Andy and Ephram are still trying to figure out how their lives will function without Julia. It's hard for Andy to not revert back to his old ways of putting his patients before his family, skipping dinner on his children in order to take care of the Dudleys, a family living in unfortunate circumstances. Ephram takes Andy to task, knowing how unfair it is to Delia that she will have to grow up without a mother. Both of them realize that they are all Delia has now.
Amy continues to befriend Ephram; however, Bright warns Ephram that she won't give him the time of day as soon as Andy helps Colin recover from his coma. Confirming his fears, when he lies to Amy and says that Andy won't help Colin, Amy gives him the brush off. Ephram feels like a giant douche for lying to Amy and squashing her hopes of helping someone she cares about, as he should.
We also get a glimpse into Harold and Edna's frosty relationship. Harold himself is a product of grief, holding a grudge against his mother for remarrying so quickly after his father died. He admires and loves his father so much that he wants to be just like him -- a beloved town doctor. Unfortunately, warm and friendly is not in Harold's nature, and he's got to reconcile his love for his father with his acceptance of who he can and cannot be.
Most Moving Moments:
1). Andy remembering a conversation with his wife.
"I swear to God, one day you two are gonna understand each other if it's the last thing I ever do.
"Well if that's your goal, you're gonna be around a while."
If only it were possible to be able to recall past conversations, word for word. In life, all you really get are hazy phrases and vague words, and the memories grow fainter day by day. All you're really sure of is the way you felt when you were with that person.
2. "Your daughter had a nightmare tonight."
This scene is hard to watch for me. It's incredibly scary when you're a teenager and you feel like you have to be the parent of the family. Standing up to your father and telling him that he's doing something wrong takes courage and conviction, and it just goes to show how much Ephram loves Delia. Knowing that she can never have a childhood like he did, with both a mother and a father, is heartbreaking, and Ephram will take his father to task in order to ensure that his little sister is cared for in the same way he was.
"You'll always be that guy. Whether it's the Dudleys on Forest Lane or some rich lady on Park Avenue, they'll always come first. Only difference is, this time Mom's not here to cover for you. At least I got her. Who does Delia get?"
2. Andy talks to Julia at the festival, and the whole town sees.
"I wanted to see you, know that you're more than just a memory. And to tell you that I kept my promise. You didn't keep yours.You promised you'd be here in Everwood. But you're not."
"I've got bad news for you Andy. You're gonna be fine."
"Fine is not great."
"You've had enough of great. It isn't all it's cracked up to be. Fine is real."
As the whole town witnesses Andy's grief, his daughter takes his hand and leads him away.
3. Andy and Ephram's conversation in the car.
"I see her too sometimes. Mom, I mean. Not like you do. I don't talk to her or anything. More like, I feel her with us. When we're all having dinner, or when there's a song playing on the radio she used to like. I just know she's there."
"Ephram, I wish I could tell you everything's going to be okay. I know that's what I'm supposed to say. But the truth is, I don't know what's going to happen to us. What I do know is that all we have now is each other. I need your help raising your sister. I can't do it alone. She gets us."
It's not enough. And it's not how it was supposed to be. What else can they do? Their love for Julia keeps her present in their lives, and all they can do now, is to be there for each other.
Other Thoughts:
1). Andy remembering a conversation with his wife.
"I swear to God, one day you two are gonna understand each other if it's the last thing I ever do.
"Well if that's your goal, you're gonna be around a while."
If only it were possible to be able to recall past conversations, word for word. In life, all you really get are hazy phrases and vague words, and the memories grow fainter day by day. All you're really sure of is the way you felt when you were with that person.
2. "Your daughter had a nightmare tonight."
This scene is hard to watch for me. It's incredibly scary when you're a teenager and you feel like you have to be the parent of the family. Standing up to your father and telling him that he's doing something wrong takes courage and conviction, and it just goes to show how much Ephram loves Delia. Knowing that she can never have a childhood like he did, with both a mother and a father, is heartbreaking, and Ephram will take his father to task in order to ensure that his little sister is cared for in the same way he was.
"You'll always be that guy. Whether it's the Dudleys on Forest Lane or some rich lady on Park Avenue, they'll always come first. Only difference is, this time Mom's not here to cover for you. At least I got her. Who does Delia get?"
2. Andy talks to Julia at the festival, and the whole town sees.
"I wanted to see you, know that you're more than just a memory. And to tell you that I kept my promise. You didn't keep yours.You promised you'd be here in Everwood. But you're not."
"I've got bad news for you Andy. You're gonna be fine."
"Fine is not great."
"You've had enough of great. It isn't all it's cracked up to be. Fine is real."
As the whole town witnesses Andy's grief, his daughter takes his hand and leads him away.
3. Andy and Ephram's conversation in the car.
"I see her too sometimes. Mom, I mean. Not like you do. I don't talk to her or anything. More like, I feel her with us. When we're all having dinner, or when there's a song playing on the radio she used to like. I just know she's there."
"Ephram, I wish I could tell you everything's going to be okay. I know that's what I'm supposed to say. But the truth is, I don't know what's going to happen to us. What I do know is that all we have now is each other. I need your help raising your sister. I can't do it alone. She gets us."
It's not enough. And it's not how it was supposed to be. What else can they do? Their love for Julia keeps her present in their lives, and all they can do now, is to be there for each other.
Other Thoughts:
- I love the opening with Norman Rockwell's painting of the country doctor. Rockwell is a great allegory for this show -- a picturesque mountain town where everything is quaint and peaceful, a hopeful veneer to cling to in times of turmoil and tragedy.
- Andy's cheeriness at Harold's grouchy act is a thing of beauty. "Thaw well!" Heehee. I identify with Harold, resident curmudgeon and town grump.
- Oh god the high school scenes are painful. The whole nickname thing is way too corny.
- Chris Pratt being a douche. "How goes it, bone-lick?" "You're really my least favorite thing about you." Heehee. Pratt is so charasmatic and loveable, even when playing a jerk.
- Fuck yeah, Delia! Fighting for feminism at age six! I fucking love Andy's take-down of Ms. Violet's institutional sexism.
- Gino Chang's -- Everwood's version of Al's Pancake World from Gilmore Girls.
- "Excruciating literally means to feel the pain of crucifixion. While my law may be difficult at times I think we can both agree that Jesus had it a bit tougher." Hahaha!
- The shots of the mountains and the lakes are just beautiful. Fun fact: Everwood was actually filmed in Utah.
- Amy tells a story about how she and Colin first fell for each other. It's sweet and naive and exactly how preteens think love actually works.
- Mrs. Dudley thanks Andy for taking care of her children, reminding him that even though you can't do anything about sadness in your life, it doesn't stop you from doing good.
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