The only clear-cut victory to come out of this episode is that Max taking more showers. http://www.tv.com/news/parenthood-small-victories-review-sure-but-also-some-pretty-big-losses-30368/

As Parenthood  Season 4 winds to a close, we're getting into some really dramatic and intense issues. " Small Victories " highlighted to a chilling degree the latest in the adoption saga of Victor by Joel and Julia, as well as the consequences o more

HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Keep On Rowing," the January 1 episode of NBC's "Parenthood," in which Kristina gets a haircut, Crosby gets a houseguest and everything gets messy between Julia and Victor. http://m.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/pos more

Even with Kristina shaving her head, Parenthood 's return episode was a relatively balanced and even mostly comedic effort where Julia was the only one in a hopeless position by the end. http://www.tv.com/news/parenthood-keep-on-rowing-review-sneak-attack more

HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Keep On Rowing," the January 1 episode of NBC's "Parenthood," in which Kristina gets a haircut, Crosby gets a houseguest and everything gets messy between Julia and Victor. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/p more

We were treated to a wonderful beginning to 2013 with an new episode of Parenthood titled " Keep On Rowing ." With the elder Braverman children the focus of the episode we had glimpses into Kristina's battle with cancer, Julia's relationshi more

It’s a new year and a new episode of  Parenthood ! This week’s episode, directed by Dax Shepard, was a solid outing and I found it a bit odd that NBC decided to air it so soon, as most networks are still running marathons and repeats. How great was t more

Admittedly, when I saw the previews for this week’s episode of  Parenthood , I was a little reluctant to even watch it. Christmas eve and a family member  with a serious health problem seem like a perfect storm for holiday  tears more