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October 8, 2006: A Weekend in the Country
My favorite part about watching this show is the way they end it each week. Sometimes they wrap it up sweetly in a way that makes you smile. While other times, like last week and tonight, we get a shocker that leaves us hanging until the next episode. Sure, we knew Mike would come out of his coma eventually, but I didn't think it would be tonight. How wonderful that they didn't do it the clichéd soap opera way where his eyes suddenly opened up while the camera was on him. Instead, we got a great Edie reaction shot of shock, followed by scenes with other characters (interspersed with the usual Brenda Strong closing narration) and then back to Edie's face looking over at Mike with his eyes wide open. Loved that! It was already hilarious for Edie to stop by the hospital to retrieve her CD player, grab a chocolate and take a peek under Mike's blanket to see if he still measured up: "Damn! That's with the coma!" While we're on the subject of my goddess Nicollette Sheridan, she had some of tonight's best lines. Once again proving she was robbed of an Emmy nomination two years in a row for best supporting actress in a comedy, she delivered the following as Edie to Julie, after Julie told her Susan brought Edie's CD player to the hospital for Mike: "This Florence Nightingale act is really chapping my ass!" This was followed immediately by this line to her nephew Austin: "Hey, science guy, I have an experiment for you. Go home, mix two ounces of gin, a splash of vermouth and see if it improves my mood when I drink it." The first line gave me déjà vu to my childhood when my mother (Joan Anderson) screamed from the front seat of the car to me and my two brothers as we were loudly arguing in the backseat: "You three better be quiet! You're aggravating my ass!!" Swear to God.
Tonight, we finally got to see Bree interact with both of her kids. First, Danielle with that bad perm (nice that she made that indirect reference to Matthew Applewhite). Then, at last, Andrew. How "perfectly Bree" of her to finally see her son, but to see him while on her honeymoon on the news being interviewed as a homeless teen. The honeymoon was over, for sure. Luckily, Orson didn't go ballistic and showed love and support by locating Andrew in his state of homelessness, giving him cash and taking him to lunch. Good to see Andrew come home at the end — the dysfunctional family is back together. But you know Orson's innocent act won't last long. Orson to Bree: "I don't want there to be any secrets between us," and to Andrew: "I know about rage. But when it goes away, you just live with the mess you make." I was very impressed that they addressed Bree's alcoholism and her ongoing frustration when Orson asked her why she was gardening. Better to tend to her azaleas than drink that entire bottle of Chardonnay in her fridge.
When John (Jesse Metcalfe) just so happened to be at the resort that Gabrielle was at for her and Lynette's spa vacation weekend (that Lynette bailed on), I rolled my eyes. But I soon got over it (remember, Dave, this is just a TV show) because I had forgotten how much I liked seeing the two of them together. Hot. You knew Gaby was going to dig the new and improved version of John since he now owns his own gardening company: "Oooh... I like rich John!" (after he offered to buy a bottle of Dom). When John's fiancée, Tammy (Michelle Pierce), showed up at the hotel her daddy owned, how on earth could they hide Gaby? Having her hide inside the suitcase was ingenious and hearing Gaby scream "That bitch!" from inside the suitcase after Tammy accepted John's sudden gift of Gaby’s watch (followed by John kicking the suitcase) had me rewinding my TiVo. How to top that? Having Gaby come out of the suitcase in front of the couple on the elevator: "Don't laugh! I saved a bundle on airfare." This should be interesting since John claims he won't cheat once he gets married. Gaby: "Marriage is hard."
I enjoyed the Susan/Ian "weekend in the country" plot since they were taking "it" so slowly. It's fun to see a couple in the early stages go back and forth with the "how many people have you been with?" conversation. I'm usually the one who pulls a Susan and tries to make it look like I haven't been too much of a slut. Loved that she whittled 11 intimate lovers down to nine and said: "Nine lovers does not make me a slut!" Of course, just as Susan and Ian were getting comfortable, Mike came out of his coma. One ridiculous thing: Susan and Ian had the exact same suitcase. Yeah, right.
I was so glad that the weakest link story line of the show showed some promise, especially after Lynette suggested she might play a game called "Finding Fault with Nora" (a game lots of us play each week). Having Nora be the one to tell Lynette that Tom wanted to branch out of advertising proved she wasn't a complete irritant. When the characters compare their lives to each other's with sympathy, it's worthwhile, like Lynette saying to Gabrielle: "I hate my life" and Gaby replying with: "I know. I wouldn't trade with you for anything." She may take that statement back next week.
In conclusion, I leave you with these two random funny lines:
- Gaby (seeing the two rabbits closely together at the resort): "What is this, freakin' Noah's Ark?"
- The drag queen Pearly Gates explaining her name to Bree: "Because you can't get to heaven without going through me." Bree: "How very saucy."
It's scenes such as these that make me accept Desperate Housewives' being in the comedy category rather than the drama one at the award shows. I like my comedies saucy.
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Oct 9, 2006 4:41 AM
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im so glad we get to see more of edie this season. everytime she is on i cant stop laughing. espcially after she took a look at mike under the sheets. i was hoping he would wake up while she was taking a special look at him. now that would of been funny. im still not liking the sl with lynette. however it would be interesting what kind of job they are going to have tom doing now. also while gaby and lynette were getting their massages i thought for sure lynette was going to throw the phone at gaby for agreeing with her on how lynette hates her life. as for whats going on with bree and her family ... this is going to be good. and i too was wondering what was up with danille's hair. at first i thought her hair was just wet. now i think her bad perm is just a cry for a therapist chair.
that was also my favorite line with "pearly gates"....i pratically fell out of chair from laughing to hard on that one.
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Oct 9, 2006 6:10 AM
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John is engaged?!? Isn't he only 18 years old?
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Oct 9, 2006 9:17 AM
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I know people have complaints about TV voiceovers, but I think that DH uses them to the best effect. They really manage to tie together four or five disparate stories in a meaningful way without it ever feeling like too much of a stretch. And Brenda Strong's delivery is always top-notch.
Marcia Cross was really the one who was robbed at the Emmy's last year, and she's putting on another fantastic performance this season, always straddling the line between comedy and drama. And it was nice to see the Nora story begin to show signs of life too. All around, a handful of episodes in, this season is a definite step up from last year.
Only complaint: John stepping out of the shadows was cheesiness at its worst. "Who is that, I can't see you..." "Can you see me now." Please spare us.
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Oct 9, 2006 9:54 AM
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This was an excellent episode. Definitely comedic. The best storyline? It's definitely gonna happen in the the Van de Kamp/Hoge household.
First of all, I am not unconvinced that Orson is not a killer. He's got some psycho tendencies. I think he and Andrew are going to click in a very negative way.
To have not seen Danielle directly in the camera's eye for a couple of weeks ended in a definite shocker for me when I had to see her with than heart-stopping hair. That was horrendous! I'm not sure that I like how she was just thrown into the story this time. I would have loved to see her reaction (as bad as her acting is) upon hearing that her mother was getting married again. LOVED the look on Orson's face, by the way, when Danielle mentioned that Matthew had been shot. Hehe! Priceless!
Looks like a definite War of the Roses when Carlos moves back in next week. But one question...where's Xao Mei?
Edie Britt is the best thing that ever happened to this show. She loaned Susan her CD player back when she could "stand her."
Speaking of which, Susan and Ian make a cute couple (better than she and Mike), but I'm going to need him to cut the ties with the woman in the hospital bed. Seriously. Because I don't care if she's been in a coma for 90 years, you're still married to her. I honestly don't think that this is just a casual relationship for him. He's clearly more into Susan that she is him.
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Oct 9, 2006 10:06 AM
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A good show this week. I just didn't buy Andrew living on streets all this time. And Danielle with the bad perm, but she is still in the running for homecoming queen.
Can anyone see Tom and Nora end up working together? What else would they do with Nora?
I loved seeing John. I hope to see more of him. It would be interesting for Gaby to be the mistress to him this time around.
I know Mike would wake up the second Susan slept with Ian. I really didn't care if Mike woke up-last season it felt like that the Mike and Susan storyline has run its course. It will be interesting to see where they go with this.
Please give Edie more to do.
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Oct 9, 2006 10:14 AM
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John is engaged?!? Isn't he only 18 years old?
The more pressing question is how he has his very own company at age 18. As ridiculous as that was, it's why I love this show.
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Oct 9, 2006 10:18 AM
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Yeah, John's engaged - to another Gabrielle. He's definitely reaping the benefits of his fiance - I mean her father owns the hotel. Don't see him letting go of that anytime soon. Why not? He gets the unattached rich girl and the fat wallet, too. We'll see if he goes running back to Gabrielle when his marriage gets difficult. That girl's a spoiled brat - not that Gabrielle wasn't. Loved seeing him again, though.
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Oct 9, 2006 10:24 AM
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BTW, word on the street is that Mike will have amnesia. Isn't that wonderful?
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Oct 9, 2006 10:25 AM
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According to ask Angilou(sp) Eddie will definitely have more to do and it involves Mike ;') Glad to see if only for a moment that DH has not totally forgotten that Bree has a daughter. I mean hello her mother gets engaged and married and she was never seen. The hair was a horrible horrible mess.
The problem I have with new improved rich engaged John is that it makes no sense. If you remember he once proposed to Gabrielle. He hears she is going to be divorced and he gets "carried away" but plans to still get married. I think he is more in love with Tammy's money than in Tammy. I know I can't stand her.
I actually like the scenes with Lynette and Nora. Loved when Lynette asked Nora if she smoked the bong before she hit the guy over the head with it. What I want to know though is how Nora and her daughter got home. Did they drive back in Tom's car?
I actually wish Andrew hadn't came home quite so soon and easily. I was hoping to see his life on the street. I mean has he really been pulling a Queer as Folks and hustling or is this all a big snow job. Another way for Andrew to get back at his mother. Would love for a Lost style flashback to the last 6 months in Andrew's life.
I love Teri Hatcher. I really do. She is my favorite actress on desperate Housewives. How ever I hate the whole Susan/Ian storyline. She is sleeping with a married man while waiting for the man she loves to wake up from his coma. Susan is acting more out of loneliness than any deep emotional connection with Ian.
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Oct 9, 2006 4:54 PM
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John's fiance's daddy probably helped him start his business. No wonder he still wants to marry her!
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Oct 9, 2006 7:45 PM
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Dude! You totally called out your mom! I bet you get slapped upside the head for that one. 
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Oct 9, 2006 9:16 PM
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I don't think John is only 18 anymore. He's probably a (whopping!) 19 or even 20. Remember that a lot of time has passed since he turned 18 last season.. For instance, it was quite a while after he turned 18 that Gaby and Carlos took in Xiao Mei, and she has been through an entire 9-month pregnancy, so I would definitely say that over a year has passed.
It was fun to see John and Gaby together again.. I hope we see more of him this season.
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Oct 9, 2006 10:26 PM
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John is not 18 anymore. To those who think he is too young to own his own business, there are a lot of 20 somethings in our area that own this type of business. They usually start out mowing lawns at 12 or 13 and work up a client list through that. So it is not unusual.
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Oct 10, 2006 2:26 PM
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My Tivo cut off the last minute of last weeks episode when Gabby was saying something to Carlos (it was changing to tivo Dexter).
Where is the baby? Did they give it away or did Carlos have it when she went on vacation?
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Oct 11, 2006 5:02 PM
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