Get ready for a time jump
Ugh, for whatever reason, this episode sort of did me in.
It just felt… off?
Has all this sticky heat onscreen gone to my brain?
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The only thing worse than being born a Rayburn is being friends with or engaged to them.
Meanwhile, Roy tells John to find Ozzy because he is now just a loose end.
Meg, it should be noted, is absolutely nowhere to be seen.
And then, just like were suddenly watchingLost,we jump in time to five months later.
John, apparently, is no longer living at home.
Things between him and Diana are awfully frosty (though shes gotten a very cute haircut).
Shes called him over because Janie is having sex, but John just seems annoyed to be dragged over.
Do you want me to play bad cop?
Hahahaha, dont make me say it again!
(Thats rich.)
After, he calls his daughter and gets an earful about her mother.
In a much better mood is one Kevin Rayburn.
Youd have no idea that he might be wrestling with the existential heaviness of committing a brutal murder.
Instead he whistles while brushing his teeth!
He makes eggs for his very annoying mother-in-law.
He coos at his adorable baby.
Roy is happy with Kevin too.
He tells him hes ready for him to take on some new, higher-level operations.
Im sure this will go great.
Kevin invites Roy to the christening.
This being Roy, it all feels a little suspicious especially as he talks about photographers and such.
Kevin is like, Wait, I thought this wasnt going to trial.
There is no explanation as to why his lawyer is wearing a giant cowboy hat.
Yeah, we know how that goes.
Later, Kevin asks John to be the godfather He seems determined to keep cheery.
He tells Kevin the letter idea is a dumb idea, and Kevin defends Roy.
John goes to see Roy, and they murmur hostilities at each other a little bit.
We also learn that Ozzy did go to jail for stealing a car, but now hes out.
There are things mentioned like, Leave the past in the past.
Too late for that, show.
Kevin calls his mom and asks if they can have a party at the inn.
Isnt it time to celebrate?
Probably not, Kevin.
He then breaks up a fight between Jake and one of Roys goons.
Jake is like, This is not right.
Kevin continues the jovial routine, but its coming apart at the edges, methinks.
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John goes to see Kate.
How did Kate become so important?
He asks after Nolan and shes like, Not a chance dude.
John has a new partner!
Shes a brunette who seems pretty confident in her cuteness.
But no matter how hard she hits on or propositions John, shes not getting anywhere.
The next day she complains to Franco about it in an arent-I-outrageous way.
(John apparently did not win the sheriff race.)
Why, with just six episodes left, must we meet new people?
Chelsea asks John for his help in getting Eric out for the funeral.
John and Sally discuss the whole thing, and Sally reiterates that Roy is a dangerous friend to have.
(Why stop here, John?)
Kevin gets a call from John, but he refuses to let his brother dampen his high spirits.
He thinks the reason why everything happened is so that they can just live their lives, dude.
He spouts some AA rhetoric at his brother, who is not having any of it.
Kevin finally gets mad and tells John that hes sick of John looking down at him.
Why do they keep booze in the house?
But its a drunk Diana.
When did this happen?
She is dressed like a teenager.
He calls his daughter, and again we get the sense that this seems to happen a lot.
Sally gets a phone call with no one on the other line.
Or is it Meg just silently breathing?
She cries into the phone that she misses Meg.
(Here in my notes is where I see my handwritten scrawl:This episode blows.)
John awakes from a vision/nightmare of Eric getting shot to death.
(Nice try, Diana.)
John shows up at Hannah OBannons funeral with flowers, for which Chelsea looks profoundly grateful.
