The Fosters: Callie’s Other Family. Plus Spoilers!
I am really enjoying “The Fosters” lately. I think ditching the Brandon and Callie storyline has been the best thing the show has done. I’m sure it will eventually be revisited, as they keep teasing about their love as of late, but both are trying to move on. I also felt a little dirty watching them sneaking around, knowing the situation they were in and that it could jeopardize Callie and Jude’s future. Putting Brandon in a rock band also has made his character a little more likable, at least for me. He seems less pretentious and snobby now. I do hope he gets full use of his hand back, but now I feel like I understand why the show wrote in the accident. His character was stuck and needed to grow.
I loved the resolution to Stef, Leena and the baby daddy drama at the school. The anonymous donor who later had a change of heart has agreed to the original anonymous terms. However Stef later suggested they not cut him out of the baby’s life, that their child should know where she comes from. Yes, they are having a little girl. I worry though that something will happen and the baby will be lost. Leena didn’t get the job as principal that she wanted, and I worry the stress and anxiety of the changes at her job with the new person coming in will cause issues.
I’m happy to see the show didn’t sweep the “is Jude gay” story under the rug. Last season when Leena told him his feelings were normal and didn’t mean he was gay really annoyed me. That a lesbian parent would say that to a kid seems very unrealistic to me. They’ve continued to tease the story this season with Jude and his friend, but their friendship went sower and now Jude has all but stopped talking. Hmmmmm. Interesting!
The twins storyline still doesn’t interest me that much, though I am warming up to Marianna and the dance squad story. For some reason I just really dislike Jesus though. I think it’s the way he keeps jumping from one girl to another.
Finally Callie met her birth father and her half-sister (little Snow White from “Once”). The half-sister basically has no life outside of academics and hobbies, so she immediately seemed to latch onto Callie. I can see the mother feeling Callie is a bad influence on her daughter at some point. This is hitting the mother hard, the idea her husband had a wife and kid before her. She also overheard him telling Stef that leaving Callie’s mother and bending to his family’s pressure was the biggest mistake he’s made and he regrets it. We learned he’s rich and his family pressured him to dissolve the marriage, they feared Callie’s mom was a gold-digger. He now wants to set up a college trust fund for Callie, and keeps claiming his parents are the reason the abandonment papers are taking so long. I don’t buy it. This guy is going to end up taking Callie at some point. I can just feel it.
Spoilers for the next two shows below!
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CALLIE’S CONCERNS FOR JUDE MOUNT IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,” AIRING MONDAY, JULY 14 AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
In the episode titled, “Truth Be Told,” Callie frets about the anxiety her recent decisions have caused Jude. Emma second-guesses her breakup with Jesus, putting him in an awkward position with a new love interest and with Mariana, who becomes unwillingly involved in his dilemma. Stef struggles with her suspicions about Mike and debates moving forward with her investigation into Ana’s disappearance. When Brandon’s bandmates take him on a hike for some “special” inspiration, Brandon opens up to an unexpected confidant about his past transgressions. And Callie’s emotions get the better of her when things get hot and heavy with Wyatt. The episode was written by Kelly Fullerton and directed by Ron Lagomarsino.
TRAGEDY BEFALLS THE FOSTERS FAMILY ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,” AIRING MONDAY, JULY 21 AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT (“ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK,” “ANY DAY NOW”) GUEST STARS
In the episode titled “Mother,” tragedy strikes the Fosters and they must look to each other for strength. Stef confronts Mike about Ana, and he comes clean about why he was at the halfway house the night of Ana’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Wyatt seeks relationship advice from a very uncomfortable Brandon, and Mariana is still furious with Jesus for putting her in the middle of his girl problems. The episode was written by Joanna Johnson and directed by Lee Rose.
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