"The Door to Freedom"[title 1] is the first episode of ABC Family's Switched at Birth Season Two, and it is the thirty-first episode of the series overall. It was written by Lizzy Weiss and directed by Steve Miner. It was premiered on January 7th, 2013.
Plot
Angelo uses his winnings from the trial to buy the Kennishes and the Vasquezes presents, which include a food truck for Daphne. Bay, now behaving studiously, is accused of cheating on her French test and is put up against Bucknerās honor board. Carlton starts a pilot program for kids with deaf siblings or parents.
Daphne and Emmett meet Teo, a new hearing student. Angelo and Regina start making plans for their future dream house. Melody makes Daphne take her Deaf Studies seminar since she no longer works at Maize. John decides to run for the state senate seat, even though itās originally Kathrynās dream.
Toby accidentally overhears Angelo and Lana talking about Lanaās pregnancy and how Angelo is the father. Toby reluctantly shares the Angelo news with Bay, who then takes it out on Angelo when he helps her at her honor board meeting. Chef Jeff puts a stop to Daphneās texting and tells her they can never see each other again. Daphne in turn tells Travis they will never get together. Later, Daphne apologizes and learns that Travisā parents are planning on kicking him out. Bay asks Daphne for help convincing her parents to transfer to Carltonās pilot program.
ā ABC Family's Official Summary
Recap
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Angelo uses his winnings from the trial to buy the Kennishes and the Vasquezes presents, which include a food truck for Daphne. Bay, who is now behaving studiously, is accused of cheating on her French test and is put up against Buckner's honor board. Carlton starts a pilot program for kids with deaf siblings or parents. Daphne and Emmett meet Teo, a new hearing student. Angelo and Regina start making plans for their future dream house. Melody makes Daphne take her Deaf Studies seminar since she no longer works at Maize. John decides to run for the state senate seat, even though itās originally Kathryn's dream. Toby accidentally overhears Angelo and Lana talking about Lanaās pregnancy and how Angelo is the father. Toby reluctantly shares the Angelo news with Bay, who then takes it out on Angelo when he helps her at her honor board meeting. Jeff puts a stop to Daphneās texting and tells her they can never see each other again. Daphne in turn tells Travis they will never get together. Later, Daphne apologizes and learns that Travisā parents are planning on kicking him out. Bay asks Daphne for help convince the Kennishes to let transfer to the Carlton pilot program.
The Cast
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Recurring
Guest
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Music Featured
| Song | Artist | Notes | Link |
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| Anymore of This | Matthew Perryman Jones & Mindy Smith | To be added. | Citation needed! |
| Something Beautiful | Anabel Englund | To be added. | Citation needed! |
| We Rise Like Smoke | Kyler England | To be added. | Citation needed! |
Quotes
Bay: I may not be valedictorian. But I'm determined not to be in the bottom ten either! |
Daphne: Well, here's to being switched at birth and getting a food truck to compensate for the damages. |
Daphne: I'm afraid that I'm into whatever I can't have. What does that say about me? |
John: What's Angelo gonna do? Give everybody presents? |
Bay: Because crazy and unfair things never happen to me? |
Toby: I'm so above my pay grade here. |
Trivia
- Travis asks Daphne about the baseball player named, Dummy Hoy. This is referred to the movie called, "Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero", which the actor, who plays Travis, Ryan Lane, also played Dummy Hoy.
- Also, Dummy Hoy (b.1862 - d.1961) was actually real person, which his biography can be found on Wikipedia or other reliable sources.
Gallery
Video Gallery
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| ā¢ The Door to Freedom ā¢ The Awakening Conscience ā¢ Duel of Two Women ā¢ Dressing for the Charade ā¢ The Acquired Inability to Escape ā¢ Human/Need/Desire ā¢ Drive in the Knife ā¢ Tight Rope Walker ā Uprising ā¢ Introducing the Miracle ā¢ Mother and Child Divided ā¢ Distorted House ā¢ The Good Samaritan ā¢ He Did What He Wanted ā Ecce Mono ā¢ The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living ā¢ Prudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, Anger ā¢ As The Shadows Deepen ā¢ What Goes Up Must Come Down ā¢ The Merrymakers ā¢ Departure of Summer |
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| ā¢ The Call ā¢ This Has to Do with Me ā¢ Surprise ā¢ Relation of Lines and Colors ā¢ Occupy Truth ā¢ Four Ages in Life ā¢ Memory (The Heart) ā¢ Left in Charge ā¢ The Wolf is Waiting ā Long Live Love |
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Title Reference
- ā From the c.1936 painting, La clef des champs, by Rene Magritte. Which means "The Door to Freedom" in English.