Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.

The drama went gunning out of order! The jumping between timelines was really distracting. Season two has to get rid of that annoying aspect of the show. I’m not a fan of it. Otherwise, the storylines worked well, and the crying didn’t stop… Jesus made his grand return from The Fosters, and he reminds us how charming he really is. Noah Centineo brought his fame from the Netflix Original movie, To All Boys I’ve Loved Before.

Opening him in bed with Rebecca presented an interesting situation for Callie, and helped connect Jesus to almost all the storylines in this episode. He was literally the center piece because of his involvement with Dennis, Callie, and Rebecca. He also presented a solid foil to Mariana’s workplace issues.

Most of the other characters didn’t appear, but it made the arcs stronger by focusing on this handful.

Honestly, Jesus needs to appear more often on this show. His character would make a good addition to the Coterie family, and his twin chemistry with Marianna feels fresh. The “I love you” scene made us cry! Don’t deny it!

Callie and Rebecca’s story was beautiful. How Callie shared her rape in foster care (Rot in hell, Liam!) made me so proud. Her journey in The Fosters shaped her into this successful woman, and this also connects to the Judge Wilson of it all. He has an emotional / heated argument with his son, and when he learns Callie heard everything, he tells her to never changer her character.

She also has a hot make-out session with Jaime in the bathroom.

I am so happy this show exists.

How Marianna navigated the small victories in getting noticed was worthy. In my opinion, this was the strongest part of the episode, which is a first for the series. Granted, this is the first season, Callie was definitely hogging screentime in the earlier episodes.

Overall, this was a victory in my book. Marianna and Raj made amends, Alex got put in his place, Callie’s about to reveal Rebecca’s secret (?) or Judge Wilson’s (?)… never change, Callie Adams Foster. The horror on Dennis’s face when he learns his soon-to-be ex-wife, Jennifer, was dating his friend broke my heart. I want him to find happiness. Ben pissed me off in this episode, that asshole. I will ship Rebecca and Jesus together if it means he keeps appearing on this show.

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