Kris, Exes and Ohs

Kris (Angela Featherstone) was introduced to the show as “Kris with a K”, in relationship with “Chris with a C”. She and Chris were running a pet shelter, and in episode 2 they started thinking about becoming “people parents”.

Over the following episodes they started planning to have a baby, and asked their gay friend to donate sperm. At the end of season 1 they celebrated the beginning of their IVF treatments. In the season 2 premiere IVF treatments worked and Kris was pregnant. Most of season 2 Chris and Kris were dealing with the pregnancy and various small troubles: Chris being over protective or keeping their sex life alive.

In season 2 episode 7 they got married and Kris’ water broke at the end of the episode. In the series finale Kris gave birth, with Chris supporting her all the way, and they ended the show happy with a baby boy.

Appearances:

• 14 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Chris (Megan Cavanagh, lesbian, regular, wife)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.