I should probably back up before commenters point me toward Kristina s cancer or Joel and Julia s separation and inability to conceive a second time or maybe Amber not getting into college. Of course the cancer storyline was emotional but Kristina (Monica Potter) recovers spectacularly so surrounded by her family. In fact soon after she runs for mayor. Mayor (She loses but that ends up being a good thing All she really wanted was to fix the education system and this way she can open her own school. Her own school ) I could go on. It s true. All these tragic things happened but miraculously they all ended well. That s because Parenthood s true genius isn t just that it manipulates your emotions so consistently that you can t make it through an episode without crying. It s that it does so by applying the same formula to every single conflict drama plus advice from family equals no more drama. Take Joel (Sam Jaeger) and Julia s (Erika Christensen) epic and unconvincing separation which was neatly repaired when Zeek told Joel to fight for Julia so he did.
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