The Worst Episodes of Brothers and Sisters

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7.1/10(153 votes)
#1 - States of the Union
S2:E410/21/2007
Rebecca's suspicions arise after Justin makes an almost miraculous recovery. Kevin pushes Saul to the edge to get some answers. Nora, Sarah and Kitty decide to go to a spa. Tommy tries to make friends but ends up in an embarrassing situation.
Director:Michael Schultz
Writer:Liz Tigelaar
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Director:Michael Schultz
Writer:Liz Tigelaar
7.2/10(347 votes)
#2 - Patriarchy
S1:E19/24/2006
Kitty returns to LA to interview for a political based TV show and to visit her family, which is full of secrets.
Director:Ken Olin
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
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Director:Ken Olin
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
7.4/10(248 votes)
#3 - An Act of Will
S1:E210/1/2006
The Walker family is forced to deal with the shock of William's death and the reading of the will, which threatens to cause a rift in the family.After Nora learns that Justin has been fired from his job and has disappeared, she, Kitty and Kevin head off on a road trip to find him.
Director:Matt Shakman
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Matt Shakman
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(162 votes)
#4 - Something New
S2:E811/25/2007
Kitty and Robert takes dance lessons. Tommy gets a surprise visit and Kevin makes a drastic decision.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Jennifer Cecil
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Jennifer Cecil
7.5/10(221 votes)
#5 - Date Night
S1:E510/22/2006
In an effort to move on from her husband's death, Nora goes on a date with another guy, but things don’t go quite as well as she had planned.Kitty decides to go on a very awkward double-date with Jonathan and Warren, and Kevin connects with Scotty on their date together.
Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(188 votes)
#6 - Love Is Difficult
S1:E152/18/2007
Sarah and Joe go into therapy following the tensions of their marriage. An office poll unsettles Kitty about her relationship with Senator McCallister.Tommy bumps into a concealed member of the Walker family while Tommy and Julia learn about a surprise addition to the family.
Directors:Michael Schultz, Michael Lange
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Michael Schultz, Michael Lange
Writer:Unknown

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7.5/10(177 votes)
#7 - Sexual Politics
S1:E121/14/2007
Kevin meets a new love interest, but isn't sure about his sexual orientation. Nora and Kitty have been persuaded to use the services of an executive matchmaker with decidedly mixed results.
Director:Sandy Smolan
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Sandy Smolan
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(161 votes)
#8 - History Repeating
S2:E310/14/2007
Rebecca worries about Justin, Tommy's marriage hits a road block as Julia starts coming out of her depression. Kevin meets an old flame and Kitty prevents a scandal.
Director:Matt Shakman
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
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Director:Matt Shakman
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
7.5/10(150 votes)
#9 - The Missionary Imposition
S2:E112/10/2008
Nora and Isaac get closer to each other. Jason makes Kevin to do some soul searching and think about his future.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(228 votes)
#10 - Affairs of State
S1:E310/8/2006
William Walker's indiscretions are made painfully public, and Nora shocks the family as she reveals that she's not as naive as they all think she is.Justin decides to tell Kitty about their father's affair, and the Walker siblings all feel the burden of their very own secrets.
Director:Tucker Gates
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Tucker Gates
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(208 votes)
#11 - Family Portrait
S1:E410/15/2006
Sarah and Joe both face a big challenge when they discover that something may be wrong with their daughter, Paige.Kitty finds herself torn between two men, Justin begins his new job, Kevin gets jealous after seeing Scotty with another guy, and Nora suspects that Saul has feelings for Holly.
Director:Ken Olin
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ken Olin
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(180 votes)
#12 - Bad News
S1:E204/29/2007
Rebecca tells Justin that Joe kissed her. Joe tries to confess to Sarah about the kiss, but before he can get enough courage, she receives the news from the most unexpected person. When Nora fails her writing class, her teacher allows her to pass on one condition - she must go on a date with him. And, Kitty has to calm the Senator down after a disastrous helicopter crash.
Director:Jason Moore
Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
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Director:Jason Moore
Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
7.6/10(179 votes)
#13 - Three Parties
S1:E184/8/2007
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.
Director:Sandy Smolan
Writer:Marc Guggenheim
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Director:Sandy Smolan
Writer:Marc Guggenheim
7.6/10(154 votes)
#14 - Two Places
S2:E611/4/2007
Kitty gets a visit from an old friend to do some damage control regarding her pregnancy. But it doesn't go as planned. Sarah is struggling with Paige, while Justin is down.
Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Alison Schapker
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Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Alison Schapker
7.6/10(144 votes)
#15 - Separation Anxiety
S2:E134/20/2008
While Robert and Kitty visit a fertility clinic, Rebecca and Justin decide to have DNA tests to see if they really are related.
Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(136 votes)
#16 - Bakersfield
S3:E611/2/2008
Nora sets out to find as much as she can about William's son in order to beat Holly. Meanwhile, Kitty and Robert await news on a potential birth mother.
Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(128 votes)
#17 - The Rhapsody of the Flesh
S5:E811/14/2010
The charms and well intended matchmaking antics of Luc's visiting mother, Gabriela, quickly turn to high drama as she sticks her nose in Nora's romantic affairs.
Director:Matthew Rhys
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
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Director:Matthew Rhys
Writer:Jon Robin Baitz
7.6/10(121 votes)
#18 - Love All
S4:E225/2/2010
The Walkers seem to all being going through an adjustment period, as Cooper acts out against Sarah while Luc becomes a member of the family, Justin has trouble finding the same passion for medicine that he had while serving in Iraq, and Kevin struggles with his newfound unemployed status.
Director:Michael Schultz
Writers:Michael J. Cinquemani, Sarah Goldfinger
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Director:Michael Schultz
Writers:Michael J. Cinquemani, Sarah Goldfinger
7.7/10(192 votes)
#19 - Light the Lights
S1:E1012/10/2006
Sarah, Tommy and Saul make a big mistake when they try to retrieve funds to try and save the family's business.Kevin comes up with an idea about how to try and stop Justin from going back into the military, and Kitty tries to decide what she's going to do about her job offers.
Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(178 votes)
#20 - Home Front
S2:E19/30/2007
In the second season premiere, we return to the Walker family, who have a variety of different problems. Nora is now keeping a blog on Iraq. Meanwhile, a friend of Holly's flirts with Kevin, unaware that he's gay. Kitty is given advice on how to act now that she and the Senator are engaged.
Director:Ken Olin
Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
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Director:Ken Olin
Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
7.7/10(165 votes)
#21 - An American Family
S2:E210/7/2007
Kevin, Nora and Kitty go to pick up Justin who has just returned home from the war. McCallister finds that he’s getting closer to Walkers. Meanwhile, the truth is revealed between Sarah and Rebecca and Tommy is not able to get the hang of being a father.
Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Gloria Muzio
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(157 votes)
#22 - Compromises
S2:E122/17/2008
Rebecca gets a new hobby, while Sarah has to make an important decision.
Director:David Paymer
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Paymer
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(145 votes)
#23 - Book Burning
S3:E210/5/2008
Much to the chagrin of her mother and siblings, Kitty decides to publish a tell-all memoir about Robert's unsuccessful Presidential race and the trials and tribulations of the Walker family. Meanwhile, Justin slows his relationship with Rebecca to a near stand still.
Director:Laura Innes
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Laura Innes
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(131 votes)
#24 - Lost & Found
S3:E152/15/2009
Kitty finds out someones killed her interview with Times Magazine. Nora invites Ryan to her house. Holly discovers what Tommy's been up to and the ownership he has in Ojai Foods.
Director:David Paymer
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Paymer
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(124 votes)
#25 - Faking It
S5:E310/10/2010
Kitty continues her stay in Ojai, trying to reinvent herself, when she meets a handsomely rugged handyman, Jack. As Kitty fakes her persona to seem like a local, she winds up in a situation that proves that honesty usually is the best policy. Meanwhile, the rest of the Walkers are in on a little surprise birthday celebration for Sarah; what they all don't know is that Sarah has been lying to Luc about her age to appear younger... It's hard to keep up with the truth.
Director:Michael Schultz
Writer:Veronica West
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Director:Michael Schultz
Writer:Veronica West