal to allow anything of significance to ever stick to a Braverman (and yes, that will include cancer, as I guarantee that Kristina will be a force of hearty health next season).

But alas, the callback to Lauren Graham's finest hour was a welcome treat, especially as she was not only dressed as Santa's helper, but throwing back cocktails in said get-up. Peace be to thee, Bad Santa, peace be to thee.
December 12, 2012 at 3:16PM EST Reply to Comment
- Meghan My thoughts exactly! "Utopia" is such a spot-on description of the Braverman family. The cast is amazingly talented, and the characters certainly face (or have the opportunity to face) real-world problems, but instead of letting such stories play out, and doing something real and creative with them, everything magically resolves in the most perfect way, and in record time. Sarah's insta-success as a playwright, Haddie getting into an Ivy-League school, Crosby and Jasmine getting along, getting back together, and getting married in about 5 minutes' time...the list goes on. I think when they really lost me was when Adam lost his job, couldn't find work and was struggling financially, and then BOOM--he and Crosby create a record company out of thin air, attract major clients immediately, and everything's fine. I'm sure Kristina will be all better soon enough. Job loss, financial strain, raising a child after breaking up, cancer, PTSD...these are all timely problems, and it's a shame the writers failed (or will likely fail) to carry them out in a realistic way.
  December 12, 2012 at 8:48PM EST
- madmeme Yes, I also agree. The talent is available - but Katims is lacking either the willpower or the mandate to really make this into a consistently intelligent piece of adult entertainment. As Lepidoptera notes, frustration is a constant companion when watching Parenthood.
  
  Another example of a slightly dark and interesting piece of human behavior that they wrote into the show - but then just dropped with no follow through - was Drew using his Aunt's cancer as a way to get his ex back in the sack.
  
  And then there's the tendency to squash the small, human, well-done moments (such as Adam by Kristina's besdide) with over-the-top, unrealistic, syrupy moments - such as Zeke and the Santa story. I come from a rather large, normal, and reasonably happy family (six grown siblings with kids) - and if someone was telling a story at a family gathering like Zeke was, there would be at least one or two members of the family rolling their eyes and snickering. In fact, I think in previous seasons there might even have been Bravermans doing it.
  December 12, 2012 at 9:47PM EST
- ghoti I love this show, but I always enjoy your comments after each episode. It's rare someone complaining about a TV show in a comments section can make me laugh.
  December 12, 2012 at 11:04PM EST
- dave Spot-on! Was going to write something similar but you said it best.
  December 12, 2012 at 11:17PM EST
- Jaxemer11 It is a utopia, and the story of the Braverman's is a fairy tale. I don't see too much wrong with that, to be honest. Fairy tales can be interesting and entertaining too. Not everything has to be true to real life. Katims clearly knows how to do real life (see Friday Night Lights). I liked FNL much more than I like Parenthood, but there is a place for shows like this and I enjoy it quite a bit.
  December 13, 2012 at 1:34AM EST
- madmeme @Jaxemer11 - Is it wrong to produce a fairy tale for broadcast television? No. How do I know that? Because the overwhelming majority of all shows ever produced was, is, and likely always shall be, fairy tales. Is it wrong to create yet another? No, but that's all it is then - and all it remains: yet another.
  December 13, 2012 at 5:54AM EST
Meg

I lost a friend to cancer last year, and it was this exact scenario. The chemo weakened his immune system, he caught pneumonia, he went into septic shock, and he died. It happened so quickly, too. This episode had me bawling from the first time Kristina coughed.

That's not the end of Ryan, is it? I love that Amber learned from her mother's mistakes, but I also want him to get his act together and them to still end up together. I love those two!
December 12, 2012 at 3:22PM EST Reply to Comment
- amg Meg--I share your situation; I too have been in that isolation room, in a yellow gown and a blue face mask, watching the parents cry and begging for a miracle that didn't come, and there was no happy ending. It was heartbreaking to watch from the first few coughs to the scene with Zeek and Adam, but the syrupy sweet ending was too much for me. Maybe things work out better for some, but if you've been on the other end, it just doesn't feel realistic that it would end so easily. It will be interesting to see where they go from here.
  December 13, 2012 at 4:33AM EST
mgrabois

I'm just glad nobody referred to Kristina's turnaround as "a Christmas miracle".
December 12, 2012 at 3:35PM EST Reply to Comment
tina

Am I the only one who finds this show incredibly sappy??!! OKay, the Adam/Zeek moment was great but the rest was pretty much unimaginative maudlin to my thinking. Predictable Hallmark kind of seasonal plotlines; and Sarah and Hank already a coup-le? Puleeeze! Has this character no depth and no introspection? How can we care about someone who appears so..I don't know..shallow?? This show just has no bite or edge to it; looks for the easy way in and out....
December 12, 2012 at 6:45PM EST Reply to Comment
erika_herzog

I don't know if Haddie had been told about the chemo -- I think maybe she hadn't. There's no information specifically in this episode I remember than lets us know either way so I suspect she didn't know.

And to me that wasn't the focus / concern I had. 14 people in what I assume is an oncology ICU, along with small children and babies?!? Are they freakish kidding me? They would a. not let the baby and kids in and b. would kill Kristina with all the germs. Dear lord what we do to have the Team Braveman togetherness moments!

And speaking of, I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that Adam could be somewhat generally praying to whatever higher power he felt at the moment -- and could still be relatively non-religious. That didn't bother me / seem out of character to me.

Amber was waaay harsh to please don't let them take Matt Lauria away from us "buddy" (is it me or did she oddly call him that a million times this episode?). I think it's a bit unrealistic that Amber would be so cold and inflexible to him -- especially during a major holiday. She can't be that naive to think that PTSD is so simple to deal with. I thought that was a bit unreal and a disservice to her character.

Finally Sarah is with someone who truly suits her. Is a bit messed up, is age appropriate, is smart, gets her crazy family. I hope we get more of this. I don't care that she jumps from relationship to relationship.

This show is very soapy and fantastical. I mean the Braveman family is pretty outrageously healthy and happy. Yes it could be darker and more complicated but I enjoy this ensemble and family and l
December 12, 2012 at 8:19PM EST Reply to Comment
- (Oops cut off accidentally)... look forward to the show every week. If Friday Night Lights is no longer I am okay having this show to watch and care about.
  
  Happy Holidays everyone!
  December 12, 2012 at 8:21PM EST
- SlackerInc I agree with almost everything you wrote (I'm especially glad I'm not the only one that didn't see Adam as necessarily praying to God there), except for the part about Amber. She's desperately afraid of following the pattern of her mom, trying to "fix" a guy who is broken. I can't blame her for bailing on that (nor would I blame her for sticking it out--it's a judgment call either way).
  December 13, 2012 at 2:44AM EST
Old King Clancy

Sarah and Hank getting it on right after Hank bonds with Max over their similarities comes across as a little icky. While Michael Emerson was truly the grown up Max, this is a little close for comfort.

The most rewarding part of the episode for me was Amber learning from Sarah's mobius strip vicious circles. One of the more frustrating things for me is I don't feel like the characters learn very often, rather their behavior is justified. It was nice to see.

Was Bonnie Bedelia a budget cut? Seriously, where is she? Besides possibly teaching Amber to bake off-screen.
December 12, 2012 at 10:51PM EST Reply to Comment
Jaxemer11

I agree with everything you said, 100%. Even the part about Peter Krause, who I usually can't stand (except in Dirty Sexy Money). I think your point about the show doing some more ground work on Adam's religious beliefs would have made his prayer more interesting, but knowing he was an atheist made it interesting enough.

I think Hank and Sarah make a good couple, but I also thought Mark and Sarah made a good couple. Still, I hate to see them get together because I know her history of building guys up and then ripping them apart. It is in her character though.

I think the part that tore me up more than anything was not the Kristina scenes, which were predictable (there is no way the kill her off in after Zeek's speech about miracles), it was the scene where Amber breaks up with Ryan. I was devestated for Ryan, who I felt could really use someone like Amber to help him out. But, Amber was exactly right in what she said and was exactly right to look out for herself first. Maybe someday they can get back together in a healthy relationship.
December 13, 2012 at 1:24AM EST Reply to Comment
ScarletKnight

1) For whatever reason, this review didn't appear under the What's Alan Watching category, which is why there are few comments I would imagine.

2) I disagree with Alan's first footnote. I think that Haddie didn't find out about the cancer treatments until she landed in California. I anticipate a shouting match between Haddie and Adam over having to find out this way.
December 13, 2012 at 1:38AM EST Reply to Comment
SlackerInc

My room was dusty too, even with a HEPA air purifier. Huh.

I thought this was a very good episode, though I did have the same complaint you did, that they have just whitewashed away the whole issue with Haddie being tricked into going back to Cornell.
December 13, 2012 at 2:36AM EST Reply to Comment
- jan I felt the same way about the Haddie situation. She seemed to know what had happened and was glad her mother was better when she came to the hospital, so someone must have told her something sometime before that happened. Maybe because of the situation she was just glad to have her mother better, but there should have (or should still be) some repercussions about the lie they told her to get her back to school.
  December 13, 2012 at 3:33AM EST
jan

I haven't always liked the Monica Potter character in the past, but I thought she did a really effective job in this episode and several of them in this whole arc.

I also found it hard to believe that Sarah would just jump into bed with the Ray Romano character--although, given her other behaviors along the way, I don't know why that surprises me. I guess I just thought it was a little much a little soon; I mean, she was looking wistfully at the picture of her former fiancé in the family picture at the beginning of the episode. Just once I wish she'd show some evidence of having learned from previous experiences, but not yet I guess.
December 13, 2012 at 3:38AM EST Reply to Comment
Richard B

Zeek ?? Is this such an out of date name that people have never read "Zeke" in a book?
December 13, 2012 at 5:22AM EST Reply to Comment
- buffylew This has always bugged me too; why did the show have to spell his name that way?
  December 30, 2012 at 5:57PM EST
Patti Nase Abbott

I love this show because even when it doesn't quite intend it, it gives me a cathartic cry. I think almost anyone, religious or not, would pray after viewing that video. Peter Krause is one of the best actors on TV. Too bad he doesn't get the credit he deserves. He is just as effective in his quiet scenes as his more flashy ones. And yes, Sarah is a weak link on the show. Why can't they give her a real career instead of endless men?
December 13, 2012 at 8:26PM EST Reply to Comment

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Jaxemer11 Yep. The promos really detracted from the episode. It was obvious she wasn't going to die, and drumming up that drama sort of took away from everything else that was so perfectly played.

SlackerInc AMG, I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I am sure you're right, that these kinds of "deathbed conversions" happen all the time. I hope it doesn't happen to me when my time comes, but who knows.

Gigi7 I kept remembering scenes from "It's A Wonderful Life" - especially the way Adam was praying. I thought it might start snowing in the CCU when Christina got to "live again". Sweet, sad episode.

jetcat Very funny, Steve regarding Ithaca airport. As a former Cornellian, I agree.

richard thats EXACTLY what I thought. when i heard people were worried that theyd kill kristina off, i was thinkin, "nah, its not that kind of show." but briefly last night I thought it was possible.

Jaxemer11 I think the show could have done some interesting things if Kristina had died, but there was no way they were going there in a Christmas episode and it would be difficult to go to that well again. Looks like she is here to stay.

buffylew I don't necessarily think that the "tell Haddie about chemotherapy" plot point happening offscreen is a nitpick. I think it's a huge disservice to viewers that we didn't get to see the resolution, and I'm kind of ticked off about it.

ghoti I love this show, but I always enjoy your comments after each episode. It's rare someone complaining about a TV show in a comments section can make me laugh.

dave Spot-on! Was going to write something similar but you said it best.

mgrabois I'm just glad nobody referred to Kristina's turnaround as "a Christmas miracle".

(Oops cut off accidentally)... look forward to the show every week. If Friday Night Lights is no longer I am okay having this show to watch and care about. Happy Holidays everyone!

SlackerInc My room was dusty too, even with a HEPA air purifier. Huh. I thought this was a very good episode, though I did have the same complaint you did, that they have just whitewashed away the whole issue with Haddie being tricked into going back to Cornell.

Richard B Zeek ?? Is this such an out of date name that people have never read "Zeke" in a book?

buffylew This has always bugged me too; why did the show have to spell his name that way?

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Gigi7

I kept remembering scenes from "It's A Wonderful Life" - especially the way Adam was praying. I thought it might start snowing in the CCU when Christina got to "live again". Sweet, sad episode.

mgrabois

I'm just glad nobody referred to Kristina's turnaround as "a Christmas miracle".

(Oops cut off accidentally)... look forward to the show every week. If Friday Night Lights is no longer I am okay having this show to watch and care about.

Happy Holidays everyone!

SlackerInc

My room was dusty too, even with a HEPA air purifier. Huh.

I thought this was a very good episode, though I did have the same complaint you did, that they have just whitewashed away the whole issue with Haddie being tricked into going back to Cornell.

Richard B

Zeek ?? Is this such an out of date name that people have never read "Zeke" in a book?

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