User blog comment:MissMayfair/If you could change something, anything in any of the series, what would it be?/@comment-4672157-20120731012612/@comment-392210-20120804120933

Porter and Preston were 6 in season 1, like they told McCluskey in 1.14. They were 8 in 3.23 when Stella came to visit, so by the end of season 4, before the time jump, they'd be 9. By the end of season 5, they should be 10 + 5 = 15. However, they're said to be 16 in 5.01... and in season 6 Porter apparently goes to college, and Preston seems to have finished high school, cos he goes off to Europe. In seasons 7-8 they're in their 20s. As for Parker, he was 5 in 1.14, and in 4.15 he was 'not yet 11'. Which is kinda dumb, should had been 'not yet 9'. And after the time jump... I dunno, it's just a mess. He's 16 in season 8, when he should be only one year younger than the twins. It's stupid. Even when Felicity Huffman shared pics on Facebook of the minor flashbacks she shot for the teaser of 8.15, she introduced baby Parker as though he was born five years after the twins. The writers had no sense of continuity. But the time jump isn't necessarily to blame.