Those people on the right hand side of the first photo? Katie Holmes‘ parents. I know, I know–you thought Tom had created his future ex-wife out of one of his ribs, but no, she really DOES have a family out there.

Even more shocking, they were actually invited (well, unless they just showed up; let’s give Maverick a shred of the benefit of the doubt and say he signed off on it) to come visit their zombie daughter and granddaughter in Berlin–where they’re sequestered as Tommy continues filming, “Hey Hitler, You Suck!”

Of course, no one knows how long they were there, as these shots are of them already leaving Germany, and Tommy’s not around (but they love him! Of course they do!), and there’s no eye contact between Kate and her ‘rents…oh, and the grandparents aren’t allowed to hold Suri, The Scientological Wonder, and, yeah, who’s the old dude with the diaper bag? Er, and how come we never see photos of Katie and her family without outside Tom personnel present? And why does Kate always look so tired? And old? And vacant?

Yeah, I’m thinking this just raises more questions. They better work on making these “normal family outings,” aka photo ops, a bit more natural. They’re just not there yet.