Episode
Brothers and Sisters: Matriarchy
Overview
Nora organizes an engagement party for Kitty and Robert. Justin is about to be deployed to Iraq, and he tries to have special time with his family members to say goodbye. Kitty finds it hard to tell her mother that she will be moving out. An old friend of Saul's visits after his divorce.
Details
- Series
- Brothers and Sisters
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2007-05-20
Episode context
Matriarchy is Episode 23 in Season 1 of Brothers and Sisters. It aired on 2007-05-20.
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Episode 20: Bad News
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Episode 19: Game Night
The Walkers have a family game night and invite Rebecca along for the ride. Kitty also meets Senator McCallister's gay brother and tries to set him up with Kevin.
Episode 18: Three Parties
Sarah accompanies Kitty to Senator McAllister's hometown to interview local residents for his upcoming election campaign, where she meets his high school sweetheart Alice. The pair meets up with some local high school seniors at a bar, and attends a party with them. Rebecca asks Justin to attend a house party with her, who ends with Justin getting a black eye; while Chad makes a surprising decision to come out that affects his relationship with Kevin in a negative way.
Meanwhile, at the advice of her best friend, Nora asks her professor out on a date. And Kitty returns to L.A. with new insight on McAllister and admits that she's falling in love with him.
Episode 17: All In the Family
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Episode 16: The Other Walker
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Episode 15: Love Is Difficult
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Episode 14: Valentine's Day Massacre
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Episode 13: Something Ida This Way Comes
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Episode 12: Sexual Politics
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