Was it on purpose for almost a whole season when Eureka was going to blow up we didn't hear once about Alison's Kid Kevin. Once Nathan was dead its like she didn't have a son anymore. I am guessing why they integrated her real pregnancy. She leaves her elementary son who has a disorder home alone for days at a time. Got to be the worst TV mom in history.
shareWhat makes you think he was home alone? There's not much indication where he is, and he's not exactly elementary age, either (junior high at least by the third season). Assuming, as I do, that she left him someplace that is, well, as safe as any place in Eureka's town limits (which seems to never be very safe, but people seem to make it work), in the care of someone competent enough to deal with whatever issues a brilliant quiet kid might cause, there's no point to mentioning him. Not really, anyway, when there's all of the other insanity in Jack's life. Think about it: the show is primarily Jack's story, and he spent season 3 a) dealing with having another woman in his life, b) dealing with the fact that Allison was pregnant by his one-time rival, c) dealing with Zoe going off to college sooner than he expected, d) dealing with his slightly insane sister, e) dealing with the regular antics of Eureka, and f) let's not forget dealing with Eva Thorne and with subsequently being fired and rehired. Kevin is not high on Jack's priority list under those circumstances, so we can assume that Allison simply learned a thing or two about keeping him safe from the regular town antics, so that she doesn't need to freak out about it whenever the town does blow up. It became more important again in Season 4 because of the new timeline and his lack of autism, coupled with the kindling of Jack and Allison's romantic relationship that makes Jack spend more time with her kids. So yeah, it was probably on purpose, and integrating her pregnancy was probably just a convenient means of dealing with it (it's much easier than hiding it, as evidenced by the other shows that have tried both maneuvers).
shareI just told my husband last night that Allie wasn't at home much for Kevin. It's something the writers could've taken into consideration when planning out the characters. Could he not have been someone else's child and still be there for Jack's "day in the life of" stories? I have 2 friends with autism spectrum children and they wouldn't be able to work a 80+ hour week while helping their child in all different kinds of therapy. I don't want Allison always saying "oh my, what about Kevin!" so this is a better choice. Just saying it's obvious she worked a lot of hours when Kevin was still young. It's not an important point at all as tv always has plot convenience but yes, it's noticeable the Allie doesn't spend much personal time with Kevin.
share^^^^this! My son has autism and although he's very clever, cannot be left alone at all.. He's nearly 7 and rarely wears clothes, has no concept of basic danger and sleep is a luxury I no longer have. I could never understand how Allison was able to have a normal life with a kid on the spectrum.
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The spectrum is wider than your son/daughter. there are many more less extreme cases than the ones on the extreme. Most kids on the spectrum actually end up fully functional people.
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Could he not have been someone else's child and still be there for Jack's "day in the life of" stories?
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