Barb is on the phone with a doctor, who tells her we're not going to worry about this until the tests all come back. The obnoxious neighbors across the street bust in, while the kids watch Alice in Wonderland and Margene marches around the house listening to a "learn how to speak Native American" cd, reciting along. The neighbors have a new color-coded map of the neighborhood with everyone's name on it. Barb and Margene's house are a different color because they are inactive in the Church of LDS, but Nikki's is "grayed out", because she is Roman Grant's daughter.
The meddling neighbors ask if they'll be attending the block party, since everyone looks down on them and all. Nobody thought they'd want to come. Someone even offered to take over Bill's post on the hot dog cart. Barb is indignant, "But Bill is the hot dog man!" No kidding, Barb. Nikki responds poorly to the new map and refuses to go to the block party. She blames Barb for exposing them to the new neighbors. Bickering ensues between the 1st and 2nd wives, Nikki attempts to drag Margene in by making a crack about her wardrobe, but Margene wasn't really paying attention. Bill takes charge and squashes the argument.
Barb has a soliloquy about her cancer, rocking back and forth like an autistic child. "I give you no sanctuary!" You tell that cancer, Barb!
Bill and Nikki are in bed watching the polygamy crackdown on the news. Bill asks Nikki to promise not to get involved with her father's case, to which she does indeed promise that she will not. This just means that Nikki is actually already involved in her father's case. You can bank on anything that she promises, she's going to do the opposite because she is that evil, but pious. Nikki throws herself on her sword and says that she will just stay home alone while everyone is having a good time without her at the block party, because she wouldn't want to do anything to hurt her family.
Barb goes to see Ana, and tells her she wants to formally date her, as a family. The last word we had from Barb on this matter was "I do not want a 4th". But Barb was only sold on this whole polygamy bit because of her last bout of cancer, not wanting her family to be left motherless should the cancer lead to her untimely demise. So the pattern is when Barb has cancer, it's open season for Bill. Anyhoo, back to Ana, who tells Barb point blank that she has no interest in marrying anyone, thank you very much, and Bill is well aware of that. This really rubs Barb the wrong way. She goes home and takes it out on the windows, washing with a fury. She calls Bill and gives him an ultimatum: she will be involved in his dating life or there will be no dating at all!
We're going on a quadruple date or this is gonna really awkward, buddy!
Nikki is at her office job, chatting it up on the slick with some other polygamist traveling incognito like a woman from the late 80's. Predictably, Nikki took a job at the lawyer's office prosecuting Roman, and the two sly women exchange information about it. The other girl tells her "these people are not so bad. For heathens."
Ana calls Margene to tell her about her run in with Barb. Margene is ecstatic to hear that Barb is coming around. She wants Ana to be her sister wife something fierce.
At Home Plus, Bill gets into his mini van to find Frankie, his half brother, in the van. Bill's father, Frank threw him off the compound for speaking to a girl, and Frankie begs Bill to reason with him. Bill goes home to tell wives 1 and 2 that he's off to Juniper Creek, and Ben marches Teeny in to tell her many parents that the neighbors, the O'Hare's won't let her play with their kids anymore because she is a bad influence. Ben is afraid that the Martins, the obnoxious neighbors, told the O'Hare's about their lifestyle. Bill and Barb head straight to the neighbors, who do not answer the door.
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Comments (8)
Ladonna is Israeli. She mentioned being in a Kibbutz, a "camp-like" thing in which most young Israelis partake.
Also, you didn't mention that Frank thinks that his new wife is Bill's brother's second wife, but really it's her twin sister.
1 of 8 | Posted by ellewoods | Posted on January 23, 2009 11:08 AM
i think frank saying that his new wife-"sits, and fetches and rolls over" was a dig at lois. who refused to allow him to how to say it- enter in through her back door. i think that he is saying that his new wife does or that he makes her do it. at least that is how i read it and i thought it was rather disgusting because just forcing someone to do that is all sorts of wrong.
2 of 8 | Posted by areyoucliff | Posted on January 23, 2009 12:13 PM
Is this show scripted or have I been missing some kind of AWESOME Mormon reality show??
3 of 8 | Posted by Nemesiis | Posted on January 23, 2009 1:31 PM
The show is on HBO.... in its third season.
I have been a HUGE fan of Chloe Sevigny since the movie "Kids" and so I love Nikki.
I love that Nikki is true to her roots through and through and is the son that Alby can't be. She believes in the causes and would have been the heir apparent, had she been male, which is the counterpart to Alby, who is weak and powerless to his own urges.
Flo, I hadn't necessarily thought that Roman and Adelaide had paid the "Bear" to attack Alby, since in his previous attempts for some man-action, they've all ended badly. I just thought that the guy was gay bashed at a cruising spot. Although, this being episode one, I'm sure there's more to it.
Great recap. Thanks for recapping the show. I wish more people would comment to see what they think about this season!
4 of 8 | Posted by slutty_whore | Posted on January 23, 2009 7:51 PM
I love to hate this show. Makes me happy that I am Baptist! Roman gives me the creeps. He also gave me the creeps 25 yrs ago when he played Molly Ringwald's dad in Pretty in Pink.
5 of 8 | Posted by fatgirlsrule | Posted on January 23, 2009 9:12 PM
i love this show so much and am happy it's finally back. it took me awhile to remember everything that happened though. i had to watch it twice. the fourth wife thing is bugging me though. i don't like that he cheated on his three wives. hahah.
"I hadn't necessarily thought that Roman and Adelaide had paid the "Bear" to attack Alby, since in his previous attempts for some man-action, they've all ended badly. I just thought that the guy was gay bashed at a cruising spot. " slutty, the bear knew him by name. he got violent and said "hello, albee!" and then when the meeting with the mom happened she implied that she was responsible, which is so sick and kinda awesome.
the scene with nikki on the roof was absolutely priceless. it made me love her even more. i can't wait to see where all this leads. great job flo and welcome to the family!
6 of 8 | Posted by flipit | Posted on January 23, 2009 10:43 PM
who is the girl that played Rhonda?? She can sing like an angel....but anyway, is she still on the show? I dont get HBO, so I have to just read the re-caps....
7 of 8 | Posted by fatgirlsrule | Posted on January 25, 2009 7:29 AM
I absolutely love this show and have watched it from the start. I don't like the fourth wife thing either. I love Bill's Mom. She's so mean and yet hilarious. And I love the fact that the little girl was selling peeps at porn to the neighborhood kids! Haha great recap!
8 of 8 | Posted by Cherie | Posted on January 25, 2009 5:39 PM