‘The Real O’Neals’ Makes Mockery of Marriage With Celebratory Divorce Ceremony

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By Lindsay Kornick | November 2, 2016 | 12:53 AM EDT

“Not everything is about you being gay, Kenny!” Oh, how happy I was to hear those words finally spoken on ABC’s The Real O’Neals, Tuesday. Unfortunately, even when the show takes its attention off how gay Kenny O’Neal (Noah Galvin) is, they can’t seem to shake off being anti-Catholic, anti-conservative, or anti-anything decent. This episode focuses on taking down the sanctity of marriage.

In “The Real Move,” parents Pat (Jay R. Ferguson) and Eileen (Martha Plimpton) are working through the process of divorce by having Pat plan to move out and Eileen get a new job. The kids, convinced they were the reason for their parents’ misery, try to help them move on with their lives. When the parents assure their kids that they were probably happier at the end of their marriage than the beginning, the family decides to set up a mock wedding ceremony to "celebrate" the divorce. Eileen wears her cross and old wedding gown as she walks down the aisle, and Kenny presides over the proceedings holding a Bible, invoking his authority from Little Saviors Winter Bible Camp.