The lawsuit against the hospital comes to a head as Angelo returns in time for the beginning of the trial. Meanwhile, Bay scrambles to return the money she "borrowed" from John to help Zarra.Download Video Switched at Birth Resentment Episode On ABC Family Tv Online Tv Live Streaming Video. Online Watch Switched at Birth Full Episode Watch Stream HD Video on Internet TV. Daphne and Jeff struggle in their relationship; and Emmett, Nikki and Toby form a new band.Tells the story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.Daphne is still relentlessly and unwittingly pursuing after her boss, chef Jeff, completely unaware that he’s already been sleeping with Melody for weeks.
I’m unsure at this point where the writers are going with the storyline but I have to admit I like what it’s doing to Daphne’s character. Previously the good girl who looked out for everyone’s best interests, she’s now pretty ruthless in getting what she wants, even if that means taking him from someone else she cares about.
Her reaction to finding out what was going on was slightly irrational and a little petty, but also understandable given all the mixed signals she’s been receiving. Jeff at least owns up to his mistakes at the end of the episode and admits that he thought Daphne was a college student.
It must have been a pretty nasty shock when he discovered her real age, but doesn’t really excuse the extent to which he’s been messing with her head. Now, it’s a complete muddle, and I can’t wait to find out how this twisted love square plans out over the last few episodes.
Yes, I said love square, because poor Travis is caught up in the drama too. As the one character that just can’t catch a break, from performing badly at work to crushing on a wholly disinterested girl, of all the characters on Switched at Birth, I really hope things work out for him.
We’ve already seen his miserable home-life with non-signing parents, but John decides to take him under his wing this week. Unable to connect with any of his own children, it’s amusing to see papa Kennish grab hold of whatever parental bond available to him and no one needs the support more than Travis.
And John’s own children are currently rejecting any kind of affection from him or Kathryn, revealing the privilege they’ve grown up with since day one. Toby is still wandering around the sidelines like a lost puppy, and betrays his slightly ungrateful nature with a negative reaction to his father playing his music at his shop.
Bay, meanwhile, continues her new homoerotic friendship with an undercover mission. I admit I was shocked when she suddenly pulled a knife on the rogue street artist, and I don’t think the fact that it was really a paint scraper makes the scene any more unsettling.
I predict a downward spiral for Bay, but I really don’t know how far she’ll go down. With all of the support Switched at Birth have given to street artists and what they do, it’d be a shame to twist the culture into something dangerous or outright criminal, but I also get that a show on ABC Family has to tow the moral line somewhat more than other networks.
The parents and kids are living in entirely different worlds at this point in the series, meaning we’ve seen Kathryn and Regina grow much closer over the course of the first season. The show has always been about the concept of family as an entire unit, so I hope the writers reconcile the groups again at some point.
This TV series shows promise. The actors are fine and the character development and premise of the story is quite involving. If the writers consistently produce solid scripts and story arcs, this show should do well. The idea of the switched at birth formula mixed with the prince and the pauper fable (and the deaf girl embellishment) makes for a rather refreshing plot backdrop.
With this set up, they can go anywhere and everywhere with it. Also, there are many details that can make for interesting plot situations, ethnic and cultural diversity, economic class disparity, family situations (one doesn't have a father, the other has a grandmother), so many different things that the writers can play off of. It's good that neither of the two girls are super famous actresses.
It would take away attention from the story. The writers have also avoided falling into the stereotypical cliché of everything involved with race and economic diversity. It would be great if the show concentrates on the human drama and that it stays away from politically correct preaching. On the whole, the show does indeed show promise.