Had an email from HBO when the last show was on. Don't want it to be over but longing to find out how the family goes on this year ...

It'll be great and not much longer to wait for Season 4 on DVD either.

EPISODE 5x03 "Hold My Hand" (E4 exclusive/spoiler for CH4)

Claire is seduced by Billy's newfound lust for life but hits a roadblock trying to fund the next leg of her educational journey; George is haunted by visions of an early trauma; David and Keith meet Mary; Vanessa encourages Rico to mingle, so he does--at a funeral directors' conference.

Tonight 10pm on E4.

Can someone fill me in on what ive missed in the first 2 episodes of this last series?

I love this prog, but didn't know it had started.

First off all, three episodes have aired on E4, so there's nine left and there goodies.

Episode 1: Nate/Brenda's wedding, Claire/Billy moving in together, George losing his mind/Ruth frutrasted, Rico and vanessa seeing other people and David/Keith choosing to puruse adoptiona nd surrogacy.

Episode 2: Brenda working a university clinic upon her mom's influence, Nate burying an old high school buddy, George's daughter coming to saty to help out Ruth, David and Keith still trying adoption surrogacy, Claire and Billy meeting some of the latter's friends and Rico getting dumped by his new girlfriend.

Thoughts on "Hold My Hand"

Nate - I smell an attraction between him and Nate and I smell it good. The two bonded over mutual tragedies and Nate has that look in his eye, plus he pressed Brenda about being pregnant again.

Brenda - I liked her plot this week and her getting along with her new boss. it's about Brenda had a friend since Melissa back in Season 2 though Jackie's family sound a little too good to be true.

Maggie - I say her story is going to tie more with Nate than Ruth and George but I still like her.

Ruth/George - That mysterious woman in "Untitled" and this season's premiere was his mother after all. That made sense. I feel so sorry for these two and this episode more disaster than anything else.

Claire/Billy - Billy's off his meds and going crazy and Claire loves it no less. Claire's argument with Ruth knocked me for six though. Both I felt were wrong by the way.

David/Keith - Please, scrap the surrogacy and go adoption. Creepy Roger was tolerable in this episode, David annoyed me with his balming Keith for his own past mistake and that potential surrogate is weird.

Rico/Vanessa - The latter needs more to do and fast, the former's storyline with Angela I loved, loved, loved. These two were so funny together.

Another fabulous episode, 8/10

Link to review (and quote below) ....

http://www.tv.com/hold-my-hand/episode/418884/reviews.h...d=57229&flag=&order=

I loved Angela and Rico too - would be great if they became a couple, she's so unlike him! His groupie ... LOL

Almost everything else was really sad or building up dread for the future.

Nothing at present, i'm job hunting. As for Brenda looking after Maya, I think she's very capable because we've seen the way she was with Billy when she was younger and she's been very affectionate with Maya in the last few episodes of Season 4 and what has been aired so far of Season 5.

dont hate on me but, my mate sent me season 4 on dvd a copied version from spain and its a really good copy.
ive watched seven episodes in two days! hey a girl's gotta work.
im not trying to rub it in to the people who have to wait until the fifth, but i'm properly skint and would have to wait until the end of the month (pay day) until i can scrounge together £37.99 in hmv for it.

only problem is theres no extras or commentary. boo hoo...

I wouldn't hate on you. The Season 4 dvd contains seven commentaries and 2 featurettes as far as I know.

Thanks for that exterminate - I got Season 4 on DVD yesterday and watched the features

Cut by cut - On the episode "Parallel Play" with comments from Alan Ball, Alan Poul, Jill Solways, Jeremy Podeswa and the editing team. We also get to see how they originally intended to end the episode.

Costas - HBO sports host interviews Peter Krause, Michael C Hall, Lauren Ambrose and Frances Conroy. 15 mins long but it's good.

3 deleted scenes from "Can I Come Up Now?" - Claire/Ruth/George in the kitchen, David/Rico discussing infidelity and Nate visiting the psychic (later scene).

Tracklisting of the "Everything Ends" CD and a remixed version of the theme tune.

Pretty cool stuff on five discs.

EPISODE 5x04 "Time Flies" (E4 Exclusive/Ch4 spoiler)

Brenda is disturbed by Nate's reaction to her latest news; Ruth shares her feelings about George with her knitting circle; David and Keith "propose" to Mary and meet Roger's equally unconventional family; Rico is shocked at how Vanessa and the boys are doing; frustrated, George shares a beer and a song with Billy, whose recent behavior repulses Claire; and Nate comes home to an unpleasant surprise.

Tonight 10pm on E4.

How wonderful was the episode last night? I have just watched it for a second time and am almost lost for words ...

Got email from HBO that the vote for favourite episode is closed and it will be shown ... not here obviously!

Oh my God, last night's episode was AWESOME, I loved every minute.

Thoughts on "Time Flies"

Maggie/Nate/Brenda - He turned the big 4-0 and contrary to what he told Yom a few episodes back, he's obviously not as prepared as he would like to be. I thought his attitude towards both Maggie and Brenda in this episode were interesting - there was a flirtatatious feel with him and Maggie and his reaction to Brenda's pregnancy (Rachel Griffiths was pregnant during filming of S5 and the writers decided to incorporate it into the main storylines) was disappointing seeing as he was pushing for a baby more than she was. Him killing that bird was a shock too.

David/Keith - Jan Brady gets pregnant super easy? How creepy is that? Roger and Sissy's chlidren's precocious nature was also creepy, I didn't blame David for being annoyed with him but I did hate him almost having sex with the hairdresser. If I haven't made it clear before i'm rooting for adoption with these two and how cool was Keith and Brenda's conversation regarding kids? Mundane stuff like that is why this show beats others IMO.

Ruth/George - I really feel sorry for both of them and while it's nice Ruth is getting relief from Maggie I hate her knitting friends. They seem too vindicative for some reason. George and Billy's comparison on medications was a nice touch.

Federico/Vanessa - I should cheer them having sex but it didn't come for the right reasons as Vanessa kicked him out the morning after and did everyone think of her "the boys sleep through it" line? Is she getting more promiscious since last season?

Claire/Billy - Dump him! Do it fast. Tonight's episode exposed all the flaws with these two and Claire had to the stupid thing and sleep with Nate's divorced friend (thank God it wasn't the other guy) and then Billy almost got close to raping her which freaked me out.


Loved this episode 10/10, quotes from it on the next post.

Link to the review ...

http://www.tv.com/time-flies/episode/418885/reviews.htm...d=29945&flag=&order=

Quotes ...

Lila’s friend (to Nate): “You don’t look that old. What have you been using?”

Claire: “Don’t you think you should see a doctor?”
Billy: “For what?”
Claire: “Dry skin”.

Nathaniel (to Nate): “Don’t apologise. You did what you had to do, you little f****r”.

Ruth: “These past five years have been a gift, Nate. That’s all I wanted to say”
Nate: “Thank you”.

Keith (re Roger’s kids): “It’s good they have some perspective”
David: “Yeah in exchange for a childhood”.

George: “No it’s pronounced Omen”
Keith: “Thanks”.

I thought Rico would "lost it" so to speak, when Vanessa said that about the boys sleeping through "now" - not very tactful!

Totally agree about everything, except it has dawned on me the "dry skin" comment was connected to him not wanting to wear clothes, I had thought she was just being sarcastic. When did sex cure anything?

That other guy was the idiot from high school who appeared the toher week wasn't he? Mind you Nate doesn't have any friends really does he?

I'm still trying to decide which was best bit - maybe George confronting Ruth?

I thought the slight haircut was very nice ...

Thank u for the update by the way!

I missed quite a few of the last episode in series four and i managed to watch 'grinding the corn'last night. WOW! and I'm loving Claire.

She was great then, sigh

She'll be great again, just wait and see, the next eight episodes are goodies and I mean that literally.

only 4 days to go!

EPISODE 5x05 "Eat A Peach" (E4 tonight/Ch4spoiler)


David and Keith are anxious for a report from Mary; Vanessa is not pleased by Rico's reaction to their son's misbehavior at school; Ruth discovers another way to relax without George; and Billy invites Claire to dinner.


Tonight at 10pm

I am worried about Mary - setting aside her blondeness, her thickness ("I'm on pins and needles"), surely she is having sex with her husband - how do we know it's Keith's?