There was a lot of irrational behavior going on in this episode. So much so that it was making me a nervous wreck. For starters, Julia was being incredibly irrational in trying to control Joel and to some extent very selfish in using Victor as an excuse to keep Joel under her thumb. I'm glad that Joel put his foot down and called her out on what she was doing. At least she had the good sense to see it for herself and apologize for her behavior.

On the flip side is Sarah. Ugh. I've never loved a character like I did with her for the first couple of seasons of Parenthood. But any affection I had for her is now long gone. She is the typed of girl that I would have zero association with in real life. I know women like this and it's irritating as hell to see them make stupid bone-head decisions. It was a long time coming, but Mark finally grew a pair and caller her out on her sh*t. But he needs to go a step further and just kick her ass to the curb. I would not want to stay with someone that chose a "job" over a weekend getaway. While on the subject, I'm pretty sure that Hank is just making up the whole "daughter has been taken away" angle just so that he can manipulate Sarah to go away with him. I don't even think he was drunk. For someone that's suppose to be bombed out of his mind, he sure was speaking very coherently and with a lot of articulation.

But the biggest irrational behavior of the night went to Max. But unlike the previous two situations, this one produced one of the best scenes in the history of the series when Kristina finally got to share a dance with him. Very cool moment.

Okay, and now for my weekly 'Drew is a  p u s s y '  rant. He wants NOTHING to do with Mark and goes out of his way to shun him at all cost. But as soon as Sarah puts her foot down against something Drew may want to so, the first thing he does is reach out and try to get Mark to side with him. And when that doesn't work he just dismisses Mark as if he doesn't even exist. F*ck that sh*t and f*ck that brat.

I love the addition of Pamela Adlon as the neighbor from hell. She is awesome in Californication and will be just as awesome on Parenthood. It probably won't be a long stay because of her commitment to her other series, but it should be a fun ride while it last.