S01.E10: Last Christmas

[ElectricBoogaloo]

MID-SEASON FINALE!

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The Pearson family finds themselves at the hospital on Christmas Eve after little Kate comes down with appendicitis. When they run into Dr. K, who is alone at the hospital, they realize they need to be there for him as much as he was once there for them. Presently, Kevin celebrates Hanukkah with Olivia and her family, Kate continues to pursue her big surgery and someone from William's past reappears in his life.

Promo:

[ElectricBoogaloo]

And now I will have this song stuck in my head all week!

[Court]

I do not care one bit about Olivia.

[Lady Calypso]

17 minutes ago, Court said:

I do not care one bit about Olivia.

I think we all knew that Olivia leaving Kevin's life and him moving on from her wouldn't last. I just hoped it would last more than an episode. 

[Jx223]

I wonder if the sentence about Kevin celebrating Hanukkah with Olivia is a misprint and it's actually Sloan he spends the holidays with. I think that Sloan is more likely to spend time with her family than Olivia is. It also looks like he is kissing Sloan at the table in the preview.

Edited November 30, 2016 by Jx223

[Lady Calypso]

14 minutes ago, Jx223 said:

I wonder if the sentence about Kevin celebrating Hanukkah with Olivia is a misprint and it's actually Sloan he spends the holidays with. I think that Sloan is more likely to spend time with her family than Olivia is. It also looks like he is kissing Sloan at the table in the preview.

I think you're right:

So I guess I can relax about Olivia coming back and Kevin forgiving her or going back to her right away.

[ItCouldBeWorse]

16 minutes ago, Jx223 said:

I wonder if the sentence about Kevin celebrating Hanukkah with Olivia is a misprint and it's actually Sloan he spends the holidays with. I think that Sloan is more likely to spend time with her family than Olivia is. It also looks like he is kissing Sloan at the table in the preview.

I hope so, but with Olivia, there's the possibility of a redemption arc.  More drama.

Edited November 30, 2016 by ItCouldBeWorse

[Jx223]

13 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

I think you're right:

So I guess I can relax about Olivia coming back and Kevin forgiving her or going back to her right away.

I just saw some pictures of her with Kevin at Randall's home for Christmas time as well. I am glad that her and Kevin are spending more time together. I like her much better than I like Olivia.

Edited November 30, 2016 by Jx223

[Indy]

45 minutes ago, Jx223 said:

I wonder if the sentence about Kevin celebrating Hanukkah with Olivia is a misprint and it's actually Sloan he spends the holidays with. I think that Sloan is more likely to spend time with her family than Olivia is. It also looks like he is kissing Sloan at the table in the preview.

I hope so.  Olivia is my new Toby. Sloan is great, she can stay but Olivia needs to not be any sort of romantic interest for Kevin. Ever.

[GodsBeloved]

1 hour ago, Lady Calypso said:

I think you're right:

So I guess I can relax about Olivia coming back and Kevin forgiving her or going back to her right away.

Yes! YES!!! YES to Sloan!!!!

Olivia begone ... permanently 

 

Edited November 30, 2016 by GodsBeloved

[memememe76]

Also, Olivia had a whole monologue about how her mother celebrated Christmas. I suppose her father could be Jewish, but I doubt it. 

[Tiger]

2 hours ago, Indy said:

I hope so.  Olivia is my new Toby. Sloan is great, she can stay but Olivia needs to not be any sort of romantic interest for Kevin. Ever.

. .  be shot in the face and never seen, heard from, or mentioned again.

Fixed!

[OtterMommy]

3 hours ago, Jx223 said:

I wonder if the sentence about Kevin celebrating Hanukkah with Olivia is a misprint and it's actually Sloan he spends the holidays with. I think that Sloan is more likely to spend time with her family than Olivia is. It also looks like he is kissing Sloan at the table in the preview.

It certainly looks like he's with Sloane in the promo....

[GodsBeloved]

1 hour ago, Tiger said:

. .  be shot in the face and never seen, heard from, or mentioned again.

Fixed!

Yikes! Someone doesn't really care to Olivia. ?

[Indy]

1 hour ago, Tiger said:

. .  be shot in the face and never seen, heard from, or mentioned again.

Fixed!

thanks for fixing that! I like your version much better than mine :-P

[HeyThere83]

Oh good grief....why? That's just silly. I guess this is supposed to make Olivia jealous or something? And there could possibly be some silly triangle coming? I have no clue why Kevin and Olivia even like eachother and now throwing a third random person into the mix....

[Spencer Hastings]

"Nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve."

*clutches pearls while forming a prayer circle around Jack and William.*

[ShadowFacts]

12 hours ago, Spencer Hastings said:

"Nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve."

*clutches pearls while forming a prayer circle around Jack and William.*

With that statement, I would be knocking on wood so hard.  I'm a little more worried for Dr. Gerald McRaney since he's in the hospital on oxygen. 

[PRgal]

On 2016-12-02 at 1:43 PM, ShadowFacts said:

With that statement, I would be knocking on wood so hard.  I'm a little more worried for Dr. Gerald McRaney since he's in the hospital on oxygen. 

I wonder how big an impact that would be to the family.

[ItCouldBeWorse]

3 hours ago, Winston9-DT3 said:

Hopefully Jack doesn't die stuck in the chimney, like on Gremlins.

I was thinking this might be William's last Christmas, but it doesn't necessarily mean he dies on December 25.

Edited December 5, 2016 by ItCouldBeWorse

[llewis823]

I'm thinking "Last Christmas" is Dr. K's last Christmas. Then again, it would probably be William's last Christmas too - no matter how much we wish it weren't his last.

[BusyOctober]

Nothing had better happen to William or Jack!  NOTHING!! While I liked Dr. K (and Gerald McRaney in general), if somebody's death/illness must make us all sad, I'm OK with sacrificing Dr. K over any of the Pearsons.  I'd also be OK with Olivia running off with Man-Bun and never darkening the door step of any of the Big 3.

I do have an extra box of tissues ready in case things are extra weepy, as well as an excuse for why my eyes are all red & puffy Wednesday morning.

[Beezella]

Most shows don't have terrible things happen in their Christmas episode, but this looks ominous, especially since two favorite characters have either already died (in the present time) or are dying.

Ominous as well, the promo saying, "This is the Christmas that could change the family." YIkes!

Edited December 6, 2016 by Beezella
Just watched the promo

[Cardie]

As a Jewish person, I certainly hope it's Sloane who celebrates Hanukkah. (Those look like latkes on the table and the little girl with her back to the camera isn't one of Randall's.) I do not want to claim Olivia as one of my fellow religionists!

[OtterMommy]

On 12/5/2016 at 9:31 AM, ItCouldBeWorse said:

I was thinking this might be William's last Christmas, but it doesn't necessarily mean he dies on December 25.

Right. I think, with the present story line, it will be more of an awareness that this is William's last Christmas.  I can't remember, wasn't his prognosis less than a year?

[Lady Calypso]

15 minutes ago, OtterMommy said:

Right. I think, with the present story line, it will be more of an awareness that this is William's last Christmas.  I can't remember, wasn't his prognosis less than a year?

I think so. If this is the case, then the title must indicate that we'll see maybe a flashforward of William on his deathbed. I don't know why they'd have Last Christmas as the title unless they're going to reference whose last Christmas it will be.

[ItCouldBeWorse]

21 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

37 minutes ago, OtterMommy said:

Right. I think, with the present story line, it will be more of an awareness that this is William's last Christmas.  I can't remember, wasn't his prognosis less than a year?

I think so. If this is the case, then the title must indicate that we'll see maybe a flashforward of William on his deathbed. I don't know why they'd have Last Christmas as the title unless they're going to reference whose last Christmas it will be.

It could have a double meaning, and they could flash back to a Christmas that we find out is Jack's last Christmas (although it seems rather early in the show to reveal that), or it could also refer to Dr. K's last Christmas, which I think is more likely.  If he was in his 70's when the kids were born, I'm going to assume that he's no longer alive, in which case he's definitely had a last Christmas!

[Haleth]

"Last Christmas" sounds ominous.  But I don't think the doc's death would be enough of an emotional punch.  I'm really afraid about what it means for Jack. 

[Aliconehead]

Wasn't expecting Toby to be the one with the emergency. Did love the daughters "Grampa is gay or at least bi"

Beth continues to be AWESOME. I am a straight woman and I want to marry her or at least be BFFs

Edited December 7, 2016 by Aliconehead

[PRgal]

I did not see this coming.

[CleoCaesar]

Is it wrong that I hope Toby is dead?

Grandpa William is gay or bi now? Uh okay whatever. Random.

[J0nas3]

Um. I don't know how to feel about that. I enjoyed the stuff about William, was not thrilled about Toby, and then, and then. And THAT's the cliffhanger?!

[mariah23]

WTF?!!

[SimoneS]

Damn, is Toby dead? I was loving the end of the episode only for him to collapse. His reunion with Kate was so sweet. 

I did love how Annie educated her father that granddad was gay or bi. Hilarious. I loved Beth's reaction. She is a star.

Kevin has improved 100 times with Sloan. She gives him some substance. I liked William's boyfriend also.

So Dr. K survived and that guy didn't jump. 

Don't die, Toby! Hang in there for yourself and Kate!

Edited December 7, 2016 by SimoneS

[IOU Payne]

I didn't see any of the twists coming!  Completely blindsided, both by William and Toby.  And when I figured out that Suicidal Boat Guy managed to slip back into the party, I thought we'd dodged the big bullet of death.

[pinkelephant3]

Omg just watched... I hope he's not dead! (Don't know if posting is a spoiler since it just aired)

[Trillian]

Ok. I have loved this show but it never made me cry. Until tonight. 

And I'm glad to know the cat was taken care of.  I think I need to focus on that because I can't take in everything all at once. 

[Morrigan2575]

Wow. OK that was surprising.

I have to admit my first thought when Toby showed up was...man the board is going to be pissed. Now I feel bad. I didn't have the problems with Toby that others did but, I was OK with Kate focusing on herself.

I really do think that Rebecca was so wrapped up in Randall she wasn't much of a mom to her other kids.

I like Kevin and Sloan they're kind of adorable. My only complaint (and its because I watched Smallville) is that I keep thinking Allison Mack would have been perfect in the role.

I was surprised to find out that William was Gay/Bi. However, I loved how Annie explained it to her dad. Randall/Sterling's reaction was perfect. 

Edited December 7, 2016 by Morrigan2575

[mtlchick]

I missed the first 15 but "Grandpa is gay or maybe bi" and Randall's face was perfect.

Unfortunately, the news got posted about a casting earlier today (I'll post in the media thread) that sort of gave away that something bad happens to Kate so Toby was a "wow...that happened but ok."  Since he really didn't do much for me, if it's the end, I won't miss him. 

[DearEvette]

Oh man, so much packed into this episode.

William has a boyfriend and it is Dennis O'Hare!

The Kevin at dinner with Sloane's family was charming as hell.  I loved that whole scene.  her family was a riot and they sounded so natural.

Toby -- holy cow.  Didn't expect that.

Randall stopping a suicide.

And just the whole Christmas eve at Randall's house looked lovely -- until Toby took a header.

The hour went so fast!

[Spartan Girl]

Shit, I didn't like Toby but he doesn't deserve to get killed off on Christmas Eve!

It sweet that the family reunited with that doc when he needed it the most. Glad he didn't die then, at least.

It's gonna be a looooong wait for January.

[Primetimer]

There are so many twists, Al Lowe is asking Santa for a whiplash brace this year.

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[bettername2come]

That was so subtle with Toby having the aches and excessively breathless after sex as a precursor to the heart attack. Well played, show, well played. I didn't see it coming, but now I feel like an idiot. I actually think killing him may be the best thing, so I don't have to decide if I like him or not. The actor did a great job on that fall. 

I loved kid Kevin this episode, first going with Kate to surgery and then the prayers and rubbing his side while she was in surgery. I think this is the first time they've really conveyed that connection between them with the kid actors.

In retrospect, Kate believing that nothing bad happens on Christmas gave away the doctor living.

Just realized Sloane is the AT&T girl and feel like an idiot. I like her and Kevin. She can stay.

[AuxArx]

At least Toby got some before collapsing...

[pianogirl73]

Kevin hanging onto the gurney as Kate went into surgery was precious!

[Amethyst]

Well, damn!  I think Jesse's reveal was even more shocking than Toby.  I was going crazy during that AA meeting.  Denis is cool, he can stay.  And nice job on the accent!

Hoping Toby doesn't die.  But his relationship with Kate will be drastically changed no matter what the outcome.

Also, I'm pretty sure NBC messed up the description for this episode, because it said that Kevin was going to Olivia's for dinner, not Sloane's.  So imagine my shock when Olivia failed to appear.  But I'm a-ok with that.  Sloane is a lot more interesting and as half-baked as she and Kevin are as a budding couple, I prefer her to Olivia.

Hey, Liam McPoyle.  Seriously, it's nice to see Jimmi Simpson get steady work.  Glad that he didn't jump.  Randall was right about everything he said.

Honestly, I thought Miguel was going to die.  The way he was sitting on the couch, I thought the reveal was that he'd died in his sleep.  I knew something was going to happen, things were just too happy!

Dr. Folksy Charm lives!  They dropped that plot pretty quick, huh?  I also noticed that they didn't bring up Jack at all during the end celebration.

[LadyNebula]

Am I the only one that became an armchair doctor when Toby collapsed?  Incidentally, my diagnosis is DVT.  He WAS sitting on a plane for 6 hours, after all.

[J0nas3]

I was a little distracted, after (almost) catching up on Westworld, so see William (in that show) as the suicidal boss. Decent misdirect. I did like that they avoided the cliche of the coffee table collapsing under Toby.

[I-Kare]

Oh man, Jimmi Simpson and Denis O'Hare make for two great guest additions to our already amazing cast. 

[Cardie]

Man, I wanted Toby gone but not dead (which I think he is.)

Did not see gay William coming; I guess Randall's girls have better gaydar than I have.  I knew he must have found a home for the cat but good to have that confirmed. Now there will be angst about whether William will spend his last weeks/months with Randall or with Jesse.