Heather picks up Sarah for work, but Sarah wants to blow it off to go to the mall instead and celebrate getting into college. Heather is thrilled, but then buzz kill Sarah tells her she can't go to that school, that she has to get out of Utah or she is going to die. Sarah's so dramatic. She could handle this whole Dad taking multiple wives thing with a little more grace.
Margene and Bill are in a meeting with the head of Weber gaming, Jerry and his multi-cultural mouthy wife, Ladonna. She's wearing tons of turquoise in tribute to her man's heritage, but she's French or Brazilian or something. It's the accent of no specific origin. She needles Bill and Margene about their lifestyle, and Margene tells them how normal and kind of boring they are, just one big happy family. Bill tries to feel out Ladonna, but evidently the book of Mormons has some not so nice things to say about Indians, and Ladonna wants to know where these two stand on this. After all the practicing she's done, Margene gets a chance to chime in and say something in Jerry's native tongue, which does the trick. She's so charming.
Alby calls Nikki and accuses her and Bill of attempting to have him killed. Nikki is clueless, and Alby is stumped.
Bill lays it on thick for Ana at her place, droning on and on about the heavenly father, and being together in the afterlife. So sexy, Bill. It freaks Ana out and she says she can't do it anymore, that they have to stop seeing each other. Bill is baffled; he can't understand why she isn't into it. He tells her he's in love with her, and she jumps him. Flash to Barb checking and rechecking a message on her voicemail about a scheduled biopsy. Flash back to Ana and Bill lying on the couch, post coital. Ana looks beat and happy, while Bill looks very disappointed. He storms out, disgusted.
Margene finds Barb rocking baby Nell in her room and having a moment. Bill comes home to find Barb and Margene waiting up for him. Margene feigns concern and tells him they know where he was, and a defeated Bill tells them it's over with Ana.
Adaleen is in her trailer working on her book about being the wife of the Prophet. Nikki comes in to deliver some of the paperwork she swiped from the lawyer's office. She frets to her mother about how dangerous the job is, but Adaleen is unaffected. Nikki also mentions that Alby thinks Bill tried to kill him. Adaleen is pleased; she goes off about how disgusting his lifestyle is and how he deserves it for behaving that way. Nikki looks stunned.
Bill confronts the neighbor, Rob O'Hare for shunning Teeny. Rob questions why Bill doesn't go to church anymore and why he rents his house to the daughter of Roman Grant. Bill assumes that the whole neighborhood knows that they are polygamists. He vies to stand up to them all by going to the block party, that'll show them all. Nikki refuses. The doorbell rings and Frankie comes in, beaten up badly.
Margene goes over to Ana's and gives her the exciting gift of the Book of Mormon. Ana tries to tell Margene that it's too late, but she won't accept it. She insists that Ana is meant to be in their family.
Adaleen and Alby pass each other on a dusty compound road and exchange glances. Judging by Alby's face, he might be aware that it was probably his mother and father that tried to have him killed. He could just have gas, that's his usual look, but then he wouldn't need to pull the car over and take a deep breath.
Hope you learned your lesson. That could be a giant herp.
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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