Reception
Enid Portuguez of Los Angeles Times reviewed Julia's last main appearance in the episode "Julia";
| “ | I'm glad Julia - for three seasons the show's most underused character - stood her ground and made her own strong choices. Tommy and Julia had juicy plot lines involving infertility, infidelity and the loss of a child, but their story often took the backseat to Kitty (Calista Flockhart), Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) and Kevin's. Julia filled a chair at the Walker dinner table, but in contrast to Scotty and Robert (Rob Lowe), we never really got a glimpse of who she was outside of Tommy's wife and Elizabeth's mother. I had completely forgotten she was a teacher until she mentioned it last night. We knew she was just as flawed as her husband (she cheated on Tommy during their separation last season), but that story got swept under the rug along with her personality. It was refreshing to see Julia finally exerting some independence and standing up to the Walkers; unfortunately, it was too late. | ” |
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—Enid Portuguez. |
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TV Guide's Adam Bryant called Julia's exit scenes "sad" but added "she hasn't had much to do lately and with Balthazar Getty's screen time reduced, it was only a matter of time until Julia went".
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