Posted by Dustin on 12.05.2009 at 8:12 pm

So what follows are my thoughts on Thursday’s big two hour “Private Practice.”

First up, I really enjoyed both episodes. However given they were the last of the year, it would have been nice to have a little mention of the holidays. The thing that sucks the most about the shows ending so early this year is that we get no real holiday episodes, aside from that fast forward show of “Grey’s.”

I guess we now know why Addison is so screwed up when it comes to love. Holy home-wrecking family Batman! A mother whose been in the closet her whole life out of some duty to her family and their social standing, and a father in love with her and not willing to leave her, but will screw anything that turns his head. Oy!

I have to say, could the Captain have found anyone but Violet to bed? I mean talk about hitting close to home with his daughter. And did Violet not think it would make work awkward having slept with Addison’s father? Sometimes I don’t think the people on this show use their heads!

Poor Pete is heartbroken to learn Violet gave herself to another guy. Okay I can’t feel too bad for Pete here, given it was only a week ago he was at a bar trying to pick up chicks. Also clearly this was a part of Violet’s healing. She needed to feel like should could be intimate with a man again, but probably couldn’t do that with someone she was emotionally attached to just yet. Again though . . . Addison’s dad?

Addison once again found herself coming onto Sam, but he stopped them from doing anything as she was acting out over her own family issues. No no no no! I don’t like Sam and Addison together. He should be with Naomi, and this would really screw up Addison and Naomi’s friendship in a big way.

Speaking of Sam and Noami, holy teenager from hell batman! What a piece of work their daughter is. I loved Naomi telling her to call her father to come save her life, as she was going to kill her! Then Sam telling Mia to go apologize to her mother and hope she didn’t kill her. Great lines from them in this story.

Cooper and Charlotte remained at odds, as Cooper still can’t get over Charlotte not telling him about her marriage. He’s actually making me feel bad for Charlotte with the way he’s treating her. I don’t like feeling bad for people who don’t normally deserve pity!

The final story dealt with Dell, Heather and Betsy. Poor Dell, this was really heartbreaking. I think it was clear to us all that Dell was living in denial about Heather being clean. When that house blew up, I knew immediately she was cooking meth up. Pete of course butted in and projected his troubles with Violet and the baby onto Dell’s not wanting Betsy to see her mother before she died. Pete had no right and it was great to see Dell deck him. At the same time, Dell is going to have major guilt from all of this. Not only not letting Betsy say goodbye, but telling Heather he hoped she died a painful death. I just hope they don’t do something like make Dell turn to drugs now!