Posted by Dustin on 07.10.2013 at 1:20 pm

So I finally got caught up with “The Fosters.” The only episode I need to re-watch was last weeks where Jude got in trouble at school for wearing blue nail polish, and Lexi and Jesus needed the morning after pill because they were stupid idiots.

Jude was fairly absent from the recent episode. This one centered more on the older kids. Jesus and Lexi organized a parents get-together to talk about a church camp Lexie was going to and he wanted to follow. Lena and Stef had concerns obviously as to what Jesus might be told at the camp. In the end though it wasn’t Lexi’s parents they had to be concerned with, but Stef’s own father who wasn’t supportive of her family and relationship. I really like how they did not go with the obvious in this storyline. We are supposed to meet Stef’s mother in the future as well.

Mariana and Callie went to Wyatt’s “destroy my home that the bank repossessed” party because Mariana wanted to get out and have fun, and not have to sit through a dinner with her brother, Lexie and Lexi’s parents. She of course got drunk and learned Jesus and Lexi had sex and then took the morning after pill, which her moms bought for them. Upon arriving back home drunk, she blurted out to all during the dinner that Lexi and Jesus had sex. Oopsie! Mariana is not the innocent we all thought she was in the beginning. She’s also continuing to meet her birth mother in secret.

Callie meanwhile saw her ex Liam at the party. Earlier she had blown it with a girl in her foster support group who was apparently living in the same home as Liam. She guessed where she was by her Foster’s last names and fished too deeply for information. Liam has graduated, but still lives at home, and apparently has a temper. At the party he seemed very possessive and also showed agression with the way he talked to and grabbed Callie. By the end of the episode he showed creepy stalker tendencies by liking one of her photos on Instagram and commenting how it was a photo of the tree in her back yard.

Finally Brendon’s dad screwed up his audition with a renowned piano teacher. While he didn’t get a scholarship, he got signed on as a student and his dad promised to swing the very expensive payments for the lesson.

This episode was one of the first to give us major clues into who Liam is and what happened between him and Callie. It’s clear he is violent, possessive, and possibly insane. I don’t know if Callie was questioning the girl about Liam because she was curious about him, or worried for the girl. The previews seemed to hint at what really went down between her and Liam. I’m going to guess they had a relationship that went sour, and it got her kicked out of the foster home. However it could also have been unconsentual and she did not reveal this, as she says in the previews “once you become one of those kids, you are unfosterable.”

Read on for more spoilers for the next several episodes!

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JESUS AND MARIANA’S RELATIONSHIP IS TESTED AND LEXI MAKES A DRASTIC DECISION IN A NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,” MONDAY, JULY 15TH AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Jesus and Mariana face off over recent betrayals in the episode titled “The Fallout,” airing Monday, July 15th at 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC Family.

Feeling betrayed and angry, Jesus and Mariana get into a major fight. When Lexi’s parents take measures to keep her away from Jesus, Lexi makes a desperate decision, which could have serious and lasting consequences for her and her family. Meanwhile, Lena urges Callie to participate during her weekly group therapy sessions. Callie is conflicted but she opens up to Brandon, who supports her as she confronts a painful memory from her past. Jude hopes to impress his new friend Connor, who comes over to work on a school project. Jeff Melman directed the episode written by Bradley Bredeweg, Peter Paige and Zoila Amelia Galeano.

JESUS MEETS ANA, AND LENA’S EX PAYS A VISIT IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,” MONDAY, JULY 22ND AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Necar Zadegan (“Emily Owens, M.D.,” “24”) Guest Stars

Mariana takes Jesus to see Ana, and Lena’s ex-girlfriend, Gretchen (played by Necar Zadegan), arrives in town for a visit on the episode titled “Clean,” airing Monday, July 22nd at 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC Family.

A visit from Lena’s beautiful and sophisticated ex-girlfriend reveals a secret yearning Lena has hidden from Stef for the past ten years. Meanwhile, Brandon struggles to please his demanding new piano teacher and rebuffs an offer from Talya to reconnect. When an embarrassing video of Talya circulates around the school, Callie lends her support and urges Brandon cut her some slack. Mike’s drinking and Stef’s mounting concern do not go unnoticed at the precinct. Mariana and Jesus go to tell Ana to leave Mariana alone. The encounter with his birth mom and her desperate situation drive Jesus to take matters into his own hands, a move that could have dire consequences for the whole family. Millicent Shelton directed the episode written by David Ehrman and Paul Sciarrotta.

WHEN A LOVED ONE IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, THE FOSTERS STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR FAMILY STRONG ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,” MONDAY, JULY 29TH, AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

The drastic consequences of Jesus’ visit to Ana play out in the episode titled “Vigil,” airing Monday, July 29th at 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC Family.

While Lena tries to process the extent of Mariana and Jesus’ lies, Stef and Mike head to Ana’s to try and find Jesus. What they encounter lands someone in the hospital and changes the Foster family forever. While the family waits anxiously for news, tensions rise over the secrets the kids kept from Stef and Lena and even Brandon realizes he’s to blame for covering for the twins. Callie has a heart-to-heart with Brandon to help him understand the perspective of a foster child and Brandon learns how Callie’s mother died. Wyatt calls Callie on her growing bond with Brandon but Callie is all too familiar with the damage that could result from this kind of relationship. David Paymer directed the episode written by Executive Producer Joanna Johnson.