As a child Travis was sexually assaulted, and Bay was the only person he ever told. A big part of this was that he was the one person who could relate to the shame, the guilt, and the sorrow she felt. Aside from Daphne, Travis was Bay’s dearest friend at the lowest point in her life. Case in point: when Bay went through her sexual assault, Emmett was not the one who could be there for her. The person who was good for Bay at one point in her life might not be who is best for her now. I was a longtime Bay and Emmett shipper, but we all know that relationships evolve as we do. He’s got bigger worries.Īs much as it pains me to say this, I have to get on board with Team Travis. Surprisingly, Travis doesn’t put up much of a fight. Kathryn has no choice but to comply since they are in the middle of a budget crisis. The brat’s father is a hotshot lawyer who wants Travis kicked off the baseball team in exchange for his continued monetary support to the athletic department. John and Kathryn deal with a situation Travis created when he punched a guy at Bay’s party. Daphne might not be a stickler to the rules, but you can never accuse her of not caring. Daphne doesn’t replace his sample or anything like that, but she does stall the test for Chris. These days, doctors test for methods athletes try to use to manipulate the test. What Daphne doesn’t know is that drug tests are a thousand times more stringent than they were in the past. She can’t put her future at risk just to help Chris, but she can use her medical knowledge to flush the drugs out of his system in time for his drug test. She didn’t know Chris was on steroids while his arm healed from his unlawful arrest during the campus protests before she told her parents that someone on the baseball team might be using drugs. Normally I wouldn’t encourage Daphne to get involved in a problem which would put her future at risk (again), but this is sort of a problem she is partly responsible for. As much as Regina loved Eric, she can’t leave her life for him. Eric came back for two things: money he left behind which he plans to use to get out of the country, and Regina. Security systems don’t protect from people who have keys. On the day that Toby is working on the system who decides to break in but none other than Eric. Break-ins in the neighborhood have made her a little edgy, so she figures better safe than sorry.
#SWITCHED AT BIRTH SEASON 2 EPISODE 16 RECAP CRACKED#
Toby installs a security system at the Cracked Mug for Regina. It put the spotlight squarely on Travis, his past colliding with his present, and why he and Bay might be the better match. I will say that if you are a Bay and Emmett shipper frustrated with Season 5’s arc, this episode wasn’t designed for you.
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In many ways it was about both, so that the next step forwards was a sure one.
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For some it was about finding peace, for others it was about solidifying the choices they had already made.
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The penultimate episode of Switched at Birth revisited the parts of the past that needed to be revisited.