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The Worst Episodes of Brothers and Sisters

The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.

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  1. 7.2/10(141 votes)

    #1 - States of the Union

    S2:E4

    Rebecca's suspicions arise after Justin makes an almost miraculous recovery. Kevin pushes Saul to the edge to get some answers. Nora, Sarah and Kitty decide to go to a spa. Tommy tries to make friends but ends up in an embarrassing situation.

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  2. 7.3/10(312 votes)

    #2 - Patriarchy

    S1:E1

    Kitty returns to LA to interview for a political based TV show and to visit her family, which is full of secrets.

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    Director:Ken Olin
  3. 7.5/10(224 votes)

    #3 - An Act of Will

    S1:E2

    The Walker family is forced to deal with the shock of William's death and the reading of the will, which threatens to cause a rift in the family.After Nora learns that Justin has been fired from his job and has disappeared, she, Kitty and Kevin head off on a road trip to find him.

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    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.5/10(158 votes)

    #4 - Sexual Politics

    S1:E12

    Kevin meets a new love interest, but isn't sure about his sexual orientation. Nora and Kitty have been persuaded to use the services of an executive matchmaker with decidedly mixed results.

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    Director:Sandy Smolan
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.5/10(149 votes)

    #5 - History Repeating

    S2:E3

    Rebecca worries about Justin, Tommy's marriage hits a road block as Julia starts coming out of her depression. Kevin meets an old flame and Kitty prevents a scandal.

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  6. 7.5/10(149 votes)

    #6 - Something New

    S2:E8

    Kitty and Robert takes dance lessons. Tommy gets a surprise visit and Kevin makes a drastic decision.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 7.5/10(139 votes)

    #7 - The Missionary Imposition

    S2:E11

    Nora and Isaac get closer to each other. Jason makes Kevin to do some soul searching and think about his future.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.6/10(187 votes)

    #8 - Family Portrait

    S1:E4

    Sarah and Joe both face a big challenge when they discover that something may be wrong with their daughter, Paige.Kitty finds herself torn between two men, Justin begins his new job, Kevin gets jealous after seeing Scotty with another guy, and Nora suspects that Saul has feelings for Holly.

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    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.6/10(199 votes)

    #9 - Date Night

    S1:E5

    In an effort to move on from her husband's death, Nora goes on a date with another guy, but things don’t go quite as well as she had planned.Kitty decides to go on a very awkward double-date with Jonathan and Warren, and Kevin connects with Scotty on their date together.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.6/10(167 votes)

    #10 - Love Is Difficult

    S1:E15

    Sarah and Joe go into therapy following the tensions of their marriage. An office poll unsettles Kitty about her relationship with Senator McCallister.Tommy bumps into a concealed member of the Walker family while Tommy and Julia learn about a surprise addition to the family.

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  12. 7.6/10(161 votes)

    #11 - Three Parties

    S1:E18

    Sarah accompanies Kitty to Senator McAllister's hometown to interview local residents for his upcoming election campaign, where she meets his high school sweetheart Alice. The pair meets up with some local high school seniors at a bar, and attends a party with them. Rebecca asks Justin to attend a house party with her, who ends with Justin getting a black eye; while Chad makes a surprising decision to come out that affects his relationship with Kevin in a negative way. Meanwhile, at the advice of her best friend, Nora asks her professor out on a date. And Kitty returns to L.A. with new insight on McAllister and admits that she's falling in love with him.

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  13. 7.6/10(142 votes)

    #12 - Two Places

    S2:E6

    Kitty gets a visit from an old friend to do some damage control regarding her pregnancy. But it doesn't go as planned. Sarah is struggling with Paige, while Justin is down.

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  14. 7.6/10(133 votes)

    #13 - Separation Anxiety

    S2:E13

    While Robert and Kitty visit a fertility clinic, Rebecca and Justin decide to have DNA tests to see if they really are related.

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    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.6/10(125 votes)

    #14 - Bakersfield

    S3:E6

    Nora sets out to find as much as she can about William's son in order to beat Holly. Meanwhile, Kitty and Robert await news on a potential birth mother.

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    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(201 votes)

    #15 - Affairs of State

    S1:E3

    William Walker's indiscretions are made painfully public, and Nora shocks the family as she reveals that she's not as naive as they all think she is.Justin decides to tell Kitty about their father's affair, and the Walker siblings all feel the burden of their very own secrets.

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    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.7/10(174 votes)

    #16 - Light the Lights

    S1:E10

    Sarah, Tommy and Saul make a big mistake when they try to retrieve funds to try and save the family's business.Kevin comes up with an idea about how to try and stop Justin from going back into the military, and Kitty tries to decide what she's going to do about her job offers.

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    Director:Fred Toye
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.7/10(152 votes)

    #17 - An American Family

    S2:E2

    Kevin, Nora and Kitty go to pick up Justin who has just returned home from the war. McCallister finds that he’s getting closer to Walkers. Meanwhile, the truth is revealed between Sarah and Rebecca and Tommy is not able to get the hang of being a father.

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    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.7/10(104 votes)

    #18 - The Pasadena Primary

    S4:E14

    Robert and Nora get to work as guest chefs in Scotty's struggling restaurant to boost business, Kitty puts her idea to run for Robert's senate seat up for a Walker family vote, and Sarah reaches a point of frustration with Roy but is quickly rewarded for speaking up.

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  20. 7.7/10(107 votes)

    #19 - Love All

    S4:E22

    The Walkers seem to all being going through an adjustment period, as Cooper acts out against Sarah while Luc becomes a member of the family, Justin has trouble finding the same passion for medicine that he had while serving in Iraq, and Kevin struggles with his newfound unemployed status.

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  21. 7.7/10(110 votes)

    #20 - Faking It

    S5:E3

    Kitty continues her stay in Ojai, trying to reinvent herself, when she meets a handsomely rugged handyman, Jack. As Kitty fakes her persona to seem like a local, she winds up in a situation that proves that honesty usually is the best policy. Meanwhile, the rest of the Walkers are in on a little surprise birthday celebration for Sarah; what they all don't know is that Sarah has been lying to Luc about her age to appear younger... It's hard to keep up with the truth.

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  22. 7.8/10(181 votes)

    #21 - For the Children

    S1:E6

    The Walker family gets humiliated when their secrets are revealed in a public forum.

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    Director:Fred Toye
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.8/10(177 votes)

    #22 - Family Day

    S1:E11

    The Walker family attends Family Day at Justin's rehab facility.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.8/10(160 votes)

    #23 - All In the Family

    S1:E17

    Nora invites her late husband's illegitimate daughter to a family dinner at the Walker house against some of her children's wishes. Kevin Walker's hush hush relationship with a movie star reaches new levels and Nora has an interesting encounter with her college professor.

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    Director:David Paymer
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.8/10(160 votes)

    #24 - Bad News

    S1:E20

    Rebecca tells Justin that Joe kissed her. Joe tries to confess to Sarah about the kiss, but before he can get enough courage, she receives the news from the most unexpected person. When Nora fails her writing class, her teacher allows her to pass on one condition - she must go on a date with him. And, Kitty has to calm the Senator down after a disastrous helicopter crash.

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  26. 7.8/10(143 votes)

    #25 - The Feast of Epiphany

    S2:E10

    Secrets are the order of the day when the Walkers gather for a family dinner because Nora is too shy to ask Isaac out on her own. Meanwhile, Becca is trying to play matchmaker for her mother.

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    Director:Laura Innes
    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"States of the Union" is the worst rated episode of "Brothers and Sisters". It scored 7.2/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Michael Schultz and written by Liz Tigelaar, it aired on 10/21/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Patriarchy".