--- description: It's like a drinking game, but instead of taking a shot, you weep openly! title: The 'Parenthood' Season Finale Crying Game image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc8e092bc66351/69868af2cd804d5d3dcca557/parenthood-season-finale.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Play the _Parenthood_ Season Finale Crying Game by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 1:30 PM CUT  Ray Romano as Hank Rizzoli, Mae Whitman as Amber Holt, Lauren Graham as Sarah Braverman Ray Romano as Hank Rizzoli, Mae Whitman as Amber Holt, Lauren Graham as Sarah BravermanColleen Hayes—NBCU Photo Bank/NBC by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 1:30 PM CUT _Parenthood_, NBC’s notoriously sad-yet-heartwarming saga of the Braverman family, will wrap up its fifth season on Thursday —and with the show still “on the bubble” for renewal, this _could_ be goodbye forever. Waterworks are a regular part of the _Parenthood_ viewer experience, but this finale promises to be especially sob-worthy. So grab a box of Kleenex and fasten your seatbelts for our _Parenthood_ crying game — it’s gonna be a bumpy night. (No known spoilers follow — not even those given away in last week’s preview.) * Tear up every time Hank mentions Asperger’s. * Whimper whenever Sydney pouts. * Sob if Christina talks about cancer. * Well up for any and all of Jabbar’s kids-say-the-darnedest-things moments. * Single tear if prodigal daughter Haddie returns for a visit from college. * Happy tears whenever Zeek squeezes Camille’s shoulder. * Tears of relief if Oliver Rome finally gets out of the Luncheonette. * No tears if Hank and Sarah get back together. Really, who cares anymore? * Snivel if Joel finds out about Julia sleeping with Mr. Knight. * Merciful tears if he forgives her in the same conversation. * Blubber with joy if they actually, factually get back together. * Bawl if Victor says he doesn’t belong in the family. * Tears of rage if Bob Little refuses to lease the school to Kristina and Adam. * Openly weep when the Braverman crew bids adieu to the warmest, loveliest house on TV. * And no matter what happens between Amber and Ryan, get ready to bawl your eyes out. Ah, young love! ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/65186/parenthood-season-finale-crying-game/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/65186/parenthood-season-finale-crying-game/"},"headline":"Play the Parenthood Season Finale Crying Game","datePublished":"2014-04-17T13:30:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:20:12.653Z","description":"It's like a drinking game, but instead of taking a shot, you weep openly!","url":"https://time.com/65186/parenthood-season-finale-crying-game/","keywords":["Television","NBC","Crying","Finale","Parenthood"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc8e092bc66351/69868af2cd804d5d3dcca557/parenthood-season-finale.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc8e092bc66351/69868af2cd804d5d3dcca557/parenthood-season-finale.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Parenthood - Season 5","caption":"Parenthood - Season 5","creditText":"Colleen Hayes—NBCU Photo Bank/NBC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/65186/parenthood-season-finale-crying-game/","name":"Play the Parenthood Season Finale Crying Game"}}]}] ```