Unfinished Braverman Tales

Last week's episode of "Parenthood" left a lot of unanswered questions involving the Braverman family that are not going to be resolved immediately. For all I know, they won't be resolved this season, and of course it's already April.

Here's where the writers left us last week: Sarah interests a theatrical director and producer (played by Richard Dreyfuss) that her father served with in Vietnam into producing her unfinished play, despite the fact that he hasn't produced or directed anything in years. Sarah's daughter Amber learns she won't be going to UC Berkeley or anywhere else for college. Julia finds out her chances of having the second child she and her husband Joel wanted are slim to none. The chances of Crosby and Jasmine reconciling after he slept with another woman, despite his eternal shame, are even worse, as she won't forgive him or reconsider renewing their now-broken engagement.

How many of these issues will be developed further in tomorrow's episode? Likely zero. Based on the previews at the end of last week's show, it seems that this week's show will be devoted entirely to Adam's daughter Haddie's relationship with her boyfriend Alex - which did not get any attention last week. This week, Alex and Haddie are off the the prom. Meanwhile, I'm left wondering if Amber will go to college, or if her mother's play will get off the ground. Or if Julia and Joel will consider adoption. As for Crosby and Jasmine, stick a fork into that affair; it's done. In fact, Crosby's life is so screwed up - the woman he slept with was his nephew Max's educational therapist, which Adam (Max's father) is still ticked off at Crosby for - I suspect that the trajectory of his future is that of a long decline.

And, as always, let's hope the ratings don't follow a similar path.

At least "Parenthood" isn't going up against the CBS Monday night juggernaut, at least not for now. Rumors of a move to Monday nights in March, obviously, proved to be greatly exaggerated.