Tara Ariano July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 Quote In the series finale, Boris, who is planning to leave the Hamptons, asks Hank to join him; Hank contemplates life changes; Evan and Paige consider a life-altering decision; and Divya receives long-awaited news. Link to comment
Primetimer July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Summer's over, guys. FOREVER. View the full article Link to comment
chitowngirl July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Nice, but predictable ending. Anvils were falling all over the place. 1 Link to comment
DrScottie July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, chitowngirl said: Nice, but predictable ending. Anvils were falling all over the place. Yeah, but it's a summer fluff show. It's not supposed to be too complicated. When Paige said it was going to be cozy with 6 people (them, the foster children and their own) in their place, I knew something would change about that. I wasn't expecting Evan to be left Shadow Pond though, maybe the guesthouse. Does Shadow Pond still have the shark tank? Of course, Hank ends up with Jill. We knew that after she headed back to Africa and the two exchanged glances at the end of the episode. Libby reminded him of how she expected them to be together and he went back to Chewie's where they had their first date. Anvils indeed, but a nice way to end the lighthearted show. 7 Link to comment
BungalowSummer July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 (edited) I called it all: Evan and Paige foster the kids and Hank goes to Africa to woo Jill and start a new life. But I could never have guessed that Boris is Russian royalty descended from the Czars. I look forward to him deposing Putin when he's ready. This last was the bluest blue sky conceit and truly "Royal Pains." I loved every minute, teared up at least four times. I didn't even mind the fulsome toasts to Divya. I appreciated the lack of Eddie and that they really focused on the key characters. I think Mark Feuerstein was really inhabiting Hank in this finale. He had a bemused grin in almost every scene. In the end, the show really was a tale of two brothers growing up and growing together. And Evan was right, HankMed is a state of mind. Farewell, Royal Pains. Summer will be less bubbly and more humid without you. Edited July 7, 2016 by BungalowSummer 15 Link to comment
twoods July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Predictable, but I still cried. I will miss this fluffy summer show and the characters, and of course the scenery porn. 6 Link to comment
scrambled eggs July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 I'm going to miss this show--it was never great art, but the cast was really likable and the show got some fun guest stars. It's really the end of an era, no more "blue sky" shows on USA. I like Suits and Mr. Robot, but I wish there was still a place for the Psychs and Monks and Royal Pains. 15 Link to comment
auntiemel July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 I cried. Multiple times. *sigh* I am going to miss this show! 4 Link to comment
DrScottie July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 That's up there with the Parks and Recreation finale as a truly great send-off for a show. I'm sad to see it go. Everyone got the happy ending they deserved, except maybe Boris who wanted Hank to join him. Then again, Boris is alive thanks to Hank, so that's a happy ending in and of itself. Choosing a life with Jill vs. getting caught up with who or what is trying to kill Boris this week, Hank made the right call. 3 Link to comment
mojito July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Too schlocky to be memorable, or even entertaining. All the "if it weren't for you"s that Divya and Hank got from so many of the other characters....Boris wanting to what, adopt Hank so he would have a full-time friend? Evan lives in a mansion now because he deserved it? Way to protect someone's top, top secret medical paperwork, Hank. Burning them in an open fire on a public beach. Too bad Hank didn't have access to a fireplace. Wouldn't someone as secretive and security-conscious as Boris have a way to destroy his medical paperwork? Surely his house has an incinerator or something, right? Maybe he already packed it for his trip to his undisclosed location. Well, of course Divya got in to Johns Hopkins. She deserved it....Who saw twins in Evan and Paige's future (and very blonde ones, at that)? These writers must still be in high school. I honestly can't think of a worst series finale. 1 Link to comment
candall July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Oh, you guys are such softies. There was a metric ton of snarkworthy stuff. Boris literally sailed off into the sunset. . .okay, well, motorboated off to his sunset backlit yacht. Geez, I thought they were setting up a Divya spinoff. The beautiful harried mother of many navigates the pressures of med school, where she already knows far more than her classmates--I could see that being pitched. (Are we to understand Divya ended up exactly back where she started, with only her MD-enhanced slice of the Hankmed pie to show for all that trouble? Or do they all spend three months each year staffing Hankmed, slumming in the Hamptons?) Re The Final Staff Meeting, were Divya and Evan at loggerheads for all these years and I didn't notice? That would have been a natural bit of friction, if anyone had thought about it before the last episode. (Small sidesnark: no one gets champagne unless Divya agrees to some apple juice. Bwah!) I was amused that Boris assigned Shadow Pond to "the use of the hospital administrator." I can picture Evan's wide-eyed disbelief and sputtering, some years down the road, when he's reminded of those terms. Short shrift for Jeremy, my favorite. Eyeroll for the nice bottle of cab at the table with a view of the African veldt, but I was okay with Hank's epilogue. (Never mind my grousing for the last three weeks that all the nesting and moments of self-awareness were just grist for the ultimate Jill+Africa mill.) I understand the itch to switch up your entire life after everything gets too settled. Hank may eventually decide to go treat the Russian peasants infected with plague by foes of Boris's bid to restore the oligarchy. Take care, everybody. P.S>I loved Campbell Scott being all Rico Suave, but did anyone ever understand the Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz story? Posh bazillionaire, rare genetic disorder, home shark tank: Work it! 2 Link to comment
honeydo7 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Finally, a series finale, that got it right! 5 Link to comment
AriAu July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 And they all lived happily ever after! Quote There was a metric ton of snarkworthy stuff But what did you expect from this piece of fluff. Boris into the sunset was the best, maybe tied with the medical records bonfire in plain site on what Libby told us is a public beach. Nice of her to show up, by the way. And tell me there was any doubt Hank was going to find Jill after that furtive glance from the cab a few episodes back? They killed HankMed, had the last staff meeting, sent 2 of the 3 qualified persons off to far away places (or at least Baltimore), yet still had patients 3 years later??? And forget the bottle of wine, where did that hunk of cheddar come from...Hank bring a cheese board and some charcuterie with him to see Jill? Gotta love the foster kids running up and hugging Dieter-life is going to change for that dude. Quote think Mark Feuerstein was really inhabiting Hank in this finale. He had a bemused grin in almost every scene. That look is called "I can't believe we got away with this for 8 seasons and got to hang in the Hamptons each summer AND make big bucks! Best I can say is that it was predictable and predictably mushy and predictably just fine.....as expected. 2 Link to comment
snarktini July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Eh, it was fine. I'd have preferred Hank go his own way rather than chase Jill. I always prefer that, though -- drives me crazy that HEA nearly always involves romantic coupling. The lauding of Divya felt a bit OTT, or maybe just lopsided since we viewers know everyone is leaving not just her. But it was intentionally wrapped up and we know what happens, which I appreciate in this kind of show. (Although had Hank gone off to a new adventure, I'd have wanted them not to button it up. Have him drive off into the sunset to find himself, end scene.) I was so distracted by Boris on the beach... all those panning shots of him in the open, even though he was being hunted?! Doesn't seem like a very good hiding-out strategy to go back to his estate and then stand around on an empty public beach. (Not to mention transporting sensitive medical files to a public location instead of burning onsite. As has been covered.) The aerial shots felt tense, like he was about to get kidnapped or shot! I know they made it clear his life wasn't in danger but there was something about the art direction that felt menacing to me. Why was it the "last" staff meeting if they didn't know that Hank was leaving? And IIRC Evan hadn't announced he was quitting yet, either. I guess they meant it was the last of the season, the last with Divya, but that's not what it sounded like in the moment. Because I knew it was a series finale I guess I was reading into it. 1 Link to comment
Willowsmom July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Divya was leaving because Raj has a job in Baltimore. Hence the last staff meeting. Link to comment
Moose135 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Willowsmom said: Divya was leaving because Raj has a job in Baltimore. Hence the last staff meeting. I thought she was leaving because she was accepted to Johns Hopkins. Raj will need to find a job in Baltimore, I imagine, but I thought the move was because of her med school acceptance. 2 Link to comment
Willowsmom July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 When Divya was wait listed Raj found a great job in Baltimore and they decided to move there and Divya would reapply. She was already leaving when she got the email telling her she got in. Link to comment
KaveDweller July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 I think they said it was the last staff meeting with Divya, not the last one ever. I tend to dislike finales where everyone splits up on their own, but this did seem to give everyone a happy ending. Plus we see that they are all still in touch. But I didn't get why they say Hank Med is ending for good (just because Evan was leaving?), but then in the three years later they mention it. Having Evan and Paige adopt all three kids AND have what looks like twins seems a bit much, but they all looked happy I guess. My only issue is that Hank's ending was all about Jill. He said he wanted to have what everyone else had. But everyone else had more than a romance - Evan had the hospital job, Divya was going to med school, Jeremiah had his lab work, and Jill had her clinic. Hank just ran after Jill's dream. Link to comment
CoderLady July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 57 minutes ago, KaveDweller said: My only issue is that Hank's ending was all about Jill. He said he wanted to have what everyone else had. But everyone else had more than a romance - Evan had the hospital job, Divya was going to med school, Jeremiah had his lab work, and Jill had her clinic. Hank just ran after Jill's dream. Hank Lawson: Medical MacGyver would find the less than state of the art medical facilities a welcome challenge, so there's that and Jill, too. Of course he could get restless and want another change but it looks like for now he's happy. I think everyone chose a challenging happy ending, and that's actually a lovely way for a show to go out. 2 Link to comment
Moose135 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 4 hours ago, Willowsmom said: When Divya was wait listed Raj found a great job in Baltimore and they decided to move there and Divya would reapply. She was already leaving when she got the email telling her she got in. Thanks, I must have missed that part - did they say that last week? I think I may have blacked out during one of the musical numbers... Link to comment
John M July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 OK so Hank saves Boris's life multiple times, been one of his most trusted confidants and he allows his bumbling but somehow overall competent hospital administrator full access of his $100 estate with full staff and Hank apparently nothing? I mean I guess this satisfactorily ties up all the loose ends but come on, at the beginning of the series Boris was giving Hank a gold bar for saving a random party goers life and at the end of the series he is basically paying his annoying, half-incompetent brother millions of dollars a year and his offer to Hank is to be his third-wheel? 1 Link to comment
ganesh July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 Whatever Divya getting into Johns Hopkins. Please. I don't expect much realism from the show but I just can't with this one. I'm still not sure what her motivation to go to medical school at this point in her life when she's got such a great job and fairly well off. The whole quasi-canonization scene was off putting. Except for Jeremiah. Quote (Are we to understand Divya ended up exactly back where she started, with only her MD-enhanced slice of the Hankmed pie to show for all that trouble? Or do they all spend three months each year staffing Hankmed, slumming in the Hamptons?) That's what I wasn't getting either. They are shortstaffed during the offseason, but still operational. I'm not clear why HankMed has to dissolve either. Can't Jeremiah run it? He says he wants to still have patients. And no Tucker! I do like that they took in the kids too. I would have preferred they just had adopted them early on and we could have had some of that in the last few episodes. They weren't much more than plot. I think there was much more interesting to this. I'm rather disappointed about Jill. I don't see why Hank has to end up with anyone. It would have been nice to have one show like that. I like how on tv people just show up. There wasn't a possibility Jill wouldn't be interested? I don't need a super Boris plot to end the show either. Of course he's a Russian king. I preferred when he was a side plot. I've been ready for the show to be over for a while. I think they ran out of steam a while ago. 1 Link to comment
KaveDweller July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, CoderLady said: Hank Lawson: Medical MacGyver would find the less than state of the art medical facilities a welcome challenge, so there's that and Jill, too. Of course he could get restless and want another change but it looks like for now he's happy. I think everyone chose a challenging happy ending, and that's actually a lovely way for a show to go out. Yeah, I am sure Hank would be happy at the clinic, even without Jill. But I'm sure he'd be happy with a lot of doctor-y jobs. It would have been nice if he'd had his own passion, but maybe he's just not a passionate kind of guy. Link to comment
mojito July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, ganesh said: I don't need a super Boris plot to end the show either. Of course he's a Russian king. I preferred when he was a side plot. I knew it wouldn't happen, but I thought it would be great if Boris' boat had exploded as he headed out to sea. What a stupid character. At least there was no Eddie. 1 Link to comment
ganesh July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 (edited) LOOK OUT, PUTIN! KABOOM. You know if the boat exploded it would only be for everyone to think Boris was dead. 43 minutes ago, KaveDweller said: Yeah, I am sure Hank would be happy at the clinic, even without Jill. But I'm sure he'd be happy with a lot of doctor-y jobs. It would have been nice if he'd had his own passion, but maybe he's just not a passionate kind of guy. I didn't really buy his "I need a change." I don't buy the "I always grow when I go with you" to Boris either. The side plots with Boris were ludicrous. With that, and Evan being a different character every week, and the Eddie hijinks, and the painfully awkward forcing relationships on Hank, I wonder if TPTB ever knew what the show was that they had. I don't know if it was the choice by the actor, but Hank has always come across as just someone who liked to work. It was a big deal for him to treat the 'regular' people of the Hamptons, and I don't see why continuing with the clinic would have been suddenly less rewarding or fulfilling. I didn't want a dark end because that's not this kind of show. I was hoping for something more like Monk. Monk had some personal growth, much needed closure, and the next morning he was up and out the door with Natalie, meeting up with the captain to crack another case. That seemed much more fitting for Hank to me. Jeremiah was kind of an afterthought too. The guy actually ran HankMed at one point. He's practically a ring-bearer. Edited July 8, 2016 by ganesh 1 Link to comment
betsyboo July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 I welled up several times. Even though we all predicted all the pieces of this finale (except for Evan getting the estate - whodathunk??), I still enjoyed it. I love Paige. I want her to be my BFF in real life. So I will miss her. I was happy to see Libby, but missed Tucker (but clearly someone was listening to us complain about missing them!) Nitpicks: I do wish they had included Jeremiah in the coda - wanted to see if he and the author will still together. They should have perhaps reduced the "3 years later" to maybe 1 or 2 because the foster kids clearly hadn't grown! The actors each looked like they were having a tough time in the staff meeting. Understood that they are actors and the scene called for it, but to me, Reshma looked to be on the verge of tears in every scene. (And, if these were shot last year, then she was enormously pregnant) Farewell beach porn! 3 Link to comment
withanaich July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 (edited) Quote Nitpicks: I do wish they had included Jeremiah in the coda - wanted to see if he and the author will still together. That's what I can't get past. Lots of other nitpicks, but that's what bothers me the most. They had this whole scene about blahblah family, look how much everyone's grown ... and then in the final scene (which is probably the last time we'll ever see these people) two of the family members aren't there? They didn't even need to be in the scene, since Reshma Shetty was about 15 months pregnant and Divya would have had the baby already. A simple "Divya's on her way" or even better, "Jeremiah and Cindy got stuck in traffic" would be fine. Instead, they took the time to say that EDDIE was running late. Henry Winkler is lovely, but who cares, really? He was never part of HankMed, and we already saw him resolve things with his sons. I think they did mention something about divvying up patient duties, but I need to know if Jeremiah got his HEA with Cindy. Because quite frankly, I'm not still not buying Hank/Jill no matter how many anvils they try to drop about it, and there was never any doubt they were endgame, so I don't really care that they got married. Edited July 8, 2016 by withanaich 3 Link to comment
Artsda July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 Quote My only issue is that Hank's ending was all about Jill. He said he wanted to have what everyone else had. But everyone else had more than a romance - Evan had the hospital job, Divya was going to med school, Jeremiah had his lab work, and Jill had her clinic. Hank just ran after Jill's dream. I had an issue with this also. Especially when minutes before he told Boris he couldn't go with him because he couldn't follow someone else's path. Then he picks up and follows behind Jill? How was that his own path? 2 Link to comment
ganesh July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 36 minutes ago, withanaich said: They had this whole scene about blahblah family, look how much everyone's grown ... and then in the final scene (which is probably the last time we'll ever see these people) two of the family members aren't there? Has Hank really grown? Jeremiah if anyone probably has grown the most. I would think that Divya was in Baltimore in med school, so she couldn't attend. Link to comment
Joimiaroxeu July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 (edited) Oh of course Boris is Russian royalty. What else was left, for him to be an alien overlord from another planet? I was not happy to see Julie Jill again. It seemed so hard to get rid of her to begin with and then they brought her back for the finale? KMN. Sorry to see Royal Pains go. It was one of the things to look forward to every summer. Edited July 9, 2016 by Joimiaroxeu Because Julie is on Big Brother, not Royal Pains. 1 Link to comment
cee July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 The finale covered a lot of ground, but everything made sense. Hank and Jill returning for summers was the main surprise. So, the Lawson family continues on. That was the happy ending for Hank and Evan. There's wasn't enough Jeremiah. But there's never enough Jeremiah. 5 Link to comment
DrScottie July 9, 2016 Share July 9, 2016 On 7/8/2016 at 10:14 AM, ganesh said: I would think that Divya was in Baltimore in med school, so she couldn't attend. I'm not sure about that. Hank asked about what was on tap for HankMed. Evan said Divya could see the author with arthritis and Jeremiah could see the waitress with carpal tunnel. She's presumably around then. On 7/8/2016 at 10:54 AM, Joimiaroxeu said: I was not happy to see Julie again. It seemed so hard to get rid of her to begin with and then they brought her back for the finale? KMN. Julie? Did you mean Jill? On 7/8/2016 at 10:14 AM, ganesh said: Has Hank really grown? Jeremiah if anyone probably has grown the most. ITA. Jeremiah, Evan, and Eddie have grown way more than Hank. Jeremiah came out of his shell, Evan grew far more responsible, and Eddie changed his life for the better. Hank meanwhile spent the better part of this season realizing that he could be okay with being alone. What does he do at the end? He flies to Africa to go get the lady he started dating right after he arrived in the Hamptons. His big change is that he actually said no to Boris and spends three seasons of the year in Africa now. We knew after Jill came back and told that Hans was gay, Hank was ending up with either her or nobody. It was a bit of a cop-out to have him go get her and I'm fine with it, but it would have kept with the theme of the season if Hank just stayed single and was perfectly content at the end. Link to comment
ganesh July 9, 2016 Share July 9, 2016 I wish they did. You never see that on tv shows, and they had a chance to end on something actually different. 2 Link to comment
Ohmo July 9, 2016 Share July 9, 2016 (edited) On 7/7/2016 at 8:37 AM, candall said: Geez, I thought they were setting up a Divya spinoff. Short shrift for Jeremy, my favorite. I'd take an Evan/Paige and Jeremiah spin-off with a sprinkling of Divya. I knew it was likely that Hank would get stuck with Jill, but I was hoping against hope that I was wrong. To me, Jill Casey is the very definition of settling for Hank, and her going off to the exotic location of Africa doesn't change that. She doesn't evoke passion or excitement in Hank. She's just there. Hank does have a passion, and we saw it throughout the series. Hank's passion is medicine and his community of family, friends, and patients. Women are always told to feel empowered and not feel like they need a significant other to be complete. The same should be true for a man. Hank is an accomplished, warm-hearted guy, and maybe he would meet the right woman some day. However, maybe he wouldn't and that should have been OK. This has always been a happy show, and it would have been nice to see that Hank found happiness as a single man with his Saab, his community, and his profession. But nope, not only did the rope come out to tie him to dull as a doorstop Casey, but then their relationship was clumsily painted as a love story. Paige and Evan are a love story. So are Newberg and Eddie (even though I loathe Eddie), Boris and Marisa, and very sweetly Jeremiah and C.J. Just let Hank be. It ticked me off how it kept being said that he wasn't happy. I loved seeing Libby again. I've always loved Boris, and I wish the czar storyline had developed earlier in the series so it could have unfolded a bit more. Like many have said, I'm very sad about the loss of this series. I know that USA has changed its focus, but I also know that I'm no longer watching much (if any) USA anymore. Just as I wish the writers would have seen Hank could be happy and single, I wish USA could have been happy with retaining at least a bit of what made it such a fun network. With the ending of Royal Pains, we have reached the end of an era. No more Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, White Collar, or Royal Pains...and television is a bit lesser for it, in my opinion. ETA: Forgot to mention: Thumbs up for Evan and Paige fostering the kids and lliving in Chateaupond. Was anyone else hoping that Dieter might return and somehow patch things up with Boris? Edited July 9, 2016 by Ohmo 2 Link to comment
CoderLady July 9, 2016 Share July 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Ohmo said: To me, Jill Casey is the very definition of settling for Hank, and her going off to the exotic location of Africa doesn't change that. She doesn't evoke passion or excitement in Hank. She's just there. Hank does have a passion, and we saw it throughout the series. Hank's passion is medicine and his community of family, friends, and patients. Thinking about this, I've always seen Jill as the perfect person for Hank. Because his passion is directed outwards toward so many, a more demanding significant other would be completely out of place in his life. Unlike Jill who totally "gets" Hank, the typical TV romantic partner would get pouty or lay down ultimatums when Hank puts someone else first before their relationship or personal plans. Jill always and immediately pitches right in when someone is in trouble. Sure, there's more (and tiresomely predictable) drama in "opposites attract" but it was nice to see two people get together, break up for reasons each respected, and get together again in the end. Pure old school USA network. I'll miss it. 4 Link to comment
ganesh July 9, 2016 Share July 9, 2016 4 hours ago, Ohmo said: With the ending of Royal Pains, we have reached the end of an era. No more Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, White Collar, or Royal Pains...and television is a bit lesser for it, in my opinion. As much as I gripe at the finale, I do agree that the "brand" of these shows were fun. 4 Link to comment
twoods July 10, 2016 Share July 10, 2016 I think Divya was around since it was the summer and she was on break from medical school. Link to comment
candall July 10, 2016 Share July 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Ohmo said: I knew it was likely that Hank would get stuck with Jill, but I was hoping against hope that I was wrong. To me, Jill Casey is the very definition of settling for Hank, and her going off to the exotic location of Africa doesn't change that. She doesn't evoke passion or excitement in Hank. She's just there. Hank does have a passion, and we saw it throughout the series. Hank's passion is medicine and his community of family, friends, and patients. Women are always told to feel empowered and not feel like they need a significant other to be complete. The same should be true for a man. Hank is an accomplished, warm-hearted guy, and maybe he would meet the right woman some day. However, maybe he wouldn't and that should have been OK. This has always been a happy show, and it would have been nice to see that Hank found happiness as a single man with his Saab, his community, and his profession. But nope, not only did the rope come out to tie him to dull as a doorstop Casey, but then their relationship was clumsily painted as a love story. Paige and Evan are a love story. So are Newberg and Eddie (even though I loathe Eddie), Boris and Marisa, and very sweetly Jeremiah and C.J. Just let Hank be. It ticked me off how it kept being said that he wasn't happy. Full co-sign on this! Although I can see that this kind of light, fun show would endgame everyone neatly matchy-matchy instead of breaking some ground to leave the main character complete and fulfilled as a single. (Maybe just ONE character, though? Huh?) "Women are always told to feel empowered and not feel like they need a significant other to be complete." I can't tell you happy it makes me to hear this described as the current zeitgeist. Around where I live, women are pretty much considered "still looking" right up to when they slide into "what a pity, bless her heart." Men are regarded with a little more suspicion than compassion. I'm proud to report I think "spinster" and codeword "confirmed bachelor" have passed out of fashion. Sigh. 2 Link to comment
betsyboo July 10, 2016 Share July 10, 2016 2 hours ago, candall said: "Women are always told to feel empowered and not feel like they need a significant other to be complete." I can't tell you happy it makes me to hear this described as the current zeitgeist. Around where I live, women are pretty much considered "still looking" right up to when they slide into "what a pity, bless her heart." Men are regarded with a little more suspicion than compassion. I'm proud to report I think "spinster" and codeword "confirmed bachelor" have passed out of fashion. Sigh. While this is true in the city I live in, and among my friends (thank god), if ONLY it were true when it comes to my family. I slid into "bless her heart" at 28! :-) 1 Link to comment
candall July 10, 2016 Share July 10, 2016 3 hours ago, betsyboo said: While this is true in the city I live in, and among my friends (thank god), if ONLY it were true when it comes to my family. I slid into "bless her heart" at 28! :-) LOL I can't remember how old I was, but I have a crystal clear mental snapshot of myself at the exact moment I realized the teasing/probing about my matrimonial potential was no longer the number one go-to subject whenever I appeared and had, in fact, ceased all together. 0.04 seconds of dismay followed by a flood of relief. Thank God. Finally! 1 Link to comment
ganesh July 10, 2016 Share July 10, 2016 12 hours ago, twoods said: I think Divya was around since it was the summer and she was on break from medical school. Yeah, but Raj has a job in Baltimore. So she dumps the kids on him to go work in the Hamptons every summer? How fair is that to the marriage? Link to comment
mansonlamps July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 I'm confused. When the family is hanging around playing, there are blonde twins, but when they sit down to dinner, there's only one. Did Paige and Evan have twins or a single baby? Also, there were only 2 seats left open at the table, presumably for Eddie and wife, but they mention Divya is going to see a patient in the morning? Does she live in the Hamptons or is she visiting? Either way, since they all think she's the second coming off Christ based on her farewell toasts, wouldn't they have had her over for dinner? I will definitely only miss the scenery on this show. 1 Link to comment
mojito July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 mansonlamps, I agree with you, the scenery was the best part of the show. In Plain Sight! That's a show that I miss the most. Except for Mary-at-home, I loved that show. 1 Link to comment
DrScottie July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 15 hours ago, mansonlamps said: Did Paige and Evan have twins or a single baby? My presumption is the viable embryo they had divided to give them identical twins. It's fairly common in IVF. 1 Link to comment
mansonlamps July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 5 hours ago, DrScottie said: My presumption is the viable embryo they had divided to give them identical twins. It's fairly common in IVF. I would agree, but one baby was missing at the dinner table! 1 Link to comment
ItCouldBeWorse July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 On 7/10/2016 at 2:25 PM, ganesh said: On 7/10/2016 at 1:53 AM, twoods said: I think Divya was around since it was the summer and she was on break from medical school. Yeah, but Raj has a job in Baltimore. So she dumps the kids on him to go work in the Hamptons every summer? How fair is that to the marriage? Except for a relatively short break the first summer, I don't believe medical students have summers off. And Divya would be a third year student by now. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) I still don't get how Raj's wife would be ok with him taking the kids to Baltimore. Did she move, too? Does he have primary custody and she gets them for long holidays? There's no way the kids are going back and forth frequently. Link to comment
withanaich July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 I guess after the wife was thrown in as an "obstacle" to endgame-Divya-and-Raj, we're supposed to pretend she never existed. I swear, at one point, they had Raj's kids calling Divya "Mommy." Maybe his first wife died? Quote Does she live in the Hamptons or is she visiting? Either way, since they all think she's the second coming off Christ based on her farewell toasts, wouldn't they have had her over for dinner? That's what I found weird, too! So much talk about how they're family, distance doesn't mean anything, they casually mention Divya and Jeremiah will be seeing patients the next day (so we know they're still around at least part-time) ... and yet they're not expected at the big reunion dinner? Weird. And unsettling. I don't think I'll be watching USA anymore, either. Not because I'm boycotting their change in direction, but because now that the last of the "blue skies" shows has ended, there's really nothing on there that interests me. I realized that Royal Pains has been the only reason I turn to that channel for a while now. Oh, well. 1 Link to comment
Willowsmom July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 Perhaps the dinner was Lawson family only. Link to comment
snarktini July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 (edited) I handwaved the choice of "3 years later" because that's how long med school would take, and she could be finished and back working. But med school takes 4 years (can you speed it up if you've been a PA?) and then there's residency... and if Stonybrook wasn't good enough for school, I can't imagine she'd choose Hamptons Heritage for a residency. And she wouldn't have time for HankMed anyway even if she was a resident there. Oh, well. I tried. Consider this just a writing blunder. I'm positive the writers simply goofed and didn't think it through, they didn't intend us to infer she's shuttling back and forth or dragging the kids around. I suppose they wanted us to see Hank choosing to play basketball and leaving the work to Divya and Jeremiah. It was a poor story choice. Edited July 12, 2016 by snarktini Link to comment
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