Over at Casa de Only Think of Myself, Gabby whines to Susan about Carlos getting his sight back. Along comes Edie, all glowing from a jog, excited about Carlos's sight. Susan tells Edie that Gabby's worried that Carlos won't find her attractive when he can see again. Edie: "Yeah, that was my first thought, too." Ha! Edie and Susan convince her that she can go on a diet and exercise and when Carlos gets his eyesight back in a month, she'll look hot. Or, in Edie's words, "hot-ish." Hee.
At their kitchen table, Lynette tells Tom that Porter told Warren that he was dead, no matter what it takes, and then a few minutes later the club was on fire. Not, "on fire!" in the way that Blü Odyssey was rockin' hard core, but literally en fuego. Although it would be awesome to hear Lynette say something was "on fire!" as she did the "raise the roof" thing with her hands. Tom doesn't believe that Porter is capable of arson, and Lynette says what the audience is thinking by reminding him that he and his brother burned down Rick's restaurant 5 years ago. Tom tries to rationalize that one, but I gotta say, when a 10 year old burns down a restaurant on purpose? Never good. Never good. Lynette and Tom agree to protect Porter, even though they believe that he probably started the fire and killed "6 people." I'm sorry, but didn't Mary Alice tell us in the last episode something like, "In the end, one person would be dead?" Man, the continuity this season is on par with Family Guy.
Whatever. Lose weight. The most important thing though is to stop dressing like a maid from Miami.
Apparently, Gabby is making her little girls eat healthy as well, serving fish and broccoli for dinner. The girls say it looks and smells like crap, and Gabby proves them right by tasting it. But, after blaming them for making her fat via pregnancy, Gabby tells them to basically shut up and eat cuz they ain't gettin' no mac and cheese for a long time.
Uh oh. I sense that there will be another fire starting child this season. This girl gets her mac or else.
Dave's watching the news at his house. The station call letters are "KQRY," so we know that Fairview and the Eagle State are west of the Mississippi. In case you cared. Which you don't. Moving on, then. Dave kind of looks like a wreck as he talks about someone else passing away from the fire, bringing the death count to 7. Edie tells Dave that Porter Scavo is rumored to be behind the arson, and she's not really surprised because she's a "good judge of character." Who, you know, slept with Susan's ex-husband. And Gabby's ex-husband. And then tried to kill herself (in a fake way). And then married a man who likes to burn down night clubs and drive old women crazy. McCluskey! Where the heck is she this week? Probably passed out on her couch, a 40 of Pabst Blue Ribbon still in her hand, her cat hungrily pawing at her face. Ah, McCluskey. I love ya.
It's morning, and Bree slept on the couch, and tells Orson about his nose injury and snoring when he comes down. She tells him about the surgery, but Orson freaks out about "unnecessary" surgery. Bree says she needs her rest because she has so many things to do now that she's a famous cookbook author. Orson still doesn't want to have the surgery, nor apparently, sex with Bree, who says that if they can't sleep together, then they can't, you know . . . sleep together. Bree succumbs to a hissy and skulks off.
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Comments (8)
Why would it matter that Orson's doctor is Andrew's boyfriend? It definitely caught me off guard, but then again, I had forgotten Andrew was even gay since it hasn't been mentioned in like 3 seasons.
Also, there is no way in hell that model Gaby would have eaten all those ribs in public (without barfing them up in the bathroom 10 minutes later) OR that Carlos, being the asshole that he was at the beginning of this show, would have found that appealing.
Great last picture of Beige...I mean Dave.
1 of 8 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on December 4, 2008 9:16 PM
I don't really know how I feel about this episode.
The highlight, for me, was Orson's hysterical snoring and Bree's subsequent expression. And her pancake spiel.
And also, I don't know where you live, but in Canada, they have the McRib...
They brought it back awhile ago.
2 of 8 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on December 5, 2008 1:16 AM
The McRib is seasonal here in the U.S. At least it has been in every place I've lived. I thought it would be here through the holiday season, but the McDonald's I went to downtown didn't have it on the menu anymore. Boo.
I liked the Bree/Orson storyline, and the Katherine/Susan interaction. I'm a bit confused about Anne's motives. Was it her intention this whole time just to get freaking bus fare and money from the Scavos so she could leave her husband? I'm assuming so, but it's not like she was poor. Surely she had some money saved. But it is disappointing that all the curves we've been thrown this season have been predictable.
3 of 8 | Posted by hypnotoad | Posted on December 5, 2008 5:00 AM
I agree, Andrew does have pretty low standards.
(I thought my standards were low but even I wouldn't do THAT guy. Though I want that statue on the window sill behind him.)
I kind of like Dave's lips.
4 of 8 | Posted by Mr Dangerous | Posted on December 5, 2008 7:44 AM
Speaking of continuity, this has been bugging me since I saw the scene. Bree slept on the couch, and was p.o.'d about how uncomfortable it was, but hello......the last time they were fighting, didn't Orson sleep in the guest room...in a bed that looked as luxurious as their master bed? argh
5 of 8 | Posted by qupert | Posted on December 5, 2008 8:30 AM
Good recap - but I'm going into depression - from McClusky deprevation.
The spouse abuse story line hit pretty close to home - reminding me how poorly our society can handle such situations. Unless the woman (or man) has their own resources, they are pretty much on their own - no one will offer meaningful help until after it's too late.
6 of 8 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on December 5, 2008 3:42 PM
qupert: I kind of thought maybe she was sleeping downstairs on the couch b/c the cguest room was too close to the Master BR and therefore she could still hear the snoring...but of course I am probably giving the writers too much credit for that one...
7 of 8 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on December 8, 2008 7:22 AM
Great review as always. Despite what McDonald's was saying last year the McRib is not gone forever. You can get them in Southwest MO and Southeast KS. I have had 2 and it was more than enough. Only got 2 because it was on sale.
8 of 8 | Posted by gsensel | Posted on December 8, 2008 7:29 PM