Mostly, the episode was sort of a PR push to convince the audience—if not Jon—that J&KP8 is not harmful to the Gosselin kids, and in fact, affords them special opportunities, like college tuition.

Earlier today, TLC released its plans for the (near) future of the show, which will include the one-hour special Kate: Her Story, airing November 2, "where NBC's Natalie Morales sits down with Kate Gosselin for her most intimate interview to date." There are four episodes of J&KP8 that will air in the following three weeks, one of which is a clips show.