The summer finale is here. There was a lot that happened so let's get to it.
So last week we saw Coto watching the security camera video of Daphne and Nikki in his office. This week he his confronting John about the whole thing. He accused John of being the ring leader of the whole thing. Of course John didn't know anything about it. So Daphne spilled everything to him and he was not happy about any of it. See, Daphne could go to jail because of all of this which is just insane! So Daphne, being Daphne, decided to try and talk Coto out of saying anything. His solution: for John to pay him $50,000! And when her parents found out about this they got even more angry. So Daphne tried to handle the situation again, this time she wrote a blog post on Jace's blog about why she did what she did. Daphne still may go to jail but her parents don't have to pay all that money and Coto's little secrets have come to the light.
Bay and Ty are going through some troubles too (what's new?). Ty is leaving in 3 days and at first things are looking positive because he won't be in danger for his whole tour. He'll be in Germany for most of it. But of course that all changes in two seconds! Everything changed and he's really going into danger; so serious that his army buddy is telling him to get a will! This is when the relationship start to go down the slippery slope. Bay wants to graduate early to go to art school Germany to be closer to Ty, but when she tells him this he's not having it. He wanted to slow things down. When Bay goes to his place for further explanation a random pair of panties is uncovered on Ty's bed. She automatically thinks its that girl he slept with before and he doesn't deny it! I was really confused because his army buddy asked to use his place to "hang out" with his girl. I thought Ty would shoot down Bay's accusation but he didn't. It turns out that it was all a lie and he never told Bay that. Ty really makes me angry. He didn't want to tell Bay the truth and worry her so he lies about cheating! That's not cool. What a jerk move! I want to feel bad for him because he's going back to war but he's making hard to do that.
He leaves and Bay runs to Emmett for some kind of comfort which really confused me. It seems like they can't stay away from each other. I wonder what will happen with them next??
Angelo was having some troubles of his own with his little girl. Regina has moved out and Angelo can't raise Abby alone. He makes the very tough decision to give her back to her adoptive parents but this time they agree on an open adoption. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been to come to that decision. At least he gets to see her throughout her life. I just feel bad that he doesn't get to raise her.
Last but certainly not least is Toby and Nikki's wedding. Most of the episode is their rehearsal dinner and everything seems to be a little out of control. Their parents really didn't want the wedding to happen and they tried to find time to tell them. John couldn't keep his mouth shut and said he would be paying for Toby and Nikki's divorce in a few years! John is back to his regular self and picked the wrong time to do it because Toby was right behind him when he said that. So Toby confronts his mom about the whole thing and he, Nikki, the parents and even Bay and Daphne get into this huge argument and the wedding. It ends with Nikki's mom saying the whole thing is only so they can have sex and no one cares if they do that so they should just go have sex and not get married!! So what do Toby and Nikki do? They go and have sex to see if that's why they're really getting married. The morning of the wedding, Toby texts Kathryn to cancel the whole thing and everyone rejoices. But, they are the fools! Toby and Nikki went to the court house and got married without anyone knowing! This made me laugh so much. I loved that they did that. Everyone's going to be mad but I'm glad they did what they wanted to do.
Overall I was very pleased with this summer finale. We were left with some good cliffhangers. I mean, Daphne might go to jail! Who would've thought that would happen?! And now Toby and Nikki have to come back and tell their parents they really are married. January can't come sooner enough. Until then!
I'm disappointed because this episode was not as great as I thought it would be. There were some really shocking parts though but kind of random. First off, Toby and Nikki are having their bachelor and bachelorette parties and out of no where Simone calls to say she's got chlamydia! Now this whole storyline was unnecessary. Why would they even bring Simone back up; she is just a recipe for disaster! Toby also had to deal with Emmett and Wilke (who wasn't really there) not supporting the wedding. But, of course, in the end everything was alright and the wedding is still happening.
The next shocking thing was with Daphne. Coto basically threatened her if she told anyone about his affairs. My question is what does he have on her? I mean, it could be that whole thing with Chef Jeff but that really wouldn't hurt her more than it would hurt him. He might just hurt John, but how? Also, Daphne blabbed to Nikki about the whole thing and Nikki left an angry voice mail for Coto. So to make matters worse they sneak into his office and delete it. The only problem is that cameras caught their every move and Coto knows about it! Daphne is just getting deeper and deeper into it and what's done in the dark comes to the light so someone is bound to find out.
So Bay moved back into the Kennish house and tried to get her dad to do something about Ty's deployment. The only problem is that Ty wants to go back! I really wasn't expecting that but I can totally understand why he wants to do it. I mean, the only reason why she wanted him to stay was so that they can spend more time together but that's not a good enough reason. So he's leaving, again. I'm a little sad Bay moved out of Angelo's. I liked it when they were all together but I guess it couldn't last.
Speaking of Angelo, he got his baby girl back! That whole situation escalated too quickly. It seemed like it took 2 seconds for him to get the baby back. So he and Regina took care of her on the first night and then ... they did the deed, but that didn't last long! I'm so mad! I was waiting so long for them to give in and get together and when they do it last about 5 minutes! It's all Regina so maybe she'll change her mind. One can only hope.
The last thing was wedding planning! Nikki's mom and Kathryn got together to plan the wedding and at first it seemed like Nikki's mom was taking advantage of the Kennish wealth. She kept bringing up all these lavish ideas and Kathryn caught on real quick. But then Regina told Kathryn about Nikki's dad and I guess she felt bad for accusing her of taking advantage. John was not too happy about hearing that Nikki's dad sold drugs but that just something he's going to have to deal with. After Kathryn apologized to Nikki's mom, they both admitted that they don't think the wedding is a good idea! Who knows what they're going to do about it but it looks like they won't stand for it much longer.
Overall this episode was okay. There a whole lot of stupidity and kind of shocking stuff that happened. The only really nice thing that happened was Travis and Mary Beth kissing, finally. Other than that it was a hot mess. It looks like everything is going to explode in everyone's faces next week, which is the summer finale. I hope its better than good because these past few episodes haven't been. Until next week!
Bay and Daphne got themselves into some interesting situations in this episode. Let's start with Bay.
Ty thought it would be a great idea for he and Bay to go camping, but he was wrong. He made Bay climb this high ladder thing and the only way to get down was to jump. She did it, but hurt herself on the way down and got super pissed at Ty about it. See, the reason why he did it was because of Emmett and I guess he wanted Bay to prove to him that she trusted him and wanted to be with him and not Emmett. Bay didn't like this and stormed off into the woods going God knows where which freaked Ty out. She ended up hurting her ankle and now she's on crutches. Such a wonderful trip!
Daphne is getting herself into some serious trouble, too. All the things she and Jace did are coming back to haunt her. Coto has definitely caught on to her and it's not looking good. Jace is still bad news! Daphne finally broke up with him but that didn't stop him from continuing to text Coto. My problem with the whole thing is that Daphne is taking all the heat! Jace played a part in this too and I'm starting to think that he was just in it for the political dirt and doesn't care about how it hurts anybody. All I know is that Jace better watch his back. I'm not sure if Daphne will keep taking all the heat for much longer and she's pissed at him so who knows what she'll do to get back at him.
Kathryn was put in a super awkward position in this episode with Coto's wife. I was kind of wishing for her to come clean about what he did to her but that wasn't the place for that. Hopefully all Coto's evilness will come to light this season.
Toby and Nikki, oh Toby and Nikki. Nothing can break these two up! It always seems like they are going to call off the wedding but it never happens. Kathryn definitely thought that Toby was going to call it off and I'm sure we all thought the same thing. I guess it's nice that this is the one relationship that's really going strong. I'm not rooting for them to break up but I'm still unsure if they will go through with the wedding.
So John is still being super nice to Regina and it's still weird. I've come to the conclusion that I will never get used to the nice John. He did do something wrong by telling Regina's boss that she was the one married to Angelo but John didn't do it on purpose so it doesn't really count. Oh and I'm glad that Regina got the job full time! I hope this time she'll stay on the right track for good this time.
That ending with Emmett and his dad was the sweetest thing. Hopefully they'll have a better relationship now.
I'm a little upset about how these episodes are playing out. I keep expecting there to be some really intense and dramatic moments but they haven't been happening. These final episodes better be like that or I'll be mad. It seems like they're building up to some big explosion that will happen in the finale but I want mini explosions in the episodes before then. I'll be disappointed if it doesn't happen that way. I am excited about next week because it looks like Regina and Angelo will really get together, but we'll see.
I know I said I wouldn't have a review this week because of work but things change!
This whole episode was awkward, shocking, and a little bit annoying.
The first annoying thing in this episode were John and Kathryn; big surprise. These two just can't let life happen. They always have to interfere into people's lives to make them go the way they think it should go. They really need to let Toby live his life. Let him get in to Wash U on his own! Why is it so necessary for his grandfather to make a call and how is that fair?! All that stuff makes me so mad!
The other annoying thing was Bay and Ty. These two can't stay together for 2 minutes without something happening that causes them to break up! It's ridiculous! First Ty got all jealous when he was Bay and Emmett kiss at the end of that movie they made forever ago. And when Bay goes to see him and he suggest they break up, she doesn't even fight for him. But that didn't last long because Ty came after her and they got back together. But, we really don't know how long that will last because Ty is going back to Afghanistan soon! Shocker! These two can't catch a break! There were also some SUPER awkward moments between Bay and Emmett; like that hug and them watching the kiss. Just plain awkward.
There was also an awkward moment between Daphne and ... Chef Jeff!!! Yes, Chef Jeff is back and this time with a fiance. Apparently he's been seeing this girl for 4 years!! That means that he was cheating on her with Daphne!! Such a crazy turn of events, but it gets even crazier. Jace is bad news. He may look nice and have a great voice but he's NO GOOD!! He told Jeff's fiance about him and Daphne and Daphne found out about it because Jeff confronted her! Of course Daphne confronted Jace about the whole thing and wasn't apologetic at all! Daphne really needs to drop him now before she gets into trouble.
The final shocker of the episode was the truth behind Nikki's dad. So last week we learned that they found the guy that shot her dad and Toby thought it would be a good idea for her to meet him. So they get to the prison but she doesn't want to do it so Toby talks to him. The guy ends up telling Toby that Nikki's dad was his drug dealer!! I surely didn't see that coming. Toby then goes and tells Nikki and she's completely in denial about it and pissed at Toby for believing it. It's just a really sad thing.
Overall this episode was okay. I think, with this show, ABC Family has a tendency of showing really intense promos and then the episode doesn't live up to them. I really thought that this episode would be the big one but it wasn't. This is why I'm a little worried about next week because the promo was crazy intense!! Let's just hope that next week's episode lives up to the promo. My fingers are crossed.
So first I have to apologize for not having a review up last week. There was a lot going on and I couldn't get on my computer until last Thursday! I also want to apologize in advance because there night not be a review next week. I work at a camp that has overnight groups come and next week is the last week for it. Sorry guys.
So first off, ABC Family deceived us all last week by showing us the wrong promo. Everyone I know was excited for this intense episode and it wasn't even the right one! So I won't talk about how anticlimactic it was because they showed us the wrong promo!! Now that we got that out of the way let's get on with this week's episode.
There was a lot going on so let's just take it one by one. So Daphne is teaching Jace how to swim and they spot that cheating senator scoping out all the women. Daphne then finds out that the one girl that worked there that was having an affair with this senator (who's name isn't worth remembering) is pregnant! So Jace and Daphne took it upon themselves to send mysterious text messages to this guy saying they know what he did. These two are getting themselves into some risky business here. I was so scared that they were going to get caught, but luckily they didn't and Daphne got him to side with her on the sex education bill. So, I like Jace but I think it's only because of his voice. I could listen to that all day.
So Simone is back and she is squeezing herself into Toby's life. She ends up getting him a gig at her uncle's restaurant and Nikki sees they text. Of course, she thinks they are getting back together or something so she takes herself on down there only to find him singing and not cheating. She got played! Now these two really need to have a serious conversation. Toby definitely has cold feet and I don't think they value the same things. Sadly, I don't see this relationship working out. I really hope it does but it doesn't look too good.
Regina and Angelo are about 5 seconds away from making out with each other. Regina is really fighting her love for Angelo, but it won't last. She even said it herself that she hasn't given in to temptation yet! And she needs to give in because they are married and they love each other. It just needs to happen.
Angelo finally got news about his baby and went to visit the people that adopted her. If it wasn't for Ty, Bay wouldn't have even gone, but Ty was a sweetie and drove her all the way there. The meeting was super awkward! The baby was adopted by a gay guy couple and one of the dads was fine but the other was straight up rude! He never even gave Angelo a change and basically said if you want her see me in court! So it's looking like Angelo is going to fight for her but he doesn't have Bay on his side. Personally, I think he should fight. I mean, he already lost time with his first daughter so what makes you think he would do the same thing with his new daughter? And the mother didn't even ask his permission to put the baby up for adoption and that is just plain wrong. He should fight and Bay needs to get on his side.
Lastly I'll talk about Bay and Ty. Those two nasties need to stop. They finally did the dirty little deed and now it seems like Bay can't get enough, but Ty doesn't seem like he wants to do it as often as Bay. That might create an issue.
This was an okay episode. It seemed like there was a lot of storylines but not that much really happened. Hopefully next week will be really, really good. And some advice to whoever plays the promos over ABC Family: TRIPLE check them to make sure it's the right one. You have one job, please do it right next time.
So, I feel a little weird reviewing this episode since it's not real, but what they hey, let's do it.
The episode starts out about 13 years ago. We see the Kennish's morning routine. Little Bay and Toby are super adorable! Then John gets the call about the switch, they meet with lawyers and end up going to court. John gets what he wants and gets custody of both girls. All this takes place after Daphne goes deaf. We see her getting ripped out of Regina's hands and it's really heartbreaking. Then we move into the future; 13 years later.
Here are the differences. Daphne has a cochlear implant and doesn't talk with and accent and she is one out of control girl! She's best friends with Simone (yikes!) and they get into plenty of trouble. She skips school, goes to a frat party, and gets with some guy she used to like! All I could think is 'Daphne that little slut!' Well, like mother like daughter.
And let's talk more and Kathryn. Kathryn is still a writer, but she is also having an affair with that senator that made a pass at her in last weeks episode! That was a shocker. I never thought she would be like that, but John doesn't treat her well. And John is a push over, he let's Daphne get whatever she wants! Daphne just pulls the cochlear card and he feels sorry for her and he missed out on the first 3 years of her life so he just let's everything she does slide.
Bay on the other hand is a goodie 2 shoes. She studies all the time and doesn't even know about the frat party, but Kathryn forces her to go with Daphne. Oh and she has short hair which is just really weird. Honest;y, I feel super bad for her. She's the outsider of the family and knows nothing about her real family. It's really sad.
And Toby is still a gambler. But, we don't see much of Toby after this. I guess his life isn't really that important in this parallel universe.
Also, Emmett exist in this universe and he meets Bay after she leaves the frat party and gives her a ride home. He questions her about her life and then they go on a search for some information on Regina and they find it!
Bay and Daphne both go to Regina's house only to find her mother there. She know exactly who they are and when they ask about Regina the truth finally comes out. It turns out that Regina died some time before then on the girl's birthday! That had to be the saddest moment of the episode. I knew that she wasn't going to be alive but I still got teary eyed. And then the girls confronted John about it and it wasn't good because that was just after he confronted Kathryn about her affair. The dream lands ends with John collapsing but this time, no one was around to help him. I'm assuming that he would've died if the dream continued.
In the final minutes we see John wake up to Kathryn and Regina standing there and the first thing John does is thank Regina for being there. I am so happy he said this. Hopefully he'll start to be more grateful for Regina and maybe even forgive her. Then I might actually like him ... MAYBE! I'm really hoping that there's a moment when someone says to John that he would've died if Regina wasn't there. Maybe it'll come next week.
Overall this episode was super weird and sad and I legit shed a tear, which is a big deal. I really wished that they changed the intro though. But, yeah this was just a really weird episode and I'm glad that it wasn't real, but I probably would watch the show if it was like this. Even though Regina was dead, Angelo could still be out there and seeing Bay go through the process of finding him would be interesting. Also, the cinematographer in me loved the transitions!
I can't wait until next week. It looks like it's going to be just as intense and emotion as last night was! Oh and if anyone knows what 'ecce mono' means I would appreciate you letting me know because I looked it up and found nothing.
I have to first say sorry for not having a review next week. I was working and didn't have access to a computer. Now on to this weeks review.
Things are heating up on Switched at Birth! First Bay and Ty are back together!! I must admit that I like Ty a little better than Emmett. He's so sweet and he fought for our country and now he's trying to figure out how to live as a civilian. And the way he is with Mary Beth makes my heart melt. I just love Ty. Bay on the other hand, really needs to not meddle in peoples business. Mack is so annoying and I have no idea what Mary Beth saw in him.
I said before and I'll say it again, Angelo and Regina need to get back together. It just needs to happen. I think Angelo is one smart dude and I think he knows exactly what he's doing with his money. I'm pretty sure he's going to stay rich, unless the restaurant doesn't do well, but I'm hoping it does.
Moving on to Daphne, I think she needs to chill with the guys for a minute. It seems like she is always trying to find a boyfriend (Bay too but where not talking about her). I'm not too sure about Jace; he's a little shady to me. I mean, he lied to Daphne and snoops around the office digging up dirt. I have the feeling that he might try to find dirt on John and then things could get real ugly, real fast.
Now on to the big explosion of the night; John Kennish. First off, that senator guy is a sleaze and thank God Kathryn told John. And John had a right to be mad, this man made a pass at his wife. The best thing John ever did was going to see that guy and yelling at him. It shows he really loves and cares about his wife, and I hope Jace exposes him for being a cheating sleaze. John had me on his side at that moment but it quickly changed. He really needs to not hold a grudge against Regina and Angelo. The fact is that they are Bay's real parents, not him and there's nothing he can do about it. I hope he gets that through his head. Maybe that's what happens in his little dream, which I'm really excited about seeing, but I'll get to that later. So John had a heart attack or something and is pulse-less on the ground. I do hope he's okay, and I think it's hilarious that Regina was the one to call 911. She'll probably be the one that saves his life and hopefully then he can see her in a new light.
Overall this episode was great. It's stirring up some stuff and this family's world is about to turn upside down and I'm excited to see it! So according to the preview next week is the 'what if the switch never happened' episode, which I'm thinking is John's unconscious dream thing he's in right now. I just can't wait to see what he thinks it would be like. The other think I want to see is what happens with Toby and Nikki. Their relationship is on the rocks and they are going to have to make a decision; do they want to be together or not. I'm starting to think not but who knows. Well, until next week. I seriously can't wait!
