Thursday, June 28, 2018

'Hit the Road Jack' Recap

Bringing Up Bates "Hit the Road Jack"

  • Jackson just turned 16, so he and Gil head over to the DMV for the big driving test. “I’ll stand out here and pray for you, both of you,” Gil jokingly tells Jackson and the instructor as they leave the building.
  • “Finding a car at the Bates house where everything works can be a challenge, admits Nathan. Thankfully, Jackson has a vehicle with working lights and brakes.
  • The siblings describe Jackson as a cautious driver, but despite his nervousness, he passes the test.
  • Jackson drives over to Zach and Whitney’s newly renovated house to discuss future plans. The two have always been close, and they have many of the same hobbies, including reading. “Man, I can’t tell you how proud I am of you,” Zach tell Jackson. “I want you to know, I’m always here for you.”
  • At the Paine house, Erin and Chad are working on decorating the nursery. They know their hands will be full with three kids, but they are thrilled.
  • “I’m nervous, I’m not going to lie,” admits Chad. “I’m worried about Erin, and I’m just worried about the baby. A lot of different thoughts cross your mind.”
  • Erin and Chad cut out pictures of the kids, attach them to string, and hang them on a large, open-back frame. 
  • “Chad is more of the functional guy, but my main thing is, the room’s gotta look good,” says Erin. “It can’t look like we just crammed three kids in here.”
  • At the last minute, Erin decides she wants the frame painted pink. “You’re awesome,” Erin tells Chad. “I work you too hard.” “No, you don’t,” replies Chad, smiling. “This is fun.”
  • Meanwhile, Nathan takes Trace to the airport for a flight lesson so Trace can see if being a pilot is something he wants to pursue.
  • “There’s guys that want to be pilots for a career, and that’s great,” says Nathan. “For me, I fly airplanes so it can reach people with the Gospel and save people’s lives. So I want to see Trace reaching people with the Gospel and saving people’s lives.”
  • Trace agrees but says he “might just do it from the ground.” Just like Jackson during his driving test, Trace is extremely nervous, but Nathan is impressed at how well he does.

10 comments:

  1. Not again...Comcast has Bringing Up Bates listed from 8:00 to 10:00.
    What a let down. Not interested in watching the same wedding show that UP tried to get us to watch last week. Wasn’t Interested then and not interested now. Enjoyed Bringing Up Bates though. Hoping it will go back to an hour show.

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    1. Directv had it listed as an hour, even though it was just half an hour. I was also disappointed that it didn't have more about Everly.

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  2. Erin and Chad are just so cute. I love how they smile at each other and are so patient.

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  3. The only video I have available to watch is Ellie's fan file. Thanks for that. (Ellie could up the volume when she talks on those, because even when my device is at max her voice is too soft to hear easily.)

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  4. It worries me that they had to search for a car that has working brakes...

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    1. Also worrisome that they just laughed about it like it was a big joke. Not that much of a joke if you're actually driving one of the cars and the brakes fail at a critical moment. I was in a car crash once that involved multiple cars on a highway in a rainstorm. I still get the chills remembering slamming on my brakes and praying they would work. (They did but not in time for me to totally avoid the car in front of me. But they slowed me down enough that the damage was minor and I wasn't injured.)

      Especially odd they're so cavalier about it when their brother Zach is a police officer. I'm sure he's seen his share of car crash scenes. Though of course you could have a car in tip top shape and still get in a crash.

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    2. I highly doubt that they would drive a car that is not safe. Maybe at the time of the test the cars they knew didn't need work were already being used so they had to go check the others and if they didn't have one Jackson wouldn't have taken the test

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  5. DO U KNOW HOW SAD, IT IS, THAT WE IN CANADA, CAN'T SEE YOUR SHOW, ( WELL THE FIRST 3 SEASON), BUT AFTER THAT NOTHING!!!!

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    1. THAT IS REALLY TOO BAD!!!! IT'S SUPRISING SINCE IT IS THE NETWORK'S BIG SHOW. CAN YOU BUY THE PROGRAM ON AMAZON? HOPEFULLY, UP WILL SHOW THEM SOON. IT'S SUCH GOOD QUALITY FAMILY PROGRAMMING!

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  6. Time 8:08PM Sun 7/1/18
    Good recap.

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