Sometimes there is no fixing a situation. Kevin takes it upon himself to deal with his uncle, who is living a life of squalor. It never occurs to him that the guy has been to countless institutional settings and met with numerous shrinks. Since he has had therapy, he has it in his head that this is the solution. What he can't do, is change a man who has lived, filled with guilt and pain, for decades. This portrays the beauty of this show. The classic TV script doesn't work. Others would have had him embrace his new found family. Kevin is still trying to come to grips with the loss of his father and his own insensitivity. He also gets to see that his father had weaknesses, one of which was his inability to share his deepest pain. There are some great moments in this one. Randall and Kate going to the place where they lived until the fire and meeting the family, seeing the house that was rebuild. Nicky and Rebecca finally facing off with very realistic results. We also are left with the question of Kevin's future. He is rich and could have easily helped Nicky, but Nicky could not live with those terms. This two parter is absolutely amazing.
Review of Songbird Road: Part Two
