After months, Buck is finally cleared by his doctor. Chimney introduces Maddie to his adoptive parents, while he himself receives a surprise visit from his half brother, Albert, who he has never met before. Michael, with the help of Athena, decides to inform his kids of the progress of his brain cancer.
Tropes featured in the episode:
- Big Brother Worship: Albert has a bit of this for Chimney, wanting to be like him in breaking away from his dad.
- The Bus Came Back: Albert first appears for a brief cameo in "Chimney Begins" as a child, and wasn't seen in person till this episode.
- Foster Kid: Hen and Karen adopt Nia at the end of the episode.
- Grass is Greener: In a similar dynamic to Helga and Olga, all Chimney wanted is his father to care about him. Albert has the opposite problem, their father being too controlling of him.
- Parental Abandonment: Chimney's parents got divorced, and when his mother died when he was 15, his father didn't even bother to bring him back to Korea, leaving Chim to be taken in by Kevin's parents.
